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T. P. THORN ES TWO-YEAR-OLD HOPES Nine Juveniles of Promise Wintering at Gravesend to Carry His Silks the Coming Season. NEW YORK. X. Y.. January 20. T. P. Thorne has nine two-year-olds quartered at Gravesend in charge of train?r O. C. Rasch that will soon be taken up for training for a spring campaign over the metropolitan tracks. Five colts and four fillies make up the string, of which six are by Magellan and three by Le Melior, a son of Ajax Ischia, the latter a daughter of Isinglass. Evergay, a chestnut son of Magellan Everglades, by Mr. Vanderbilts famous French sire Maintenon sire of Crimper and Maintenant, by Le Sagittaire, is considered the best of the collection. Singularly enough the dam of Evergay, and which is so aristocratically connected on the side of her sira, conies of a greatly valued American strain on the side of her dam, Evelyn, by Halma Prima, a mare of distinctly French breeding. American turfmen remember that speed wonder, Halma, by Hanover Julia L. Halma was one of the earlier of Hanovers offspring and his splendid performances did much to bring the wonderful son of Hindoo Bourbon Belli? to the front as a brilliantly successful sire. Evergay is a colt which could not fail to attract favorable notice in any company. Xot only is he a colt of admirable racing conformation, but his brilliant golden chestnut coat and his striking white markings, which consist of a blaze and four white stockings, could not fail to attract attention to him. Another especially attractive individual is Manana. a grand -looking bay colt by Magellan Morana. Tiiis colt is a typical Magellan in conformation, a real race horse to look at, and unquestionably a colt .of rare promise. Saylem is another promising two-year-old and highly esteemed by his owner and trainer. He is by Le Melior Sayonara, by Santoi. Already this colt has shown that lie can gallop well, although the track conditions have prohibited anything beyond shedwork for several weeks past. Maraschino is a highly finished bay colt of moderate size, which only of late has been showing his real quality, but now he appears to bid fair to .compete closely with the best of his stablemates. He is by Magellan Marisco, by Maintenon. Sand River is another son of Ijc Melior, his dam leing La Source. This is a sturdy and powerful-looking bay colt of what Is generally accepted as the Ajax type, having plenty of size and being combined with rather exceptional substance and compactness. The four fillies in Mr. Thomes string are as follows: Gasoline, a handsome bay filly by Le Melior Gastonia, by Florizell II., a brother to Persimmon and Diamond Jubilee; Kara, a bay filly, by Magellan Konieh; Light o Love, a leautiful bay filly, by Magellan Lycoris, a granddaughter of Chihlwick in the male line and of Flying Fox in the female line; Godetia, bay filly, by Magellan Glycerine II.
