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COLIN TO HAVE A HOME IN VIRGINIA ! Famous Horse and McLean Mares to Travel East ! Today — Arrivals for the Sales. I.F.XINCTON. Ky.. January 1*0.— Edward B. McLeans famous race horse and sire, Colin, fourteen of his thoroughbred mares and four yearlings by Colin, will be shipped from here tomorrow to Rel-niont Plantation. Mr. Mil. alls farm near Lees-burg. a. The shipment is being made under an agreement between Senator Joseph W. Bailey, ■ I under whose supervision the horses have been at Hinata Farm, near Lexington, for the past year. John I". Schorr, who is here to look after the shipment, stated today that the transfer from Kentucky to Yirginia is betas made for the sob- reason that Mrs. McLean di ires to have the horses w In re she can see them freiptcntly. The mares are Bleachers, Melting Moments. Dinah Do. I. anion of Allah. In the Sun. Ruby Hymes. Rocatelle. Trompeuse, Alderberry. Storm Nymph. The Minx. Kathleen. BhyaeM and LAiglette. The yearlings, all by Colin, are a chestnut colt, dam l.Aiglette: chestnut filly, dam Harden of Allah: black filly, dam Dinah Do. and black filly, dam Miss Kingston. Senator Railey will keep Swan Song and Cardon of Allah here. Hinata Farm is owned by Clarence Lo Rus, but Senator Railey has it under lease for a term of years. Now that the McLan berate are going to Yirginia he- lias let Henry Williams, his farm manager, know that the leas,. js for sale- and that if it is sold the trotting mares he has at Hinata will be transferred to the farm Senator Railey bought last fall from Mr. McCormack. it lieing eighty-five acres of the Haggiu estate. In Hinata Farm there are over 300 Btiea. Ball Ben insi»ected the farm thoroughly, and if il lovc lops that he will save to remove his horses from Kingston Stttel they may go to Hinata. Herz. however, is hopeful, admittedly so, that some one will buy Kingston who will be willing to keep his thoroughbre-ds there under a contract covering a term of years. Phil T. Chinn, who returned from New York last night, said today he expects to be a bidder for Kingston Stud Farm. R. II . MeCarter Potter, owner of Pcaacat Stud in New Jersey, was among todays arrivals. "I came out." said he. "to arrange for stallion Semite for the six mares I have at John S. Rarbees Qlea Helen stud and to attend the sale of the John B. Madden mares and yearlings. I have not decided as yet to which stallions I shall send the mares." Billy Carth and his sons I,ewis and Weeds came in from Yirginia this morning, and as soon as they iiad luncheon went out to Tom Piatts farm to see Thee, Cook, which horse Garth last year sold to K. F. Sims. Carth says he has a fasi two-year-old by Thee. Cook. Btaaee, he says, is wintering famously . Frank M. Taylor, trateer for J. J. Hallenheck, is here lo see if he cannot secure a few mares suitable for mating with The Finn. Max Silvers is another New Yorker on hand for the sale. His mission is to secure racing material if possible. W. C. Knimons. who owned Rodolfo when he won the- Kentucky Hanelicap. is here from Yirginia.
