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FRANCO AMERICAN BLOOD. Many Winners in France Which Have Our Native Crosses. A. K. Macomber to Carry on the Vanderbilt, Mackay and Duryea Influence.. 1 BY EXILE. The racing success of horses abroad, which exhibit in the pedigrees, what for convience sake, may be termed American blood, must, to say the least of it, be a source of encouragement to the bloodstock breeders of this country. Many a good French winner, which on one side or the wther, carried American blood, did the late Mr. Vanderbilt send to the races, as did those progressive and enterprising breeders, Mr. Herman B. Duryea and Mr. Clarence H. Mackay and now that Mr. A. K. Macomber has taken over the Vanderbilt bloodstock holdings, a lot more will soon be heard of the winning ways of horses which carry in their veins American blood on the continent of Europe. A few days since in looking through the pages of Chronique du Turf I was at once struck with the number of winning horses in France which show the American cross. Here is a list of them, an incomplete one I fear, but sufficient to . give a. general idea of the success of the American-breds abroad. Zeala, sister to Waterboy, by WatercressZea-landia, by Sir Midred, is the dam of Ad Gloriam, winner at Le Tremblay, of Prix de Princeloup,. of 3,0110 ffimcs. v -aw. . - " Hchulamite, bred by Mr. Mackay, by Plaudit Response, by Longfellow; is the dam of Bachlyk, by Bachelors Button, and winner of Prix de Jardy, 10,000 francs; Prix de la Pelouse, 20,000 francs, and Grand Prix de la Ville de Dieppe, of 40,000 francs. Colonial Girl, by Meddler Spring Daisy, by Gal-liahl, which in bygone days beat Hermis for a 0,000 stake at St. Louis, is the dam of Meddlesome Maid, winner of Prix de Vanteaux, 12,000 francs, Prix Semendria 20,000 francs, Prix Ajax 20,000 francs, etc. Wallflower, by Meddler Kamara, by Candlemas, is the dam of the winner, Princess of Thule. Fruit Girl, by Meddler, and a member of the Maria West family. Is the dam of Musette II., by Ramrod, winner of Prix Vaublanc. Spectatress, by Meddler,, from Spectrum, by Or-vleto, and sister to Miss Minnie, dam of Grey Lag, is the dam of Spectateur, winner of Prix- de Reims. Rosewindow, by Bassctlaw Roseling, by .Islington, and bred by Mr. Jas. B. Haggin, is the dam of Roserarie, winner of two races. Mutiny, by Irish Lad Ravello, by Sir Hugo, and dam of Frank Gill and Sweeper, is now the dam of the French winning jumper Revolt. Gloria, by Adam Gloriosa, by Hastings, is the dain of Glorious, by Maintenon, winner of the Grand Handicap de Deauville. Ocean Bound, the famous racing daughter of Star Shoot and Flying Ship, by Flying Dutchman, is the dam of Jane Eyre, winner of Prix Gladiator and Prix Victor, of 12,000 francs. Disadvantage, dam of Bashti, by St. George Advantage, by Hayden Edwards, bred for M. Veil Plcurd, the winner Dannie. Ascot Belle, by Sir Dixon Amy Davenport, by Leonatus, and dam of this seasons American winner, Black Thong, is also the dam of the French winner of Prix Fourire, Surrey. Frlzette, dam of Frizzle and others, by Hamburg Obdulee, by St. Simon, is the dam of the winner,-Lespedeze, and of Durzetta, winner of Prix Mbrny of 30,000 francs at Deauville. MUSKETTE NOTED RACING MARE. Muskette, winner of the Futurity, by Disguise Blturlca, by Hamburg, Js the dam of Masking, winner of Prix Lornette, 7,000 francs, and Prix de Clairefeiiille and also of Maskara. a really good filly, and winner of, in France, Prix de la Jonchere, 10,000 francs; Prix du Point du Jour, 20,000 francs; Prix de Fille de LAir, 25,000 francs, and, in Italy, or Prix de Vilarmain of 7,500. Maskara and Masking were bred by the late Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt. , Pope Joan, by Disguise Hampton Rose, by Hampton, and Castleton bred, is the dam of the four-times winner Phusla. Court Dress, by Disguise Hampton Belle, by Hampton, and another Castleton bred one, is the dam of the three-year-old winner Courtall, by Oversight, which in the Vanderbilt colors won two good rages, and of Cortland, winner of two Prix St. Leonard, 10,000 francs. Early and Often, also Castleton bred, by Voter Cinderella, Peter Pans dam. by Hermit, is the dam of Earine, winner of Irix de Honfleur, 8,000 1 , j francs. Martha Gorman, by Sir Dixon, and a good winner herself, and from Sallie McClelland, by Hindoo, bred to Ecouen, the winner. Blind Fate, lyhlch scored success in the running of Prix Bagatelle. Froward, by Sir Dixon Lady Wayward, by Virgil, is the dam of Boscobel, winner of Prix de niche, 12.000 francs, and Prix Daru, 30,000 francs. Brume, by Prestige, from Buella, by Bramble, is i the dam of Brumado, by Maintenon, winner of good races, including Prix du Bois de Boulogne, I 20,000 francs. . Colleen Bawn, by Irish Lad Teetotum II., by The Bard, is the dam of the winner Cockie Game , Cock, son of Sweeper. i The winning French jumper, Favourite Article, I I was bred in this country and foaled in Texas, and is by Abe Frank Whisper Low, by Top Gallant. Favourite Articles best successes came about in i the running of the Grand Steeplechase de Dieppe iind Premier Prix de la Societe das Steeplechases I de France. j Rosewood, by Broomstick Rose of Dawn, by Hamburg, won the Prix de Liverpool at Brussels, : Belgium, and Albany Beef, also by Broomstick Xela, by Meddler, is another Belgian winner. As is the case in this country, so it is abroad, . daughters of such sires as Meddler, Hamburg, 1 1 Star Shoot. Disguise are ever productive of winners and this brood mare phase of the bloodstock breeding problem, one which has never received I the consideration it so richly deserves.
