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LATEST NEWS FROM BREEDING FARMS A. J. Joyner Returns East After J.nspe,cting Widener Mares Some Fine Young Prospects. LEXIJsGTON, Ky., December 6. Kentucky has a hew entry In the ranks of thoroughbred horse breeders. He is Thomas Piatt, Jr., recently married and established on the Piatt homestead of 270 acres, half in grass- land, near the farm of his father, the junior member of the successful firm of Carr and Piatt. Tom, junior, is Ap make his beginning with four of the mares purchased by Carr and Piatt at the sale here last Thursday. He is to have his choice and to have them as "a present from his father. Andrew Jackson Joyner. having completed his inspection of George D- Wideners dozen mares in this section, has returned to New York to devote his attention to the horses lie has in winter quarters at Bclmout Park. The Widener mares are quartered at several farms, so it required the better part of a week to get all around and in addition to see the stallions with which these marcs are to be mated the coming season. At the Widener establishment in Pennsylvania last spring these mares, thirteen, .counting Joyners own, Suuglow, daughter of Suh-dridge Eugenia, by Hampton, -were to the court of Trompo La Jlort and, with two doubtful exceptions, they appear to joyner and others who have esamined them to be in foal. The next season Mr. Widener will distribute liis patronage as to stallions, as will be seen in the bookings today made known by .Joyner. Feminist, daughter of Voter Belle of Ashland, is to go to the court of Peter Pari, and Duck Shot will be sent to Pennant, both at Harry Payne Whitneys; Farm. Four mares are to find their mates at Arthur B. Hancocks Claiborne Stud, they being Prlscilla to Wrack; Lady Hillington, whose dam Is Golden Rose, the second dam of Inchcape to Rockview, Messa-lina, a. daughter of Cicero to Jim Gaffiiey, and The Banshee to Ambassador. The Santry mare Sahberia is to go to Sweep at John S. Barbees Glen Helen , Stud. Joaniua is to be mated with R. T. Wilsons Olnmbala at Kirklevington Farm." Star of Danube is. to. find her mate in Friar Rock, if that sire of Iiichcape is to be returned from California to Hamburg Place, as announced by John E. Madden to be a part of his agreement of . the sale to John H. Rossctcr. Martha Gold, by Martagdh, is to go to Ballot at Charles H. Berry- I hiaris Sachonet Farm. The French marc Farce will visit Hourless, and Trouthecks daughter I Plienecia will go to Fair Play, daddy .of the illus- j trious Mau o War, at Major August Belmonts Nursery Stud. Fair Play, likewise, has been selected by Joyner as the mate for his. Suuglow. The filly by Tea Caddy, wliich is considered the handsomest of Miss Daiiigerfields crop sit Haylands Stud, isni- daughter -of Jki "Slode, a8ister-;StbJohn Guiid, by Peep ODay My. Gyps. . .- Xonnan Macfai-lan, a .llontreal shoe jnanufacturer and lover of thorouglibr.eil horses, Arrived last night . to see th6 stock lie has in this vicinity, the apple of his eye just now being, .the yearling black filly I by Delhi The Spirit. He bred, this miss at John D. Carrs farm and at the close of the. summer turned her over to Robert Franke to be broken and trained at the Kentucky Jockey Club, track. She ; .can run fast and lias been named Helen Rogers, as a compliment to a Montreal miss, who is an asso- ; ciate of one of liis daughters. James McKinhey has succeeded "Tiuy" Scofield as trainer of Roddy P. .Mnrsjiair.s horses at the Ken- tueky Jockey Club track. I The only outstanding yearling in this section that lias not been broken is the bay colt by Sweep Belle of Arcadia, by Plaudit. This colt, is the second foal of this dam, her first being the winner Tawasentha. He, is the property of Henry Herriiig, manager of David M. Looks Castleton Stud, how the home of many famous trotters, and he and his dam and her weanling by Theo. Cook are the only thoroughbreds on the farm, from Avhich came , tlie noted racers bred by the late James R. Keene i and trained by James Rowe. Herring today said he will put a boy on this colt for the first time this week. I have this colt in 30,000 wbrtli of stakes," he said, "and I want to see that he shall have a fair chance to win some of them. For that reason I have let him develop more maturely before breaking and trying him. He is a typical Ben Brush, and one of the best young horses I ever saw."
