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— v HUNGARY RACING REVIVES Kincsems Great Grandson Best Winner — Leading Sires of the Last Year. Hungary has recovered enough from the war to go again at racing in a stimulated sort of way and has even issued a new stud book. The country has always had a thoroughbred leaning and its horses have SMS better than Austrias in racing and stamina. Last year Hungary had its Derby, which was won by Vatinius. by Horkny. a son of the English Matchbox, from a great-granddaughter of the famous mare Kiucsem, champion of Europe in her day. The leading racing owner in Hungary is B. Boros, who, after the great war began, bought the government stud of many animals for 14.000.000 crowns — about 0,000 in real money. Three French and four English sires led the lists of 1921. These and the winnings of their progeny are: Sires and Breeding. Won, Crowns. Ossian, by Adam — Gretna Green 1,039,990 slieve Gallion, by Gallinub — Rednsion. . . 1.419.970 Wool Winder, by Martagon— St Windeline. 1.2SS.270 Dagor, by Flying Fox— Roquette 1,120,4*5 The Story, by Sundridge — Sweet Story COO, 320 Robert le Diable. by Ayrshire — Rose Bay. 77,186 Delaunay. by Fortunio— Pet .".11.410 The two-year-olds of Hungary produced after the war are tin- best of its horses ami last autumn fifty-eight yearlings were sold for an average of 4.009 crowns. One Slieve Gallion colt brought 300.-000 clowns.
