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! i a , , ; i I COLT "BORN IN THE PURPLE"!. Son of Ncgofol — Denise Field Foaled at E. F. i Simms Kentucky Farm. EEXINCTOX. Ky.. April 4— One of the most prized thoioughbred f.ais in tile world has just been born at Xulapa Farm, the breeding estah-lishm.iit of E. K. Simms in Bourbon County. It is fine chestnut colt by Xegofol — Denise Field. He represents the quintessence of French and English i blood lines and is especially interesting since the 1 cables have brought news of the recent death in England of a famous brood mare, Cornfield. Denise rield is by Tredennis — Cornfield, the dam of Love in Idleness, winner of last years Epsom Oaks. aad of Corn Cockle, dam of Marshall Fields fine filly. Colden Corn, present favorite for the One Thuawaad Uaiaeaa and the Oaks to be run this spring in England. Thus Denise Field is three-quartern idater in 1 i ■ »l to Love in Idlenes-. wliosc ire is Bachelors Double, a son of TjWdiMinis; half ■later to Corn Cockle, and likewia* to It. T. Wil sons goml Sanloi gelding. Corn Tassel, winner of many race 4 in this country. v||i n* K Negofol, tl:- aire of the valuable younger al Xal.upa Farm, won the French Derby himself and aired Tchad, which also won the same highlv-prized event. Negofol also sired llourless. a racing champion of his year in America and now a suc-ceasfal sire at Major August Belmonts Nursery Stud. Tchad, like hi- sire, uow is at the slud iu Kentucky, he having been purchased by the Messrs. Combs of Belair Farm. Among other maies in foal to Negofol at Xulapa Farm are Broomstraw. Mileage and Sun Queen. Broomstniw is a daughter of Broomstick — Armenia, the dam of Durbar II., winner of the Epsom Derby. Mileage and Sun Queen are daughters of Bock Bald Mileage is a sister to Madcap, dam of Mad Hatter, and Sun Queen is from Sourieante. dam of seven winners and also dam of Simona. iliini of Black Friday, one of the fastest two-year-olds in U. C. Fishers stable, by Itayon dOr. Hourless. by Negofol. is out of Hour Ola-s II., a daughter of Hock Sand. The mares Mileage and Sun Queen were purchased a few days ago by Sims from Calluher Brothers and they are soon to foal. Simon. i. the half sister by Wa terra le to Sun Queen, is owned by Thomas B. Cromwell and she hus a slashing bay colt foal by Tea Caddy, a son of Rock Sand and Teas Over, by Hanover.
