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SHIPMENT FROM ENGLAND? ♦ ■ George Watson Sending Fifteen Thoroughbreds on Mississippi. ♦ Consignment Includes Five Brood Mares, Six Fillies, Three Weldings and One Stallion, Athdara. • * BY B. K. COUSSELL. LONDON, England. April 16. — George Wat- son has long enjoyed in England, as well as j the Ignited States, a high reputation as a shrewd, careful and most successful importer of hunters, polo ponies, show horses and trotters. Recently Mr. Watson decided to include a few thoroughbreds in his next consignment to New York. These were all safely shipped on Jhe S. S. "Mississippi" on April 14. The shipment comprises five brood n.ares, six maiden fillies, three geldings, which have all shown form, and the well-bred stallion Athdara. The last-named is a good-looking son of Desmond, the sire of the successful sire Atheling II. Athdara won four races, including the Newmarket Autumn Stakes. He revealed himself as up to classic form as a three-year-old when he ran third to Gay Crusader and Magpie in the Two Thousand Guineas of 1917. He was racing and winning in 1921. His owner for a long time could not decide as to the future of the horse. Last year he leased him to a friend in France for that season only. He proved sure with his mares. Such a well-bred horse with the credentials of Athdara is worth a chance at the stud. His dam, Lady Jess, has bred four winners. She is by Ayrshire from Ardmore. a daughter of Gallinule. She was full sister to Rock-dove, winner of the Cesarewitch. The brood mares are as follows : MAKES IX CONSIGNMENT. Desert Dreamer, chestnut, 1915. by St. Amant Derby winner, from Morgiana, sister to IJlen-anioy. which won 0.4K0 and is related to William the Fourth, plaeed third in the Derby. Cimea. chestnut, 1915. by Feather lied, from Iimb, winner of five races and dam of winners, and sister to the dam of Black Gauntlet. Budeliester, bay. 1919. by Rochester by Rock Sand, from Dimples, winner of steeplechases. Her dam was half-sister to Thrush. He was one of he speediest horses to race in l.nuland and has sired the winners of over 30,000. These three mares are all bred to Rowland, a son of Picton, which sired Light Brigade. Miss Trout, bay. 1917. by Aleppo by Deppo. from Alotiuiu, half-sister to three winners, t y St. Frusquin. She is bred to I/ovely Thrush. Farm OH, 1917. by Farman— Onnpda. winner of three races and dam of three winners, by Orme. She was second in two flat races and has won over hurdles and been placed many times. Abyssinian Girl. 1919. by Radium Amhara. half-sister o winners, by St. Amant. She ran see-on the flat. Benin. nit. chestnut filly. 1920 a winner on the flat iu 1921, by Marten, from a mare by San-toi. Bed Daisy. 191S. hy William Rufus T,ndy Daisy Cutler winner of six flat races and half-sister to Iteaul and Itrumir.el. Hadria, 1920. a sister to Yenizelos winner on the flat and of four hurdle races, by Grave Greek ■ — Ripple, by Kendal. Sui.ny Glow, chestnut filly. 1921. by Snnningilale son of Sundriduel, from Composition, by I. Abbe Morin. The last-named was brother to the dam of Desmond. Chestnut filly. 1919, by Meleager half brother to Jaeger, which l eat Tracery in the Derby I . from Player Queen, by Wisem; n. Tt will be noted that many of these fillies are quite well enough bred and possess m:iny possibilities as brood mares whatever they do on a race track. GELDINGS HAVE SHOWN FORM. The geldings, three in number, have all 6hown good form. Olindo ran second over one and a half miles at Folkestone. Rampage won a hurdle race and was placed second in five others. Wakeful Willie won over a mile at 1 .ingfield and is a brother to Radiacy. Their short pedigrees are as follows: Wakeful Willie, chestnut gelding. 1916, by King William Morning Clow dam of Radiacy, ! which won five races I. by Thrush. ! Bampage. chestnut gelding. 1917. by Galloping Simon by Melton, from Ramage half sister I to Wargrave. winner of fifteen races, including the Cesarcwitch, two and a quarter miles, and Ebor Handicap, two miles I. Olindo, brown gelding. IMS, by Shogun by San-toi. from Roik Juliette he is her first foal, by Rock Sand. No doubt there will he many horsemen on hand when the Mississippi shipment is! disembark d.
