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, i NOTED SIRE CRAIGANGOWER . Safely Reaches J. N. Camdens Stud in Kentucky. His Fine IJIood Lines Should Make Him Valuable Addition to American Breed- j .ing Says English Expert. LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 14. Senator J. N. Camdens new stallion Craigangower reached Hartland Stud, near Versailles, Sunday afternoon after having been in transit ever since December 24, on which date the steamship Mississippi left London. Craig- y angower stood, his long and tiresome trip well a and was in good condition when he reached t: his destination. He is a comely chestnut f horse, with good disposition according to 1 George Miller, who brought him out from I New York. He made a. fine impression on a a those who were at the depot when he arrived, e George Miller stated that the captain of the Mississippi informed him that this was a his roughest voyage in an experience of a thirty years on the sea and that more than 3 once he felt that the boat would go down, but it didnt, and the ninety horses on board s were safely transferred to cars in which the majority of them came to Kentucky. J Twenty-one head, principally yearlings. 11 went to Phil T. Chinns Himyar Stud. They c are a better collection than he brought over c last year. There were eight mares for Frederick John- J son, one for Hal Price Headley. The mare 1 Miss Ronald and two daughters came for E. R. Bradley. Lucas B. Combs received one J mare. Three mares and a yearling came J for A. B. Hancock and a mare for E. F. 1 Prichard. They were detained at Paris. 1 One car Avas cut out of the train at Cov- 1 ington for repairs and arrived last night. 1 It brought eight mares for the Cold Stream Farm and four yearling fillies for J. O. Keene. BY E. E. COUSSELL. LONDON, Eng., Jan. 1. Hardly sufficient notice has been called to an important purchase by Senator J. N. Camden, of Ver- : sailles, Ky. Immediately before the Decern- ber sales took place this gentleman pur- chased the well-bred horse Craigangower, -which it will he remembered ran third in the Derby last year. i Craigangower was not good enough to beat Captain Cuttle, but with a bit of luck in the straight he might have finished sec- ; ond. It is some time since a horse with j English classic form has come to the United States. Craigangower is a handsome chest- i nut colt, by Polymelus Fortuna, 1 As a yearling he was sold at Doncastcr for i 5,500 ; he had run into a fence and torn the skin of one of his forelegs below the knee. His vendor offered him with the condition that if the buyer had any reason to be dissatisfied with the horse between Doncaster , September and June the following year, he Continued on twelfth page. NOTED SIRE CRAIGANGOWER Continued from first page. could return him and the whole of the purchase money would be refunded. The buyer therefore had nine months in which to make a decision. He did not elect to return the horse. As a two-year-old Craigangower ran second over five-eighths and three-quarters, when he was just beaten by Selene at Good-i wood. He afterward won the valuable Tat-tersalls Sales Stakes of seven-eighths at Don-caster. As a three-year-old he made his first appearance in the Union Jack Stakes of one mile at Liverpool. He won the race in brilliant fashion. His own excellent individuality compelled a great deal of attention in the paddock ; not a few onlookers vowed they had seen the Derby winner. At Newmarket in the Craven Stakes, over one and a quarter miles, he essayed to concede twelve pounds to Bucks Hussar and Poisoned Arrow; ho was third in that race and returned home "off color." A few weeks later he went to York, where he won the valuable Sledmere Stakes at a mile and a quarter, carrying top weight, 128 pounds, with Bucks Hussar unplaced. Then came the Derby, in which race, as mentioned, he finished third. Jn the course of running he sprained a tendon, which affected him the rest of the season. At Ascot he was second in the Ribblesdale Stakes, when he was baulked but lost the objection. A fortnight later he was third to Tetrabazzia in the Royal Stakes, at a mile and a quarter, at Newbury, and then he tried to give eight pounds to Selene over a mile and a quarter in a valuable race at Liverpool, finished second in a good field. IKISH UliEEDEltS WANTED COLT. This was in July; after that his damaged leg caused trouble. "With a long rest it was thought to have him fit for 1923. Toward the end of 1922 astute English and Irish breeders tried to buy Craigangower for a stallion, but a price of 1924.sh0,000 was then demanded. It was considered wise to see whether his running as a four-year-old would justify this figure, so the business fell through last year. Last spring his trainer thought he had Craigangower right again and he won a big trial for the Jubilee Handicap. After the trial he again gave way on the damaged limb. He did run at Epsom the day after the Derby, when lie finished second in the Coronation Cup, won by Condover. Condover in his previous race, which was the Jubilee Handicap, had been beaten a neck only by the dead-heaters Diligence and Simon Pure. On that occasion Condover was carrying 115 pounds. In the Coronation Cup Craigongower had 129 pounds in the saddle and was conceding ten pounds to Condover. Turning into the straight Craigangower was the victim of some scrimmaging with the result that Childs, as he afterward told me, was for about ten strides riding with one leg over the rails. This was a brilliant performance on the part of a colt which was practically only half trained because behind him were Soubriquet, Top Gallant and Bucks Hussar. These are the racing credentials of Craigangower. It is obvious that he was a colt of real high class. As an individual he is one of the best looking horses it is possible to find. BREEDING UNSURPASSED. His breeding is unsurpassed. He is a chestnut colt by Polymelus Fortuna. Poly-melus was four times at the head of the list of winning stallions and has sired the winners of over 11,100,000. His dam, Fortuna, has bred several good winners and she is by Spearmint Ishallah. The latter is a sister to Hammerkop, which won the Cesarewitch and bred Spion Kop, winner of the Derby. The latter was a son of Spearmint. Another sister is Sirenia, which won the Jubilee Handicap and bred the winners of about ?150,000. Her produce include Electra, which herself won the One Thousand Guineas and is dam of Orpheus, one of the best sons of Orby and undoubtedly one of the most brilliant race horses Ave have seen for some time. Sirenia is also the dam of Sourabaya. which bred Comrade, winner of the Grand Prix de Taris and over 00,000. Another daughter of Sirenia is Scylla, which produced Junior, winner of the Manchester Cup and now at the stud in Ireland. In 1923 Junior sired nineteen winners of thirty-one races, worth nearly ?50,000. It will be seen that Craigangower comes of a family which has been particularly successful in recent years. Having regard to his individuality, his excellent racing record and his fine breeding, there is every reason to hope that he will turn out a successful stallion. In importing this horse Senator Camden had at heart the interests of the American thoroughbred breeding industry. Since the death of War Cloud last July there has been no high-class son of Polymelus in the United States. For this reason the advent of Craigangower will be particularly welcome. The amount of his service fee has not yet been decided. Craigangower was shipped on the steamship Mississippi December 24. He will no doubt stand for service at Senator Camdens stud farm at Versailles, Ky. Orpheus, as one of the best sons of Orby from a mare by Hanover is a pointer as to mares likely to do well with Craigangower.
