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LORD GLANELYS JUVENILES English Owner Has Good Lot of Home-Breds to Race. Sportsman Correspondent Reports Ills Visit to Historic Lagrange Stud Farm. The London Sportsmans Newmarket correspondent writes as follows of Lord Glanelys two-year-olds : It must be fully a quarter of a century since I paid my first visit to Lagrange. It was then owned by the late Tim Jennings, and I spent a memorable afternoon in listening to the veterans tales of Gladiateur and .other famous horses that had been under his care, and, incidentally, in drinking a .good deal more irreproachable port than I should care to swallow at a sitting nowadays. My host had a marvelous memory for everything connected with his horses, and even after this lapse of time I find that I can occasionally make use of some of the information he gave me. On his death, if I remember rightly, Lagrange was in the market for some little time, but was eventually purchased jointly by the late James "VVaugh and his son, William. They ultimately passed it on to George Blackwell, who spent many thousands in making the stabling rank with the best in the kingdom, and whilst there he trained Rock Sand and other good horses for Sir James Miller and other patrons. About two years ago, however, Lord Glanely bought Lagrange, a breeding stud, and a row of small houses, all belonging to Blackwell, for a lump sum, and now Charles Marsh is installed there with a big string of horses. I was particularly anxious to see the two-year-olds, of whom I had heard a good account, and Marsh kindly offered me every facility for doing so, and took me round the boxes himself. FORTY HORSES IX ALL. It was a somewhat lengthy business, as there are forty horses in all, twenty-five of these being two-year-olds. As was pretty certain to be the case, all but three of the . juveniles are by the home sires, and I saw nine by Grand Parade, six by Skyrocket, four by He and three by Treclare. To describe all the twenty-five would occupy far more space than I can afford, and it will suffice to deal with those which impressed me as being some of the best of them. Of course, I can only go by their present looks and, as there is much truth in the old saying that "They gallop in all shapes," it is quite possible I shall omit mention of one that ultimately turns out to be the best of the lot. The first that really attracted me was Sky Glory, a chestnut filly by Skyrocket Simone. She is a good one, with plenty of size and length and good to follow, whilst Marsh told me that her temper is Valse, a bay filly by Grand Parade Cyrene is a particularly Avell-coupled filly, displaying plenty of power. She may require some time to come to her best, and in this respect is in marked contrast with Grand Folly, a sharp pretty little brown filly, which might possibly score during the first week of the coming season. Grand Princess, a brown filly by Grand Parade Queen Empress, is another that will require time, but I hear that she is a rare mover, which is always a" promising sign. Grand Hurrah, a bay colt, by Grand Parade Acclamation, is an own brother to Grand Applause, which beat a big field during the Houghton Week, which was his only appearance in public. Certainly this was only a selling race, but it cost ,600 to retain him, and he will probably prove capable of better things. Grand Hurrah will also require patience before he will be fit to run, but seems pretty sure to score if given plenty of time. ANOTHER GOOD COLT. Grand Mariner, a chestnut colt, by Grand Parade Lady Juliet, should, however, make a better colt than the last mentioned for he is well ribbed up, has a good shoulder and quarters, and combines power and quality nicely. Still, he does not strike me as being quite the equal of Sky Signal, a fine chestnut colt, by Sky Rocket Amoureuse. This is a half-brother to Grand Joy, which wound up last season in capital style by winning three races in succession. Sky Signal is a really good one, and a beautiful mover. A filly against which I placed a special mark was Grand Lady, a chestnut, by Grand Parade Lady Fowler. She has plenty of substance without showing any lack of quality, and her rare quarters should ensure her ability to gallop, especially up a hill. Nor must I overlook Sky Sail, a chestnut colt, by Sky Rocket Fine Silk, which possesses fine power and substance, and stands on a rare set of legs and feet. Another son of Grand Parade which should be mentioned is Grand Vedette. He does not impress one much at first sight; but the more you look at him the more "you like him. All things considered, the one I liked best of all was Sky Blaze, by Sky Rocket Melton Fuse. He is a rich bay, with black points, exceptionally well coupled, and showing plenty of quality; indeed, it is difficult to fault him. One could scarcely inspect horses at a worse time of the year, and considering this, and that several of these two-year-olds have only been in Marshs care for three or four weeks, he deserves immense credit for having all his forty charges looking as well as they do. To give a thoroughly candid opinion of the two-year-olds, I did not see one that I should consider likely to win a classic event, but, on the other hand, almost any one of them should be equal to carrying off a race or two of some description. I was much impressed with the Sky Rockets, all the half-dozen being big, fine animals of much the same type. a
