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1 FOREIGN TURF NOTES i s My Prince, the noted sire of two winners of the Grand National Steeplechase, Easter Hero and this years surprise victor, Reynoldstown, came near being sent tov Russia when the director of the Russian Imperial Studs was in England back in 1915 seeking potential stallions of merit and just missed securing My Prince, which had been sent to Ireland. Reynoldstown, winner of the 1935 Grand National, cannot be registered in the English General Stud Book and to find the history of his family the Half-bred Stud Book must be consulted. A full sister to Windsor Lad, last years Derby and St. Leger Winner, was foaled in France on April 1. The dam of Windsor Lad, Resplendent, is visiting the court of Blenheim. Brantome, unbeaten French colt, has wintered well and is reported training well for his spring engagements. His first appearance under silks this year will be in the Prix Ed-buard Gillois at La Tremblay on May 1. He is also scheduled to start in the Prix de Cadran on May 12. Both of these races are in the nature of preparations for his most important engagement in the English Ascot Gold Cup. The French race course Le Tremblay has been equipped with an apparatus for photographing finishes. Experiments with a camera capable of taking 240 "shots" a second have proved satisfactory. The noted Australian race horse Chatham, winner of over 0,000 in stakes, has been retired to the stud. The German Derby of 60,000 marks will be run at Hamburg at the end of June. The Greentree Stables Twenty Grand is training at Newmarket, England, and in one of the latest issues of The Sporting Life mention is made that Mrs. Payne Whitneys noted horse was galloped by jockey J. Childs over a mile and a quarter distance.
