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Eastons First American Foals Arriving at New Jersey Farm English Stallion Holds Court* At Meadowview, Nursery Of Eighteen Stake Winners MOORESTOWN, N. J., April 30.— Remember Cavalcade? Many people do. The great son of Lancegaye from the Hurry On mare, Hastily, could not be quickly forgotten. It is only eight years ago that he held undisputed sway over the three-year-old division. Yes, 1934 was indeed Cavalcades year. He won the Chesapeake, then moved from Maryland to Kentucky, and with Mack Garner as his rider, he started in the coveted Kentucky Derby. Mrs. Dodge Sloanes Brookmeade Stable representative had to come from behind to win. With a sustained rush through the stretch he overhauled the leading Discovery and the Brookmeade colt beat the latter two and one-half lengths. He gave Discovery eight pounds in the American Derby and beat him again. He repeated the feat in the Detroit Derby and the Classic Stakes. In the latter he trimmed Discovery by four lengths. Although Cavalcades successful races are readily recalled, is the fact that he was foaled in New Jersey recollected? Or, that he cost Mrs. Sloane a mere ,200 as a yearling, a sum slightly less than ten per cent of his winnings? Breeds Eighteen Stake Winners Cavalcade was undoubtedly the best horse bred by F. Wallis Armstrong at Meadowview Farms, near Moorestown. He was one of eighteen stake winners bred by Armstrong in a thirteen-year period. They earned close to 00,000 during that time. The first stake winner bred by Armstrong was Endor, foaled in 1923 and the get of the old stallion, Vindex, from the good Pennant mare, Flying Whisk. Endor was a hard hitting horse who won a couple of mediocre stakes and in all scratched out 2,308. It has been some time since that first foaling season. Since then Armstrong has seen delivered Golden Way, a good stake winner; Stand Pat, Below Zero, Teddy Haslam, Case Ace and others. Now another foaling season is here. Six foals have arrived, as follows: Brown colt, by Easton — Rose Petal, by High Time. Chestnut filly, by John P. Grier — Reigning Lass, by Reigh Count. Brown filly, by Easton — Come Again, by Teddy. Bay colt, by Easton — Mistress Grier, by John P. Grier. Bay colt, by Easton — Sweet Nothings, by Gainsborough. Bay colt, by Easton — Sun Fritters, by Sun Briar. Eastons First Foal Here The colt out of Rose Petal is the first American -born foal sired by Easton. The latter was imported to this country in 1940 by Armstrong. He is an eleven -year-old, by Dark Legend — Phaona, by Phalaris. During his racing days, he campaigned successfully in France, Belgium and England. He won at two, three and four. As a three-year-old he was second in the 2,000 Guineas, and in the Epsom Derby of 1934 he was runner-up to Windsor Lad. Easton will serve five of the six mares that recently foaled. Rose- Petal, one of that group is by the in-bred High Time, out of June Rose and thereby a half sister to stakes winner and sire, Brown Bud. Incidentally, Rose Petal is the dam of the good winner, C-Note. The other four mares going to the imported sire are also well bred. Come Again is by Teddy — Comeover, by Whiskbroom II.; Sweet Nothings, by Gainsborough — Nough II., by Amadis; Sun Fritters, by Sun Briar — Fritters, by Friar Marcust and Mistress Grier is a daughter of John P. Grier — Warrior Lass, by Man o War and a half-sister to the stake winner, Knickerbocker. Mistress Grier is the dam of Quakeress, Gold Teddy and Carla.
