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Nineteen Matrons at Morven Stud Ranks Increased! By Home Produce It Is Whitney Stones Policy To Retain Selected Fillies Annually for Breeding CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 27. Come down Charlottesville way and visit Whitney Stones Morven Stud. Let the cares that infest the day lose themselves in the winding, dirt road known as "Presidents Road," from which access is gained to "MonticellOi" home of Thomas -Jeffer-. son, and "Ash Lawn," one-time residence of James Monroe, and this picturesque thoroughbred nursery where fourteen foals of this season romp their carefree way. Morvens latest crop consists of sons and daughters of the stallions Stimulus, Sir Gallahad III., Tintagel, Psychic Bid, Foray II. and Pompey. The latter is the nineteen-year-old son of Sun Briar from the , great race mare Cleopatra who is owned jointly by Morven Stud and the nearby Ellerslie Stud of Arthur B. Hancock. The strapping bay sire of such excellent per- formers as Ladysman, Pompoon, Oscula-tor and others does not make his home here. He stands at adjoining Ellerslie. This years representatives of Pompey with those of other sires are as follows: Colts Bay, by Sir Gallahad HE. Blue Sheen, by Toro. Bay, by Tintagel Bonne Etoile, by Wrack. Bay, by Sir Gallahad m. Marshmallow, by Campfire. Chestnut, by Tintagel Riva, by Wrack. Chestnut, by Pompey Purpose, by Stimu.-lus. Fillies Chestnut, by Pompey Blue Vixen, by Gallant Fox. Chestnut,, by Pompey Cautious Gal, by Sir Gallahad in. Bay, by Pompey Bongo, by Sir Gallahad t in. Bay, by Pompey Peplum, by Sickle. 1 Bay, by Pompey Tinamou. by Light Bri- 3 gade. i Chestnut, by Stimulus Blind Lane, by Blind Play. . j 1 Chestnut, by Psychic Bid Plucky Polly,. by Sir Gallahad ITL Gray, by Foray n. Raynham Rose, by ! Stimulus. Bay, by Tintagel Sunana, by Sun Edwin. 1 The predominance of filly foals, as noted : from the fact that this years crop includes nine members of the sex, means that Mor- j j vens. brood mare band will perhaps be gaining new recruits within a few years as : it is Stones policy usually to retain a few , homebreds in each crop of foals. That is how the nurserys harem has grown. Be- 1 . ginning with four mares in 1926, the group of matrons has been increased by the purchase of representatives of the most successful producing lines and the retention of certain homebreds until it now num-. bers 19. Foundation Brood Mares Among the four foundation mares were the Huon mare Sandwich, who produced the stake winner Backgammon; the Fair Play matron Margie C, dam of the Florida Derby winner Lightning Bolt, arid Bramble Rose. That daughter of Von Tromp Rose-gal, by Galveston, produced Vander Pool, the best horse bred here thus far, in addition to contributing to the enlargement of the harem through her daughter Flick-away. Other matrons have daughters at stud here. Margie C, the get of Fair Play and the Star Shoot mare Magna Stella, contributed Fair Stella, she by Wrack, and Patria, she by Pompey. Both served in the stud for a time. Bonne Etoile and Blue Eagle enlarged the brood mare colony through daughters. The former, a daughter of Wrack Etoile Filante, by Fair Play, is represented by Bongo, a get of Sir Gallahad HE.-, while Blue Eagles offspring serving in the stud now is Blue Sheen who, in turn, is the dam of Blue Vixen, another home matron. Blue Sheen was one of the top fillies of the three-year-old division in 1936. Her most impressive score of that season was ; in the Acorn Stakes when she flaunted the Stone colors successfully over George D. Wideners High Fleet and the King Ranchs : Split Second. Morven Studs brood mares, with a slight ; background touch about them and the stallions to whom they were mated this season, are as follows: Blind Lane, bay, 1928, by Blind Play Silver Lane, by Jim Gaffney. Won 11 races and 9,955, including Beldame ! Handicap and is dam of Joe D., 1935, - by Sir Andrew; Millpomp, 1937, by Pompey; Colesboy, 1938, by Pompey; ; Wheat, 1939, by Omaha, and bay colt, jt 1941, by Sir Gallahad HI. Mare to Flares. Blue Sheen, bay, 1933, by Toro Blue Eagle, ; by Campfire. Won five races and 3,545, including Acorn Stakes and Firenzi Handicap, and is dam of Blue ; Continued on Page Thirty-Nine Morven Stud Is Home Of Nineteen Matrons Whitney Stone Retains Selected Fillies Annually for Breeding Continued from Page Two Vixen, 1938, by Gallant Fox. Mare to Flares. Blue Vixen, chestnut, 1938, by Gallant Fox Blue Sheen, by Toro. Raced only twice and was unplaced. Her chestnut foal of 1942, by Pompey, is her first. , Mare to Pompey. Bongo, bay, 1931, by Sir Gallahad m. Bonne Etoile, by Wrack. Won at two, and is dam of Chango, 1936, by Jacopo; Bongrace, 1938, by Stimulus; Flight, 1940, by Stimulus, and a bay colt, 1941, by Pompey. Mare to Jacopo. Bonne Etoile, bay, 1925, by Wrack Etoile Filante, by Fair Play. Dam of Stepping Sister, 1929, by Stimulus; Bonsoir, , 1930, by Sir Gallahad HI; Bongo, 1931, by Sir Gallahad m.; Clack, 1932, by Stimulus; Scout On, 1933, by The Scout; Jeune Etoile, 1934, by The Scout; Giles County, 1936, by Gallant Fox; Star Hunter, 1937, by Gallant j Fox; Starry Pomp, 1938, by Pompey; Pompe Bonne, 1939, by Pompey; Great Quest, 1940, by Sir Gallahad HI. Mare to Flares. Daughter of Sir Gallahad III. Cautious Gal, bay, 1938, by Sir. Gallahad IH. Be Careful, by Jim Gaffney. Dam of bay colt, 1941, by Pompey. , Mare to Pompey. Cavatina, brown, 1938, by Cavalcade --"Tinamou, by Light Brigade. Dam of bay colt, 1941, by Pompey. Mare to Flares. Heedful, bay, 1939, by Sir Gallahad HI. Be Careful, by Jim Gaffney. Placed at two. Mare to pompey. Marshmallow, chestnut, 1928, by Campfire , , , j , , Viva America, by McGee. Placed at two. Dam of Viva Pete, 1932, by Petee-Wrack; Flosilda, 1933, by Wrack; White Sweets, 1934, by Wrack; Scout-allow,. 1935, by The Scout; Bad Day, 1936, by Diavolo; Hamlin, 1937, by Diavolo; Cook Book, 1938, by Pompey; White Candy, 1939, by Pompey; chestnut colt, 1941, by Gallant Pox. Mare to Sir Gallahad IH. Peplum, brown, 1934, by Sickle Frilette, by Man o War. Won at two. Sister to Jabot and Cravat and dam of Frilled, 1939, by Pompey; Miss Elaine, 1940, by Pompey; bay colt, 1941, by Pompey died. Mare to Flares. Plucky Polly, bay, 1933, by Sir Gallahad HI. Pola Negri, by Negofol. Is dam of Purpose, 1938, by Stimulus; Gala - Spirit, 1939, by Stimulus; Plucky Ray, 1940, by Foray II., and bay colt, 1941, by Foray H. Mare to PsychicBid. Purpose, bay, 1937, by Stimulus Plucky Polly, by Sir Gallahad m. Was not raced. Her first foal is chestnut colt, 1942, by Pompey. Mare to Pompey. Pomana, brown, 1937, by Pompey Anas-tasia, by Wrack. Winner at two. Her first "foal is bay filly, 1941, by Tinta-gel. Mare to Johnstown. 1 Other Members of Harem Raynham Rose, chestnut, 1931, by Stimulus Brown Rose, by Brown Prince. Dam of Scout Rose, 1935, by The Scout; John B. White, 1936,by The Scout; Pompeys Rose, 1937, by Pompey; Gold Pomp, 1938, by Pompey; bay colt, 1939, by Tintagel; Roseate Dreams, 1940, by Tintagel. Mare to Pompey. Riva, bay, 1930, by Wrack Celiva, by Celt. Dam of Sciva, 1934, by The Scout; Scout Girl, 1935, by The Scout; Van-scout, 1936, by The Scout; Pomiva, 1937, by Pompey; Rivagold, 1938, by High Quest; Caesar B., 1939, by Pompey; River Wolf, 1940, by Hard Tack; bay filly, 1941, by Hard Tack. Mare to Head Play. Sunana, bay, 1933, by Sun Edwin Anas-tasia, by Wrack. Dam of Idle Scout, 1937, by The Scout; Idatarod, 1938, by The Scout; Yaw, 1939, by Hard Tack; bay colt, 1940, by Foray H.; chestnut filly, 1941, by Tintagel. Mare to Okapi. Tinamou, brown, 1922, by Light Brigade Casuawna, by Plaudit. Won at two. Dam of Birdie-Wrack, 1927, by Wrack 15 wins ; Tiny Wrack, 1929, by Wrack, winner up to five ; Stirred Up, 1931, by Stimulus; Cardamon, 1932, by Brown Bud; Miss Dolphin, 1934, by Stimulus, winner of 17 races and 4,-. 010; Ellabee, 1935, by Brown Bud; Tin Devil, 1936, by Diavolo; Tin Rack, 1937, by Peteq-Wrack; Cavatina, 1938, by Cavalcade; Brave Deed, 1940, by Gallant Fox; bay filly, 1941, by Pompey. Mare to Stimulus. Be, Careful, bay, 1928, by Jim Gaffney Vignola, by Solitaire II. Is dam of Chambersburger, 1933, by Sun Edwin;-Na,tions Taste, 1934, by Stimulus winner at two, including Hyde Park Stakes, three and four; Carefully, 1935, by The Scout; Careful Lady, 1937, by Stimulus; Cautious Gal, 1938, by-Sir Gallahad TJX; Heedful, 1939, by Sir Gallahad HI.; Kennebis, 1940, by Omaha; bay colt, 1941, by Omaha. Mare to Stimulus.
