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reflections fly Nelson Dunstan Sir Gallahad III. Now 28 Years Old Only One of His Yearlings at Keeneland Eight by Bull Dog in Kentucky Sales Combs to Sell Two Bull Lea Colts NEW YORK, N. Y., June 26. In these years of fabulous prices for stallions, we often wonder if Sir Gallahad m., at 25,000, was not one of the biggest bargains of the thoroughbred world. This great son of Teddy is now 28 years old, and it was on June 16, of this year, that his name flashed across the country once again as the sire of Alga-sir, who established a new worlds record for four and a half furlongs on Belmonts straightaway course. This youngster ran the distance in :50, clipping one-fifth of a second off the mark of :51 that was established by Preceptor in 1908, and was tied by Orissa in 1928. So, although Sir Gallahad in. established worlds records of his own in the earnings of his youngsters and for a long time his son, Gallant Fox, held the record for money won by a single horse in a single year, here was a new feat adding to the lustre of one of the greatest sires ever brought to these shores. Sir Gallahad m.s colts and fillies have been eagerly sought by those at the sales ringside in this country, but, at the Keeneland Sales this year, they will only have one opportunity to bid for one of his youngsters, and that is a bay colt out of Risque Reigh, by Reigh Count, in the consignment of the Stoner Creek Stud, the Kentucky establishment of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hertaz. This youngster to be sold is a half-brother to the winners Bull Reigh and La Reigh, and we can say that his appearance is in keeping with his pedigree. Seven years after Sir Gallahad III. was foaled, his full brother. Bull Dog:, came on the scene, and here we have two brothers who, in this country, did more for our . breed than any other horses ever brought to these shores. At the Keeneland Sales, which open on Monday, July 26, there will be three colts and five fillies by this great Coldstream stallion, Bull Dog:, who has made a lasting impression on the structure of the American thoroughbred. Bull Lea was Bull Dogs first foal of note to come from the paddocks of Coldstream Stud and, since the sale of the Calumet stallion in 1936, there have been many top colts and fillies foaled at the Shaffer establishment. Just a few days back, we read that Bewitch, the outstanding two-year-old filly of 1946, had been out of the money in the Princess Doreen Stakes at Arlington Park, and that Miss Mommy was the winner of that race. Of the three Bull Dog colts to be sold at Keeneland this year, the most prominent is a bay by Bull Dog Farmerette, by Sickle, thus a full brother to Miss Mommy. Coldstream will also sell a brown colt by Bull Dog Misleading:, by Sweep, and another colt by Bull Dog out of Sweet Willow, by Lee O. Coiner. There are the only three Bull Dog colts that will be sold in Kentucky this summer. There are five Bull Dog fillies in the Keeneland Sales, four of them consigned by Coldstream Stud and one by Leslie Combs II., the master of Spendthrift Farm. Of the four offered by Coldstream, our choice would be the bay of Navigating by Hard Tack , a mare who won the Autumn Day Stakes, and is a half-sister to Merry Lassie, that crack race mare who won the Spin-away, Matron, Polly Drummond and other stake events. As a boy, this filly does hot have the usual Bull Dog coloring, but the boys on the farm there tell us that she is one of the fastest of her sex in the paddocks. In appearance, the dark bay filly out of Sun Celtic, by Sun Briar, is by far the most eye-appealing youngster of the four, and she would certainly be our selection if we were looking for a filly whose pedigree would make her a valuable broodmare prospect when her racing days are over. The Bull Dog filly in the Spendthrift Farm consignment is out of Devil Diver, by St. James; second dam, Masked Dancer by Disguise, who produced nine winners, including Bushwacker, Masked Ball, Bachelor Dinner and Enticing, who, in turn, produced Epatant, winner of the Flash, Grand Union Hotel and other events. Arthur B. Hancock, the Claiborne breeder who went to Europe in 1925 and purchased Sir Gallahad III., will have no colts or fillies in his large consignment by that sire this year. However, he will have babes to offer by Fighting Fox, Tintagel and Fenelon, all sons of Sir Gallahad III., and also Flares, a grandson. There will also be colts and fillies out of daughters of Sir Gallahad III., and it is our opinion that some of these yearlings are among the most promising he will sell this season. There Is a bay colt by Fighting Fox out of Skeet, by Bahrain, who will certainly catch the eye of inspectors and bidders when he is sent into the sales ring. This is a handsome youngster who has all the qualifications of a successful race horse. The Claiborne consignment will go in the ring on Thursday afternono, July 29, and the second offering of that day will be a chestnut colt by Blenheim II. out of Black Wave, by Sir Gallahad III., that will grip the attention of all those at the ringside. This youngster is a brother to Jet Pilot, winner of the Kentucky Derby, and a glance at his bottom line is all that is necessary to proclaim him one of the best sire prospects to be sold at public auction this year. His second dam is Black Curl, by Friar Rock, while his third dam is Frizeaur, the daughter of Sweeper, who produced Pairbypair, Crowing Glory, Daintiness dam of Devils Thumb, and Myrtlewood, the famous race mare and dam of Durazna and Miss Dogwood. Bull Dog, like Sir Gallahad III., will have quite a few sons sending yearlings into the ring at Keeneland. In this group are Bull Lea, Our Boots, Eternal Bull, War Dog, Tiger and Occupation. Bull Lea is, of course, a sensation in recent years and will be represented in the sales by two coles and three fillies. Leslie Combs II. has two of the five, one being a brown colt out of Little Acorn, by Fairway, and the other a bay filly out of Decolte, by St. Germans. The last-named miss has a very attractive bottom line, her third dam being Voters Daughter, Humanity, who produced Sweetheart, the dame of Case Ace. Teddy Haslam and other winners. The Woodvale Farm of Royce Martin also has a very attractive Bull Lea colt, this youngster being a dark bay out of Our Page, the daughter of Blue Larkspur, who produced Page Boots. J. S. Tupper will offer a bay filly by Bull Lea out of Scurry, by Diavolo, while the Calumet Farm of Warren Wright has consigned a bay filly by Bull Lea Still Blue, by Blue Larkspur.
