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SIRES AND DAMS By NELSON DUNSTAN Continued from Page Fifty-Two agent for the Darby Dan Farm of John W. Galbreath. Named Ladybreath, she was one of the finest looking fillies this writer had ever seen. This year, Miss Brief has a chestnut colt who was sired by Djeddah and here again Knight has a standout yearling. Djeddah was also mated with Miss Drummond and a colt that will hold the onlookers eye is another destined for the salesring. AAA The good old American line of Fair Play is still a highly popular one in this country and most of it stems through Man o* War and his sons, War Admiral and War Relic. We have just been glancing through the list of yearlings that will be sold by the estate of Samuel D. Riddle at Keene-land this year and it mainly centers around the blood of "Big Red," who is still regarded as Americas greatest race horse, and whose contribution to our breeding will carry, on for many generations. There are three yearlings by War Admiral and three by War Relic to be sold and then there are quite a few of the 18 who are out of daughters of the super horse. Besides those in the* Glen* Riddle consignment, Leslie Combs II. has a bay colt by War Admiral, out of Distaff, by Beau Pere, and the Stoner Creek Farm of Mrs. John D. Hertz, has a bay filly by the same sire, out of Risque Blue, while the Woodvale Farm of Royce Martin will offer a bay colt by War Admiral, out of Our Page, a brother to Navy Page. These youngsters will have their share of bidders when they are sent into the salesring. Until War Admiral came along and then War Relic, there was some question as to whether the male line of Man o War would con-tiue to flourish. It appears to be up to the colts by these two sires to continue it in the years to come.
