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.rftf££and2 -V. White Oaks Has Class Yearlings By NANCY G. LEE I Noor Colt Going to Sales Ring Two Coaltown Progeny Pleasing Chase Owners Select Top Mares IEXINGTON. Ky., May 7.— Sales time Ksn t too far away for the Keeneland consignors and one yearling colt of great in-„_______ terest terest is is one one whom whom terest terest is is one one whom whom Miss Mildred Wool-wine will be sending from her White Oaks Farm near Lexington, Ky. By Noor. the good looking bay colt is out of the excellent producer, War Flower. Another youngster we saw was a full brother to Sea O Erin. This was a brown colt by Shannon Shannon II. II. — — C C h h a a n n - Shannon Shannon II. II. — — C C h h a a n n - -tress and the mare is now in foal to Royal Charger. Manager H. W. Endicott also brought out two colts who will make up the first consignment of Harry S. Midden -dorf who is building a small breeding farm at South Hamilton, Mass. To quote a recent Fasig-Tipton release, one of the colts is "the only son of Hyperion on offer in America this year.* This black colt is out of the Chulmleigh mare, Rosina and was imported about two months ago. The mare had been returned to Arctic Prince and is in foal to him. The other colt is by the California sire. Solidarity. The yearlings were brought in for their noon feeding and the sire Miche was brought out to a paddock. Not having * seen him before, the groom was asked to 1 stand him for just a few minutes. Leaving this section of the farm, we went to the broodmare barn and in a nearby paddock was the outstanding matron, War Flower, a daughter of Man OWar. Having such successes in her past as the stakes winning and now sire Ace Admiral and the current success on the track, Helioscope, War Flower has at her side a chestnut colt by Royal Charger and she will be bred again this season. The full sister to Boat and War Party has a careful eye kept on her by her owner, Miss Woolwine. Since our visit was on Blue Grass Stakes day at Keeneland, the tour of White Oaks had to come to an end. With the running of the 1955 edition of the Blue Grass Stakes now in the records, there was still time to go to Calumet Farm to see two of the progeny of Coaltown. Paul Ebelhardt met us and the first part of the trip was to the big barn where there was a brown colt by Coaltown — Ralda. The mare really had an outstanding individual and she has been bred to Bull Lea. At the yearling barn was a dark bay filly by Coaltown out of the Hyperion mare, Quittance. This is one of the best looking fillies to be seen in quite awhile. Aside from this is manager Ebelhardts ideas about this daughter of Coaltown. The Quittance filly, taking as a whole the many good fillies they Calumet have had from year to year at the racing stable, I feel that this filly has the class, appearance and possi-i bilities to take a position among our best I fillies." Another good individual is the chestnut filly out of Fair Columbia, a daughter of the great mare Columbiana, winner of the Widener and dam of stakes I winners. This Coaltown filly will join the ! select filly group who are to be kept among Continued on Page Forty-Three White Oaks Has Class Yearlings By NANCY G. LEE Continued from Page Twenty-Nine the coming two-year-olds in the Calumet Stable in 1956. The Coaltown crop is not confined to Calumet and at Bwamazon Farm is a chestnut colt out of Judy Rae who is a striking individual and has a great deal of quality. An equally good youngster is Mereworth Farms chestnut colt out of Audley Girl. He reflects the class of Princess Doreen, one of the great mares in American racing and the dam of Audley Girl. Another likely and very impressive bay colt is the one out of the sterling mare, Aunt Jinnie, owned by Duval Headley of Manchester Farm. Anyone who remembers Determine at this stage in his life will be minded of him when he sees this clean-cut colt who possesses such quality. Out to dinner and saw the Frank Bishops and Matt Winn Williamsons. They are combining the yearlings of Laguna Seca Ranch and Old Westport Place as usual at Saratoga, and then the former will again sell in California. Included in the California vendue will be an Eight Thirty yearling who should be quite an addition. . . . Before catching the plane for Virginia the next morning, another quick trip was made to Circle M, the Hill Prince — Tedeen colt looked over again, and then we caught up with manager Bruce Wacssey to thank him for the farm tour. Delaware Parks balloting to answer the question, "Who are the 10 greatest race mares in American turf history?" has reached far into the steeplechasing ranks as well as the flat. Joseph F. Flanagan, a member of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, as well as being the breeder of the leading money winner, Elkridge, and John E. Cooper, secretary of the NSHA, put Miss Woodford at the top of their ballots. S. Bryce Wing, president of the NSHA, selected Gallorette, while member George Strawbridge placed Twilight Tear on top. and former chaser handicapper Fred Parks decided upon Beldame. The location for the annual meeting of the Virginia Horsemens Association on May 25 has been selected as the Community Center at Middleburg. The business meeting will begin at 11:30 EST and the luncheon will follow at 1 : 00. Guest speaker will be Dr. E. R. Doll of the University of Kentucky, and his main subject will be virus abortion. . . . The VHA yearling show will change its site this season, the show being held at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show grounds, Upperville, on May 29. Judging the four classes will be John Bell HI., who is coming up from his Jona-bell Farm for the Preakness at Pimlico on the 28th and thence to Virginia.
