Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-01
CRACK TWU-YEAR-OLDS
BEST OF WHITNEY'S YEARLINGS
TAKEN TO AIKEN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YOK, January l. Harry Payne
Whitney expects to race record
breaking string of two-year-olds next sea-
son. OF twenty-nine yearlings that have
been tried at Brookdale farm, near Red
Bank, N. J., the pick have been taken to
Aiken, 8. c., by Trainer Rogers. who will
prepare them for the next eastern cam
paign. In the lot are the progeny result
ing from the alliance of royalty bred
matrons with such famous sires as the
mighty Hamburg, Meddler, Sandringham
Nasturtium, Yankee, Sir Dixon. Star Ruby
and the famous English stallion, Martagon.
The dams of these highly bred youngsters
include the mares Endurance by Right
Feisha, Kalili, Bonnie Blue II, Urania,
Partridge. Sea Nymph. imp. Ondluee. and
others Of lesser note.
There Is dark brown colt by Hamburg,
out of Geisha. by Iroquois, who is particu-
larry attractive and possesses many of his
sire's good points. GeSha won the Ladies'
and Gazelle stakes. together with several
other events, before she was retired. An
other brown colt of splendid proportions is
by Hamburg. out of Endurance by Right.
but, unfortunately, he is badly pigeon-toed,
although he may be able to race. Then
there is a smart FLY by Hamburg, out Of
while another promising filly is by Ham
burg, out of Lady Agnes, by imp. st. Blaise,
and Is doing some fast gallops. Still another
filly by Hamburg, out of Mary c., appears
to have excellent qualities. A splendid bay
colt, English bred, by Martagon, out of
imp Ondulee, by st. Simon, was imported
to this country, and Is going along nicely.
Ondulee's dam was Ornis. by Ben dor, out
of Shotover. one of England's most famous
brood mares.
The first Of the get Of Meddler and Sea
MYmph is strapping big colt, who looks
like glutton for work. His dam Is by
Requital, a Futurity and Realization win
ner. A chestnut colt by Nasturtium. out
OF Hanetta. who was bought at the spring
sales for $780, was bred by J. 3. Haggin
at Elemdorf, KY. while q chestnut geld
ing by Star Ruby-Iscara, was also pur-
chased by Mr.. Whitney at the same time
The brown colt by Yankee-Pa Partridge has
four white legs, and appears to have the
quality of first-class race horse. bay
colt by Sir Dixon. out of Bonnie Blue III,
hence a full brother to Blues Blue Girl
and Blue Ribbon. cost Mr.. Whitney 81, 100
and Is a fine locker
At Brookdale Mr.. Whitney has a form,d-
able breeding establishment Hamburg,
Sandringham. Ballyhoo Bey and Irish Lad
are doing stud duty there. while the mares
Include Blue Girl. Daisy F., Endurance by
Right, Hurley Burley. dam of Burgoma ster
this years leading two-year-old and Mar.
tina II, the dam of the famous Artful. The
bulk of next seasons crop of foals are by
Hamburg, who is also the sire of large
number of weanlings-a fine lot of we'll
developed, sturdy youngsters. One is a dark
bay with two white hind legs Another is
half brother to Ballyhoo Bey, being colt
by Nasturtium, out of BalIyhoo and weigh
ing 600 pounds at seven months. Other
weanlings are out of XeIa, Irish Reel,
Elusive, Equality, Leisure and Catgrina.
and are exceedingly healthy. There are also
Inree weanlins hllies by Hamburg, out of
Daisy F., Kildeer and Elizabeth T.. re-
spectlyely, who are particularly attractive.