New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
Puts Voter at the Head OF New
Stud He Has Just Established
in France.
JOINER ON A FLYING VISIT
HarmOnicOn Promises To Be High
Class Splinter on English
Turf Next Season.

London. Nov cit looks al this dis
lance az II the Hurricane stock Farm. at
Amsterdam. y. Y, made famous by the
racehorses bred by the late General
Stephen Sanford, is destined to pass into
the history Of the American turf. John
Sanford. who has spent much OF this year
in France. has set up his stock farm
anew-in that country-but instead OF
Hurricane it IL named the IIaras de
Cheffreville.
Voter, a high class Splinter in his day
and the sire Of several good horses at all
distances which Mr. Sanford purchased
for such a reasonable price at the sale
held in Madison Square Garden by the
executors Of the Keene estate three
months ago. already is installed at the
Haras de Cheffreville. With him are the
mares one ! Love- May Dora. La Tosca
II. Love Apple and Padoue II. They will
be joined by some purchases that are 10
be made for Mr. Sanford at the Deem
Der sales at Newmarket where several
choice young matrons, many Of them in
foal to famous stations, Will come under
the hammer. Among them will be some
good young French mares In fonl 10 such
equine celebrities as Rock Sand and Sund-
ridge. The latter has sired many good
horses. including Sunstar. winner OF the
Derby i'm 1911. and Jest winner Of the
FLIES Guineas and the oaks this year
It seems a pity that American breeders
should overlook securing some OF these
young French mares, for with good
market at splendid prices in South Amer
lea there is no reason why breeders in
the United States should throw down
their hands
Mr. Sanford has been negotiating for
the purchase OF the lease of the training
stables Sam HIldreth had at Maisons-
Laffitte near Paris. rs trainer for the
late Charles Kohler; possibly the arrange
ments have been concluded by now.
Meanwhile the racehorses that were
shipped over here from the Hurricane
stud farm in New York State have been
in temporary quarters under the care OF
Trainer T. NJ. Burch. They are being
schooled for hurdle racing, including the
two-year-olds Mon Cliff Brumley and
Waga Hill. because they are not eligible
| for fat racing In France. I'm France
1 IntTt are very lew Id'FS vi lIf IdA Op'H
| to fcreign-bred horses. That was why
the late Charles Kohler sent his Ameri-
! can two-year-olds TO Newmarket to be
! trained. and they would have been raced
| in England I'm his colors had he lived.
! The Grand Prix de Paris. worth about
! $4,000, Is an exception to the French rule,
and in 1881 the late James II. Keene won
il with his great colt FoXhall.
Jack Joyner, Harry Payne Whitney's
trainer, should have arrived home by now
| for "A Christmas visit. He IL due back at
Newmarket early in January. so it will be
! only a flying visit Next year he prob
| ably will train some two year-olds for
the Earl OF Lonsdale. Mr.. Whitney hav-
ing sent over only eight youngsters this
! fall One of these is by Hamburg. the
others by Broomstick or Burgomaster.
I All are well engaged.
Earring accidents. Mr.. Whitney will
have a hgh-class Splinter next year in
Harmonicon, by Disguise-Harpsichor
which was one Of the thirty-odd year
lings he bought from the Casteton stud
! farm two years ago.
Now that Tracery has been retired Au-
| gust Belmont has nothing Of note in
! training i'm England; but in Black Wal
nut by Rock Sand-Back Poplar, he has
An American-bred two-year-old colt tina.
promises to make a useful racehorse.
"Skeets" Martin, stable jockey for Jack
Joyner. is still able to ride at l05 pounds
and looks as If he might do il indefinitely.