New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-14
Smart French YearlingS
Are on the Way Here

lot. and Just now there Is q deal Of
speculation among horsemen as to the
others.
There is no doubt that this will be
a big year for the foreign breds, the
biggest in the history Of the American
turf. And with the best blood Of the
English turf going fer next to moth
ing, comparatively speaking, at the
Newmarket sales, there is no doubt
that the astute gents OF American
owac viii pick up some bargains.
Unfortunately, the edi-- Of the
French government forbids the expor-
tation of everything but yearlings
from that country, but the Macksy con-
signment is one Of note.
The youngsters are aristocrats, so
far az breeding goes, but there may
be some doubt az 10 their manners,
for so many foreign breds that have
come to these shores have brought ad-
ditional gray hairs into the heads Of
the starters. because Of their notorious
~ bad manners. The lot includes two
sons Of Rock Sand; one Gunrock,
chestnut colt by Rock Sand-Gunfre,
a half brother 70 Projectile, which
raced here with not a little success
FIVE years ago, and also half brother
70 Spiked, by Meddler, whose most
notable victory as a three-year-old was
the Frogmort Welter Handicap. Gun
fire was great race mare in her day,
numbering among her victories the
METROPOLITAN and Municipal Handicaps.
Pierre-a-Feu is a bay or brown colt
by Rock Sand-Trigger, and own
brother 20 Rock Flint, which won the
July Stakes at Newmarket and the
Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood, carry
ing a heavy impost in the latter fixture
and beating j. Bower lsmay's Crag-
nour, the best two-year-old OF his year
in England.
The daughters Of Meddler, four OF
them, Crepuscule, Gloriana, Hathor
and La Recolte, and one son, Flot-
sam, form a part Of the consignment.
The first named is a bay FLY by Med
der Strike-a-Light II, and sister 10
Torchbearer, which won half dozen
Of the big stakes in England during
his racing career. His dam was also
a stakes winner Of note.
Then there is Gloriana, bay filly,
by Meddler- Ballantrae, she winner
Of the Cambridgeshire Handicap, Sis
ter 20 Mediant, which raced here as "a
two-year-old and then carried her
owners silks 10 victory in the Stew
ards Cup at Goodwood and other fix
lures IN England the following year
Hathor, bay FLY, by Metdler,
mara, and La Recolte, also bay,
whose dam Is Wheatear, have kin win
ners both IN this country and Eng
land. The last named is sister 70
Jaboteur, which was "a notable winner
in France. and was later purchased by
the French government for its stud.
Flotsam. the colt, is a bay, by Med
der Florcarline. He ia half brother
70 Kempion, By Broomstick. which wa
sent % England in 1911 and showed
20 well there.
Then there is Sunlight. a chestnut
colt by SundridRc Spectrum, half
brother 10 Spectators, which won here
and In France, and COurtship, bay
colt, by Phoenix COurtisanc, from the
family o. Hamburg and Domino. An
other we'll bred one Ginger Snap, a
bay flly, By Gingal -Caft-au-Lait, is
a sister 10 Projcctilc and Spiked, and
consequently n half sister 10 Gun
KOck
There are two Of the get Of Uncle.
saragon. a chestnut colt. whose dam
II Semirsmis n, and chestnut FLY,
Merry Thought. whose dam, Marise,
vas By Hamburg. War Dog Is chest
nut colt BIZ MOrdant- Miss Ellie. He
n half brother 10 AeronAut, now
owned by Captain Cassstt, Ayiston and
Ellie Wolf