"CHERRY AND BLACK" 



in this morning to afford us an opportunity for close 

 inspection before they were turned loose In the pad- 

 dock. This mammoth glass building is 350 feet in 

 length by 250 In width. The floor Is covered with sand 

 which never freezes and allows the youngsters full 

 scope to play and romp during the coldest days in win- 

 ter. As the door is opened the sight is bewildering. 

 Thirty-three colts and fillies are at play, mostly Mor- 

 temers and mostly chestnuts. They were but recently 

 weaned, and the brown mare Hildegarde was still with 

 her foal, a brown filly foaled late in June. 

 ean trigs j^ |^ dIfBcult to form an opinion in such a 

 constantly moving throng, but a chestnut colt from 

 Highland Lassie was among the most forward— "an 

 early foal — Feb. 18," we are told. A chestnut filly with 

 a blaze is Loulanler's — 



The pick of the basket, 

 The belle of the ball; 



she has beautifully laid shoulders, deep flanks, and a 

 straight back, tremendous hips and propelling power. 

 Vandallte's colt is small and Hindoo's dam has a chest- 

 nut filly of great quality. Lizzie Lucas' filly rubs her 

 nose against us, a whole-colored chestnut, and Ontario's 

 colt is a rousing big chestnut with fine length. Fannie 

 Ludlow's colt is not large, but neat; and one of the few 

 bays In the lot Is Carrie Atherton's filly; but If she has 

 not Mortemer's color, she has his marks. A great 



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