THE SIRES OF THE SEASON.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2147, 12 January 1881, Page 3

THE SIRES OF THE SEASON.

Tho name of Adventurer, who is second on the list of winning stallions, is still conspicuous by bis absence from the list of advertised sires of the season, he not being at the service of the publie at amy price. The position of leader is now occupied by Ambergris, who is standing at Messrs Barrows' stud paddock at Newmarket, at a 10 guinea fee, at which sum there should bo some demand for bis services, as he boasts a good pedigree, being by Hermit—Frangipani (dam of Perfume, &c), by Longbow—Oypriana, by Bpiruo. He was a fair performer on the turf, winning a large number of races ; in addition to which he is probably the biggest and most powerful thoroughbred horse at the stud. At the same establishment we find the handsome Balfe, at the same fee as last year ; and he is rejoined there by his big companion, New Holland, who did not make a long stay at Mr Eyke's stud at Shifnal. Barbillon, having been leased by the Duke of Hamilton to M. Itefevre, has left Newmarket, and his name is missing from the list, as is that of Oharon, who could not be induoed to look at a mare, and who may again be seen carrying the Duke's colours, as it has been decided to again put him into training. It having been found utterly impossible to train Boauolero, he has commenced stud life at Croft, DarliDgton, and will probably not lack support, as he was an undeniably good horse, and boasts a rare pedigree, he being by Bosicruoian — Bonny Bell, by Voltigeur— Queen Mary (dam of Blink Bonny, &c). Neither is his fee a prohibitive one, it being 25 guineas, with a clause admitting winners or dams of winners at a less prico. Xhe form of Bobert the Devil has caused his sire, the atoutly bred Bertram, by the Duke—Constance, by Faugh-a-Ballagb, to appear in the " Calendar," also at a fee of 25 guineas. It is a rare fillip to so young a horse to begot a colt now second favorite for tho Derby in his first season, and he may be a coming sire of repute. Despite the break-up of the Oobham stud the list of sires ia the paddock has changed but little, they being Blair Athol 100 guineas, Wild Oats 50 guineas, George Frederick 50 guineas, Kaiser 20 guineas, and Cad:- 10 guineas. Wild Oats has not bad so good a setson with the two-year-olds as was anticipated, and it was perhaps a bad job for the credit of George Frederick that Duke of Cumberland died. The new company at Cobham have allowed Blue down to be taken by Mr Hume-Webster, and he is now chief ■ultan at that gentleman's stud at Marden Deer Park, Caterham, at 50 guineas, one-half the fee that was charged for his services when at Cobham. We hear good accounts of Blue Gown's yearlings ; but Mr Webster is incorrect in advertising that the stock of the borse has won the largest amount of stokes in Germany during 1879, as of winning stallions in Germany he is third to Savernake and Flibustier, the first-named of whom is in the Duke of Brunswick's stud. See-Saw, whose list of winners is a large one, and of whom it was considered we should have seen him returned the sire of a Two Thousand winner in Discord, is certain to receive good support at the decidedly reasonable fee charged for hia services ; and if all be true that we hear of the promising appearance of the foals by Craig Millar, his visitors' list should speedily fill at 30 guineas. The good-looking Bugler, who was most unaccountably sold for 20 guineas at Tattersall's during the autumn, is is standing at Shrewsbury at 10 guineas. In the Yale of Ailesbury Mr Leopold Rothschild has that good horse Carnclian, as last year, at 15 guineas ; and he has been joined by Plebeian, a winner of the Middle Park Plate, whose fee is 20 guineas. The Derby winner, Sir Bevys, however, although he has joined the stud, is not with them, his lodgings being at Lord Norry's establishment, near Oxford, where, extraordinary thing _ for a Derby winner, his services can be obtained for 15gs, at which, however, they are not oheap. Why he should be described as by Favonius out of sister to Freeman (dam of Hampton), by Kettledrum, totally ignoring the fact that his dam's name is Lady Langden, we are at a loss to conceive. Each year shows more clearly what a loss was tho death of Favonius, who is this year fourth on the list of winning stallions, with 9691 aova to his credit. Camballo is still at Moorland's stud, York, at a 20-guinea fee, one-fourth of which sum will secure the services of Castloroagh, a powerful horse with a good pedigree, who ran well in tho Alexandra Plate at Aa:ot, in which he was seoond to Insulaire, and defeated Thurio, Pageant, and Glengarry. This certainly roods a very low fee to charge. We noticed nothing as to his covoring half-bred meres, the best of whioh Castlereagh should secure, as he is just the horse to beget first class hunting stock. Cathedral, who has lost ground as tho sire of winners, has still Chevron as his companion at Waresley, the old companions Cocruleus and Merry Sunshine are still together at Baumber Park, and Coltness again stands at Oroft. Cremorno was not advertised last joar, which does not appear to have paid, and we now find him coupled with D'Estournel, who has returned to tho land of his birtb. Cremorne is very low down in the list of winners, he only just getting into tho second thousand . and 100 guineas certainly appears iIU value for his iervioes.