Stallion
Colour: Bay, star
Breed: Thoroughbred
Type: Polo and riding pony
Foaled: 1930
Height: 15 hands
Sire: Tabarin 1682
Dam: 4178 New Love
GREAT FANCY
Bay, star. Foaled April 9th 1930 Height 13.0 Measured September 30th, 1930
Owner and Breeder, Mrs J. Oscar Muntz ……..
Sire : Tabarin 1682 bay 15.0
Dam : 4178 New Love, bay, 14-1 ¼ , by Arthur’s Pride 861, chestnut 15.0
G.dam: 2435 Old Love, bay, 14-2 by Goring Heath (Vol.20., p.882) by Cyllene
Volume 22 of The National Pony Society (Printed 1935)
GREAT FANCY 1927 (Supp. 1930)
Bay, star. Foaled 1930 Height 15.0 Measured April 13th, 1935
Owner, Miss Helen C. Metcalf, Beacons Close, Kingston, Taunton, Somerset
Breeder, Mrs J. Oscar Muntz ……..
Sire : Tabarin 1682 bay 15.0
Dam : 4178 New Love, bay, 14-1 ¼ , by Arthur’s Pride 861, chestnut 15.0
G.dam: 2435 Old Love, bay, 14-2 by Goring Heath (Vol.20., p.882) by Cyllene
Prizes :-
1936 Second and Third National Pony Society, London Spring Show
Volume 22 of The National Pony Society
List of POLO PONY STALLIONS Available for Service
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Great Fancy 1927 Miss Helen C Metcalf, Beacons Close, Kingston, Taunton, Somerset.
Volume 23 of The National Pony Society (Published 1940)
POLO AND RIDING PONY STALLIONS
GREAT FANCY 1927 (Volume 27., p.688) (Vol.22)
Bay , star, black points
Foaled 1930 Height 15.0 Measured April 13th, 1935
Owner, Lady Everard, Ratcliffe Hall, Leicestershire
Breeder, Mrs J. Oscar Muntz ……
Sire : Tabarin 1682 (G.S.B.), bay 15.0
Dam : 4178 New Love (G.S.B.), bay, 14-1 ¼ , by Arthur’s Pride 861, chestnut 15.0
G.dam: 2435 Old Love (G.S.B.), bay, 14-2 by Goring Heath (Vol.20., p.882) by Cyllene
Prizes :-
1938 3rd National Pony Society, London Show
1939 2nd, Reserve “Country Life” Challenge Trophy and Reserve Gold Medal N.P.S. London Show
LIST OF POLO PONY STALLIONS
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Great Fancy 1927 (G.S.B.) Lady Everard, Ratcliffe Hall ….. Leics.
Volume 24 of The National Pony Society
Polo and Riding Pony Stallions, Mares and Geldings
STALLIONS
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GREAT FANCY 1927, bay, star. Foaled 1930 Height 15.0 Measured April 1953
Owner, Mrs A. Watt, Bradden Lodge, Nr. Towcester, Northants.
Breeder, Mrs J. Oscar Muntz ……
Sire :- Tabarin 1682
Dam:- 4178 New Love by Arthur’s Pride 861
Great Fancy had a long career, foaled in 1930 he was registered as a stallion by Miss Metcalf, probably in 1935.
However it seems he may have sired a foal or two when he was three years old as a Miss G. Weston-Stevens, of Higher Moor, Minehead, notes that her Approved Mare Shelia VIII, produced twins Ann and Polly in 1934 sired by Great Fancy and later a chestnut filly called Reality in 1936.
He won prizes for his owner, Miss Metcalf, in 1936 and seems to have been sold to Lady Everard in readiness to win prizes for her in 1938 and 39.
Much later and after the war we find him owned by Mrs A. Watt, where he is noted as being measured in 1953.
So it would seem after his few early years at Foxhams, he passed to other owners and lived to the age of at least twenty three years.
As many of his foals as I can find are listed under, “progeny”:
Ann and Polly
Beacons Close Crown Jewel
Beacons Close Magna
Beacons Close Toby Jug
Fancy Free
Florian
King’s Fancy
Lewcos
Ratcliff Elegance
Ratcliff Superior
Reality
Volume 33 of the G.S.B page 926
Great Fancy (dead) by imp. Tabarin 1682, destroyed in April 1955 aged 25 years