Stallion
Colour: Bay
Breed: Half-bred
Type: Polo-bred
Foaled: 1895
Height: Unknown but did not exceed 14.2 hands

Sire: Rosewater
Dam: Cuddington

SANDIWAY a bay colt, foaled in 1895 and bred by Sir H. F. de Trafford Baronet, Trafford Park, Patricroft, Manchester. He was registered in the Polo Pony Stud Book, Volume 4, (1897-1898), as stallion number 121.
– Second owner Mr. F.R. Hill of Felhampton Court, Church Stretton.
– Third owner Mr. John Barker, M.P., (Sir John Barker), of The Grange, Bishops Stortford, Herts.

At the first show of the Polo Pony Society, on the Ranelagh Club Ground, (on Wednesday June 5th 1895), in the class for Brood Mares, in foal, or with foal at foot, likely to breed Polo or Riding Ponies. (Height not to exceed 14.2 or under 13.3 hands), there were twenty five entries.
Cuddington, owned by Sir Humphrey, foaled in 1886, a dark chestnut, nine years old, (height 14.0 hands and bred by Doctor Stanley, of The Court, Wrexham), won Reserve Number. She was described thus, . . . . . Cuddington, . . . . is a beautiful stamp of riding pony, with a rare forehand and a great length from her hip to her hock. She was no stranger to success and had previously won:-
second, Brood Mare Class, and second, Polo Pony Class at Hurlingham, on July 4th 1891.
A third at Islington Horse Show, (Agricultural Hall), on March 1st 1892.
A second, (Brood Mare Class, at Hurlingham), on June 25th, 1892 and
first and Cup, at Colwick Park, (Mare and Foal), for her owner.

And now, in Class 13, Colt, Filly or Gelding, foaled in 1895, which in the opinion of the Judges is likely to make a Polo or Riding Pony, (and which in their opinion will not exceed 14.2 hands when full grown). There were ten entries.

Second prize went to Mr. F.R. Hill, for Cuddington’s 1895 son, “Sandiway”.
In Volume 4 of the Polo Pony Society there is a portrait of Sandiway, now the property of Mr. John Barker, M.P., for whom he had just won second prize at the Royal Agricultural Society of England, (Birmingham), in 1898. In 1899 he was third, at the Royal Agricultural Society of England, (Maidstone), and second at the Crystal Palace. By 1900, Sandiway was proving himself as a sire. The first prize and premium winners in the yearling Classes in London, and the first and second yearlings at the Royal Show were his progeny.

Sandiway won a third prize at the Royal Agricultural Society of England, at York and a {\’a3}5 Premium in Class 19, for stallions, not exceeding 14 hands 2 inches, at the London Spring Show, (1900), he was now five years old.
A survey of successful sires, showed that in 1901 Sandiway had sired 12 of the produce at the London Show, he drew the following accolade. The success of this show was undoubtedly that scored by Sandiway, as all the four prize yearlings were his produce, as well as the first three winners in the two-year-old class.
The 1902 Show included new classes for Polo-bred Sires, Riding Ponies (not exceeding 13.2), in addition to the bending and jumping competitions, there was introduced, with the best results, a Competition for the Handiest Pony . . . . In his judges report, Sir Richard D. Green-Price, Baronet, says “I may say at starting that the quality and excellence in every class were undoubted, . . . The success of the descendants of Rosewater was extraordinary throughout the Show, mainly owing to those of his son Sandiway,” and Mr. E.H. Barlow, . . . . “Sandiway . . . .a horse which seems destined to succeed as a pony sire. Altogether the Society can be much congratulated on bringing together such an exhibition of breeding and young stock. A new type of animal is apparently being bred for Polo, and for all useful and convenient riding purposes, an animal with length, width, good shoulders, fine quality and limbs, on a miniature scale of a thoroughbred hunter . . . . . . . In Rosewater and Sandiway two valuable sires for pony breeding appear to exist. . . . . “.

By 1913, Sandiway was shown to have sired from 1900-1912, progeny who won 141, “prizes and reserves,” plus nine winning ponies, with twelve “prizes and reserves,” in 1913, making an amazing total of 153 prizes.. He was 18 years old, and in 1914, (the last London Show before the war), five winning ponies, were the sons and daughters of Sandiway.

sire of Pole Star (belonged to Joseph Oscar Muntz) foaled 1902
sire of Honeysuckle

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