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Stamboul was bred by L. J. Rose of Los Angeles, 

 Cal. John W. Mackey owned his dam. He bred her 

 to Sultan and got Ruby. When this filly appeared 

 Mackey told Mr. Rose to breed Fleetwing back to 

 Sultan and get a colt for himself. The produce was 

 Stamboul. 



As a colt Stamboul showed the high type which 

 distinguished him from the time he first took the 

 word in public until the grave closed over him in the 

 infield of the ''historic" track at Goshen, N. Y. 

 Stamboul climbed the ladder of fame until he and 

 Kremlin clashed for the stallion record. The figures 

 kept changing at Stockton and Nashville. One week 

 Kremlin was on top and William Russell Allen and 

 his associates rejoiced. The next week Stamboul 

 came through. Finally there was a rumor that all 

 was not well at the Stockton kite track. Reports 

 began to filter east that whenever Stamboul started 

 all of the timing watches on the grounds were 

 borrowed and carried to the judges' stand. It was 

 also alleged that the watches stopped so as to reduce 

 the last Kremlin performance. 



No one questioned the performances of Kremlin. 

 His record was accepted. Still the wedge was never 

 driven home firm enough to convince the world that 

 those who were connected with Stamboul had not 

 given out the correct time. 



While the argument was at a white heat Stamboul 

 was shipped to New York and sold at auction. The 

 old rink on Third Avenue was packed with the 

 lovers of the American trotter when Peter C. Kellogg 



