The Horse-Breeders' Guide and Hand Book. 



ARISTIDES, 



(WINNER OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY AT LOUISVILLE, THE WITHERS 

 AND JEROME STAKES AT JEROME PARK, AND BRECKENRIDGE 

 STAKES AT BALTIMORE, ALL IN 1875,) 



Will stand the season of 1883 at the Stud farm of Albert HanJcins, near 

 Hebron, Indiana, at $50 the season. Apply to A. Hankins, Hebron, 

 Indiana. 



ARISTIDES, by imp. Leamington, was bred by the late H. P. McGrath, of McGrath- 

 iana Stud, near Lexington, Ky., foaled spring of 1872, his dam, Sarong, is by Lex- 

 ington, out of the Greek Slave, by Imp. Glencoe. Aristides commenced his turf career 

 at Lexington, Ky., by running second to Leonain a sweepstake for two-year olds, half 

 a mile, in 49 sec. ; was unplaced in Juvenile Stakes, half a mile, at Jerome Park ; 

 won by Meco in 50| ; at Monmouth Park was unplaced in the Hopeful Stakes, half a 

 mile ; won by Caroline in 51 sec. ; was second to Sweetlips in the Thespian Stakes, 

 same place, three-quarters of a mile in 1 :18. At Saratoga was unplaced in the Saratoga 

 Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, won by Willie Burk, in 1 :23 ; track heavy. Same 

 place won a handicap purse, one mile, with 96 Ibs., in 1 :46, defeating a field of five. 

 Jerome Park, fall meeting, ran second to James A. for club purse, three-quarters of a 

 mile, in 1 18, four others behind him. Baltimore, Md., won club purse, for two 

 year olds, one mile, in 1 -44f, carrying 100 Ibs., the best race made by a two-year old to 

 that date. As a three-year old he started nine times, and won four races. Was un- 

 placed in Phoenix Hotel Stakes, one mile and a furlong, won by Ten Broeck in 2:11, 

 track very muddy. Louisville, Ky , won the Kentucky Derby, H miles, 100 

 Ibs. on each, in 2:37-2- ; in this race he beat Volcano, Verdigris, Bob Woolley, Ten 

 Broeck, and ten others, including Searcher, Bill Bruce and McCreery. Jerome Park, 

 won the Withers Stake, one mile, 110 Ibs., in 1:45|, beating Rhadamanthus, Ozark, and 

 ten others. Same place, ran second to his stable companion, Calvin, which McGrath 

 had backed heavy, in the Belmont Stake, 1 miles, in 2 :42, Milner, Ozark, 

 Tom Ochiltree, and nine others behind him. Monmouth Park, ran second to 

 Ozark in the Ocean Hotel Stake, If miles, in 3:10. Saratoga, was third to 

 D'Artagnan and Milner in the Travers Stake, If miles, 3:06, each carrying 

 110 Ibs., the fastest race run with the weights to that date. Jerome Park, Fall 

 Meeting, won the Jerome Stakes, 2 miles, in 3:43, beating Calvin, Joe Cerns, and 

 five others. Baltimore, was unplaced in the Dixie Stakes, 2 miles, won by Tom 

 Ochiltree in 3:42, with Viator second, weights 110 Ibs. Same place, won the Breck- 

 enridsre Stakes, 2 miles, in 3:36. Viator second, Ochiltree third, he carrying 115 Ibs. 

 to 110 Ibs. on the others. As a four-year old started in and won two races, both run 

 at Lexington, Ky. Won a sweepstake for four- year olds, 2 miles and a furiong, in 

 3:45|, beating Ten Broeck, each 104 Ibs. This was the fastest race ever run at the 

 distance, and so remained until beaten by Monitor at Baltimore, October 20th, 1880, then 

 four years old, with 110 Ibs. , ran the distance in 3:44. Won club purse, 2 miles, 104 

 Ibs., in 4:27, the fastest race ever run at the distance, beating Bazar, Elemi and War 

 Jig. He ran only one other raoe, 1 miles, won by Ten Broeck in 2:48, in 

 which he was unplaced, having bad legs from splints. Henlopen is the only one of 

 his get yet started in public. She won the Clabaugh Memorial Stakes, half a mile, in 

 51 seconds, at Baltimore, and the Juvenile Stakes, half a mile, in 50 seconds, at Jerome 

 P*rk, defeating large fields in both races. $15,000 was offered and refused for ler 

 after this race. Aris'ides is a red chestnut, 15f hands high, a large star and both hind 

 feet white ; he is a very finely-shaped horse, with plenty of bone and substance. He 

 is one of the Leamington's, having a deep infusion of Archy and Diomed blood, with 

 the Waxy blood through Whalebone and Web, he must be a success, as a stallion. 



