20 The Horse-Breeders' Guide and Hand Book. 



BLUEMANTLE, 



WINNER OF THE NEW STAKES AT EPSOM IN 1862, AND THE BIEN- 

 NIAL AND NEW STAKES AT ASCOT,) 



Will stand the season of 1883 at the farm of William M. Kenney, 

 near Lexington^ Ky., at $50 the season. Application to W. M. 

 ^ Lexington, Xy. 



BLUEMA^TLE, by Kingston, son of Venison, bred by Col. Pearson, foaled 1860, dam 

 Paradigm, the dam of Lord Lyon, winner of the 2,000 guineas, Derby and St. Leger, 

 in 1866. And Achievement, winner of the 1,000 guineas, and St. Leger, in 1867. Garde- 

 visurc etc., by Paragone, son of Touchstone, out of Ellen Home, by Redshanks. Blue- 

 mantle made his first appearance as the property of Capt. Douglas Lane, at 

 Northampton, in 1862, where he ran third to Biondella and Sanita for the Whittlebury 

 Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, beating Birdhill, Brahmin, Exchequer and four others ; 

 at the same meeting, ran unplaced, to Cerintha for the Althorpe Park Stakes, half a mile ; 

 at Ascot won the fifth Ascot Biennial Stakes, five furlongs, 136 yards, beating 

 Bateman, Tom Fool and eleven others ; won the tenth Ascot Triennial Stakes, five 

 furlongs, 136 yards, beating Cadean, Newchurch and six others ; won the New 

 Stakes, five furlongs, 136 yards, a capital good race, won by six lengths, beating 

 Vivid, Cerintha and nine others ; at Newmarket, July meeting, ran Saccharometer to 

 a head in the July stakes, five furlongs, 136 yards, four others behind him ; same 

 meeting, was third to Saccharometer and Lady Augusta, in the Chesterfield Stakes, 

 half a mile, fourteen others behind him. York, August meeting, was third to Tornado 

 , in the Convivial Stakes, five furlongs, 140 yards, eight others behind 

 wmarket, First October Meeting, won the Rutland Stakes, five furlongs, 182 

 yards, defeating Oscar and Newsmonger. Second October Meeting was unplaced in 

 Criterion Stakes, won by Hospodar, and was second to Queen Bertha in a sweepstake 

 over the Abingdon mile ; as a three-year-old started nine times, was fourth in the 

 Derby to Macoroni, Lord Clifden and Rapid Rhone ; was third to Onesander and 

 Queen Bertha in the Ascot Derby ; was third to Macoroni and Queen Bertha in the 

 Doncaster Cup : was unplaced in his other races, including the 2,000 guineas, won by 

 Macoroni ; as four-year old started sixteen times, won three races ; was second in two, 

 third in five, and unplaced in the others ; won the Epsom, four-year old stakes, 1-| 

 miles, beating Jarnicoton ; Walsall won the all-aged plate, three-quarters of a mile, 

 defeating a field of six, carried 133 Ibs ; same day, won the Tradesman's Plate, l 

 miles with 124 Ibs., beating Zohrah. At five-year old, started sixteen times, won two 

 races, was second in four, third in two, and unplaced in the others ; Lichfield, won the 

 Anson Plate (handicap), half a mile, 123 Ibs., defeating a field of seven ; King's Lynn 

 won the Grand Stand Plate, defeating a field of five. At six-year old, started eight 

 times, was second in one race, third in three, and unplaced in four. He was relegated 

 to the stud in 1869, and up to the time of his exportation, was credited with 32 

 foals, two of which died as sucklings, only some twelve were trained, these won 44 

 races. The best of his get are Slander, Scrape, Grey Friar, Blue Beard, Blue Ruin, 

 Sign Manual, Sapphire, Nankin and Trickett. Bluemantle is a very blood-like horse ; 

 a brown, 15 hands 2i inches high, with lofty carriage ; he retired from the turf sound, 

 and is a very fine bred horse, full of Herod, Matchem and Eclipse blood, tracing 

 through the famous Prunella, to a natural Barb Mare. The descendants of Prunella 

 are all successful stallions, as Glencoe, Whalebone, Whisker, &c. He should make 

 an excellent cross on Lexington mares, having the Kingston and Glencoe blood. 



