34 The Horse- .Breeders' Guide and Hand Book. 



DUKE OF MONTROSE 



Will be located at McGrathiana Stud, near Lexington, Ky., as a private 

 stallion. Milton Young, proprietor, Lexington, Ky. Yearlings 

 Sold Annually. 



DUKE OP MONTROSE, by Waverley, son of imp. Australian, bred by Jas A. Grinstead r 

 Walnut Hill Stud, near Lexington, Ky., dam Kelpie the dam of Janet, four miles in 

 7:25 by imp Bonnie Scotland, out of sister to Ruric dam of Grinstead by imp. 

 Sovereign, son of Emilius,the winner of the Derby in 1823, and sire of the two famous 

 Derby winners, Priam and Plenipotentiary, Oxygen winner of the Oaks, and Mango 

 winner of the St. Leger. Sovereign's dam, Fleur-de-Lis by Bourbon, was one of the 

 best mares of her day. In addition to other races she won the Goodwood Cup in 1829 

 and '30. Duke of Montrose made his debut, as a three -year old, and started in five 

 races and won one race at Gravesend, a dash of 1 miles in 2:12; at Jerome Park 

 was second in the Lorillard Stakes for three-year-olds, one mile and three fur- 

 longs, won by Grenada, no time taken. At Gravesend was second in th 

 Coney Island Handicap, one mile and three furlongs, won by Luke Blackburn in 

 2:24; Monmouth Park, was second in the Ocean Stakes, one mile and a furlong, WOD 

 by Luke Blackburn in 2:03^; was second in a Sweepstakes, 1 miles, won by Luke 

 Blackburn in 2 :11| 



Four years old, started in thirteen races of which he won five; Saratoga won a dash 

 in one mile in 1 :42-iV, beating Knight Templar and eight others; Monmouth Park, won 

 a dash of one mile in 1:45, beating Jack of Hearts and two others ; won a selling 

 race, one mile, in 1:44; Jerome Park, won dash of three-quarters of a mile in 1:19 J r 

 beating Clarendon, Valparaiso and nine others; won a dash of one mile in 1:50, beat- 

 ing Marathon and others. In this race, to a false start the horses ran the distance, and 

 Montrose finished first in l:45f. At Saratoga, was second in a dash of one mile, won 

 by Fireman in 1 :44 ; Monmouth Park, was second in a dash of one mile won by Sir 

 Hugh in l:44f ; was second in a Selling Race, one mile, won by Viola in 1:44J ; Sara-, 

 toga was third in a dash of one mile and a furlong, welter weights, won by Boule- 

 vard in 1 :59 : Jerome Park was third in a dash of one mile, won by Marathon IB 

 1 :45. Was unplaced in his other races. It will be observed he ran good seconds to 

 such horses as Grenada and the great Luke Blackburn. 



This closes his racing career, having given away in his fore legs. Duke of Montrose 

 is a blood bay, full 16 hands high with black points; is a large, fine, well developed 

 horse, and possessed a wonderful turn of speed. He is inbred to Waxy through his 

 famous sons, Whalebone and Whisker, and traces through the dams of Vandal and 

 Ruric to the famous old Lady Grey, the grandam of Lexington, from whom so many 

 successful sires arid brood mares have descended. 



