100 The Horse- Breeders' Guide and Hand Book. 



LELAPS 



Will stand the season of 1883, at the Dixiana Stud, near Lexington, Ky., 

 (if not sold) $50 the season. Application to Maj. B. G. Thomas, 

 Lexington, Ky. 



LELAJPS, by imp. Leamington, son of Faugh-a-Ballagh, bred by R. W. Cameron, 

 Clifton Stud, N. Y., foaled 1872, dam imp. Pussy, by Diophantus, sou of Orlando- 

 out of Agapemone, by Bay Middleton. Lelaps did not run as a two-year old, but 

 made his first appearance as a three-year old at Jerome Park, running unplaced in 

 Fordham Handicap, won by Wildidle in 2 : 12 ; Momnouth Park, was third in a dash 

 of one mile, won by Searcher in 1 :44|. Won a dash of If miles, for beaten horses, in 

 2:45f. Jerome Park Fall Meeting, unplaced in a Selling Race, 1 miles, won by 

 Picolo in 3:45f. Was second in a Selling Race, If miles, won by Josie B., in3:20|, 

 was third in a Handicap Sweepstakes, If miles, won by Madge m 3:15f, was 

 unplaced in a Handicap Sweepstakes, \\ miles, won by Weatherby in 2:51, (4.) 

 At Jerome Park, was second in a Selling Race, 1 miles, won by Spendthrift in 

 2: 16| ; unplaced in the Westchester Cup, won by Viator, in 4: 10, unplaced in the, 

 Jockey Club Handicap, 2 miles, won by Tom Ochiltree in 3 :41f . Saratoga, was un- 

 placed in a Selling Race, 1 mile and a furlong, won by Meco in 1 : 5S-J, unplaced in a 

 Selling Race, 1 miles, won by Arcturus in 2:13, was third in a dash of If miles, won 

 by Vigil in 3:08. Lelaps is from a racing family, his dam's sire, Diophantus, won the 

 2,000 guineas. Orlando, his grandsire, won the Derby, and was the sire of Teddington, a 

 Derby winner, and Imperieuse, winner of the St. Leger Bay Middleton, the sire of 

 his grandam, won the Derby, and was sire of the Flying Dutchman, that won both the 

 Derby and St. Leger. Lelaps has only covered a very few mares. He is sire of Lelex, 

 winner of the Sanford Stages for two-year-olds, at Louisville, one mile in 1:45, Green 

 Stuke at Nashville, and the Young America Stake, No. 2, one mile, in 1 :45, both for two- 

 year-olds. At three years old, won the Merchants' Stake at Louisville, \\ miles, in 1 :56. 

 In this race he defeated Gabriel, Bancroft, Checkmate, and six others. Others which 

 promised well, were Tom Bush, Elexor, Hassan, Hatef, Thesis and Juliet M, and last 

 though not least, Pearl Jennings, winner of the Hotel Stakes at St. Louis, 1J miles, in 

 2:12f. Lelaps is a blood bay, with a star in his forehead, and black legs, stands 16 

 hands and \ an inch high, is well and truly shaped. His blood is a combination of 

 speedy and stout crosses, tracing to Whalebone on both sides, through Sir Hercules 

 and Camel. He has also a cross of Whisker, and a strong foundation of the blood of 

 Eclipse and Herod, through the best sources. 



