102 Th# . Horse-Breeders' Guide and Hand Book. 



LEVER 



Will stand the season of 1883 at the Elmendorf Stud, D. Swigert, 

 proprietor ', near Lexington^ Ky.) (if not sold) at the season. Ap- 

 plication to I). Swigert, Muir^s Post Office^ Fayette Co., Ky. 

 Annual sales of yearlings in May. 



LEVER by Lexington, son of Boston, bred in the Woodburn Stud, Kentucky, foaled 

 1863, dam Levity, dam of Ruric, Legatee, &c., by imp. Trustee, son of Catton out of 

 Alaric's and Vandal's dam by imp. Tranby. Lever was never trained, having been, 

 injured in one of his hocks when a yearling, but from his high breeding and the 

 racing qualities of the family, he would doubtless have been a superior race-horse. 

 He is by the emperor of stallions, Lexington (admitted to have been not only the best 

 race-horse this country has ever produced, but its most successful stallion); dam 

 Levity (dam of Ruric, Lightsome, Mildred, Legatee, &c.), by imp. Trustee, who was 

 a good third for the Derby in 1832, won by St. Giles, beating Margrave, who won the 

 Doncaster St. Leger the same year, in which Trustee was again third ; Trustee 

 by Catton (son of Golumpus), dam Emma, by Whisker (own brother to Whale- 

 bone;, Web, Woeful, &c., by Waxy). Trustee was a most successful sire, 

 having gotten the renowned Fashion, who distanced Boston and afterward 

 beat him in the great sectional match, the North against the South, for 

 $20,000 a side, run on the Union Course, Long Island, May 10, 184.2, in 7:32^, 

 7 : 45, which was the fastest and best race run to that day Reube, Revenue 

 and other good ones. 2d dam Vandal's dam by imp. Tranby (son of Blacklock, by 

 Whitelock). Blacklock was a distinguished race-horse in his day, starting in twenty- 

 three races and winning seventeen. He was equally as famous in the stud, having 

 sired such horses as Brutandorf, Buzzard, Brownlock, Belzoni, Laurel, Malek, 

 Velocipede, Voltaire, Belshazzar and Tranby. Tranby's dam was by Orville, winner 

 of the Doncaster St. Leger in 1802. He started in no less than thirty-nine races, 

 winning twenty-two, the most of them at four miles and over. He was also one of the 

 most distinguished stallions of his day, being the sire of the great Emilius, Master 

 Henry, Bizarre, Souvenir, &c. For many years, Lever was in an obscure neighbor- 

 hood in Scott County, Ky., and covered no thoroughbred mares. Finally, by mere 

 accident, Sally of the Valley was bred to him, and produced Essillah, who won 

 twelve races in one season. He sired Leveler, a capital race-horse, winner of the 

 Clark Stake, at Louisville, 2 miles in 3:37, Merchants Stake, at St. Louis, mile heats, 

 in 1:45, 1:45 1:51, Milon won first heat, and the Viley Stake, at Lexington, \% 

 miles in 3:07J, and the Kentucky St. Leger Stake, two miles at Louisville in 

 3:42^, Lou Lanier a fine race-mare and good winner in fast time, Mahlstick, 

 winner of Louisville Cup, 2 miles in 4:07^, Greely Stakes, St. Louis, three miles 

 in 5:40, one mile and furlong in 1:50%, and three miles in 5:33. Other good ones, 

 all winners, by him, are Sweetheart, Petrel, La Gloria, Lamartine, Okolona, Louise, 

 Harry Mann (Punch), Palanca, Maj. Hughes, and a few others. The colts by him 

 are about the best the mares ever produce, and the few good mares he served, 

 produced good race-horses. A careful analysis of Lever's pedigree, will show that he 

 not only possesses the stoutest and speediest blood of our native stock, but traces 

 through the collateral branches on the dam and sire side to that grand old mare, Lady 

 Grey, from which so many distinguished race-horses, stallions and brood mares have 

 descended. He has also a large infusion of the blood of Diomed, Highflyer, Herod and 

 Eclipse. He stands 15 hands 2^inches high ; has a neat, well-shaped head, fine 

 ears, good, strong neck running into most excellent, well-set shoulders ; great depth 

 of girth ; good, strong, well-muscled back, with round, well-ribbed body ; strong 

 hips, with good length of whirlbone, stifle and thence to the hock ; he has Tranby 

 legs, which look as hard and firm as whalebone with good, sound feet. 



