142 The Horse- Breeders' Guide and Hand Book. 



SAXON (Imp.) 



(WINNER OF THE BELMONT STAKES AT JEROME PARK, 1874.) 



Saxon will be located as private stallion at the Rancocas Stud, near Jobs- 

 town^ Burlington Co., N. J., Mr. P. Lorillard, proprietor. There will 

 be annual sales of his surplus. 



SAXON by Beadsman, son of Weatherbit, by Sheet Anchor, bred by Sir Joseph Haw- 

 ley, foaled 1871, dam Girasol by Asteroid, son of Stockwell, out of Gillyflower, by 

 Yenison, son of Partisan. Beadsman, the sire of Saxon, won the Derby and was sire 

 of Blue Gown, winner of the Derby, and Pero Gomes, winner of the St. Leger. Men- 

 dicant, the dam of Beadsman won the Oaks, and Miss Letty, the dam of Weatherbit, 

 was an Oaks winner. Asteroid, the sire of Saxon's dam, won the Hester Cup and the 

 Ascot Gold Cup, and is highly esteemed as a sire in France. Venison, the sire of his 

 great grandam, was one of the best horses of his day. The Ugly Buck, a 2,000 

 guineas winner, was by him, also Kingston and Miami, an Oaks winner. The blood 

 is highly esteemed for stoutness. Imp. Saxon made his first appearance on the turf 

 as a three-year-old, when he started four times, won one race, was second 

 once, and unplaced twice. He won the Belmont Stakes, at Jerome Park, 1$ 

 miles in 2:39$, beating Grinstead, Aaron Pennington, and six others. At 

 Long Branch was second to Brigand in the Jersey Derby, beating Aaron 

 Pennington, Rutherford, imp. Macaroon, and four others. This closed the 

 turf career of imp. Saxon ; since his retirement he has sired some very promising 

 colts. The following are the best, all bred in the Rancocas Stud: In America, Gerald 

 started six times, won two races, was second in three ; won dash of one-half mile 

 with 110 Ibs., in :50|, and the Foam Stakes, five furlongs, in 1:02$. After reach- 

 ing England he had a walk over in the Subscription Stakes at Newmarket, was third 

 in the Rous Memmorial Stakes, won by Dutch Oven, and was second in the Middle 

 Park Plate, Nereid, Boreas and Geraldine, winners in England, Delaware, Edith, 

 Geranium, Godiva, Itaska, Quoque, Rocco, Cedric, Hiawasse, winner of the Ladies' 

 Stake at Jerome Park, Mermaid Stakes at Sheepshead Bay and Monmouth Oaks 

 at Long Branch, proving herself one of if not the best filly of the year 1882, 

 Lytton, Montauk and a few others. Saxon is a brown horse, 15| hands, with 

 a plain head, good well placed shoulders, strong back, broad hip and large mus- 

 cular thighs and stifles, with good legs and feet. He has a double cross of Touch- 

 stone and traces through Whalebone and Pot-8-os, several times to Eclipse and 

 through Orville to Beningbrough, by King Fergus, son of Eclipse. The blood is 

 both speedy and stout, and his descendents must be valuable to the thoroughbred 

 horse of this country. Saxon's pedigree has not been given in full until in this 

 volume, where it can be found fully extended, through the noted Coffin Mare. 



