148 The Horse-Breeders Guide and Hand Book. 



SPRINGBOK, 



(WINNER OF THE BELMONT STAKES AT JEROME PARK, SARATOGA 

 CUP AT SARATOGA, AND MANY OTHER RACES,) 



Will stand the season 0/1883, at the Edgewater Stud, Harrison County, 

 Iy., at $100 the season. Application to Hon. T. J. Megibben, Lairs 

 Station, Ky. 



SPRINGBOK by imp. Australian, son of West Australian, bred in the Woodburn 

 Stud, Ky., foaled 1870 ; dam, Hester by Lexington, 2d dam, Heads I Say, dam of 

 Maggie Hunter, Hazard, etc., by imp. Glencoe out of imp. Heads or Tails, by Lottery, 

 Springbok came out as a two-year old, started in two races. Jerome Park won a dash 

 of five furlongs for two-year olds in 1:05, beating Minnie Mac, Katy Pease and 

 others, and was unplaced in the Saratoga Stakes, at Saratoga, three- quarters of a mile, 

 won by Catesby in 1 :17i. As a three-year old started in seven races, of which he won 

 three. At Jerome Park won the Belmont Stakes for three-year olds, one mile, 5 fur- 

 longs, beating Count D'Orsay, imp. Strachino, Waverley and six others, among which 

 were Fellowcraft and imp. Ill-Used. Same place won a race of mile heats in l:45 r 

 1:44, beating imp. Buckden and two others ; won mile heats in 1:46, 1:48, 1:481, 

 Minnie Mac won the first heat. At Monmouth Park was second in the Jersey Derby 

 for three-year olds, 1-J miles, won by Tom Bowling in 2:4of ; at Jerome Park was 

 second in the Jerome Stakes for three-year olds, 2 miles, won by Tom Bowling, no 

 official time given ; at Saratoga, was unplaced in the Travers Slakes, for three-year 

 olds, If miles, won by Tom Bowling in 3:09f, and was third in the Kenner Stakes for 

 three-year olds, 2 miles, won by imp. Il-Used in 3:39. As a four-year old, started in 

 nine races of which he won eight. Jerome Park, won a selling race, If miles, in 

 3:14, carrying 115 Ibs., and beating Mate, Fellowcraft and others ; won a handicap 

 sweepstakes one mile and 5 furlongs, in 2:53; at Utica, N. Y., won the Citizens' Handi- 



beating Preakness, Katy Pease and Wanderer ; won a dash of 2 miles and a furlong 

 in 3:56, won a dash of 3 miles in 5:42, beating Preakness and Fellowcraft; Jerome 

 Park, was second in the Jockey Club Handicap, 2 miles, won by Preakness in 3:42. 

 As a five-year old, he started in six races, winning four and running dead heat in one. 

 At Jerome Park, won a dash of 1 miles, in 2:43, beating Mate, the only other 

 starter ; won a race of mile heats in 1:44, 1:4(IJ, beating Spendrift, Big Fellow, and 

 Bill Bruce ; won a dash of one mile and a furlong in 1:58$, beating Bob Woolley, Mate 

 and four others ; at Saratoga, ran dead heat witli Preakness in the Saratoga Cup, 2 

 miles, in 3:o6 y the fastest race ever ran at the distance ; at Jerome Park won a dash of 

 If miles in 3:12, beating Milner, Big Fellow and two others ; at Saratoga was second 

 in a Sweepstakes, 1J mile- 1 , won by Grinstead in 2:08f. As a six-year old, started 

 once in a race of mile heats and was distanced in the first heat. In this race Freebooter 

 was the winner, with 101 Ibs., while Springbok carried 124 Ibs. Springbok was 

 a first class race-horse, and is descended from a racing family on botli sides ; 

 he is much inbred to Waxy through Whisker, Whalebone, and Web, and traces on 

 his dam's side to Eleanor by Whiskey, the first mare to win both the Derby and 

 Oaks. In addition to his Diomed blood through Lexing'ton, his dam traces to Dio- 

 med's best daughter in England, Young Giantess, the dam of Sorcerer, and a sis- 

 ter to Roxana, who first brought the great Godolphin Arabian into notice to a 

 daughter of Spanker. Only a few of his get have been trained. Clipsetta was one of 

 the best two-year olds of the past year. Won the Ladies' Stake at Louisville, Ky., five 

 furlongs, in 1:03-J, and Tennessee Stake, three-quarters of a mile, defeating such ones 



Ella,Vera, Bondholder, Ascender, etc. She unfortunately died early in the season. 



Springbok is a bright chestnut, 16 hands high, with star and snip over his left nostril, 

 and while spot between the nostrils, and black spot over his right eye, left foreleg 

 white over the ankle, both hind feet white nearly to the hocks. He is a horse of great 

 substance and power, highly finished all over without a particle of lumber, and will 

 make his mark in the stud. 



