150 The Horse-Breeders' Guide and Hand Book. 



STONEHENGE (Imp.) 



(WINNER OF THE COTTAGERS' CUP AT LONG BRANCH, 1873,) 



Will be located during the season at the JBrookdale Stud, Mr. D. /) 

 Withers, proprietor, near Holmdel, N. J., and used as a private 

 stallion. 



STONEHENGE, by Blair Athol, best son of Stock well, bred by Mr. W. Blenkiron,. 

 foaled 1870, dam Coimbra, dam of Light Wine, etc., by Kingston, son of Venison, out 

 of Calcavella, dam of Queen Bee, etc., by Irish Birdcatcher. His sire, Blair Athol, 

 won the double events, Derby and St. Leger, and his sire, Stockwell, was the greatest 

 and grandest of all the English stallions. Kingston, the sire of his dam, traveled all 

 over England, and was winner in the best of company. Irish Birdcatcher, by Sir 

 Hercules, son of Whalebone, was not only a good race-horse, but he got The Baron, 

 winner of the St. Leger, and he got Stockwell and Rataplan. Birdcatcher was also 

 Sire of Daniel O'Rourke, a Derby winner, Songstress, winner of the Oaks, Knight of 

 St. George and Warlock, winners of the St. Leger. Faugh-a-Ballagh, the sire of Leam- 

 ington, was own brother to Birdcatcher. Stonehenge made his debut as a two-year-old 

 in the Nursery Stakes at Jerome Park, but was unplaced. This was his only start in 

 his two-year-old form. When three years old, he started six times, won one race, the 

 Cotagers' Cup, at Long Branch, 1 miles, in 2 :44^, He was third to Tom Bowling in 

 the Robins Stake, with Lizzie Lucas and The Minstrel behind him. Was third to 

 Survivor and Fellowcraft in a race of 1 miles, with four others behind. He was un- 

 placed in his other races. The Julietta colt showed himself a good two-year-old. He 

 won the Surf Stakes at Sheepshead Bay, 5 furlongs, in 1 :03, beating Onondaga and 

 Memento ; won August Stakes at Long Branch, three-quarters of a mile, in 1 :16, with 

 115 Ibs., beating Wyoming, Onondaga and Memento. Was second in 1882 to Forester,in 

 the Withers Stakes, second to Runny mede, in the Tidal Stakes at Sheepshead Bay, one 

 mile,in 1 :43|, Won Club Purse, one mile in 1 :43|, beating Barrett and Fellowplay. 

 Buckstone (2) won the Moet and Chandon Stakes, three-quarters of a mile in 1 :21, track 

 heavy, defeating a field of five. Won the Homebred Produce Stakes, three-quarters of 

 a mile in 1 :18|, both at Long Branch. Very few mares were ever bred to Stonehenge. 

 He is a blood bay, with blaze face and snip, near hind leg roan and white to the hock, 

 is fifteen hands, 2^ inches high, and weighs 1,140 Ibs. With a Glencoe cross, through 

 Stockwell, and a double cross of Whalebone, through Irish Birdcatcher, fortified by 

 the blood of Eclipse and Herod, he only needs a chance to distinguish himself as a sire. 



