172 2 he Horse- Breeders* G-uide and Hand Book. 



WANDERER, 



(WINNER OF THE RAILROAD STAKES AT NASHVILLE, 1872; THE 

 MONMOUTH CUP AT LONG BRANCH, AND WESTCHESTER CUP AT 

 JEROME PARK, 1873.) 



Will stand the season of 1883 at the farm of Mr. T. J. Nichols, Bourbon 

 Co., Ky., at $100 the season. Application to Thos. J. Nichols, 

 Paris, Ky. 



WANDERER by Lexington, son of Boston, bred in the Woodburn Stud, Ky., foaled 

 1808, dam Coral, dam of Uncas by Vandal, son of Glencoe out of imp. Cairngorme by 

 Cotherstone, winner of the 2,000 guineas and Derby, son of Touchstone, winner of 

 the. St. Leger. 



Wanderer is descended from one of the most noted racing families of England, tracing 

 back through an own sister to imp. Glencoe to the famous Web by Waxy. The family 

 has furnished some of the most noted race-horses and successful sires of the English 

 turf. From it came Whalebone, winner of the Derby in 1810; Whisker, winner of the 

 same event in 1815; Cobweb, winner of the Oaks and 1,000 guineas in 1824; Riddles- 

 worth, winner of the 2,000 guineas and Derby in 1836; Glencoe, winner of the 3,000 

 guineas in 1831; Bay Middleton, winner of the 2,000 guineas and Goodwood Cup in 

 1834; Blue Gown, winner of the Derby in 1868; Silvio, winner of both Derby .and St. 

 Leger in 1877, and a host of others. 



Wanderer made his first appearance as a three-year-old and was unplaced in the 

 Belmont Stakes at Jerome Park, and the Jersey Derby at Long Branch, both events 

 having been won by his half brother, Harry Bassett. At Long Branch he won a club 

 purse, mile heats, in l:48f, 1:48J, defeating afield of seven. In his four-year old form, 

 at New Orleans, he won a race of mile heats in 1:51, l:47J, 1:47|, beating Frank Ross, 

 winner of the first heat; Niagara and Glenrpse; won the Railroad Stakes at Nashville, 

 Tenn., two-mile heats, in 3:U, 3:38|, beating Hollywood, Frogtown, etc., and walked 

 over for club purse, two-mile heats. " As a five-year-old he won the Monmouth Cup at 

 Long Branch, 2i miles, in 4:31, beating Preakness, Hubbard and others; won the 

 Westchester Cup at Jerome Park, 2J miles, in 4:04, beating True Blue, Eolus and 

 others. At Saratoga ran second to Hubbard, 3 miles in 5:34, beating Harry Bassett and 

 King Henry. Same meeting, ran second to Arizona, 1| miles, in 2:38, beating Boss 

 Tweed and Eolus. As a six-year-old won club purse at Savannah, Ga., 2 miles, in 

 3:43|, beating Granger and four others, and also same meeting, a club purse, 1 rniles, 

 in 2:18|, beating Ortolan and Tabitha. Nashville, Tenn., won the Johnson Stakes, 2J 

 miles, in 4:06|, beating Planchette, St. George, and two others. At Jerome Park ran 

 second to Shyfock, son of Lexington, in the Westchester Cup, 2 miles, in 4:13, beat- 

 ing Lizzie Lucas, Abd-el-Koree and two others, track heavy. Saratoga, won club purse, 

 Si miles, in 4:00^, beating Fellowcraft, Jack Frost, Gal way and Katie Pease. Same 

 place, ran second to Fellowcraft, 4 miles, in 7:19^, the fastest race at the distance 

 ever run up to that date. In this race Wanderer beat Katie Pease and was timed the 

 distance in 7 :20. 



Wanderer has been quite a success in the stud, having only a few mares he sired One 

 Dime a winner \\ miles in 1 :55|, 1 J miles in 2:09, mile heats in 1 :44|, 1 :44. Elkhorn 

 Srakes If miles in 3:05. Minnie C. (Mrs. Chubbs), winner of the filly stakes at Lex- 

 ington. J'lanita 1 miles in 2:10. Lizzie Sfilly stakes at Lexington half-mile in 0:49. 

 Coquette Stakes at St. Louis, three-quarters of a mile in 1:18^; five furlongs in 1:02; 

 three-quarters of a mile in 1 :16|; one mile in 1 :43. Mary Limphier, Farragut, Nomad, 

 Wakefield, Cash Clay, Wa^erford, Prophet, Rambler, Wandering winner one mile 

 in 1 :45 J, and Capital Stakes one mile in 1 :44|, and others all winners. His colts are 

 the best the dams have produced. He is a rich golden chestnut, with the marks of his 

 sire; is handsomely shaped and of very blood like appearance, muscular and highly 

 finished: His sire was the best race-horse and stallion this country has produced; his 

 dam is by the best so a of imp. Glencoe and traces through an own sister to Glencoe 

 and Web by Waxy to a natural Barb Mare. This is one of the pure sources through 

 which the blood of Lexington and Glencoe should be preserved. 



