200 The Horse- Breeder -s' Guide and Hand Book. 



LEXINGTON Continued. 



if the horse was then alive. Lexington was not only the best race-horse America ever 

 produced, but was the king of stallions. He sired Norfolk, Asteroid, Idlewild, dam 

 of Wildidle, Kentucky, Daniel Boone, Goodwood, Buy Flower, Ansel, Lightning, 

 Laura Fairis, Thunder, Lancaster, Beacon, Bays water, Bayonet, Preakness^Colton', 

 Harry of the West, King Lear, Lilly Ward, Arcola, Optimist, who made a reputation 

 in England and France, Maiden, dam of Parole. Merrill, Marion, Hollywood, Ulrica, 

 Spartan, Wanderer, Uncas, Garrick, Chesapeake, Kadi, Harry Bassett, Charley 

 Howard, Monarchist, the coming sire, Jack Malone, to whose daughter's Bonnie Scot- 

 Ian I is indebted in a great measure for his success, Minx, dam of Monitor, Nevada, 

 dam of Luke Blackburn, Salina, Crucifix, Sprightly, dam of Volturno, Woodbine, 

 dam of Belle of the Meade, Bonnie Wood, etc., Susan Beane, dam of Sensation, Acro- 

 bat, Hunter's Lexington, Vauxhall, sire of Viator, Cloverbrook, etc., Lever, Pat 

 Ma Hoy, sire of Ozark. Duke of Magenta, Spartan, Jamaica, dam of Foxhali, Aerolite, 

 <lam of Fellowcraft, Spendthrift and Rutherford, Hester, dam of Springbok, Fanny 

 Holton, dam of Ten Broeok, Kingfisher, Stamps, The Nun, Annie Bush, dam of 

 Bushwhacker, Madame Dudley, Squecze'em, dam of Day Star, Florence, dam of Hin- 

 doo, Betty Ward, Echo, dam of Report, Millie J, Finesse, La Polka, Arizona, dam of 

 Aranza, Kathleen, dam of Geo. Kinney, Regan, dam of Vigil and Vera Cruz, Ratan, 

 dam of Girofle, Susan Ann, dam of Thora, La Henderson, dam of Ferida, Lemonade, 

 dam of Saunterer, Lady Motley, dam of Blazes, Lark, dam of Harry Hill, Mattie Gross, 

 dam of Grenada and Mate, Veritas, Waltz, dam of Glidelia, Item, dam rf Sparling, 

 Ada Cheatham, dam of Lida Stanhope, Hira, dam of Himyar, Lady Wallenstein, 

 dam of Wallenstein, Mollie Wood, dam of Sagamore, Georgia Bowman, dam of 

 Lucy May, Paris Belle, Mazurka, dam of Zoo Zoo, Skylight, Mollie Cad, La Rose, 

 Mundane, The Banshee, Springbrook, grandam of Checkmate, Sarong, dam of Aris- 

 tides, Cordelia, Blunder, Edeny, Nannie Butler, Jury, dam of Passaic, Kentucky 

 Belle, Lute, dam of Virginius, Fanny Cheatham, Bonnet, Minnie Minor, dam of War- 

 wick, Morlachi, Carrie Atherton, and others too numerous to mention. His 

 daughters have made the reputation of nearly all the stallions in the country and his 

 sons are not failures as evidenced by the breeding of the daughters of Jack Malone, 

 Asteroid and Kingfisher. The difficulty is that they have not had access to the blood 

 and could not with the vi*-ws of breeders get the best mares. Lexington was a blood 

 bay, standing 15| hands high, with four white feet above the ankles, a large star and 

 white strip down the face, extending over the upper lip. He was not only the best 

 race-horse America has ever produced, but the emperor of stallions. He died July 1st, 

 1875, in the Woodburn stud, having lived until two of his sons sold for more than 

 was given for him, $15,000, Norfolk $15,001, Duke of Magenta $'20.000. The blood is 

 worthy of preservation, and this can only be done by some in breeding. 



PHAETON (Imp.) 



PHAETON, by King Tom, son of Harkaway, bred by Mr. J. Johnstone, foaled 1865, 

 dam Merry Sunshine, by Storm, son of Touchstone. As a race-horse Phaeton from 

 some unknown cause was a failure. Started once as a two-year old, ran third in the 

 Findon Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, at Goodwood, to Rabican and Vale Royal, 

 beating Ajax, Tibicen, False Alarm, Elmira and Madrid. At three years old, started 

 once in plate for three-year olds, Rowley mile (one mile 17 yards), at Newmarket First 

 Spring Meeting; was unplaced, Vale Royal winning, with Hipp a second. This ended 

 his turf career. His success in the stud was phoenominal, he got race-horses from all 

 kinds of mares and every variety of blood, but those from the daughters of Lexington 

 and Vandal were his best. The first, two, or three years he covered but few mares, 

 but in 1872 he sired King Alfonso, Ten Broeck, Katie, Phoebe Mayflower, Phyllis, 

 St. Martin, Tolona and Aramis. King Alfonso won the Tobacco Stakes at Louisville, 

 mile heats 1 :44|, 1 :4-H. The Kentucky St. Leger, 2 miles in 3:34^, beating Ten 

 Broeck, Geo. Graham and others; and The Gait House Stake, 2 mile heats in 3:34, 

 3:40, 3:49, beating Geo. Graham, who won the first heat by ahead from King Alfonso, 

 Emma C and three others. Ten Broeck ran and won in and out of condition, he won 

 many of the prominent stakes, and has the fastest mile on record 1 :39f . the fastest two 

 miles 3:27, three miles in 5:31 and 5:26, the third best on record, and the fastest four 

 miles in the world, 7 :15J . Tolona won 1| miles in 2 :38f, 2 miles in 3:3(H, and 2| miles in 

 4:35j. Phyllis won 1$ miles in 2:37^, and H miles with 1:51 Ibs. in 2:01. St. Martin won 

 2 miles in 3:37f, and was winner at four miles. Aramis, Phoebe Mayflower and 

 Katie were all winners in fast time. He also sired Jack Hardy, Belle Barclay, King 

 Faro, winner of the Dixie stake, Lisbon, Felicia, winner of the Kentucky Oaks and 

 Woodburn stakes, Patriot, Kinlock, Harry Peyton, Wheeler, Emma G, The Nipper, 

 Carrie Anderson and other good winners. Phaeton stood full 18 hands high, and 



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