52 THOROUGHBREDS. 



Sir Hercules. 



Faugh-a-Ballagh -j 



v " - -o- ( Guiccolli. 



Leamington Pantaloon. 



< Daughter j Daphne. 



Nantura. 



Brawner's Eclipse | 



Queen Mary j Lady Fortune 



American Eclipse. 



Daughter. 



Bertrand. 



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( Boston. 

 W [ w T ^ | Lexm 8 ton j Alice Carneal. 



War Dance. 



( Glencoe. 

 Reel \ Gallopade. 



imp. K nig h, . S,. George . j "<'='- 



Brenna 



Levit y ] Vandal's Dam 



( Imp. Trustee. 



Concerning the race for Freehold Stakes at Monmouth Park, N. J., 

 August 2d, 1888, in which the Bard suffered defeat for the first time, 

 the Turf, Field and Farm, of New York (issue August loth, 1888), says : 



" Since our last issue, sudden checks have been given to the victorious careers of 

 several public idols. The Bard has succumbed to Firenzi, Raceland lowered his colors to 

 Badge, Kingston and Terra Cotta suffered defeat by Elkwood, Little Minch was out-speeded 

 by Yum-Yum, and even in England, the crack two-year-old Donovan has met with a 

 reverse. But the case of the Bard is the most serious of all, for not only has he been 

 beaten after winning seven straight stakes, but, in all probability, he has appeared for 

 the last time in public. 



"The race in which he met with his mishap was the Freehold, at Monmouth, on 

 Thursday of last week. Firenzi was his only opponent. The Bard made the running, 

 setting a fast pace, but at no time did Garrison permit the filly to be more than three 

 lengths behind. He closed in the stretch, forced Hay ward to the whip at the last six- 

 teenth pole, and then coming away, won by two lengths in 2:34, which equals the record, 

 Luke Blackburn having made the same time at Monmouth as a three-year-old on August 

 i7th, 1880, with 102 pounds up, and Jim Guest, when four years old, and carrying 98 

 pounds, having made a like record at Washington Park. Chicago, July 24th, 1886. The 

 first quarter was run in 0:27, the half in 0:52, the three-quarters in 1:18, the mile in 

 1:42^2, and the mile and a quarter in 2:08^. It was a splendid performance for both. 



" While The Bard did not pull up lame, as far as could be noticed at the close 

 of the race, it was but a short time before he began to favor his off hind leg, which began 

 to swell. Dr. Shepherd was called to examine the horse, but inflammation was so great, the 

 swelling being midway between the hock and fetlock joint, that it was impossible to diag- 

 nose the case, and the extent of the injury had not been definitely determined on Tuesday 

 last, although it was generally deemed to be permanent. After the race, Hayward said 

 that for the first time this season, The Bard had not tried to get away from him when he 

 had mounted, not taking hold of the bit in his accustomed style. Like his illustrious sire, 

 he has gone down in battle, covered with glory, both finishing their races in the gamest 

 manner on three legs. That there would have been a still greater contest and in faster 

 time had The Bard been right, there is no question in our mind, for we have long been of 

 the opinion that, under favorable conditions, he could lower almost any record." 



The Emperor of Norfolk (see illustration from sketch immediately 

 after winning the American Derby) is another one of the successful win- 

 ners of 1888. At Chicago, June 23rd, he won the American Derby, 



