THE STAR MAMBRINO. 467 



■WOODFORD MAMBEINO. 



I close "this sketch of the sons of Mambrino Chief with this highly 

 disting-uished and somewhat remarkable stallion. 



His dam is "Woodbine, a highly but part-bred mare by Woodford, a 

 son of Kosciusko, son of Sir Archy. Woodford ran back to Diomed, 

 by one line independent of Sir Archy, it not being certain to my mind, 

 as I have already stated, that Sir Archy was by Diomed. He has been 

 and is at this time, a very great trotter, next to Lady Thorn of all the 

 sons and daughters of Mambrino Chief. He was a fast horse when 

 three years old, and ti'otted a mile in 2:36^. In 1874 he was tried 

 three heats and timed as follows, 2:27-^, 2:29^ and 2,24:^. I believe 

 he has since trotted in 2:205-. He is beyond doubt the fastest son of 

 Mambrino Chief. 



He is a dark brown horse, clean and blood-like, with a low and 

 compact form and great muscular conformation. His quarters and 

 stifles are wide and very muscular. He has a thigh full 24 inches in 

 length, but is only 38 inches in length from centre of hip to the outer 

 edge of the hock. He is the Star stallion of the Mambrino Chief 

 family. In his individual excellence, with one exception, he is the 

 finest and most powerful son of the great sire. He was an early 

 trotter, and he maintains that trotting capacity at times in the very 

 highest state of development. He is now on the turf, never having 

 previous to the present season entered vipon it, and his racing capacity 

 ranks him among the first performers of the day. He will close the 

 present season with a good public record and a good many heats in 

 2:30 or better. From the time he was three years old until the 

 present, with the exception of certain times when he was suifering 

 from infirmity, he might have been on the turf and all the time trot- 

 ting under or near 2:30. There are two noteworthy facts to be . 

 observed with regard to this very fast and very capable trotting 

 stallion. 



He has never been a sound horse. He has been affected with an 

 infirmity in the form of fistula, which has appeared more than once» 

 and has thrown him out of condition and health. 



Moreover, his Diomed blood has asserted that other quality attend- 

 ant upon great performance, the lack of ability to reproduce it. For 

 while it is true that he has to his credit Magenta, with a record of 

 2:244^, and nine heats in 2:30, and Geo. A. Ayer, 2:30, he has been 

 and is a failure as a stallion. No son of Mambrino Chief has stood 

 more highly, or had better opportunities. He was bred by R. A. 



