RECOLLECTIONS OF MEN AND HORSES 



"Arion, 15.1; fine head, good countenance ; qual- 

 ity, rangy, blood-like, and light on his feet. Wears 

 quarter boots." 



Scott McCoy was the man in charge. One of 

 the brood mares was Nellie May by Electioneer, dam 

 Lady Ellen, the producing daughter of Carr's Mam- 

 brino; second dam Ida May Jr. by Owen Dale; 

 third dam Ida May by Belmont (California), and 

 fourth dam by Red Buck by Bertrand. Another 

 brood mare was Titania by Electioneer, dam Ella 

 by Sultan; second dam Eileen Ogle by Norfolk, 

 thoroughbred son of Lexington. Nearly every mare 

 reserved for breeding ran directly to the thorough- 

 bred foundation, showing plainly the drift of the 

 mind of Mr. Forbes. The celebrated gray geld- 

 ing, Jack, 2.12!, by Pilot Medium, out of Carrie 

 Russell by Magna Charta, was in the catalogue, but, 

 in the handwriting of Mr. Forbes, he was marked 

 " Sold." Doubtless it was the memory of Jack which 

 later suggested the purchase of Peter the Great, an- 

 other son of Pilot Medium, for use at Forbes Farm. 

 The office, in which we sipped sherry and discussed 

 breeding, was large and bright, and pictures of 

 yachts and horses adorned its walls. Mr. Forbes 

 then owned the Puritan, the successful defender of 

 the America's Cup in 1885, against the challenge of 

 the Genesta. Later, he sold this fast boat, and 

 purchased the Volunteer. From his youth up he took 

 delight in racing boats, and his influence in yacht- 

 ing circles was as wholesome as in trotting affairs. 



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