In Hanover's Time 411 



farther the Vandal family went in the matter 

 of generations the better it got, and that this 

 horse Hanover was as much better than Hindoo 

 as Hindoo was greater than Virgil. However, 

 the old friends of Hindoo still cling to him as 

 the more eminent race-horse of the two, and 

 regard Hanover merely as the most brilliant 

 son of a brilliant sire. 



Hanover started fifty times at two, three, four, 

 and five years old, winning thirty-two races. He 

 was thirteen times second, three times third, and 

 only twice unplaced ; and his total winnings in 

 his four years of activity amounted to $120,912. 

 He won during his racing career many of the 

 most prominent stakes of the American turf, — 

 the Hopeful, July, Sapling, Carlton, Withers, 

 Belmont, Brooklyn Derby, Swift, Tidal, Coney 

 Island Derby, Emporium, Spindrift, Lorillard, 

 Stockton, Stevens, Barnegat, Champion, United 

 States Hotel, Second Special, Breckinridge, 

 Dixie, Coney Island Cup, California, Merchants' 

 Express, Coney Island and Brookdale handicaps. 



No horse in recent years, leaving the turf for 

 subsequent glories in the breeding paddock, was 

 more sought for by the students of blood lines 

 than Hanover. He not only came from the old 



