436 The American Thoroughbred 



now stands as the record for the world. He 

 carried the same weight which Ten Broeck car- 

 ried in his famous effort against time when he 

 set the record at i.39f. Salvator, on this straight 

 course, ran in 1.35I-. Firenzi had already, in a 

 race, put the mile and a half record at 2.33. 

 While both were perfectly sound and with their 

 glories haloing them, Mr. Haggin retired both 

 to his Rancho del Paso in California for breeding 

 purposes. It might be said, en passant, that both 

 have to this day been practical failures in repro- 

 ducing themselves. 



Through 1891 and 1892 there were many good 

 horses racing in America. Sallie McClelland, 

 Eon, His Highness, Strathmeath, La Tosca, 

 Yorkville Belle, Chesapeake, Potomac, Riley, St. 

 Florian, Prince Royal, Russell, Tenny, Reckon, 

 Tammany, Kildeer, Marion C, Ambulance, Judge 

 Morrow, Yo Tambien, Montana, Racine, Rey del 

 Rey, Lamplighter, English Lady, and Fairy, — all 

 were galloping to glory in 1891. 



In 1892 Morello, a son of Eolus, won the 

 Futurity and started himself on a career that 

 should have been more brilliant than it was. 

 Also, in that year, Montana won the Suburban 

 and Judge Morrow the Brooklyn Handicap. The 



