T'he American ^hor-oughbred 



Of these Domino was clearly the best as he was never beaten. Next to him, \\\ 

 my opinion, came Potomac, Morello and Requital, all great performers at three. The 

 two worst that ever won this race were L'Alouette and Chaos, neither of which were 

 of any class afterwards. His Highness was a great two-year-old but a great dis- 

 appointment at three. Chacornac won the Futurity in Mesmerist's year ; Ballyhoo 

 Bey in Commando's year, but it was only worth $33,500 in that year. In the past four 

 years the Futurity winners have been Yankee by Hanover; Savable by Salvator; Ham- 

 burg Belle and Artful by Hamburg, both of them comparatively light weighted. Tra- 

 dition is a head and shoulders the best two-year-old of either sex in this year, as 

 was Irish Lad in 1^:02. It will be seen that, in the above given list of champion two- 

 year-olds, imported Leamington was the only sire to get three and no other horse save 

 the native-bred Hamburg got two. I append a table of largest winners of any age 

 between 1870 and 1892, inclusive, as several of the horses therein named are still 

 living. 



1870 Kingfisher, 3 $ 25,750 



1871 Harry Bassett, 3 34,250 



1872 Joe Daniels, 3 25,350 



1873 Tom Bowling, 3 27,150 



1874 Vandalite, 3 23,760 



1875 Aristides, 3 15,750 



1876 Vigil, 4 25,790 



1897 Bazil, 3 22,150 



1878 Duke of Magenta, 3 35,295 



1879 Spendthrift, 3 23,425 



1880 Luke Blackburn, 3 46,975 



1881 Hindoo, 3 49,160 



* Winners of the Realization Stakes. 



1882 Pearl Jennings, 3 $ 28,850 



1883 Miss Woodford, 3 5M20 



1884 Wanda, 2 35,745 



1885 Wanda, 3 3,38o 



1886 The Bard, 3 42,827 



1887 Hanover, 3 89,825 



1888 Proctor Knott, 2 69,780 



1889 Salvator, 3* 71,380 



1890 Tournament, 3* 89,755 



1891 His Highness, 2 109,400 



1892 Tammany, 3* , 73,3 IQ 



Between this and the present writing, "there is a great gulf fixed" for during the 

 present year (and the season not yet closed) nine horses have won upwards of $40,000 

 in purses and stakes, as follows : 



NAME. SIRE. DAM. AMOUNT WON. 



Delhi, 3 Ben Brush Veva $77,355-00 



Ort Wells, 3 King Eric Tea's Over 69,395.00 



Tanya Meddler* Handspun 58,635.00 



Stalwart Meddler* Melba 57,110.00 



Artful Hamburg Martha II , 53,975-OO 



Tradition Goldfinch* Reclare 43,698.00 



Broomstick Ben Brush Elf* 40,120.00 



Colonial Girl Meddler Springtide 48,635.00 



Beldame Octagon Bella Donna 49,995.00 



* Bred in England. 



This gives the reader some accurate idea as to how the "Sport of Kings" has 

 progressed in America. Of course, there were two stakes valued at over $40,000 

 to the winner the World's Fair Handicap at St. Louis and the Great Republic at 

 Saratoga that are not to be renewed next year. So the figures at the close of 1905, 

 which I pray I may be permitted to see, are not likely to be so large as those of the 

 current year. Meddler's showing is something enormous, having three winners of 

 over $45,000.00, a result attained by no other sire in the turf history of Amerioa. 

 Outside of the above we find the following horses that have won over $20,000.00 up 

 to September 20th : 



