'The American Thoroughbred 

 A L T A M A X 



IV inner of the University Stakes and other good races. Property of Burns & 



Waterhousc. 



ALTAMAX is a bay horse bred in the Rancho del Paso Stud in 1894 an d sold as 

 a yearling to Messrs. Burns & Waterhouse of San Francisco. He was one of the 

 best three-year-olds in California and. at eight years old, had to his credit some of 

 the best two-year-olds ever foaled west of the Rockies. The following statement 

 shows him to have been a very consistent performer under adverse circumstances, as 

 many of his races were run over heavy tracks. 



Altamax is considered, by good judges, to be the best son of imported Maxim in 

 all America, as well as the best male-line descendant of the great Musket who won 

 the rich Ascot Stakes, two miles; and the Alexandra Plate, three miles with 132 

 pounds up, before his exportation to the antipodes. The fastest two miles ever run in 

 the world with anything over no pounds were made by Carbine, a son of Musket, in 

 the Melbourne Cup of 1850, in 3:28^, with the crushing weight-of 145 pounds at five 

 years old. No other horse has equalled it with any such weight. Trenton, another 

 son of Musket, was twice placed for the same event in fields of twenty-six horses. 

 Martini Henry, another son of Musket, won the Derby and Melbourne Cup of 188.',. 

 covering the two miles in 3:30, then the world's record for that distance. Match- 

 lock, another son of Musket, won both St. Legers, while his stable companion, Nor- 

 denfelt, also by Musket, won both Derbys in that year. Altamax is of the No. 10 

 family of the Bruce Lowe system, to which trace Bonnie Scotland, Blink Bonny, Tor- 

 mentor (winner of the Oaks) Deceiver, Tristan, Caller Ou (St. Leger and two Nor- 

 thumberland Plates) imported Siddartha, Breadalbane, Blinkhoolie and Broomielaw. 



Altamax started but three times at two years, being third to Storm King and 

 Harry Gwyn, with King's Consul, Overflow and Red unplaced. He was unplaced in 

 his other races. 



At three he ran last to Moylan and Cabrillo at seven furlongs. Won at six fur- 

 longs in i : 15^/2, beating Queen Nubia and Tulare, with six others unplaced. Second 

 to Sweet William, Sigfried third and seven others unplaced, six furlongs in 1:18^2 

 in the mud. Won at six furlongs in i :i8, Peril second and Don Clarencio third, ten 

 others unplaced. Won at six furlongs in I :i6 l /4, St. Distaff second and Rienzi third, 

 with seven others unplaced. Second to Rey del Tierra (giving him nine pounds) at 

 one mile and a sixteenth in 1 :49^. Ran unplaced to Lincoln and Judge Denny at 

 a mile and a quarter. Third to Scarborough and Scarf Pin in the California Derby, 

 six others unplaced, in 2:11^4, a mile and a quarter. Second to Howard S., a mile and 

 a quarter in 2:08^2, with nine others behind him. Won the University Stakes, one 

 mile in I '.43%, beating Hohenzollern and Horatio, four others unplaced. Won at 

 seven furlongs in i :2Qj4, beating France, Horatio and three others. Second to 

 Fleur de Lis in the Hobart Handicap, giving her 18 pounds, with six others behind 

 him. Second to Bliss Rucker at one mile in i -.40, giving him 19 pounds for his year, 

 with Buckwa and Senator Bland behind him. 



Altamax is from the No. 10 family, whence come 5 winners of the Derby, with 

 three each of the Oaks, St. Leger and Two Thousand Guineas. Its best peMormers are 

 Blink Bonny and her son Blair Athol ; Pretender, winner of the Derby and Two Thou- 

 sand; and Petrarch, winner of the Two Thousand and St. Leger at three years and 

 Ascot Cup at four. The best sires from it are Blair Athol, the only son of Stockwell 

 to head the list of sires ; Hampton, the only horse since Stockwell to get 3 Derby 

 winners; and Petrarch, who got one winner of the St. Leger and 2 of the Oaks. In 

 America the best sires from this family are Bonnie Scotland, Deceiver, Rotherhill, 

 Balrownie, Watercress, Siddartha and Pursebearer; and in Australia, Castle Hill, 

 Light Artillery and Anteros. 



