2^.2 The American 'Thoroughbred 



EARLY ROSE, by Duke of Montrose, from Talcga by Bonnie Scotland, from Lady 

 Taylor by Glencoe. Mated with Morello, this mare produced Eddie Jones, one of the 

 best horses ever foaled west of the Rockies. At nine years old he is already known 

 as a good sire. 



HAPPY MAIDEN, by Midlothian, out of Felicity by Onondaga, from Bliss by Bon- 

 nie Scotland. This mare produced Rollick, a winner for four seasons, as well as 

 Hooligan, deem by many to be the best two-year-old in California this season. 



HUMIDITY (sister to Dungarven), by Hindoo, out of imported Calphurnia by Julius, 

 from The Test by Saccharometer. - This mare produced Humo, a good winner at 

 Brighton and Saratoga last summer. 



JUANITA, by imported Galore (son of Galopin), out of Druidess by Stonehenge, 

 from imported Castagnette by Marsyas. This is the dam of Altawan, a winner by 

 Altamax. 



Miss ROWENA, by Midlothian, out of Paloma (bred in Australia) by The Drum- 

 mer, son of Rataplan. She won $11,255 in three seasons and is the dam of Edrodun, 

 by Eddie Jones, a frequent winner this year. 



NAPAMAX, by imported Maxim, out of Napa by Enquirer, from Bandana by Bonnie 

 Scotland. She won $12,009 in three seasons and is the dam of Escobosa by Eddie 

 Jones. She won five sweepstake races. 



PICNIC, by imported Mr. Pickwick (son of the Hermit and Tomato by King Tom), 

 from imported Countess by Theobald, son of Stockwell. She is the dam of Maxnic, 

 one of the most brilliant two-year-olds of his day and now in the stud at this farm. 

 She also produced his full sister Rowena, already a winner, and Recreation, one of the 

 best daughters of Morello. 



PALOMA, an Australian-bred mare, was purchased from the estate of the late Sen- 

 ator Hearst. She was by The Drummer, a son of the great Rataplan. He ran third 

 to Pretender and Pero Gomez in the Derby and won the Great Metropolitan Handicap 

 (two miles) at Epsom in a field of nineteen. Paloma's female tail-line runs directly 

 back to Rebecca, dam of that great mare Alice Hawthorn, who won 50^2 races out of 

 68 starts, including eleven gold cups. Among her produce we may mention Yellow 

 Tail, by Watercress,- the best three-year-old of 1900; Armitage, by Surinam ,a stake- 

 winner both in California and at the East; Palomacita, a good winner in California; 

 Miss Rowena, a winner of $11,255 in three seasons, winning five consecutive races at 

 two years and six at three, making a*fcotal of 26 wins in all ; Don Clarencio, a repeated 

 winner, and Examiner, a winner at the East. Paloma comes from the No. 4 family 

 which produced such speed marvels in England as Thormanby, Kisber and Iroquois 

 among Derby winners ; Wenlock, Apology, Common, Seabreeze and Throstle, among 

 St. Leger winners, together with eleven Oaks winners, 



RECREATION won $8.380 in three seasons and is by Morello (winner of the Fu- 

 turity at Coney Island and the $10,000 Wheeler Handicap at Chicago), out o'f Picnic 

 by Mr. Pickwick, one of the best sons of Hermit. Her first foal and her only one to 

 race is Rockaway by Altamax ; and he was an excellent winner in 1903. 



SONOMIS, by Joe Hooker, out of Blizzard by Blazes (a very good son of imp. 

 Leamington), from Trade Wind by Great Tom. This mare produced Alsono, by 

 Altamax, a capital winner in 1902. 



SWEET FAVERDALE won $7.470 in three seasons, winning $3,498 in five races won 

 and six times second. She is by Faverdale (first called Centaur) who ran second to 

 Proctor Knott in the Junior Champion of 1888, with the great Salvator behind him. 

 Her dam was the imported mare Sweet Home, by Knight of St. Patrick (sire of Mos- 

 lem, 2,000 guineas of 1868), she being also the dam of that capital handicap horse Ma- 

 jor Domo, who was second for the Suburban Handicap of 1891, won by Loantaka ; 

 and second again in 1892 to Montana, for the same event, after which Major Domo won 

 the Brookdale Handicap at Long Branch in fast time. Sweet Faverdale is the dam 



