10 The Horse-Breeders' Guide and Hand Book. 



BADEN-BADEN, 



<'W"INNER OF THE TOUNG AMERICA STAKE No. I., 1376, AT NASHVILLE. 

 TENN., AND KENTUCKY DERBY AT LOUISVILLE, KY., 1877, THE 

 .JERSEY DERBY AT LONG BRANCH AND TRAVERS STAKES AT 

 SARATOGA, 1877.) 



'Will he used as private stallion in the FerncUff Stud, the property of Wil- 

 liam Astor, Esq., near MhinebecJc, Dutchess Co., JSF. Y. 



Baden-Baden, by imp. Australian, son of West Australian, bred by A. J. Alexan- 

 der "Woodburn Stud, Kentucky, foaled 1874, dam Lavender, the dam of Helmbold, 

 Buchu Barricade, &c., by Wagner, son of Sir Charles, out of Alice Carneal, dam of 

 Lexington, Waxy, Rescue, &c., by Imp Sarpedon, son of Emilius. Imp Australian, 

 tlie sire of Baden Baden, can be found in this book. West Australian, his sire, was 

 a winner of the double events in England, Derby and St. Leger. Wagner, the sire of 

 Lavender, was the race horse of his day, and defeated the Kentucky crack, Grey 

 Eagle, in the noted four-mile heat races run at Louisville, Kentucky, in 1839, which 

 were the fastest to that day. Alice Carneal, his grandam, was the dam of Lexington 

 the incomparable race horse and emperor of stallions. Baden Baden was a first-class 

 race horse, at two years old, started five times. At Louisville, Kentucky, was second 

 to McWhirter in the Belle Meade Stakes (three-quarters of a mile) in 117, with Lisbon 

 and three others behind him. Ran second to Belle of the Meade in the Sanford Stake 

 (one mile) in 144J (very fast), Sallie McCrea, McWhirter, Glentina,, and three others 

 behind him. Was second to Belle of the Meade in Sweepstake (one mile) in 144i, 

 beating McWhirter, Springbranch, and Eva Shirley. At Nashville won the Young 

 America Stakes No. 3 (one mile) in 146|, beating King William and three others. At 

 three years old won the Kentucky Derby (one and a half miles) in 288, beating 

 Leonard, King William, McWhirter, Vera Cruz, Dan K and five others. Was un- 

 placed in the Clark Stakes (two miles), won by McWhirter in 330J. Jerome Park, 

 Was beaten a head for second place in Belmont Stake (one and a half miles) by 

 Loiterer, Cleverbrook winning in 246, track heavy. Long Branch won the Jersey 

 Derby (one and a half miles) in 240|, beating Basil, Rifle and three others. Saratoga 

 won the Travers Stake (one and threequarters miles) in 312i, track heavy, beating 

 Brademante, St. James, Cleverbrook and four others. Was unplaced in Kenner 

 Stakes (two miles), won by Basil in 338^. Baden-Baden was sent away full a hun- 

 dred yards behind, yet at the end of a mile and five furlongs he was in front, and had 

 the race won, when he broke his ankle and was ruined for racing purposes. On his 

 sire's side he has the Melbourne, Touchstone, Emilius and Whisker blood, and on the 

 dam's side is much inbred to Sir Archy and Diomed, and goes back to Alice Carneal, 

 the great fountain head of race horses and successful sires. Baden-baden is a dark 

 •ehestnut, 16J hands high, with a star in his forehead, the only white about him. He 

 las elegant shoulders, and is a finely-shaped horse all over. His oldest colts, now 

 coming two years old, are promising. 



