110 The Horse-Breeders' Guide and Sand Book. 



LUKE BLACKBURN— Continued. 



At 4 years old started in two races. Jerome Park, won club purse, one mile, in 

 1:45, beating Topsy and Potomac. Was unplaced in Coney Island Cup won by 

 Qlenmore in 3:58J. This closed liis racing career. 



Nevada, the dam of Blackburn, won the West End Hotel Stakes at Lone Branch 

 in 1872; she is own sister to Salina, winner of the Monmouth Oaks, Jersey St. Leger 

 and Robins Stakes at Long Branch in 1871, and of Sprightly, the dam of the great 

 racehorse Volrurno, by imp. Billet, winner of the Breckenridge Stakes at Baltimore 

 in 1879, two miles, in 3:35:^; If miles in 8:08i, and the Louisville Cup the year 1880, and 

 of Mias Lawrence who won the Baden-Baden Handicap, three mile.", at Saratoga same 

 year, in 5:38J, the fastest race ever run by a three-year old at the distance. Crucifix, 

 another sister, is the dam of Paiiplay and Quito. Levity, the great grandam of 

 Blackburn, was the dam of Lever, Legatee, Brenna (the dim of the fine race-mare 

 Bradamante). and of Ruric, by imp. Sovereign, who won two prominent slakes at 

 Lexington, Ky., when t])ree years old, and was sold for $.5,000, a high price in those 

 days. The Tranby mare, his fourth dam, was the dam of the great race-horse and 

 superior stallion Vandal, (who won three-mile heats in 5;36, 5:33), Alaric (who was 

 the first horse tliat ever ran two milos in tlie thirties in America; this he did at Lex- 

 ington, in 1845, winning a second heat in 3:u9), Atala and Volga, etc. 



Blackburn is a light bay, with large slar and two white ankles behind; he stands, 

 fairly measured, 15 hands and 3J inches high, has a fine, well-shaped head, with 

 great breadth of forehead, indicating much brain power, well-set on a good-shaped 

 neck wilh very wide throttle; his shoulders are well-set and oblique, the shoulder 

 blade being very broad, with great depth of girt, and his body is large, well-ribbed 

 home to very broad, strong and muscular hips, with great length from point of hip 

 to whirlhone, and thence to stifle and hock he has good bone, broad knees and ex- 

 cellent hocks ; measures lj9.J in. around the girth; lengili of shoulder, 27^ in.; around 

 the arm, 19 in.; below the knee, 8 in.; from point of shoulder to point of buttocks,. 

 64 in. ; from hip to point of hock, 38 in. ; around gaskins, 17 inches 



His pedigree is a happy combination of speedy and stout crosses, being mucli in- 

 bred to Diomed through his best Sf)n Sir Archy, and from the family which produced 

 Lexinglou and Vandal. If high form and racin,, ability, with faultle.9s action 

 coiiijled with high breeding and lacing descent are tokens of excellence, Luke Black- 

 burn is tlie peer of any horse living, and must prove an invaluable stallion. 



MACCAROON (Imp.) 



Maccarnon is a private stallion in the Broohdale Stud, Mr. I). D. 

 Withers, jti'oprietor, Monmouth Co., near Holmdel, N. J. 



Maccaroon by Macaroni, son of Sweetmeat, bred by Mr. T. T. Parker, foaled 1871 ; 

 dam Songstress by Chanticleer, snn of Irish Birdcatchcr, out of Mrs. Carier by Hum- 

 phrey, son of Sandbeck by Cation. Maccaroon made his first appearance as two- 

 year-old in the Champaign Stakes, one mile, won by Rutlierford, in 1 :47f , and was un- 

 placed, same meeting ran second to the Asteroid, Sue Washington Colt, three-quar- 

 ters (if a mile in 1:18J, beating Atilla, Lava and Weathercock. Won a club purse for 

 maiden two-year oUls, three-quarters of a mile, in l:17i, beating Weathercock, Mattie 

 W, Maiy Buckley and Juliana. As three-j'ear old started four times. Was unplaced 

 in Withers Slakes, one mile, won by Dublin in lioO, track heavy. Was unplaced in 

 club purse, one mile, won by Atilla in 1:44J. Long Branch, was unplaced in .lersey 

 Derby 1-.} miles, won liy Brigand in 2:44|. Was third in Robins Stake, two miles, 

 won by Acrobat in 3 :42, beating Bannerette. Macaroni, his sire, won the 2,000 guineas, 

 and the Deiby, and is the sire of Spinaway, the winner of 1,000 guineas and Oaks, 

 Camelia, winner of the 1,000 guineas, sire als'^ of Lamphrey, Ramsbury, Vermicilli, 

 Gloucester, Bunny Jean, and Maclieath, tiie best two-year old in England in 1883, 

 winner of eight out of eleven prominent events in which he started. Mac- 

 oroni is second to Hermit on the list of winning sires in 1883. 

 Chanticleer, the sire of liis di;m, was son of Birdcatcher, own brother to Faugh a- 

 Ballagh, and sired Habena and Manganese, winnerof the 1,000 guineas, Song.stress win- 

 ner of tlie Oaks, Daniel O'Rourke winner of the Derby, Knight of St. George, War- 

 lock and The Baron, all St. Leger winners. The Baron was s-ire of llie great Stock- 

 well and Rataplan. Maccaroon has not sired a dozen colts which have been trained. 

 Nancy, at two-year old, won Homebred Stakes at Jerome Park, three-quarters of a 

 mile, in 1:19, beating Oden, Juanita and others. She also won Monmouth Oaks, 

 beating Glidclia, Byeand Bye and others. Macbeth and Macduff both winners at two 

 years old, Macduff won Champagne Stakes at Jerome Park, and in 1883 won a handi- 

 cap purse at Jerome \\ miles, in 1 :59, defeating a field of eight and the free handi- 

 cap \\ miles in2:41, 107 pounds, beating Gen. Monroe (4) 1:05 and four others. He 

 has the speedy crosses of Sweetmeat, Pantaloon and the stout ones of Whalebone and 

 Margrave, and goes through the Herod blood and Sister of Diomed to the D'Arcy 

 Royal Mare. Maccaroon is a red chestnut, 16 hands and J of an inch liigh, has a 

 small star and snip and weighs 1,180 lbs. He is a fine formed horse, of good temper,, 

 and only needs a chance to distinguish himself in the stud. 



