146 The Horse- Breeders' G-uide and Hand Booh. 



SPENDTHRIFT, 



(WINNER OF THE SANFORD STAKE FOR TWO-YEAR OLDS AT LOUIS- 

 VILLE, YOUNG AMERICA STAKE, No. 1, AT NASHVILLE, BELMONT, 

 LORILLARD STAKES AT JEROME PARK, CHAMPION STAKES AND 

 JERSEY DERBY AT MONMOUTH PARK,) 



Will stand the Reason of 1883 at the farm of Win. U. Kenney, Lexington, 

 Ky., at $50 the season. Application to Wm. M. Kenney, Lexington, Ky. 



Spendthrift by imp. Australian son of West Australian, bred in the Woodburn 

 Stud, Ky., foaled 1876, dam Aerolite, dam of Mozart, Rutlierford Pellowcraft, etc., by 

 Lexington out of Florine, dam of Idlewild, by imp. Glencoe. Aerolite, Spendthrift's 

 dam is one of the great brood mares of the Woodburn Stud as her produce shows, her 

 full sister Idlewild was tlie best mare of her day, ran 4 miles when five years old, 117 

 lbs., in 7:36J, and is the dam of Wildidle that ran 4 miles, in 7:25^. Spendthrift was 

 the Phoenominal two-year old of 1878, won all his races five in number, at Lexington, 

 Ky., won Sweepstakes for two-year olds, one mile, iu 1:58J, beating Moutreal, Scully 

 and three others. At Louisville, Ky., won the Sanford Stakes for two-year olds, one 

 mile, inl:46J, beating Montreal, Trinidad and five others, among whicli was Good- 

 night and Strathmore. Same place won a Sweepstake for two-year olds, one mile, in 

 1:45. At Nashville, Tennessee, won the Young America Stakes, No 1, for two-year 

 olds, three-quarters of a mile, in 1:16J-, beating Lord Murphy, Charlemagne and Cal. 

 Morgan. At same place, won a Sweepstake for two-year olds, one mile, in 1 :44i, beat- 

 ing Lord Murphy, the only other starter. 



Season of 1879 he started eight times, won five races, and was second in three. 

 Spendthrift made his first appearance at Jerome Park, May 31. He ran second in the 

 Withers Stakes, one mile, won by his stable companion, Dan Sparling, Report was 

 third, Harold, Plevna and Mulrooney unplaced. Time, 1:48. Spendthrift is really 

 entitled to the credit of this valuable stake, as he was almost pulled to a standstill to 

 allow his companion, Sparling, to win. Same meeting, June 5, won the Belmont 

 Stakes, 1-J- miles, deteating Monitor, Jericho, Pawnee, Rochester and Harold ; time, 

 ■2:424. Same meeting, June 10, won the rich Lorillard Stakes, If miles, defeating 

 Harold, Magnetism, Report, Dan Sparling, Monitor, Rochester, Jericho, Boardman, 

 Plevna and Eunice. This race was the grandest achievement ever accomplished by a 

 three-year old in America. Spendthrift, who carried 5 lbs. penalty for winning the 

 Belmont Stakes, making his weiglit 123 lbs. and was almost left at the post. Harold 

 delayed the start by his ugly temper, and gave Spendthrift a vicious kick just as the 

 signal for the start was given. Harold bolted oil in the lead, and Spendthrift was the 

 last to leave the starting point, fully 50 yards in his rear, Harold never ran so well 

 before, and led all through the first mile. Spendthrift began to creep up, but made 

 no perceptible gain until a mile had been run, he then began to p.iss his horses, but had 

 to take the extreme outside of the track to get around them. The excitement was in- 

 tense when Harold turned into the stretch with fully 30 yards lead on Spendthrift. 

 Coming down the straight Spendthrift gradually gained on Harold and collared him at 

 the seven-eighth pole. The race was then over as the game son of Australian came 

 on and won easily by two lengths, Harold second. Magnetism third ; time, 2:251. 

 Monmouth Park, Jnly 8, won the Jersey Derby, 1^ miles, defeating his only competi 

 tor. Wilful, with ea'^e ; time, 2:53. Saratoga, N. Y., July 9, Spendthrift met the son 

 of Enquirer, Falsetto, for the first time. The two colts were bred and raised within a 

 few miles of one another, but the former having changed hands, represented the East, 

 and the latter the Soutli. The race was for the Travers Stakes, If miles. Falsetto won, 

 Spendthiift was a good second, Harold third, Jericho and Dan Sparling unplaced ; 

 time, 3:09J. The report was current, just before this race, that Spendthrift had been 

 complaining in his feet, and was also muscle sore. Spendthrift had undoubtedly lost 

 the form that he displayed when he won the Lorillard Stakes, which was the best and 

 fastest race ever run in Americ.i by a three-year old. Same Meeting, Aug. 12, Falsetto 

 again defeated Spendthrift, who finished second, in the Kenner Stakes, 2 miles ; 

 Jericho was third. Monitor and Harold unplaced ; time, 3:35J. Monmouth Park, 

 Aug. 23, Spendthrift won the Champion Stakes for all ages, \\ miles, defeating Report, 

 Bramble, Volturno, Harold and Bonnie Oaks ; time, 2:41J. The track Vfas heavy and 

 slow. Jerome Park, N. Y. , Oct. 2, Spendthrift, although unfit to run, started in the 

 Jerome Slakes, 1|- miles ; Monitor won ; Spendthrift second, Report third, Jericho 

 fourth ; time, 3:12. The performances of Spendthrift, in or out of condition, were all 

 creditable as the time and weiglit.-^ will show. Spendthrift did not start as four- 

 year old, ran two races at Jerome Park when unfit at 5 years old, was second to Bar- 

 rett, one mile, in 1:44^^, and was unplaced in the other race. Spendthrift has the 

 Touchstone, Whisker and Whalebone blood on the sire's side, the Glencoe on the 

 dam's side, and is much inbred to Sir Archy and Diomed, with the Gimcrack blood 

 through imp. Medley. As Pellowcraft is a success, Spendthrift must be. 



