148 The SorseSreeders Guide and Hand Hook. 



SPRINGBOK, 



(WINNER OF THE BELMONT STAKES AT JEROME PARK, SARATOGA 

 CUP AT SARATOGA, AND MANY OTHER RACES,) 



Will stand the season 0/1883, at the Edgewatex Stud, Harrison County, 

 Ky., at $100 the season. Application to Hon. 1\ J. Megibben, Lairs 

 Station, Ky. 



Spkingbok by imp. Australian, sou of West Australian, bred in the Woodburn 

 Stud, Ky., foaled 1870 ; dam, Hester by Lexington, 2d dam. Heads I Say, dam of 

 Maggie Hunter, Hazard, etc., by imp. Glencoe out of imp. Heads or Tails, by Lottery. 

 Springbok came out as a two-year old, started in two races. Jerome Park won a dash 

 of five furlongs for two-year olds in 1:05^, beating Minnie Mac, Katy Pease and 

 others, and was unplaced in the Saratoga Stakes, at Saratoga, three-quarters of a mile, 

 won by Catesby in 1:17^. As a three-year old started in seven races, of which he won 

 three. At Jerome Park won the Belmont Stakes for three-year olds, one mile, 5 fur- 

 longs, beating Count D'Orsay, imp. Slrachino, Waverley and six others, among which 

 were Fellowcraft and imp. 111-Used. Same place won a race of mile heats in 1:45^,^ 

 1:44^, beating imp. Buckden and two others ; won mile heats in 1:46^, 1:48, l:48i, 

 Minnie Mac won the first heat. At Monmouth Park was second in the Jersey Derby 

 for three-year olds, 1| miles, won by Tom Bowling in 3:45J ; at Jerome Park was 

 second in the Jerome Stakes for three-year olds, 3 miles, won by Tom Bowling, n» 

 official time given ; at Saratoga, was unplaced in the Travers Stakes, for three-year 

 olds, If miles, won by Tom Bowling in 3:00f, and was third in the Kenner Stakes for 

 three-year olds, 3 miles, won l)y imp. Il-Used in 3:39. As a four-year old, started in 

 nine races of which lie won eight. Jerome Park, won a selling race, If miles, in 

 3:14i, carrying 115 lbs., and beating Mate, Fellowcraft and others ; won a handicap 

 sweepstakes one mile and 5 furlongs, in 2:58; at Utica, N. Y., won the Citizens' Handi- 

 cap Stakes, for all ages, 2 miles, in8:36f, beating Artist andKaty Pease; same place won 

 the Hotel Purse, mile heats, in 1:45, 1:43| ; at Saiatoga won a dash of IJ miles, in 

 3:09f, beating Mate, Survivor, and Dublin ; won the Saratoga Cup, 3^- miles, in 4:llf, 

 boating Preaknesa, Katy Pease and Wanderer ; won a dash of 3 miles and a furlong^ 

 in 3:50, won a dash of 3 miles in 5:42J, beating Preakness and Fellowcraft; Jerome 

 Park, was second in the Jockey Club Handicap, 3 miles, won by Preakness in 3:42. 

 As a five-year old, he started in six races, winning four and running dead heat in one. 

 At Jeiome Park, won a dash of 1^^ miles, in 3: 43 J, boating Mate, the only other 

 starter ; won a race of mile heats in 1:44J, l:4ljj, beating Spendrift, Big Fellow, and 

 Bill Bruce ; won a dash of one mile and a turlong in 1 :58i, beating Cob WooUey, Mate 

 and four others ; at Saratoga, ran dead heat with Preakness in the Saratoga Cup, 3J- 

 miles, in 3:56J, the fastest race ever ran at the distance ; at Jerome Park won a dash of 

 If miles in 3:13, beating Milner, Big Fellow and two others ; at Saratoga was second 

 in a Sweepstakes, IJ nrile.=, won by Grinstead in 3:08f. As a six-year old, started 

 once in a race of mile heats and wasdistimced in the first heat. In this race Freebooter 

 was the winner, with 101 lbs., while Springbok carried 134 lbs. Springbok was 

 a first class race-horse, and is descended from a racing family on both sides ; 

 he is much inbred to Waxy through Whisker, Whalebone, and Web, and traces on 

 his dam's side to Eleanor by Whiskey, the first mare to win both the Derby and 

 Oaks. In addition to his Diomed blood through Lexington, his dam traces to Dio- 

 med's best daughter in England, Young Giantess, the dam of Sorcerer, and a sis- 

 ter to Roxana, who first brought the great Gortolphin Arabian into notice to a 

 daughter of Spanker. Only a few of his get have been trained. Clipsetta was one of 

 the best two-year olds of the past year. Won the Ladies' Stake at Louisville, Ky., five 

 . furlongs, in 1:03|, and Tennessee Stake, three-quarters of a mile, defeating such ones 



Elhi.Vera, Bondholder, Ascender, etc. She unfortunately died early in the season. 

 Springbok is a hright chestnut, IG hands high, with star and snip over his left nostril,, 

 and while spot between the nostrils, and black spot over his right eye, left foreleg 

 white over the ankle, both hind feel white nearly to the hocks. He is a horse of great 

 sabstaoce and power, highly finished all over without a particle of lumber, and wiU 

 make his mark in the stud. 



