152 The Horse- Breeders' Guide and Sand Book. 



STRACHINO (Imp.) 



(STRACHINO, WINNER OF THE SUMMER HANDICAP AT SARATOGA, 

 1873, AND SECOND TO ILL-USED IN THE KENNER, SAME YEAR.) 



Strachino will stand the season of 1883, at the Lahewood Stud, near Bex- 

 ington, Ky., at $25 the season. Application to C. M. Gorhin, Agent, 

 Bexington, Ky. 



Strachino, by Parmesan, son of Sweetmeat, bred by Lord Bradford, foaled 1870, 

 dam May Belle, dam of Waterwitcb, Rosabel, etc., by Hetman PlatofE, son of Bnitan- 

 dorf, out of a daughter of Sultan, sire of imp. Glencoe. As a two-year old, Strachino 

 started three times; was second to Count D'Orsay, in a Sweepstakes for two-year-olds, 

 three-quarters of a mile, in 1,19J-, and unplaced in the other two races. When three 

 year old he started five times and won two races. At Saratoga, won dash of \\ miles, 

 in 3:11 J, beating .Joe Daniels, Ortolan and Wizard. Same place, August 5, won the 

 Summer Handicap, 3 miles, in 3:36|; was second to imp. Ul-Used in the Kenner Stakes, 

 3 miles, in 3 :39. He was then retired from the turf and placed in the stud. Parmesan, 

 his sire, was a good horse, and sired Cremorne, who won the Derby and Grand Prix-de- 

 Paria, in 1873. and Ascot Gold Cup in 1873, and also Favonius, winner of the Derby 

 and the Goodwood Cup. Hetman Platoff, the sire of his dam, was a superior race- 

 horse ; sire of Cossack, winner of the Derby, and the dam of Daniel O'Rourke, winner 

 of the Derby, and Knight of St. George, winner of the St. Leger. Sultan, the sire of 

 his grandam, was the sire of imp. Glencoe, Ibrahim, Bay Middleton and Achmet, win- 

 ners of the 3,000 guineas in 1834-35-36 and '37. Bay Middleton, also won the Derby. 

 Muley, the sire of his great grandam, was the sire of imp. Margrave, Leviathan, and 

 Little Wonder, a Derby winner. The most creditable of Strachino's get, are, Strycb. 

 nine, and Neufohatel, both showed themselves good horses. Strychnine's races were 

 principally over the timber. He won 1-|^ miles, over six hurdles, in3:50i; won IJ 

 miles, over five hurdles, in 3:191-, and several other good races. Neufohatel won 

 Rancocas Handicap, one mile and a furlong, in 1:57, and purse at Saratoga, same dis- 

 tance, in 1:55 j. Other winners by him are, Baby, Ersilia, Hope (Sphinx), Peytona 

 Barry and Sinbad. He has only covered a very few marcs. Strachino is a black, 15^ 

 hands high, well and truly shaped, but a little light in bone. He is a finely bred horse, 

 and much inbred to the famous Pot-8-os, son of Eclipse on both sides, with a large infu- 

 sion of Herod blood, through his best sons, and traces through the famous Lady High 

 to the old Montague Mare. 



