Middletown transcript., 1871-09-09
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Fiona H'rTers Nya!i"s.
The Running Turf in America.

The game qualities of American Eclipse
were transmitted by hai 10 his desccn
dan,s Iii, daughter Ariel was one of ihe
greatest racers ever on the turf In her
memorable career she run fifty ysevcn races
aggrcgntins 80 miles, aud was II winner
furry.iwn times She was bred in ls22 ai
Flaibush, Long Island: her dam was by
Financcr her granddam Empress by i'm
ported baronc', ata TER grca,-granidam
hy imported Messenger. She was very
handsome mare, gray, OF good proper
tons, fine action, aud about fifteen hands
high Her greatest race, or ut least the
one which attracted the most attention.
was with Gcnl William Wynn, bay mare
fhr,iila ly Sir .,rchy. dat. ty Robin Rcl-
breast; When it was announced tha, the
Northern mare Ariel was matched against
the southern mare Fliriilla, race at
tlree-nilr heats for so eco. an enihn.
siasm was awakened III the two sections,
surpassed only ly .he rrea, conflict be-
t&een llcnry nal Eclipse. The samc
s.n.iu. Il blool were brought together
Tor l'h,li.a wu, IT, lali.si,,cr of Henry,
aud Ari,l .i.c daughter Of Eclipse,
The race was run on the Union Course
October 81. 1898. in the presence Of the
largest turf-ga,hcring on Long Island
since the battle fought hy tho two chest
nuts on tia, ncvcr-to- be. forgotten 18th
day of May Ariel was but three year,
old while Fl.rtlla was five; so the al-
vantage Of age this t,po YVES on the side
i IT The South Colonel johnson trained
i flir,Ila, and he directed her running in
! tie match, having learned prudence. and
+ IN avoid lobster 'upgers on the cvo of bat
/ tle Arid WON the frat heat, aud Fir
/ lila the second and third.
The time Of the running in this race
wns very good. both Of the animals cxhib-
ting qualities of speed and endurance
qualities ih4. challenge the admiration Of
/ the turinan. and qualities that the breeder
always aims u combine. Famous NJ n
/ racer. Arirl was next to a failure in the
/ breciin. S,ui Her first colt was fpalcd
in iS32 i, was illy. and strongly in
hrcl, the gray mare having been bred
bnck 10 her own sire. american Eclipse
/ Ariel produced two other colts, hut mont
II them ever achieved much of a reputa-
tion on the tutf
|, is though, hy many who haze givcr
serious siuiy to uc problem that long
and trying career ns n racer renders mar,
unfit for the breeding stud. The cours,
of training is very severe. and. II il il
! KEEP, up for series Of years, i, is claimed
that /, has IN injurious effect upon the re-
productive nogcys Ra the argument tru,
! Z, = ~. II. 4
many Of eur most celebrated rncc-mare
hnvc fiil.i to reflect honor upon thci
dams. Mary Randolph, gray marc o
cxccllrn, breeding. sixteen hands high
got by Johanna. n sou Of Sir Archy
fpalcd in March, lS39, was brilliant per
former on the turf; but in The stud sh,
was total failure, She ran in nothing
but heat races and in all she had to s,rug
gle to win For ,go years the strain upoi
her nervous system was kept up. aud whc,
she was retired from the turf the glory o
her life was at an ena Fashion, tn,
chestnut mare. the daughter Of imported
Trustee aud Bonncas o Blae, by Sir Charlie
she who as,onishch the world by he
gameucss aad marvellous spced-wns cl
the turf for about ten years, alring whicl
time she ran many hard races, but did 20
give satisfaction as n brood. mare. lie
first three colts were wor,hlcss--a fac
,ha, may partially be accounted for on tn
theory that consnnguiuity Of blood impair
constitutional vigor for Fashion, for ,hrc,
successive years, was bred to Mariner
her half.bro,hcr. Her fourth foal, Young
Fashion. by imported Monarch, proved
good brood mare, but was no, highly sue
cessful Ms racer. Her eighth colt. Dan
gcrous. by imported Bonnie Scotland. wa
n successful turf borsc--was dangerous no
simply in name, but on the field of battle
Facts. we sec, are somewhat conflicting
bu, withou, going to the extreme that Mr.
Blcnkron. nm eminent English breeder
goes, who has frequently said tha. b