The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-17
The Forty Thousand Dollar Horse,
"smuggler."

From the Turf Field and Farm.
The young stallion from Kansas,
Smuggler, was given trial at Prospect
Park, on Thursday, August %, and he
was timed by Mr.. Robert Bonner, Sim
Hosgland, George c. Hopkins and
other well known gentlemen. the first
mile in 2:l9i. tie second in 2:2l3 and
the third in 22l, making the last half
of the last mile in LOG. This was q
wonderful performance. especially when
we remember the age Of the horse, and
take into consideration the training he
has had. He carried full weight, and
did his work with comparative ease.
The price asked for Smuggler was s4O.-
900, and not being able to find custo-
mer at this figure, Capt. Tough, his
owner, decided to take him back to
Kansas. The Captain is one Of the
most enterprising stock men in that
State, and he can make good use OF
Smuggler in the stud when he makes
up his mind to put him there. The
brown stallion will be handled for
speed this fall, and we expect to hear
OF him showing q faster mile than he
yet has shown.
Since the above was in type, and just
upon tue eve OF the wonderful stallion
being returned to his rural western
home, Col. II. S. Russell, OF Home
Farm, Milton, Mass, upon q visit to
this city, was convinced Of the actual
fulfilmeut OF the extravigant reports
and enthusiastic praise bestowed on
Smuggler as "the best and fastest
stallion IN America" and was enclined
to have faith in the accuracy OF time
taken by responsible and experienced
horsemeu, and in company with the
writer, last Monday, negotiations were
begun, the next day the purchase con-
summated Notwithstanding no consider
alton was pending, and on Wednesday
evening last he was transported to his
eastern quarters near Boston,
lie was foaled April Is, 1866, bred
by John NJ. Morgan, near Columbus,
Franklin County, Ohio, and taken to
Kansas, with his dam, when two years
old. He is now q powerfully built
animal, 16 hands high, rich brown in
color, marked with white stripe down
his face and over his nose. There is
also a little white just above the .coro,
net OF the right hind foot, and small
patch OF white on the left shoulder and
one near the withers. In appearance
his hips only are somewhat less perfect
than other parts Of his body; but the
quarter is heavily muscled, and the
hooks are large and clean, The back
is short and strong and the forearms
immense, very perceptibly much larger
through the heart and chest than
throug gh the barrels his ribs very COM
pact, and extending well knit along the
body. The head looks to much better
advantage when be is in harness, and
is we'll set on a good shaped, slightly
arched and compsctly built neck; the
eyes not over large, but kind aad full
OF character; the legs strong and mus
cular, like the best thorough bred, ex-
tending to a pair Of good, sound feet
his general appearance, in many re-
spects, very closely resembling the
renowned racer, Longfellow.
Smuggler was sired by Blanco, &c.
The dam was a large brown pacing
mare, by Tuckahoe, and his grandam
it is said, was fine and well bred road
mare from Kentucky. In the pedigree
OF Smuggler he goes back to Florizel,
on both the dam and sire's side, through
Tuckahoe, he being own brother to
the dam OF Boston. He also traces,
through American Eclipse, to imported
Messenger, his dam being Miller's
Damsel, by imported Messenger. lie
also traces, on both dam and sire's side
10 imported Diomed, through Sir Arcby
and Balls Florizel, both being sons oi
Diomed. This is another instance in
which it lie clearly established that for
fast trotter and good slayer there
must be thoroughbred blood.