The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-23
HORSE NOTES.

intelligence mas been received IN this city tnas
Messrs. A. y. Lewis x Co.'S famous bay mare
Vandalite, four years old, by yandl, dam Nespcr
Light, has broken down at Spring station, Ky. II
THIS be true fne mare viii be unable 10 appear in
her many important engagements during the
coming racing season, which must prove q serious
loss to her owners. Turimen at the North rcmem
Der ner vlvidiY, and many looked forward to the
time when she would again Do among them, as
she had proved nerse; speedy. unrinchngy game
and able to carry weight Yanaallte was entered
In all the great cup events 70 come or during the
year. First OF these was the Louisville Cup, the
expected sensational or the Inaugural meet.
Ing oil the Louisville Jockey Club Next was the
Baltimore Cup q new s'aFe oil she Maryland
Jockey Club; the Westminster Cup, a. Jerome
Park; the MONMOUTH Cup, az Long Branch,
and the SARATOGA Cup. at Saratoga Springs. As a
two-year-old vaudalite ten times, winning
once-a mile dash Tor COTS aud nnles OF her age,
over the Ten Is DECK Course, Savannah, and IN
many oil the other contests was well up and tax.
Ing place IN most OF tnem. In her threc.year-
old form she CONNIE uced the campaign at Savan-
nah over the course as witnessed her
maiden vic ory, running second TO I. g. Bacon 4
Co.'s Flower Girl. Then she journeyed TO Charles.
ton, where she scored her 1rst victory OF the
year, dash or one mile, beating Hitchcock'a Lutte
tia Ii. and a stable companion. From this place
70 New York she campaigned with varying sue
cess, appearing at Jerome PARK In rhe Withers
Stake, in which she ran seco I'D TO Donahue's
Dublin on the ntn day OF the same meeting she
woa a purse OF $780, Tor those OF her age, dash
ot one mile ana quarter wnen her
owners look her 10 Long Branch where she
beat FellowcrRit Stockw0od aud D3nnybro0k,
TWO mile heats, In 3:49 $751; AT Saratoga last
day OF the first meeting, the eleventh renewal or
the Sequel stakes Tell to her lot, VITA ia lbs.
up. beating that famous lot, Grlnsiead. Reform,
Cllpepper, Countess Madge and Matte W. on the
third day OF the fall meeting. Jerome Park, the
eighth renewal OF the annual sweepstakes ior
three year-0lds VAS cleyerly captured by her, IN
which. she beat Rutherford, Bannerette and
Planter. AFTER THIS she was taken e. Baltimore.
the great Dixle Stakrs. worth Sla,soO Ia thls
race, win l07 lbs. up, twenty or more OF dead
weight, she made the Two mnes IN the remark
able time OF $685., beating fourteen othets-the
best COTS aud lilies o. the year-includlng Madge
md BallanSeel. Al the same meetlng-
stakes, two mics. with LOT lbs. up,
electriiying the crowd by passing under
the string In 1886. beating Brigand second and
The HoRxer third. TINS Was her last race OF the
year, and II the report from spring STATION is
true it may be her last Tor all time. In Louis
vile, as everybody knew, she could run last and
carry high weights, she was looked upon as the
forgotten her victory OF last year in the Dixie
Stakes. and many imagined that Il she could
reacn Pimnco in GOOD TX the cup there might also
fail into the hands OF her owners. In the West
chester cup she has to carry penalty OF 10
the ODDS against her arr but to l. with but
three tour above her. at reduced rates. For
the Monmouth cup sue was expected 70 meet, Ior
OF which race turme1 knew would never
fa6e from tuelr memories. Mares in the spring,
Ii Is well known, uncertain as TO
condltion. 1t one daY and or The next and none
can Be sure OF Inc manner IN winch they Will 20
through the grand preparation and appear on the
track: but IL Saudaiite Is permanently injured Il
must BE cue 10 her twenty-odo races OF last year.
been dearly bought, there being scores OF the
greatest horses ever trained now In various sec
tluns the country ruined forever by taxing their
energies 100 severely while young. Anne lean
trainers ana owners make TWO and three.year-
olds do more work than foreign trainers expect
from aged horses. OF tins truth every turlman
is well aware, aud the sooner there Is falling on
IN the terrible tasks two-yearolds are required 10
per orm and a air show given to the three yeal-
olds the better Ii VIII be Tor all concerned.
i. S.-Sincc the intelligence reached the HERALD
OF Vandaiiei5 mis- ortune ar. Ball, one OF her
owners, mas arrived IN New York. be denies tnat
the mare Is broken down, the cause OF the rnmor
being irat IN her morning. exercise recently size
pIl!ed up anne and, swelling setting IN, she has
been let up IN her training for while. Mr.. Bell
doe, not anticipate any serious results from the
trouble, no9lng tbat tne mare VIII recover as
speedily sac did from her last years ameness,
winch came upon her under the same clrcun-
Death seldom makes such havoc among valuable
thoroughbred stock as 4 did on saturosy iast when
Kentucky, that famous son OF Lexington aud Aag-
noiia, was added 10 the roll. The loss Is not
only Leavy one 70 MS owner, Mr.. Belmont,
out the turf Of America receives serious blow in
hi sudden taxing On. Tnis noted horse was bred
lucky, In 1851 and mis- first appearance In puolic
was IN ms two-y ear-old Iolm. winning purse at
Paterson, y. j. Ucto Der 0, 1865, beaung Eagle and
Minnie Miner. tbs stirring DEBUT caused his
sale 70 J. r Purdy Ior 70 ooo VINO soon
through him 10 the racing nrm OF Messrs. Hunter
4 Travers, then the owners OF the AnuIswoods
stable, one quarter o. tne sun ano psld oe ing
latter gentleman purchased the other three
Iourths. wnen kentucky became ms sole
property. Immediately after this time he was
conducted 70 the farm where nc died, being
placed the mead OF the stations there. on the
whole. Kentucky was rather disappointment as
a sire, although he could cialm SILK Stockings
Medora. Count dorsay. Beatrice. Countess, Duo
Tt, 1nra ma upuF ma EaN
seeing mat IA blood and oullo there was as little
iault 10 be iound az with ma PERFORMANCES.
minated at Jerome ParS, October II,
1867, when ne was I malcSed against ,sd
pounds up MS sre's time, running Jour mIles-Lex-
Ington's 1s14 NJ New orleans April 2, 1885. He
mics being run as oiows:-l As, rs, so 2O2,i,
making for the distance :Sl&. Chdrley Llttienela
was tne rider. Of the reasons whicn led 10 this
IaIlure the HERALD, OCTOBER -, 1867, saJs;-
one a tie reasons doubt that ne had received
too much indulgence since hs retirement from ne turf
81 30 great d performance a. he expected TO
eeney q develop the eonstIons trait 81 some o. The
descenaans q sr Arcy through Boston ie srandslre
what shoul be some % their nest efforts % the turL
Ia found IN the that Kentucky was started and
az pace ior ~ s MA y ec IN pVi , Iq
part race bringing q the surface tnat particular
~ thal family d race horses
Kentucky in lis racing career won seventeen
times walked over twice aud lost out once prior
10 his time matcn, beng beaten IN the Derby at
Paterson. 1864, running sourth ~ Norfolk mp
perary and Eag.e, VINO passed uuaer the string IN
the order gwen. The amount "a ms WINNINGS
were S32 $50, together win the inaug urauOn Cup
~ Jerome iarS, Septem0cr ~, 1900 Jour miie
heats. KENTUCKY Nd. rich bar, with ne whitc
lore loot ana Standing lie under sixteen
hands. MS mead vas vefy hne his eye inIelll-
gent, MS shoulders SUPERB and DIS quarters ire
mcnd0us-a grand one indeed, tnls 500 Oi Nag
nolia. The grave .. kentacky, a. BABYLON. VIII
be much sought place I'D inc iatnre. ~ one VIII
ever stand beside ~ wlthuuf recalling the stirrtnR