Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-03-03
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STRAWBERRY Boxes Tor sale by
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History OF abe winner Of the $500

History of the Winner Of thes3O.OOO
Race.
Foster, a chestnut, about sixteen
bands, was bred by Mr. A. j Alexander.
OF Woodbsrn, KY, and foaled 10 1851
De is by Lexington out of Veur2na. by
imported Yorkshire, granidam imported
Britannia, by Muley, out Of Nancy by
Dick Andrews. She was own sister to
auley Moloch, sire of Alice H~awtboru.
and was dam Of Verifer, Voucher, Van
dyke and numerous other great racers.
The colt was sold as a yearliog to Mr. D.
owigert and purchased from him by Can
tam Moore, his present owner. Foster
ran hrst in the Belmont Stakes of 1870
when not 10 good condition, and was sec.
opd to KingdsheF. In the Travers Stakes
at Saratoga he was left at the post, but
Notwithstanding, finished third. He won
the Lombard Stakes, two miles, Jerome
Park fall meeting last year, beating
Hamburg. Finesse, Remorseless and
others. Re Was third in the Dinner
Stakes at Baltimore, won By P~reakness
hciiptic being second, and bebind him
were Susan Ann and three others. AT
one mile and a half he was last. but
coming again, finished the two miles as
noted: In 1871 as a four.year-old, he
beat John Mcdonald, mile heats, st No
bile, the srst being run in l:462 Az
New Orleans be won the Blngamaa
Stakes, two miles, beating Defender.
Annette, Ida Grissou, John Mcdonald
and Kathleen. Same place be beat
Molle james and Donovan, dash of two
miles. The Citizens Stake, two milo
heats, at Nashville, fell 10 sim. beating
Sentinel, Metalla aud Helmet; siso
walked over for the three-mile race at the
same place. Here be met bis FIRST dc.
teat Of the season, Nellie Gray boaliua
him two miles in 1898. Morgan Scout
and Petuna were behind him. At Men-
phis be won the mile heats, three ;n
ave, and also two 10 three, beating ex
cellent fields. There was only a second
OF difference 10 the fastest and slowest OF
these five heats. At Lexington, KEGS
tneky, he ran second to Morgan Scout.
one and q halt miles, in S:O94 there
being four others behind him; aud at
Crab Orchard, Kentucky, won nile heats.
beating Ella Jackson aud two others IN
the tall OF that year he was beaten az
New Orleans by Monerehist. heats Of
two miles, but behind him we're Sentinel
aud Fireball. A few days after he beat
the stable companion Of Mouarchist, ihs
race being four mile beata, the same
style of contest as thst Of 10 day.
Sentinel and SalinO were his compefi
tors, the former being distauoed rue
fret beat aud the latter the second-
time, 1853, sos, The character Of this
performance will be better understood
when, On the same day, as good a msfe
AS Madame Dudley, with an allowance
OF weight, was 2;2O in running one mile
and n quarter tho track being heavy.
la 1872 Foster was again beaten by Mon
archist one mile ana a halt, when lame.
he recovered, aud was taken 10 Saratogs
with the intent 10 run four miles against
barry B~essett, Longtellow or any other
horse, but again falling lame this pro-
grsmme, OF course, was abandoned, and
was then believed that he had tue
ringbone. This was not the case. hog-
ever, and ha agaia recovered. Ia tho
spring OF 1873 he was az Col. Wm Il. .
Johuson's, Madison, Tennessee, whero
he got a lot of colts and FLIES, now two
years old, although but few o them wer6
out OF thoroughbred mares, 10 the fgitr
OF this year Judge Bingham, Of Wash
ington Territory, took q great fancy 10
the horse, aud bought half interest in
him, when be was sent 10 the Pacific
coats, where he hae since been standing
at the stud, and running little races ia
Oregon, Nevada, and Washington Terri
tory. Fosters own brother, Vauxhall.
is already valuable as a stallion, aud bio
son, Viator, was one Of last years best
three.year ODDS.