The New York herald., 1878-12-17
A VALUABLE IMPORTATION.
Great Tom, BY King Tom, Dam Wooiaait
Bred BY Lord Falmouth
GENERAL HARDING'S PURCHASE
His Pedigree and Performances
on the English Turf.

f1lS PeQlgree ana performances
on the English Turf.
General Harding. of Belle Meade. Nashville,
Tenn., through u. G.. Bruce of Lexington Ky and
Matthew Dawson. of Newmarket. England purchased
Great Tom of Lord Falmouth for $1,000 and lie will
be taken to Belle Meade Immediately. where he will
become the companion of the famous old stallion
Bonnie Scotland at that place.
Great Tom shipped on board the steamship
Helvetia Of the National line. the Sd inst. sailed
the 5th. and reached this port yesterday morning
in perfect health after being on his feet eleven days.
He came the in charge Of George Stevens.
an English jockey. who has taken the best of his
charge. The weather fine all the way over and
the voyage was pleasant one. We visited the ship
late yesterday afternoon, and found Great Tom
in his box. close to the hoisting apparatus that
was being used IN unloading the ship; but
during all the confusion and noise that
was going on the horse seemed composed
and quiet as be WIS when the writer him in
Matthew Dawsons stable in March, 1876. Then he
was two years old and giant for his age. He has
grown fner since then and is now . graudly formed
horse, almost perfect in his immense proportions.
Great Tom is chestnut with stripe down bis face
running down between his nostrils He has . very
fine, large head. broad between very intelligent eyes
and wide between the jowls. His neck is strong,
but OF fine length, like Prince Charles and has
very expressive, beautiful face. The horse as
saw him between decks, was closely wrapped mp in
his blankets and there little he OF Lis
shoulders and back. but enough visible show
his fine. massive shape. Great Tom is said to be
sixteen hands high, and he looked even more
than that. particularly the oins He was
foaled in 1873. bred by Lord Falmouth by
King Tom, first dam woodcraft dam OF Kingcraft.
winner Of the Derby In 1870 by voltiguer; second
dam by yenison; third dam Wedding Day. by Camel;
fourth dam Margeina sister to Memnon, winner Of
the st. Leger in 1920 by Whisker; fifth dam Manu-
ella dam Of Belshazzar aud grand dam Of Albon) by
Dick Andrews; sixth dam Mandane by Pot-S-os; sew
enth dam Young Camilla by woodpecker; eighth
dam Camilla by Trentham; ninth dam Coquette by
the Compton Barb; tenth dam SISTER to Regulus) by
the Godolphin Arabian; eleventh dam Gray Robin
by the Bald Galloway; twelfth dam sister to Old
Country Wench) by Snake; thirteenth dam Gray
Pet mare, daughter of . Sedbury royal mare.
l@He r. GREAT TOMS PERFORMANCES.
Great Tom started once at two years old: at New
six saSs Won BY 1wins the paidsn. 10 lbs buy y
second; CAmembert, 119 lbs., third; Great Tom l22
lbs fourth; Morning star. 119 lbs. fifth. Won by
At three years old started nine times won two was
second three times and third twice. Newmarket
Craven Nh meeting for Post sweepstakes Of 100 sovs
fnrlongs, 22o yards. Wild Tommy, LAP lbs first;
Great Tom l22 lbs second Coltnsss lis lbs, third;
length and half between second and third At New
market, for Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, won by
Petrarch. first julius Caesar second. Kaleidoscope
third. in field Of fourteen Great Tom unplaced
At Epsom for the Derby X miles. won by Kisber,
Torsrunnsr s,s ssSona Julius ft. Cesar third arsa.
| for the Prince Of Wales Stakes Of 80 sovs.
each. with 1000 sovs .d added, for thrse-year;
| five furlongs. petrarch lat lbs. first; Great
Tom 115 lbs, second Julius Cesar. 122 lbs third;
quesas ll5 lbs sixth. Won by length; bad third.
Same meeting for the st. Palace Stakes Of 100
Mile 12 subs.). Great Tom ll5 lbs, and Glacs ll5
lbs, ran q dead heat. Great Tom afterward walked
over and the stakes were divided. At Doncsster for
added, for thrceyear-olds, mile and half go subs
Great Tom. l22 lbs, was first; Coltnees. l27 lbs,
lengths, three lengths between second and third At
Newmarket for the Triennial Produce Stakes Of 10
soys. each. for threeyearclds. colts 122 lbs. hes
li9 lbs, A. +. mile, furlongs 70 yards. won by
Camembert, Twine the Plsiden second; Great
r~mbdaee uupaced same plsce anS for Mar ,hs
Beaufort Post Stakes OF 100 sovs each,
half forfeit. for three year-olds. colts l2a lbs.
illies 1ls lbs Rowley Mile Is subs). by Twine
the Piaiden. Great Tom second. Wild Tommy third,
Camembert fourth. Same meetings for the Now
added for three-year-ods one and half miles, Lord
Falnouths skylark l?3 lbs. first; Moulin. l23 lbs
lbs fourth; Sailor. i2s lbs. fifth. Won by length
two lengths bet xoen the second and third.
Al four years old he s started six times and won
for the first October meeting for the Trennial
Produce Stakes. 10 sovs each. for four.yearolds.
first, Great Tom second Footstep third For the
Cesarewtch Handicap Stakes, won by Hilarious. .
placed same pns place for a' the Champion stakes @
OF 10 sovs. each, half forfeit. with 1000 added,
M AZ Ia lle
Springfield years, 100 lbs.. first; slvio, years.
ls lbs. second; Great Tom, years, 100 lbs. third
years, l15 lbs; zucchero, years lis lbs, and Mid
lothian. years, lis lbs. ,inpaced Same place for
added Rowfcy mile. Great Tom. years III lbs WAS
first; Augusta. years, l0o bs second; Sheldrake,
Ss Won S
tween the second and third. Al Shrewsbury for the
Queens Plate OF 200 guincas, about two miles and
quarter, 6heldrake. years. III lbs. was frst; Re-
doubt, years. III lbs, second Great Tom. years,
l3s lbs. third Little beware, years. l35 ibs and
was unplaced for tho Hswkstone welter Cup New
mile. won by Speculation. years. La fps.; Plasante.
. years. Is9 lbs. second; skatka years. la9 lbs.,
ls1 lbs.. and 1rominel, years. 124 lbs.. nnplaced.
Great Tom as will bo seen. conceded humps OF weight
having attack OF peurisy. his sides were
hstered and hehas since been in training. though
perfectly sound In wind and limbs.
King Tom. the sire OF Great Tom. was bay foaed
in 1851. bred by Mr. rhcllusson and purchased
years OH py tnc ihte BARON Meyer Notnscn1lu I0r
$1,000; by Harkaway (by Economist dam by Ma
bocklish), first aam Pocahontas by imp. Glencoe;
second dam Marpessa by Muey; third dam Glare by
Marmion; fourth dam Harpalice by Gohanna; nth
dam Amazon by Driver; sixth dam fractious by Mer-
c,,ryi seventh dam by woodpecker; eighth dam Ever
lasting by Eclipse ninth dam Hyena by snap; tenth
dam Miss Belses by Regulus eleventh dam by Bart
letts Childers; twelfth dam by Honeywoods
Arabian: thirteenth DAM dam of the Two True Blues.
Woodcraft, the dam Of kingcraft, . bay, fooled
in 1861, bred by Mr.. q. Bryan, by yoltigeur. She
started eight times ut two years old and two. At
Hampton tor the Claremont stakes OF 10 each,
forfeit, with 80 added. Il. y. q. Us subs.l by
Black friar, Ia lbs. woodcrat 11g 1bs second
Lady Nichol. ia lbs, third; Lady Warwick 1l9 lbs
fourth. For the Marks Hall Stakes OF sovs each,
2j added half mile, colts 119 lbs.. ies Ills lbs.,
Woodcraft beat Sacrilege second; Wee Asgie third,
Miss Herbert fourth At Newmarket July meeting for
the Exeter Stakes OF 40 each half forfeit colts l22
lis lbQ half tuilp wpn he Evc