The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-11
HORSE NOTES.

DEATH KING ToM-We learn from the London
Sportsman of 30h ut. that the Mentmorc Sud- which
was exceptionally unfortunate at tho latter end OF last
year, has inaugurated 1873 with a loss II possible.
even greater than any of the calamities which have
preceded It, King Tom, the last of the three famous
stud horses, the produce OF Pocahontas has followed
she example OF Stockwell and Ratapan, aud must now
be numbered among the celebrated horses Of the past
II is somewhat curious to notice how disasters have
followed closely one upon another in regard TO the
Mentmore Stud Barely have they recovered from
the losses oil Favonus Restitution and Tourmalin be-
fore u racehorse equally, II not moro renowned, has
euccumbed chiefly from old age, Tor he was twenty
six years old. His death occurred few days ago, and
tho circumstance Is deserving OF moro than mere
passing notice, both on account Of the prowcss he
displayed on the TURF OF the promising progeny of
which ne has been The SIRE and hnaliy oil the fact
that by his decease that famous trio which owned
Pocahontas as their dam have become extinct. King
Tom ioslod ia 1851, by Harkaway, from Poca-
bontas, got by Glencoe out OF Marpessa, by Muey,
from Clare by Marmion out OF Johanna, IA ped gree
which shows that through his veins flowed some OF
the grandest racing strains OF blood. King Tom was
horse OF very exceptional merit at tue stud, and
there is every probability OF his beng we'll per-
petuated and making mark IN the world OF sport.
His loss is doubtless heavy blow 10 the Mentmore
Slud, though that he was getting into The sere and
yellow leaf manifest from the limited number OF
mares sent TO him In recent years
DEATH or TIE MrSER.-TTbis stallion died at Low
Street stud Farm near Bedale on Monday last, the
Of death being apoplexy. The Miner during his
racing career was the property OF MI I'aunde, ana
lad IN his veins all that blood which aiterward be-
came so famous in connection with that genteman's
stud He was bred 1861, and was a brown colt, by
Ratapan OF Man VINO was by the &c ebratod
IRISH BrdcatcDer. lie was, therefore, brother to
the more famous Mineral, whose fame Will be handed
down to postcriy as the dam OF the two celcbrites
wenock and Kisber, winners OF tho ST. Logger and
Derby respectively.
DEATH op GREEN SLEEVE AND vERDURE A French
correspondent informs us that NJ Leievre has
Gently had the III fortune TO lose the two valuable
brood mares whose names arc mentioned above The
cause OF death In each inf ammation OF the
bowels Both mares were well known TO English
rscegocrs Green sleeve, who was bred by SIR Joseph
HawIey and Ioaled In 1865, was by Beadsman out Of
Mrs Quickly, by Lopgbow out OF Venus, by Sir Her.
cules. Verduro was foaed in 1868. She was bay,
by West ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by The Baron, out OF
Fair Helen, by Priam. Wnen three years old, after
running second hortimer In the Ascot Cup, defeat
log In turn Boutwell,, Agility, Kngcrat, sderolite
ana Gertrude NJ Lcfevrc bought her Tor the large
Iun oil e.. COO.
GIANT noRsEs.-The Maysville tKy.) Bulletin says
that Ed Morton, OF Aberdeen, ohio, shipped to Bos-
ton lately lot OF fine horses among them two grays,
four years old twenty hands high. The Two weighed
400 pounds They purchased for an ice irm In
that CITY.