The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-01
HOhSE NOTES.

Theodore Winters, of California, has had the great
misfortune TO lose his fine thoroughbred brood mare
Henne Farrow. Through tho performances OF her
daughter. Molly Mccarthy, she has acquired a world
wide celebrity, for though she was a prolific brood
mare. beng the dam Of thirteen colts ana FLIES,
and many OF them nrst class race horses Molly
has been the most successful OF any of them.
Homie Farrow was bred by Abncr Turner. OF
Tennessee, foaed IN 1855. Her siro was mp
Shamrock, her dam Ida by imp. Bclshazzar, run
ming back into old Tennessee family, from which
descended many winners. She was called Becky
Nancy, but when she became tho property oil Captain
Thomas G. Moore he christened her after belle OF
New Orleans, who was then q reignng toast OF that
city, so famous Tor beautiful women. She ran very
successfully, SO much so that the Captain induced
TO match her against tho undoubted champion Of tho
turf OF the tne Planet. which had never been beaten
when In condition; but this temery cost him So 200,
Cumberland. The following Is . list OF the produce
Of Henne Farrow:-
ls62--b l. Blue Flag, by Lexington
1s63-b. c. Privateer, by Lightning
ls65-b. T. Balcrna, by imp. Balrownie,
ls66-br I. HenDs, by Siasher.
1S67-ch May1ower by imp. Eclipse.
1s69-br. Mimi, by imp. Eclipse.
ls7i-bl. Electra Formerly Belief, by imp. Eclipse.
lsi3-br. T. Molly Mctartny, by Monday
1S74-b. c. Raston by Norfolk.
isls-eh, I. -i b. by N N9G,ok.
lS17-h c. -, by Norfolk.
Blue Flag ran some races and Prvatecr proved him
self very good horse at all distances most note
worthy performance being dash OF tour miles at
jerome PARK In 1865. wncn he defeated Aldebaran,
Onward and Local. Electra was n very fast mare
aud her sister, May lower, Is the dam OF Joe Hooker
and Calllornm-very fast colts, out uniortu nate.
Shannon, brother Of Molly Mccarthy, had also tho
bad luck 10 60 wrong, an Ralston sprung tendon
aud was sold 10 tho Comm ssIoncrs Of tho japanese
government with his sister, u year younger. Very
many capital Judges oil racing con idcred Raiston
superior oil Molly, ana Judging from the
he ran he WAS the peer o Inc very best. lie
u large, straIping colt, with , long, rating stride
ana a WONDERFUL flight OF speed, aud gave evl-
dence OF his capacity 10 20 "a distance. fnc niiy
also went wrong; yet IL seemed ply mat two
highly bred ana promising animal. should be ostra-
cized 10 a country where race horses are hardly
known. Mr. Winters considered however, tral Il
policy TO let Them have the best so that they
would be favorably Impressed with tue stock OF Cali
and come ihcre Tor future purchases. They rad
instructions to 90 TO Kentucky Tor some OF the
horses wanted, and when they returned readily ad-
mitted that the California quota were the best the
purchases Mr.. Winters owns Balicrina aud the
young cots. Balcrna has quite strong res-m-
blance to her mother, and should prove equally as
good brood mare, her sire bong 10y Annandaie "a
OF louchstone out OF ihe dam Of Alice HawthOrncl
HIS dam Queen Mary, the most noted brood OF
England.
Larry Hart OF New Orleans has had the misfortune
TO his brown niy Priola, by Kentucky, dam i'm
portei Pussy. She Tell and broke her leg ana back
Imported Australian, out OF imported Amelia by
Young Emeus. the distingu sire OF racehorsos
the head OF Mr.. A J. Aiexandcr's stud AT Wood
burn farm, spring staton KY. Is in very bad health
and without rapid Improvement VIII not last very
long. HIS death would DO great loss TO WOODBURY.
aud the racing public. Australian Is twenty Yeas
old this spring.
a rotiing circuit has been arranged by the asso-
Citations OF Milwaukee, Chicago, Columbus, Toledo
Cleveland, ST. Louis ana Cincinnati, 10 commence at
Milwaukee on juno a. to continue 70 SIN; Chicago,
June IL 10 IL; 81 Louis, June 20 10 -; Cincinnati
July ito 8; Columbus Jaly TO 10; Toledo, July III
10; Cleveland, July % TO % all inclusive The foi.
lowing scneduie OF purses were decided ny tho
Free Tor ALL 1000; 220 class 81 900;
~ class 81 oOo ~ class 500; 227 class si 5oD
80 class. ST. 600 25j class O0O 2l5 class, 900