Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-05-13

From the earliest period Of racing
turf has achieved such a record as that
Of the hungarian mare Kincssm, whose
racing career, up to to the time of writ
ing January, lSS0) has not been DIM
med with single defeat. Kincsem is
a chestnut mare, now six years old,
and was sired by Cambuscan out of
Water Nymph, by Cotswold, grandam
Mermaid, by Melbourne. Cambuscan
was raced In England at two and three
years old, being then tirst-class two
year-old performer, but did not do
much in the following year, and was
eventually sold to the Hungarian gov
ernment. Water Nymph was bred in
Hungary, and purchased for a mere
bagatelle by Mr.. Blsscovitz, from whom
she bred Klncsem, and 1t is needless to
say how little that gentleman thought
what a bonanza he was purchasing
when he invested for the first time IN
blood stock. This gentle man is
m erchant In Buda-Pesth, and farms a
few acres near the city, his horses be-
Ing trained by Mr.. Hesp. who has q
public training stable in that vicinity.
Mr.. Hesp is Yorkshireman by birth,
and learned the rudiments of his pro-
fession under John Scott, who was
known far and wide in turf circles as
the wizard OF the north. The writer
was introduced to Mr.. Hesp at Frank
tort last August, the day previous to
Kincsem's fiftieth victory, and was
taken to the mares stable, where was
she enjoying her evening feed. Having
seen race horses in all quarters of the
globe, including Gladiateur, Blair
Athol, Clifden, Longtellow, Harry Bas-
sett, Monarchist, Duke of Magenta,
Wheel of Fortune and many other high
class race horses, the writer can safely
assert that this mare outshines them
all. AS she stood In the box, MUNICH
ing her corn, first glance made her
out to be a long, low mare, standing
about Is hands inches, but on going
up to her withers he found she was 16
hands inch, and made In proportion.
With long, lean head, wide throttle
and powerful neck, we'll set of to slop-
ing shoulders, no fault could be found
with her forehead. Her depth through
the gi-th Is immense, and her back is
as level as a billiard table. Her muscu-
lar power has borne her owners eolors
first past the post in tifty-four consecu-
tive races. Her action when extended
is simply perfection and her stride i'm
mense, the way she tucks her hind legs
Her temper too, is perfect, but having
been pampered since she was a baby,
the mare has naturally a few whims
and peculiarities. She is very particL-
lar about the water she drinks. On one
occasion she fatty refused to drink the
water brought TO her, and cart was
sent some miles to neighbOring town
to fetch her some ofa different kind,
which she was graciously pleased to
approve of. Mr.. Hespalways takes his
own hay and oats with him when he
leaves home, in case of being unable to
find provender TO suit her ladyship. In
one race as a two-year old she was
standing when the flag fell, losing fifty
yards, but this did not help her oppon
ents at all. AT two years old she won ten
races; three years old, seventeen; four
years old, fifteen; and five years old,
twelve-making fifty-four IN all up TO
this year. There is hardly sire of
note in the English stud-book that she
does not trace back TO. Cold weather
or hot, hard tracks or mud, come all
alike to her, and travelling in ears on
the eve of race never diminishes her
wonderful powers. She is rightly
named Kincsem, which, literally inter-
preted, means darling.