The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-03-18
The. Rest Marc in the World.

From the earliest period of racing
history no animal that ever trod the
turf has achieved such a record rs that
of the Hungarian mare Kincsem, whose
racing career has not been dimmed with
a single defeat.
Kincsem is a chestnut mare, now six
years of age, and was sired by Cambus-
can out of Water Nymph, by Cots
void, grandam Mermaid, by Mel
bourne. Cambuscan was raced in Eng
land at two and three years old, being
then the property of the Earl of Stam-
ford. He was first-rate two-year-old
performer, but did not do much in the
following year, and was eventually sold
to the Hungarian government. Water
Nymph was bred in Hungary, and pur-
chased for a mere bagateHe by Mr..
Blascovitz, for whom she bred Kincsem,
and it is needless to say how little that
gentleman thought what bonanza he
was purchasing when he invested for
the first time in blood stock. This gen.
tleman is a merchant in Buda- Pesth,
and farms few acres near the city, his
horses being trained by Mr.. Hesp, who
has public training stable in that
vicinity. Mr.. Hesp is Yorkshire
man by birth, and learned the rudi-
ments of his profession 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 Frankfurt last August, the day
previous to Kincsem's tiftieth victory,
and was taken to the mares stable,
where she was enjoying her evening
feed. Having seen racehorses in all
quarters of the globe, including Gladi-
ateur, Blair Athol. Lord Clifden, Long
fellow, Harry Bassett, Monarchist.
Duke of Magenta, Wheel of Fortune and
many other high-class racehorses, the
writer can safely assert that this mare
outshines them all. As she stood in
the box, munching her corn, q first
glance made her out to be a long, low
mare, standing about fifteen hands three
inches, but on going up to her withers
he found she was sixteen hands one
inche and made in proportion. With
a long, lean head, wide throttle and
powerful neck, well set on to sloping
shoulders, no fault could be found with
! her torehand. Her depth through the
girth is immense, and her back is as
level as q billiard table. The muscular
power of her thighs and gaskins is i'm
mense, and the couplings are in propot-
ton, showing clearly where she gets
that propelling power that has borne her
owners colors first past the post in fifty
four consecutive races. Her action when
extended is perfection and her stride
| immense, the way she tucks her hind
| legs under her being treat to witness.
Her temper, too, is perfect, but having
been pampered since she was baby,
the mare has naturally a few wnims
and peculiarities. She is very particu-
lar about the water she drinks. On one
occasion she fatty refused to drink the
water brought to her, aid n cart was
sent some miles to Il neighboring town
to fetch her some OF different kind,
which she was graciously pleased to ap-
prove of. Mr.. Hesp always takes his
own hay and oats with him when he
| leaves home, in case of being unable to
find provender 10 suit her iadyship.
In one race as a two-year-old she was
standing W hen the flag fell, losing fifty
yards, but that 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 t. this year
There is hardly a sire of note in the
English stud book that she does not
trace back to.
Cold weather or hot, hard tracks OF
mud, come all alike to her, and travelling
in cars on the eve of Il race never dimin-
ishes her wonderful powers.
She is rightly named Kincsem, which
| literally interpreted. means darling
NeaO York Sportsman.