Daily globe., 1883-06-04

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LeonGtaS, Wiuner Of the kentucky Derby.
The Spirit Of the Times comes to US this
| week with its first page embellished with
a likeness of Leonatus, the winner of the
Kentucky Derby, owned by Messrs. Chinn
& Morgan, both gentlemen we'll known in
this city, where they spend a good deal of
their time when not following up their
stable Of horses. The sketch was drawn
| the day before the Derby race, by
Mr.. Harry Stull, special artist of the
paper. Accompanying the likeness is an
interesting description of the horse and
analysis of his breeding, from which we ex-
tract:
''Since the Inauguration Of the now-cel-
ebrated event no Derby victory has been
more popular than that of the bay son of
Longfellow. He represented the Blue
grass State, while his most formidable
rivals, Drake Garter and Ascender repre-
sented Missouri. He was representative
of new racing confederacy Of popular
gentlemen, against whom the public had
no grievances, as they, unfortunately,
have against some owners, and thsir
"white jacket, with crimson sash and cap"
was enthusiastically greeted when the colt
stripped. Again, Leonatus is q son of
Longfellow, horse whose racing prowess
once filed the land with admiration. AS
teroid and Aristides, Tom Bowling, and
Ten Brock have claimed the homage of
Kentuckians, but since the days of Lex
ington no horse has occupied a place
nearer the Kentucky heart than the
mammoth brown son of bennington
whose eventful career closing as it did IN
that memorable Saratoga Cup with Bassett,
forms one of the most stirring pages Of
racing history. Leonatus was bred by Mr..
j. Henry Miller, in 1880, and is by Long
fellow, from Semper Felix, by imp. Ph@-
ton; I'd dam Crucifix, by Lexington; Sd
dam Lightsome, by imp. Glencoe; 4th dam
Levity; by imp. Trustee; 9Th dam Vandars
dam, by imp. Tranby. From the above
it will be seen that he is one of the most
fashionably bred colts in the country, COM
bining the crosses of bennington, Lexing-
ington, and Phaeton with the double Glen
coe Cross, through Pochahontas and Light
some. We do not think we are saying too
much to affirm that more than one half of
our best race-horses are bred from the fol-
lowing families, viz, that descending from
Vandars dam and those tracing in the fe-
male line to Lady Thompkins, Weather
witch, Gallopade, Miss Obstinate, Magno-
liza, and Florine, for, while there are many
brilliant racers descending from other lines
their success is not SO marked nor so con-
tinuous The line from which Ieonatus
descends-that of Vandaps dam-is one of
the most distinguished. From it have come
Vandal, Luke Blackburn, Monarchist, Sui
tana, Volturno, Monitor, Grinstead, and
many others whose names have sounded
| TIM trumpet of fame. Semper Felix was
| bred in 1871 by Mr.. Swigert. She made
no record upon the turf, and in 1876 pro-
duced Leon, full brother to Leonatus, but
N,...-u = brilliant sprinter, could not stay
over a distance. In 1877 she produced q
bay tilly, by Waverly; in 1879 bay filIy, by
Buckden, and in 1880 camethe Derby winner.
Leonatus ran but once as a two-year-old,
running second to Cardinal McCloskey for
the Maiden Stakes at Louisville, beating
Twelve others in 1:22 After this he was
sold 10 Chinn & Morgan for $4,000. He
wintered well, and when the betting on the
Derby opened he was to l, SO high was
the opinion the critics had of him. He did
so we'll that IN March he was at to l, and
| ranked even wit. Ascender as favorite. He
WIS given his fit good gallop the third
~
| ter. He did the mile in I:49, but tired
| badly in the last quarter, making the dis
| tence in 2:19. ToUts saw the gallop and,
| like mercury in the thermometer upon the
| approach of a cold wave, he fell to to Land
was for time under q cloud. His appear
ance in the Blue Ribbon showed him in the
| pink of condition. but he beat nothing, and
| it was not until the day of the great race
that there was a rush to get on him. As
will be seen by the picture, ne is quite of
the type of the Longfellows, without their
! angularity, being more smooth and evenly
| turned, very level, and well-balanced. He
has prominent eye, like Thora, the same
| neck, with more power. His
back is good and short, with great
power in the loin, and his shoulders are
most exquisitly placed. He is nearly 5.3,
but his great depth makes him appear less.
Moreover, he has great length and long,
elastic pasterns, clearly defined and filling
we'll into the hoof. In action he is said to
exemplify the poetry of motion, his style
being that elastic, daisy cutting kind
close to the ground, with quick recovery
that steals away the inches almost i'm
perceptibly. Our artist added, by way of
comment when he drew the above, II have
J seen Leonatus. He looks like an emperor
} among the three-year-olds of the West
and it is subject of general comment tina
he is as perfectly formed colt as has eve
mastered field for the Derby. He wa
trained for his engagements by Mr. JOIN
McGinty, most capable and painstak1nI
man, and though it was feared that tn
colt had not been doing enough, his con
dition on Derby-day was near perfection
In his races thus far he has been riddel
by the popular Eastern jockey, William
Donohue. who was engaged for the Derb
mount as early as February. Donohue ha
ridden Drake Garter in his races at Ney
Orleans, from which he conceived higt
II opinion of the gelding who caused such
d popular furore, but when he mounte
= Leonatus at Lexington, he tells US he n
# longer felt any fears so far as Drake Car