St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-25
BELAONI', BEST.
Speediest of the Get of Alexander
AbIallah's Son.

Speediest of the Get of Alexander
Ab1allah's Son.
Among the fOals dropped at Wood
burn farm in 1864 were two by colts
by AleXander's Abdallah. out of the
Mambrino Chief mares Sally Anderson
and Belle, that were destined to become
not only famous IN the stud, but also
the greatest representatives of their
sire, as we'll as the founders of two dis
tInct families of trOtterS. The Sally
Anderson colt was named Alm0nt. and
Bellies fOal was registered As Belmont.
Both of them remained in Kentucky and
died there. the former SuccumbIng to
an attack of collie in 1884, and the Latter
being Frustrated by pneumonia on
Wednesday of last week. The week
previous Belmont mad. with many other
prominent stations now standing at
Lexington. been exhibited at Ash
land before the members of the Pam
American congress, and no doubt con-
tracted a cold which, when aided by age
and the Indictment weather. developed
the dreaded malady. Belmont always
stood at WOOdOurn, and Was the con-
temporary of WOOdfOrd MambrinO,
Harold, Lord Russell aRei-Uthers, such
as Wedgewuud. Chichester and King
Wilkes, that made few seasons there.
Unlike AlmOnt, he was never permitted
To make any excessive seasons in the
stud, and this, together with his rugged
constitution. left his VigOr and vitality
unlmpared to the last. Time left few
marks upon him as the years rolled by.
and those who admired him at Ashland
failed to learn from his appearance that
twenty-five years had been recorded
since he followed his dam to the blue
grass pastures of HoOdfOrd county.
His speed was only partially developed,
although he showed a mile in
2:2S15 one morning in his work.
His name, however, was very
prominent in the show ring, and.
II we remember correctly, he was de-
feated, although shown for many years
at the most prominent fairs in Ken
lucky. The nniSh and quality which
won for him those high hOnOrs were
transmitted with great uniformity to
his get, and were reinforced by a game
ness that stamped the entire tribe race
horses of the highest class. In this re-
spect he mad slignt advantage over
AlmOnt, but when the class of mares
that each horse covered are compared
sally AnderSOn'S son has the best of the
argument. 1t is true that Belmont
never got as fast pair of per.
formers as Fanny WitherspUOn OF Pied.
mont, but it is also equally true that
AlmOnt never got as consistent race
horse as AedgeWOOd, or as game a one
as Dick Moore. Belmont, however, had,
during the greater portion of his life.
access To the choicest WoOdburn mares,
many of which were made famous DY
.fnr-ffN I, 10
mont had the varied experience OF a
public stallion. which was limited
Until his get began to show
what a wonderful horse he was.
B-lmOIt's stud "a eer was series of
successes from the beginning, his first
tUalS 10 obtain public hOnOrS being
dropped in 1870. Seven of that years
lot rose above the multitude, the great
est being NutwOOd, a horse that not
only made a record of pisa, but has
also bred on through his SOns and
daughters and produced host of per-
formers, many of which are faster than
himself. His suiOurn in California and
Kentucky gave the breeding interests of
each state boom. and Iowa is now
reaping bOuntiful reward. Colonna
was also fOaled in 1870. and now CONES
to the front as sire. Among the finies
were AOutillOn. dam of Combat, Signal
and Lola; Fairy Belle. dam of Nym-
phia, 2:264. and Fairy Gift; Vassar,
granddam of Ed ROsewater, 2:2U15;
Mary Belle, sister of Dick Moore,
2:231s. and dam of Puella, 2:29, and
Lady Belmont, dam of Sherman, 2:2315.
BelmOnt'S last fOals to attract attention
in public were fOaled in 1855, two of
that years crop entering the 2:3O list
fbiC anh N nrGnr I'm chOxHy lhis
successes each year the following table
has been complied. 1t contains the
names of his 2:3O performers, sons that
have sired and daughters that have pro-
duced 2:30 performers. under the years
in which they were fOaled:
lS7O-Abutilon. Fairy Belle Lady Bel
mont COlonna, Mary Belle. Nutwood. 2:lSS4;
Vassar
IS7I-Belle Dudley. Dick Moore, 2:22la:
Nil Desperandum, Z:24; Hayes, Wedge
wood, 2:l9.
lS72-Charmis, Commodore Belmont. Cora
Belmont, 2:24I2: Lady Kelso. 2:29; Lizzie
Brown, Nudge. Sprite.
ls73-Aspinola- Brookmont, Egmont, Hull
Solicitor.
IS74-Hemlock, Indiaman.
1S75-Bellwood, Ida, 2:2919: King Rene,
Maxim. fremont, 2:2Sl2; Yolande.
lS77-Hospodar, Nora Temple, 2:27A;
Nulbourne. Pera. 80.
iSTS-Buttercup, 2:2S; Erelong, King
Jim. % IL: Monaco.
1s79-DavenanI, 2:294; Ecru, 2:27p2;
Erma Meander. 2:26I2: Nutula, Vatican,
2:2914 Wavelet, 2:24I2
188l-Erin, 2:24ls lnlaid, q 2:2ela.
l8S1-Fanny Belmont 2:25A; Viking,
2:l914.
lS32-Belton. 2:22Is; Waterloo 2:2SI2.
1SS3-Currier Belle. 2:294; Gondola,
2:254 Grosjean. 2:3 Herschell, Ichi Ban,
-: MoscOva- 2:28I2; Persica. 2:2IA;
Wimbledon, 2:29s4.
1HS4-Fred Arthur, 2:I5l2
1oS5-Flossie, 2:3O: Laurabel, 2;27sl.