The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-07
HORSES THAT COME AGAIN.
THE REAL srArERs OF THE TRACK

Fordham, tho Most Persistent Winner OF
this Year, and his Predecessors who
Have Won Moro Than Twenty Races
The Thoroughbred seems to have some
Strength of Constitution stu Left.
When Congreve wrote Consistency, thou
art a jeyell' he penned a thought to which all
horsemen can heartily respond. They have
little respect for the in and cutters" who are
first to-day and last tomorrow. They like n
true, consistent performer. The list Of por-
sistont and almost continual winners may In
deed be regarded as striking, and not ut all in
harmony with the idea that endurance and
soundness are fading from OF our turf, We
shall give It below but what filter Introduction
could 1t have than n moro extended notice OF
tho animal which certainly deserves to be
called the latest most prominent addition to
the category under consideration
Fordham on April 30 scored his twelfth
successive victory While record like this
has not only been equalled but eXcelled,
1t is enough OF n rarity to attract atten-
ton. 1t is not often that fremont with
an unbroken list OF thirteen wins. or Han
over. with fourteen consecutive victories,
comes on the scene TO challenge admiration.
When one does. he becomes the idol OF the
hour. and a panR OF repret twinRes the human
heart should the equine favorte suffer defeat.
ing money pending on the result, the public,
at Toast that portion OF 1t which Ia not devoid OF
sentiment likes to see the best horse win, for
It appreciates merit and admirers superiority.
While Fordham cannot yet be considered
racer Of tho highest class. not having demon
strated his ability to stay" at long distances
In good company. he certainly has established
strong claims to be ranked rs a prince among
sprlnters. His speed Is something phenom-
email. and oyer, course from 2 half mile to
lie is q dark brown horse, verglnE on
q black and white blaze in the face is
Observation-Disclosures marf bv W ths rrs Fenlers hin
Falsetto, winner Of the Trayers and Kenner
Stakes In 1873. and his dam IL Semner vive
Longstreeti, she by WaverleY. out of Senlper
Felix the dan. OF Leonatus. by imrored
Ho was purchased By the Dwyer Brothers at
the annual yearlinR sale OF NoodbuIn Farm In
Kentucky, and cost them $4,000. They raced
in 1887 he winning Ave out OF twenty-four
starts only one Of which Eas stake event,
81, 900. his opponents being Satan. now known
as Defense. and Now or Never, He was at that
rl@S af tEat he time
AS a three year-old he contested in fifteen
races, six OF which he placed to his credit
Or the other 1--WE, three were at six furlonIs.
one at l4O0 yards and the other at mile and
n
first In twenty -four starts, and this year has
horne his owner cOlors o the from on eleven OF
the twelve 90 asions on WHICH he hos appeared.
At the wedding out sale OF the DTyer Broth
ers at the Elizabeth track on Dec. q last, he
was purchased by samuel Emery for $4,000,
h IN the hands Of William Lakeland the owner
OF Exile to train and horse and handler have
since seemed in perfect accord for after losing
ming second to St John at Guttenburg on
Christmas Day he was seen at The front on his
second effort two days later and has since suf-
iered but one horse to head nun at the wire Mt
ways been such pronounced favorite that In
some hands the temptation to lose and thereby
RaHo been resse Rs
or and trainer an honest policy has Invariably
been pursued, and the public has learned to
odds were on him instead OF against him. as
was the case on Thursday last when be, low
cred his colors to Tipstatf; He Is delicate
race had been of his feed, which fact. while
known to his owner and trainer was un-
known to the public.
to the careful attention Of his trainer William
Lakeland, whose skill in condition ing horse
Is shown by the manner in which he has kept
Exile. Tattler and Ernest. noue OF them tho
soundest OF ami mals. In vim Ing form year alter
year. Under his supervision Fordham bids
fair to earn more bra s and to take
which have established regulations as fire.
Suent winners HIS number Of wins Is now
the score Of the lea ling stars during the past
decade. Who these are Is shown by the follow
ing tabulatIon. which gives the names OF the
times and upward. the number OF years they
have been on the turf, the number OF wins. and
the total starts Old ,Barnum. the iron
has been constantly in the public eye facing
the starter 277 times and winning eiGhty-two
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