New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06
NEATNAMES FOR HORSES.
INGENIOUS COMBINATIONS ON THE TURF.
HOW A LIVELY FANCY MAY BE EMPLOYED UPON
THoROUGHBREDS

THoROrGHBREDS
Could shalespcare when he wrote those oftquoted
words. "what's in o name only have foreseen 'he
absorbing interest which Is taken nowadays III "o
rocohorsc and all appertainng thereto IL Is proo"'
that he would have Thought twice before he old IT, VI
at least would have inserted q saving clause W eN
clude any ambiguity so Ear Us the raoehorse is con
cerrcd AT the present time the appropriate nhp'hs
Of horses-turf nomenclature, rs 10 is syed-is SUI
jcct which engages the attention Of every true sporr
man and gives scope for much ingenuity in the seiec
ton. II there any doubling Ih0inases VINO a'o
inclined to belltte the importance OF names on inc
turf. let them reflect for moment on the a"lu
dilemma In which those dear creatures who 90 80
much 10 ornament our racetracks would find them
seves-cxcept the few who distinguish "a cot from
Glly-wc~ their only means of selecting an invest
mcnt for their pin-m0ney withdrawn, and the animals
merely distinguished by numerals on the programme
In naming IA horse appropriately the difficulty hes
not only in selecting cuphonlOs ttle' possessing
originality, but one which shall be combination o. OF
at least suggest the names of the animals Sire and
dam In many eases and particularly In this country
where many owners appear unable to resist the tempta
tion 10 naming their racers after members Of thelg
families simply ~ initials. this Is matter OF
extreme difficulty. II not impossibillty. hut happ'N
these persons are I'm the minority and careful glance
over the list Of American racehorses reveals an earnest
cndcavor on the part Of owners 10 initiate
the Old.establl,hed English custom, ana choose ap
propratc
In further support Of the assertion that horses
name Is important and that II often influences
haccr." and particularly suIerstitious one III Ms
selection may be mentioned the remark which a
prominent racehorse owner once made 10 the writer
II had good two-year old in my stable said ne
and wished 10 obtain long odds against him. | would
never think Of naming him 'Conqucror.' Colossus
Majestic any name implying superiority. should
either let him run unnamed call him odd Tom
The Cripple something Of that sort
d. d. Wlthers make, a habit Of never naming any
Of his horses before they have a race. but when
he does name them he has been slngularly hoppy IN
his selections
hearing on thi, topic may be mentioned the success
Of q horse called "Old Joe few years back In the
Grand National stccplcChase I'm England-thc Derby"
Of the hurdle racers. Thi- horse practically nm
known To the general public, and his name prevented
people taking the slightest trouble 10 inquire into his
record. How could a beast with such name he
dangerous" try thought Well old Joe won easily,
and his price was 30 10 !, and his success was no
nukc- either.
That bOokmascrs a class a singilarly III edu
Gated lot will hardly be denied men seem to
take especial delight in taxing their powers Of pronun
citation 10 the utmost. Is it fair 20 ask them 10 call
out the odds on such horses KayadcrOsseros' or
Nco,kalcea" or Tappahannock"i Lord Randolph
Churchill is merccss in THIS matter Ills My
L'Abbcsse dc Jouarrc." that the oaks last wear.
caused tlc English bookmakers such awful hnghh
torture, that one ~ them exclaimed that il gave him
.al.cc-," m TIC Jaw The III, h1> since lccn popuarly
known By that name Gp"n BMorrl- has horse called
.Lsimony" which you hear murdered into Li,onomy'
In ninety nine case, ont II a hundred. Why Is THIS
thus And why should human being he allowed to
anlict a dumb animal with such name rs Big Brown
jug
with pleasure may be in'tanccd som" Of the best
named American horses Wmd,nlT by Ncntilaor
md . D. Sirp
ont II Cheerful are clcverly chrstened.
other 70 Il names are AdamHnt7 by Stonchenge-
Ada whcr. The hrst letters represented in
the dam and the whole name ia the Sire
Ca>taway. ~ Outcast Utopia.
Trance by Bluc Eyes-NIsIon.
Tombo,. by III | -Mad'ap.
bankrupt by >pcndthrt- Authoresa
Ccuulcdc. ont II Tarantula
civil service. 10y Reform.
cleaning. ont Of Twilight.
,,oldrn Horn. ont u ConstantnopIe
Rusc out Of Artlh'e.
sequence, ont Of EcLlquc.
Among English horses NAV be found some ex-
ccediugly happy names. for instance:
Iicanfeast by Plehean-Festival
Bcllry by Revcrbemtion- Mum
Brink by Forc-hore Rink
Powder Pun by Mask Decoration.
Minute Guu by Gunhoat. Mi,adventure.
une.Tcllcr by Ma,k-Witchcry.
Enamel by Ma~k-DccoratI0n.
Convert by >k-t'rVs.lytc.
Hunt. th. slipper D. Barefoot country Dance.
What rould Tee ncatcr than the play OF words IN
the name of = celebrated English horse Present
Aims by M,er ont of salute
PautOmimr by Mask NOnglcos.
I'ltta. Marine by CocU'u' Antipodes
Yard Arm by PrVttcer-t Nlctlon ana Scclusion bN
Hermit boundary are also well-namcd.
Fish smart Thought not cuphOnlpu>. was the name
given tn horse by Dutch skater out OF CELEBRITY. ana
IN was very appropriate, because II WIS that OF the
| champion fast, slater IN England.
Paradox the horse that only lost the Derby by "a
| head was hy sterling ont of Ca~uistry, and Evan
CELLS, /, a pretty combination OF It's parents names
| peter and Eva.
The following are also EOou names
Acme bS DUtch skater.
hriihcc by Trap! strategy.
\-s,s.or bv Arbitrator NAV Day.
| Baldcula.h BY Blue Ruin TtlkatlVe.
Beacon hy Landmark.
ucaurtV0g, pea idc,rif-NcnlC'.
Due Point By Black and Blue-Oyster Nan.
Inmpkin by Country Boy.
Cabnl By Cambal.o-C stiIacy.
| C.umne by Thur0- Boodrrd
DAISY Chain by springfield Chatclainc.
Prime Cheddar by Prime, Charlie Frontage.
Faint Heart ont OF Peinc de Occur
Fulncn bV t,alOpn-Lghtnlng.
lack Frost by Dutch skater Winter Queen
Iactantius ont -. Koumiss.
Lady Brassey by liigborn- NoyaGcuse.
Lost Chord hy Ecvrrbc ratOn-Dcsert queen
Lottery by F0rlorn Hopc-Lttlc Hope.
| Ml,iap ont of Ambulance.
oasis by Bcaudcscrt- suspense.
| old Maid ont of CcllbacN.
Parody by iIilarlou>-Satir".
| Sohrcty by Arbtraor-llu cribhon.
True Ilue bv C0cWlcUe- Restorative
PnrOquet out of ChatcrboN