The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-18
{ KING OF THE TURF.
|vator Proudly Bears the Title
and There is None to
Dispute It
|, Season Will be Noted In Turf
Annals for It's Broken
Records.
lgree of Higgins Great King OF Racers
His Racing Career-He Has
Won 100000.

Won 100000.
he racing season of 1880 will be cele-
led in the annals of the turf as the
IL record breaking year. Ever since Ten
eck thirteen years ago, at Louisville,
"A, 1877, achieved endless fame by low
10 Longfellow's record of I'LL for the
to 1889, every turtle in the country
been anxious to own the horse that
I'D '.smash' the record of Ten Brock,
Harper's Bazaar. Last year the st. Louis
bciation offered prize for that pur-
and Maori ran a mile in 1895, being
hin one-twentieth Of second of Ten
eck's time. Besides this, there have
several races in the east at lao, 1:40A,
Il. This year Senator Stanford's three
t-old colt Racine began the assault upon
record at Washington Park, Chicago,
% 2Sth; one mile. 1O79 pounds, time,
Il; and Raveloe, at Monmouth. July 3lst,
(ped another quarter Of second of the
Bird. and down 1T went to 1884; but it
Lained for Salvador, the king of the turf,
Eclipse even his own splendid achieve
hts, and on the 18th of August, at Mon
nth Park, ITO pounds up, and Bergen in
saddle, to lower the mile record to
hivator is the property of ]. B. Haggin,
:, of California, and the owner of the
ld-famous stock farm Rancho del Paso.
vator was bred by Mr.. D. Swigert, of
nendorf, near Lexington, Kentucky,
led 1886, and sold a. 9 yearlinR in the
Ing of 1887 for 81, 500 to Mr.. L. Sim
as for Mr.. John Mackey. the direct
his breeding interests. The sire Of Sal
br was that great imported race horse
nee Charlie, king of the Z. Y. G. in Eng
d. How he won the two thousand
meas in 1872, beating Cremorne and
ben's Messenger, was unplaced for the
BY, but ran second to Wenlock for the
Leger stakes, are famous events of the
/. Prince Charlie was foaled in France
1853, but was raised by his breeder, Mr..
Jones, Of Upshall, near Newmarket,
Gland; as yearling he was leased during
vson, Of Newmarket, and made
FIRST appearance in the Middle Park
tie of 1871, which he won. He started in
twenty. nine times, beng twenty-five
es first. Prince Charles sire was Blair
.ol, by Stockwell, out of that famous
he Blink Bonny. Here you have Bird
,her, Melbourne and Glencoe blood!
dam was Eastern Princess, by Surplice,
by Touchstone, thus tracing back to the
lous Shuttle mare. Prince Charlie was
sep red chestnut color, of superb bone
substance, standing 1854, with broad
lie, and both hind pasterns white.
was brought to this country in 1883,
lao purchased by Mr.. D. Swigert at pri-
Il sale. He landed in New York, Sep
|,ber "a, 1883, and shortly after was sent
Elmendorf, where he died in 1888. His
was almost an irreparable one to the
lerican turf, as he was, without doubt,
speediest English race horse imported
70 the great bennington came over.
Then We look for the stamina" in Sal
or's racing qualities, we come down to
d old fashioned American racing blood.
out of Lightsome, by imported Glencoe
of that immortal mare, Levity, founder
The greatest and most triumphant racing
lilly in the world, to which belong such
[,ous ones as The Bard. Monarchist,
mps, Louisette, Precioea, Grinstead,
Ike Blackburn, Leo natus, Bradamonte,
|nitor. Frederick the Great, and a host
others to carry the name down to ali
terity. Salina was bred by Mr.. A. j.
xander, of Lexington, KY, and was
led in 1868. Her career upon the turf
I'LL distances.
mile heats in 1:47I and 1:48, and one
one-half miles in 2:4516. At Mon
|uth she won the Oaks, one and one-half
les, 2:431145; the Continental stakes, mile
Its, LAT and 1:46A; and the Robins stakes
n at two mile heats in 3:40A and 4OO11a;
wound up her three-year-old form at
" Orleans, winning at three miles in
~. She was bred first in 1874 to imp.
Enelg, and again in 1876, the produce be-
that good race-horse Danicheff, and
successfully to Glenelg in 1876, ~, '78;
Virgil in 1879 and 80; again to Glenelg
1892 and'84; and the first time to Prince
.ren in 1881, 'S3, '87 and '8S. In 1886 bred
Prince Charlie again. the result being
famous Salvador.
aviator is bright chestnut colt in color,
hiding 1871, with broad blaze down his
Q. and both hind legs white almost to the
,es; also the off front leg ditto, and one
lite pastern. He is a race horse of the
lat perfect symmetry and highest type of
sformation, of the disposition, high cour-
marvellous speed, and weight carrying
,acity unexcelled. He made his first ap-
rance as two-year-old in the Junior
ampion of 1883, being unplaced to Proc
Knott; second by head to the son of
Ike Blackburn in the Futurity, then
red successive brackets in the Flatbush,
pies, Tuckahoe. and Titan stakes. At
lee began by winning the Tidal,
Realization stakes, one and fve-eighths
es, 122 pounds, beating his famous rival,
any, 100 pounds, a head, in 2:51; won
1orillard; third in the Omnibus:
Il has not since been defeated. His
r-year-old career began by his notable
tory in this years Suburban, after a
nd race, 127 pounds, in 2:O6 4-5. The
|ult of this contest was the memorable
Itch race between Tenny (Garrisonl and
vator Murphy, June rs. at Sheepshead
", each 1:22 pounds, won by the son of
nee Charlie, after desperate struggle
the homestretch, by '.throat-latch.' -
,e. 2:O5, demolishing all previous records
a circular track. Since that time he has
Ne no racing except to walk over for the
nmouth Cup, July II, except on Aug. 2e,
his great race and victory over Ten
beck's record over the straight" mile al
nmouth Park. In the three years of his
ing career up to date he has won nearly
b. 600 for his millionaire owner. It is q
|endid tribute to the memory of the great
kinpton, in connection with the mile rec
that both Fanny Holton, the dam Of
q Brock. and Salina, the dam of Saliva
should be his daughters.
Nomenclature of race horses is one of thu