The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-18
AMONG THE HORSES.
These ThorouShbreds Show Their Linz
cage in Their Titles.


Many horses are we'll named to show
their relationship to their sires. For ex-
ample, Longstreet. He is the son of the
mighty Longfellow, as are Long Island,
Long Fish, Long Knight, Long Light,
Long Time and Long Dance. Long
Chance is by Longfellow and his dam is
Chance. Three Cheers, the sire of APP
plause and Attraction, has an aptly named
son in Charm. A son of Wanderer is
| properly named Cruiser and Spendthrift,
by the Authoress, has two sons, we'll
named, in Bankrupt and Defaulter. Di-
lemma suggests that she is the daughter
of Perhaps, and it is easily apparent that
Druidess is by Stonehenge, for Stone
henge was the temple of the Druids.
Blessed is daughter of Bliss and Bless
Ing, who is out of Beatitude. Glitter is
by Stylites out OF Clean, and Landscape
is by Woodlands out of Artifce. Chin
neysweep, by Barmaid, has queerly
named son in Tramp. Hindoocraft is the
son of Hindoo and Lady Grafton, while
almost anyone would associate The Bard
with Longfellow. Mr.. Cassatt's other
stallion, Eurus, is by Capt. Hancock IS
Eolus, whose history is one of the ro-
mances of the turf, and the owners of
whose sons and daughters are only too
glad to have them named as near like this
sire as possible. They are all good as Eon,
Eole, Eolist, and Eolian.
Often name similar to that of an
older and, perhaps, celebrated brother or
sister of the colt or FLY is given, as King
stock and Kingsbridge, both brothers to
the mighty Kingston. Reclare is by Re-
form, out of Clara. The name, of course,
is combination of those of sire and dam.
j. A. Morris, who owns Morris Park, is
very particular in choosing the names of
his horses. A son of Reform was very
aptly called Civil Service. Strathmeath
is by Strathmore out of Flower of the
Meath, making very intelligent combi-
nation.
The late D. D. Withers had the peculiar
habit OF making his horses work for a
name. He never gave a colt or FLY a
name until they won race, but the name
then fitted them well. Laggard, by I'm
cas- out of Dawdle, was splendidly named
in that he was very lazy, and he was in
many races before he had put single one
to his credit. Sluggard, half broth
er to Laggard, is by Tom Ochiltree out of
Dawdle. A son of Stonehenge out of
Mary Buckley was named Blackstone, a
very good combination of the two names,
and brother to Blackstone was called
Stonebuck.
Pierre Lorillard is fond of Indian names,
as Iroquois, the derby winner, Chiquita,
Comanche, Hiawatha, Pontiac and Wan
da.
J. B. Haggin, the California millionaire,
favors Spanish names for his horses, as
Firenze, Hidalgo, Salvador and Ben Ali.
Great Horse Sale.
The Iroquois yearling, the property OF
J. B. Clay, of Lexington, KY, and the
Dixiana yearling, the property of Major
G. B. Thomas, were sold by w. Easton at
Tattersalls in New York city on June 6.
The attendance at the sale was very fair,
and for the choice lots the bidding was
keen. The first sold were the Iroquois
yearlings. They were the get of King
Galop, Vocalic and Chance. Mr.. August
Belmont was a large purchaser, and he
secured some very good-looking young
sters. He paid 81 $50 for the half-b brother
to Signature, by King Galop, dam In
sigma; $500 for bay colt by King
Galop, dam imp. Playing Fields; 1880
for bay FLY by King Galop, dam Goldie
Cad; 81 200 for half sister of Chilhowie,
by King Galop, dam Locust Bloom, and
$500 for bay FLY by King Galop, dam
Perfecto. J. E. Mcdonald gave s., $50 for
brown FLY by Chance, dam Brooklet, a
half sister to Black Knight. The fifteen
Iroquois yearlings brought SALTS, an
average of $945 each.
The Dixiana youngsters were good
looking lot. Foxhall Keene bought a
brother to Correction for $1,000. e. s.
Donovan gave 81, 900 for a brother to Re-
pent, and 81 800 for brother to Wah Jim
g. Littlefeld gave 81 300 for brother to
Lord Tom Himyar, 81 800 for sister t.
My Fellow, 81 400 for bay FLY by Him
var, dam Maud L. L. G. Boyle gave 81, 4M
for half-brother to Hydra, by Bonnie
Ban. Meadowbrook Stud gave 81 200 for
a bay FLY by Longfellow, dam Lady
Himyar. August Belmont gave $4,000 for
bay colt by Longfellow, dam Hifight.
H. K. Bryant paid 81, 100 for a chestnut
colt by Himyar, dam Floss; and the
Meadowthorpe Stud gave 81 200 for bay
FLY by Longfellow, dam Favoress.
Thirty-four head sold for $29, 775, an aver.
age of $S75.85 each.
Kite Track for theiEast.
The kite shape track which started In
the West about five years ago is fast
working itself eastward. The first one