The herald., 1894-06-24
LUCKY BALDWIN AGAIN IN LUCK
For the Fourth Time He Wins
the American Derby.
An Interesting Review of the Santa
Anita Horses.
Rey ell Santa Anita the Winner of the
Great Event- Tho Pedigree
of the Blue Ribbon
Bangtail.

For the fourth time since the insug.
urstion of that famous race in 1884
(when 1t was won by Mr.. Oorrigan's
good mare, Modesty,) and for the third
time with horse bred by himself at
the Santa Anita rancho. in Los Angeles
county, Mr.. Z. J. Baldwin has won the
American derby at Chicago. The win
ming horse was Rey ell Santa Anita, by
imported Cheviot out of Alsho by Grin
stead. Cheviot is a New Zealand bred
horse, own brother to Mr.. Haggins' Sir
Modred, being by Trsducer out of Idalia
by Cam buscsn, son of Newminster. The
sire and dam of Cheyiot were both bred
in England and exported to the anti
podcs. Csmbusosn was always regarded
in England as q soft horse, yet he got
that great mare Kincsem (bred in Hun
| gary who won "a races, including the
Good wood cup in % miles, and never
was beaten. So it Will be seen that the
stock 10 of exceptional purity, for New
minster won the St. Leeer, and
was the sire OF two winners OF the
Derby and the grandsire of three
more. He got Lord Olifden, winner
of the st. Leger, and Lord Cliiden got
tpuI utu0E WiuuoT6 vi tuo hhiuo CiabblC
event in Jsnnette, Hawthornden, Wen
lock and Petrarch.
The male line OF Cheviot is less fam
GUS. Traducer having achieved nothing
of note in England, but out at the an
tipodes his progeny won the Canterbury
cup seven times out Of nine. and on one
of the other occasions it was won by his
grandson, Grip. The Libel. sire of Ira
ducer, was one of the three best expo
nents of the now historical Psntaoon
blood, but he Is only remembered as a
bro0dmare sire, having gotten Bribery,
who produced st. Adams (St. Leger of
1860), and Ssvernake, the unlucky horse
who ran second to Lord Lyon fer the
three classical events. But the blood of
Chsviot is as good as any in the world,
all the same, though not as famous in
history as that OF Ormonde.
On the dams eide the Rey comes from
a very strong infusion of the Lexington
blood. Ginstead was by Gilroy, q son
OF Lexington out of sister to Ruric by
imp. Sovereign, from Levity by imp.
Trustee from the dam of Alsric and
Vandal by imp. Tramby. Trustee, who
ran third to st. Giles for the derby OF
1882, was also full brother to the derby
winner Mundig in 1886. Trustee was
Tarrave, the st. Leger winner of 1924
and Trustees dam was Emma, the
grand dam of West Australian who WAS
the rst horse Q853) to win all three
classic events.
Sovereign, the sire OF Ginstesd's dam
was bred at Hampton court by The
Sailor Prince, William w and imported
as q yearing by Col. Wade Hampton OF
South Carolina at q cost OF $1,000, then
the largest price ever paid for yearlng.
Sovereign was by Emllius. who won the
potentiary, both derby winners; In
dustry, Miss Lefty and Cracihx, win
ners of the Epson Oaks; and Mango,
winner of the st. Leger. Soyereign's
dam was King Williams great mare
Fleur de Lis that won the Doncaster
cup once and the Goodwood cup twice.
She was deliberately pulled in her third
start for that race, and the Jockey club
becoming thoroughly satisfied of his
maiesly's connivance at the scheme,
ruled the king of England off the turf
for life. That ia the way In which Colonel
Hampton was enabled to purchase Sow
ereign.
Tranby l should dismiss without ref
erence of any sort were IL not that the
Tranby mare, which produced Alaric
and Vandal, was also the ancestress oil
Grinstead, Monarchist, Monitor. Sal
vator and Luke Blackburn, all the best
three-year. Odds Of their respective years.
Moreover, the blood OF Blackjack, who
was the sire of Tranby, is now at the
head OF the English winning strains OF
blood. through st. Simon. who is the
only stallion on record with four win
ners of the Oaks to his credit-in Me-
moir, La Fleche, Miss Butterwick and
Amiabe. Trsnby was one OF the
holses that carried Squire Osbaldeston
in his famous match OF riding 100 miles
inside of nine hours. He rode each
horse four miles and mounted another.
Trapby carried him 16 miles in all and
was i'm ported to America because OF his
stoutness. He failed lamentably as q
sire, however. Tranby's dam was by
Orville, winner OF the St. Leger OF 1902;
and Oryille was the sire OF Emllius,
above mentioned.
Hence it will be seen that there is no
lack of good and sristocratic blood in
the little horse who won the derby at
Chicago yesterday. His dam. Alaho,
was one of the most inferior OF the
daughters of Grinstead. being vastly be-
low sinaloa Mission Belle and Santa
Anita Belle. But performances are one
thing ana mRLrOna86 ID AuOJuorJ anu
some of the greatest producers OF race
horses have been mares that never raced
at all. And the records OF both the
English and American turf show hun
dreds of rapid and stout mares which
have produced no winners of any race oil
: value.
Two years ago the writer of this arti.
!, Gle visited the Santa Anita rancho and
saw nine yesrlings. OF which four were
, by Cheviot. Mr.. Woods, who has charge
of the horses there, asked my preference
of the lot and eaid: "The Alaho colt
he looks too much like Volsnte not to
be race horse" Mr.. Woods will
doubtless recall the conversation. on
which occasion l wanted to name the
colt "Osbaldiston." Mr.. Unruh thought
, differently and bestowed upon him the
name under which he won yesterday
the most famous Of all American 3'year'
old races.
He was the smallest OF nine yearlingi
and attracted no great attention on the
part of visitors to the ranch, until aftel
he went into training as 2-year-oid
, He won sweepstake at Washington
, park last year. worth about $500, but
r cut up very soft afterwards. In the fal
a Mr.. Baldwin discharged his Freed
. mania hnranu - and conClu to employ