The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-28
SOME HORSE NOTES.


The statisticians have figured it oat
already, and the winning sires of the
year are liz in number, of which II GO
horses that won an aggregate above
$780, 900. OF course, as the HERALD's
sporting scribe predicted four months
ago, Himyar leads the van by differ
ence of $86,1S over Sir Modred, his
nearest competitor. To show the unin
structed reader how American racing
has progressed since 1850, we need only
mention that Revenue beaded the win
ming stations of that year with trif1e
under $50, 900, all told. Now Himpar's
roll OF honor shows an aggregate of
$246, 1882, OF which $4,000 was won by
his two-year-old son, the unbesten
Domino. Himyar is by Alarm, son of
imported Eclipse, who beat Besdsman
in the Clearwell of 1857. His da m is
Hira by Lexington, out of Hegira
by imp. Ambass' dor, son of the great
Derby winner, Plenipotentiary.
Sir Nodred, bred in New Zealand and
rejected in 1885 for Mr.. Haggin OF Sacra-
mento by Mr.. C. Bruce Lowe, whose
handsome horse, Cliveden, ia now the
PREMIER at Santa Anita, in this county,
comes the second on the list There ars
half a dozen sires in the list whose
largest winners earnings exceed those
OF Sir Excees, who is Sir Modred's
largest gatherer of shekels, but the Sir
MOdred colts all race fast, and, more
over adapt themselves well to muddy
tracks Sir Modred's total score foos5
up Sl60, 1877; his largest winner, Sir Ex-
cess, brings in triHe over $4,000,
while DR.. Hssbrouck, Comanehe and
Cleaning, each contributed over $i0,-
eco to keep the family pot a-boiling.
Then come Sir Matthew, Annie Bishop
Marv Stone, Motto, Bailarat, Integrity
and Fatality, all of which earned up
wards o $5tOl apiece When you look
at it that Dobbine, whose sire is fourth
on the list, earned s57 ,667 that Mid
Lothian. who barely got over the $780,
OuO barrier, is reprented by Sir Walter.
who won upwards OF $4,000; and that
Fonso, who is seventh Oh the list. with
little more than half OF Sir Modred's
winnings in all, is represented by Ru-
dolph, who won $50 1865, you realize
what great stock-getter OF really good
horses Sir Modred is.
Iroquois, the only American horse
thop ofot WIN tue GuklibH DERBY or Sg.
Leger, ranks third ON the list, after hav-
ing been first in 1892 His service has
been advanced to tne large sum of $500,
the same as thakpf the other derby win
ner, st. Blaise, rho is two years his
junior. The deeth 81 Longiellow, whose
lee was $1,000, subject TO approval ALEC
Of the mare, haF probably caused this
advance of Iroqhoia. General Jackson
has practically monopoly OF the Lean
lngtol blood, his oply rivals in that
lamous male linAtBeing Eolus, whose
,ole fame rests upon Morelo, and Onou-
iaga, who is a generally good stock
getter like Sir Modred, but who has not.
Up to date, produced any such perform
,rs as Senator Grady, Helen Nichols,
Huron and Tammany. The General
llso has Enquirer, the only living rival
of Longiellow on the turf and the sire OF
more winning horses than any stallion
aow alive, in my belief. He is 81 years
lid, as against rs for Gleneiy, who is the
oldest thoroughbred sire In America. In
addition to these sols Of LeamlngtoD
he General also has Inspector Is and
Longstreet. his two best grands1ns be
rond any shadow OF doubt. 1t is repe-