Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-18

The breeding OF thoroughbred horses at
Ashland had its beginning as IA pastlme
far its owner the Sage of Ashland, an
terror 10 1891. The beginning was node-
rate, commencing with only susan, ny
the Darnaby Diomed, as its nrst hatroh'
Mr.. Clay kept a stud-booH. ana IN MS
own handwriting gave the pedigree ana
description of Susan. besides resisleIIhs
her foals Susans iirst foal was a My
got By Or. Thornton's Rather, III the
spring Of 1881. The following ~ Il sam
pie of the registry kept by the great COM
morer:
"Kate by Tiger. has a mare colt by her
side a dark bay. with a star in It's Iore-
head. and left forefoot white, foaled the
5th of May. 1888: got by Sea Gull, a cele-
brated Archy stud Nancy Peters. by air
Peter Teasle, dam Gray Diomed, by "a
colet. had the 18th Of May, lS5S, the colt
by Sidi Hamet. Ii is a bright bay morse
colt. with a star in its face. left hind
foot white, and left fore foot Lke"ise'
the hoof and the fetlock behind also
white. Winter Arabian, by the ih,e'
Arabian. her first colt now Spring, 1881;
. vears old. got by Cantrell. an imported
horse. gray color. She failed having any
foal In lS'2' x> e,,ya
Tho next wear. however. the mare gays
him no cause for complaint, as he recorus
OF her: May 2s. 1888. she mao piisn'
bay tilly. by Shakespeare, Win 'ie io'
lowing marks: a star ana stiean
white in its forehead, ana ieIt hlhu ioo.
white" His entries continued sN'"s q
s.I,h,,, record OF what mis- mares nad
done together with their ems Vi oi'' I'''.'
In 100 his son, John, took the thorough
bred stocks In charge. Important additiohs
hod heen made 10 the broodmares' put
the most valuable OF all, Magnolia anu
Morgaret Wood, came later, ana uhuer
hia able management their produce caihe
,yomediataly to the front. and performed
with DISTINGUISHED merit on every race
course in America. a
Mr.. clay sold Maggie b. Il. as a
vear-old under the name or Maybe IN
december 1863. to his two brothers'
James Il. Clay and John j. {. cay they
also assuming her engagements. which
were tho Produce Stakes at mile meats
and two mile heats for the fall meeting
at Lexington. 1870. She was by mp.
Australian. dam Madeline. by Boston.
second dam Magnolia, by imp
Glencoe. The mare was % years
old when she died, and during
her career in the stud threw
such celebrated horses as Jaconet uhe
dam OF Sir Dixon, Belvidere. Matte T.,
who was the dam Of Eehel s.. winner
of thirteen races as a 2-year-oid)' haroiu,
Iroauois (who showed the goodness OF
his descent by winning the Prince-ot
Wales Stakes, the Derby, ana 1T. LIE
GER. Francesca, Panique uhe sire OF
Roche and other good oneS, Red ana
Blue Uhe dam OF that good mare saiiie
McCIelland). Okema and others.
Mr.. Clay earned the title OF the sir
Joseph Hawley Of America" because he
was like that good Englishman In keep
ing only very few mares. but these
were strictly hrst-cass. 1t was his un-
changeable opinion that broken-down
race mares. no matter OF what renown,
were not the best specimens fon the pro-
auctions Of high-class racers. At the
time OF his death he left twelve brood
mares, descendants OF Magnolia and Mar
saret Wood, only few Of which had
ever raced. Three Of these have since
| died, and Geneva. the dam OF Riley. was
| sold to Ed Corrigan after that good son
Of Longfellow had won about $4,000 for
the Master of Hawthorne.
One Of the best mares on the farm Is