The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-14
NAMES OF RACE HORSES.
CIeverness in Nomenclature shown
by Some Owners.


gagged in the breeding or racing Of thor
oughbreds paid much attention to the
naming of their horses; but of late no
menclature has become quite a fad. and
much cleverness is shown by the many
owners whose racers strive for honors on
the tracks of America.
by general consent the palm for good
taste in the selection Of names must be
awarded 10 the Messrs. Morris. Mrs. Nor
ris. the mother of Alfred Hennen and Da-
vid Henuen Morris, is credited with the
cieVerucss shown IN the selection of the
names for the horses which carry the
scarlet jacket from year 10 year \ few
examples Will convince the readers OF the
sun of Mrs Morris cleverness, and per-
haps a few of the men who race horses.
either Tor pleasure or proht, and have
been calling them j. J. j.. X. NJ G., A.
o. II. and by other senseless initials will
mend their ways and exercise a little
ingenuity in naming them in the future.
There is pleasure IN work Well done, and
there is no excuse in the ridiculous names
with which some of the racers Of this
country are burdened. The colt by Galore
out of Prude, Mrs. Norris named Prig.
Could anything be neater2 The hlly by
PiZarrO out Of Perhaps was christened
Reckon. What think you of that, you
blunderers who call your colts John Smith
and your tllies sally NJ, Katie X, or
some other name which means nothing
to the general public? A daughter OF
Hawkstone, out of Conspiracy, was nam-
Barney Aaron and Jack Adler, the callers
IN the ring, and forced GOttfried Walbaum
when making book on a race In which
the speedy mare was entered to always
refer to her as "that blamed French
mare" the cleVerness of the name APP
pealed to all who understood the con-
nection. Formal. out of Prudery; Inter-
mission, out of Vacation, Prompt and
Brisk, out of Active; Successful, out of
Prosperity and Full Speed, out Of MINI
BILE are only a few names selected at
Morris
The Benton Stables horses, presuma-
bly, named by August Belmont, are other
examples Of good taste In nomenclature;
Refugee by Exile is happy thought, ana
Billali for a son of She will do very nice
ly. Mr.. Belmont owns number OF colts
BY St Blaise and bestows on them such
titles as ST. Bartholomew, which are eu-
phonious and have some bearing on the
sire. 1t is an easy matter to trace the
breeding or horses named IN thls manner
The late August Belmont was as clever at
naming his horses as he was at the game
of finance The sons and daughters of his
great mare Magnetism, of whom he was
very fond. received such titles as Mag
netic, Magnetizer and Washer. while Lady
Margaret, Lady Violet, Lady Primrose
were daughters Of Lady Roseberry Messrs
James r. & +. +. Keene also name their
horses with excellent taste and skill, Call
leo Is a daughter of Dimity Spanker Is out
of Lady Gay, and Hornpipe and Irish Reel
were out Of Round Dcnce.
The Messrs. Thompson of Brockdale Stud
are naming their horses well. Fireside out
OF Sweet Home, Distinction out of State
ly, Quavereout of Trill, are few exam
pies of the skill shown at Brookdale. BY
ron McClelland's horses have been well
named as a general rule, Henry of Ma
varre having a noble and lofty sound
quite IN keeping with the character Of
the horse. Gideon annd DAILY gave Requit-
al a fitting name, as he Is a son of Retri-
button. Ludwig for son of Bavaria Is
good. John liyland, who trains for the
BlemtOn stables at present and formerly
trained for Gideon & DAILY, is quite a stick
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pirate. When Ramapo was a two-year
old he ran as the Anne F. colt. When ne
showed himself TO be quite a race horse
a name was talked of for him. one man
suggested Spotted Nose, because the colt
had some white on his face. The fine scorn
in Hyland's voice as he repeated the name
Spotted Nose, Spotted Nose, Spotted
Nose" was worth hearing. Hyland's own
choice of a name was POntoOn, and this
for a son Of Pontiac would have at least
been euphonious But a better name,
Ramapo, was conferred upon him, this
being the name of j. Otto DOnners breed
ing stud In New Jersey, where the colt
first saw the light of day. Mr.. Donner by
the way, is very. clever at the game of
naming thorOughbreds His sons of Pom
tao were named Redskin, Blackfeet, Abor-
igine. The Native, and Nother titles quite
as appropriate.
Every horseman with any knowledge of
racing and great racing families Is fami-
liar with the far-famed Dance family
Gallopade, Reel, Cotlllon, La Polka,
Schottische Heel and Toe and Song and
Dance are some of the names found there
in. Counter Tenor, Chant. Basso and
ChOrister are good names for sons Of Fall
settO, and Bragelone a name suggested
for Charles Head Smiths 2-year-old bv
Blue Eyes, brings suggestions Of Dumas
heroine Louise de la Valliere. Fair Wind.
out of Summer Breeze; Tennyson, by
Laureate. Lam bert, out of Starlight: En-
trance, out of Squeeze EN- and Leonore.
out of La FaVorita are few good exam
pies taken at random out of the stake
book OF the Brooklyn Jockey Club.
A few years ago, when racing was more
Of a business and less Of a sport than IL is
to-day, tradesmen tried to advertise their
wares through the medium Of the race
course, and the governing body of the
turf at that time had to force a number
of owners to change the names Of their
horses. Patent-medicine men, however.
got IN their deadiy WORK, and some Of the
programmes at the races brought vivid
recOllectiOns Of trips up the Hudson or
over to Philadelphia, when the rocks on
the river side and the barns and fences
which line the railroad beseech the trav
eler to take this and use that, until one
Is forced to close ones eyes and try TO
forget the quacks and nostrums of the
The Jockey Club Is doing good work in
compelling owners to name their colts
and FLIES before a certain date each wear
and it is now an impossibility TO run or
race a horse on any of the Jockey club
tracks that has not been named. A re-
cord Of the names Is kept and no owner
will, in future, within prescribed time,
be permitted to take a name which has
already been used. This will help the
compilers of the stud Book Of the future
immensely and enable them to keep their
works in much better shape and with
fewer errors. Up to the present season
It was not an uncommon occurrence "a
find half q dozen horses in the course OF
a single days racing on the card without
a name. They were known as the Light
ming gelding, colt or flly, the name be-
ing taken from the dam. It was sinplv
a matter Of gross carelessness on the part
of the owner, who did not take the time
to select a name.
A bureau Of nomenclature has been sue-
gested from time to time, and the idea
is a good one Those who are not cornpe-
tent TO select suitable names for their
horses could turn in the pedigrees of their
horses and a man Of ability could select
something appropriate for them. One
veteran of the turf said some years ago
to the Sun reporter:
IF / ever raced horses again l would
name my horses after the birds of the air
The Eagle, The swallow. The Oriole.
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