The herald., 1896-10-26
THE HORSE.


! Sporting Editor Herald: In the Times
or the 18th inst. appears an article en-
titled "Hidalgo's Gossip" which dis
cusses the awarding of certain prem
iums to the late thoroughbred horse ex-
hibit at Agricultural park. Though the
author Of said article writes under an
assumed name, 1t Is quite evident to NY
| SELF and other horsemen that he is none
other than Mr.. Merry, of foreign birth;
| ana there are SO many inaccuracies in
said article that the same calls for a re-
ply.
Among other things he insinuates that
| 1 was in some way responsible for the
erroneous report that the thoroughbred
stallion Clifton Bell had received the
first premium, when as matter of fact
was In no way responsible for the error,
| and then at an unjust expense to the
horse Clifton Bell unnecessarily at
tempts to add to the well known pedi-
| gree OF the horses Plenty and Conyeth,
| ana then further enormously states that
Clifton Bell is horse that got five great
| s1res, when as a matter of fact the whole
, of such statement is without any foun-
dation whatever and was undoubtedly
stated for the purpose of building up the
reputation of Plenty and Conveth at
the expense of Clifton Bell.
1t is fact that In the exhibit referred
| to that l had entered the two great
horses Broad Church Conceded to be one
of the best bred and greatest race horses
of the present day. and Clifton Bell, and
that neither of them were awarded a
premium, but I do not feel in the lea 81
distressed over their improper recogni-
tion by the judges, inasmuch as the
horse Clifton Bell in eleven separate ex-
hibits has been we'll treated and proper-
| ly recognized in that at the Sacramento
state fair he was twice awarded the first
prize and has nine times taken either the
| first or second premium at our county
+, fairs. not decorated with bought ribbon,
either; hence 1t can be readily seen that
I can well afford to have him overlooked
on this last occasion.
AS to the horse Broad Church, those in
| terested have only to refer to the Breed
er and Sportsman of date July 8th, 1893,
at page 81 thereof, to find there publish
ed the following article:
Broad Church, winner of the Report
ers' Derby Handicap last Saturday, is
| not only one of the best Weight-carriers
in this section of the world, but as we'll
bred as any horse to be found. Leinster,
his sire, was q son OF imp. Australian
(sire Of Wildidle, Spendthrift, Fellow
craft and other celebrities) and Luileme,
by Lexington. Broad Cturch's dam,
Tibbie Dunbar, by imp. Bonnie Scot
| ldnC) sire OF Luke bIaCkDuTN, I3rdmDle,
George Kinney, Bancroft Bootjack, Be
attitude and others of little less note)
threw Canny Scot Lizzie and Lena Dun
bar, Clifton Bell, Lady Evangeline and
other winners and producers and her
dam was Brenna (grandam of The Bard)
by imp. knight of st. George. Brenna' IS
dam was the immortal Levity, by imp.
| Trustee, that gave to the world Athala-
| Eic, Ruric, Lever, Legatee, Sister to
Ruric dam of GrinsteaO Mildred and
Lightsome and from this family came
Salvador Luke Blackburn, The Bard,
Lottie Lee, Elias Lawrence, Volturno
and many other kings and queens of
| Americas running turf. Everything
tracing to Levity races or produces
winners, or both, and no family occu-
pies a higher place in the minds of all
students of breeding.
And be 1t remembered in that great
race that Broad Church carried 1876
pounds and ran mile In 1:46k, contest
Ing against some Of the best known race
| horses in the world. Inasmuch as this
great horse is so we'll and favorably
known and so unimpeachable In reputa-
ton, 1 presume that the writer saw fit
to make no attack upon him.
The writer of the article in question
wonders why that Clifton Bell has not
produced any great gets" but he over
looks the fact that unfortunately this
horse ever since he has been in the stud
has been the property of a poor man,
not the owner of a single thoroughbred
mare, and as matter Of necessity, or