The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-26
ENGLAEDS GREATEST SIRE
81 sI1r0N's PRvsPEors cOMRlRsD
WITH HES A0HIETEMBHTs,

Cloetng. In Spite 81 the Performances 81 mis-
Gallant ser Perpinrnen-ha 60 the later
change % Essiish nsd An,eFican nissd.
LONDON, Dec, l7.-Thsre has been so much
said and recorded about St, Simon, during cav
eral years, all over tho earth wherever q cotorio
Of horse breeders may be found land whore 10
there notD that II would be To little purpose re-
producing . column or 20 OF sdulstion, such a.
no 10 certainly entitled 10 on his merits a. o
horse. The most successful EnRlish sire OF the
past decade will compare favornbly. 1 believe,
with any horse In the world 40 regards those
characteristics most froouently found want
ing In the modern thoroughbred. he 10 be-
yond everything . consistent horse. and In
himself . distinct type. He 10 neither large nor
small he 10 not heavily built In any direction,
yet he has plenty Of ano bone. He 10 q marvel
Of refined symmetry. suggesting . touch Of the
Arabian descent to which all English thorough
breds hive claim, with many Of the better
points Of length and reach which have been
improved into existence during the past two
centuries. These, howevsr, he inherits In mod
GRAFTON md adding TO this his dolicately turned
limos. wonderfully Intelligent head and sugges-
ton VI q sensitive temperament, ho completes
10 the most exactlng eye the picture Of an
ooulne beauty.
As l I'M writing for American readers, how.
ever. o few other details may 30 repeated, 90
that thoy may judge Of what kind the sire 10
who has kept himself ct the TOP Of the tree ut
the stud ~ easily as he did upon tho race course.
Som Of them may Ind II to advantage. perhaps,
10 breed TO the same points; as. though l may
be . little prejudiced OF homs merit, IL Is doubt
full whether any Of their best flyers could rival
on either field Of his fame tho redoubtablo son
Of Galopin and Angela. By King Tom. He stands
slightly over sixteen hands, though you would
never believe II to look on him In the paddock
with other horses. his limbs being fashioned In
miniature. He IL \ dark brown. giving at
times the appearance Of black, with Q star and
near hind heel white. and 10 said TO measure 60
lnches below the knee. His hooks and shoulders
are grandly turned, his legs small and honey,
10 beautifully modelled. short and high. He
girths 9 feet Q inches, but this would give little
suggestion OF him on ordinary lines. unleas you
lake them in relation to a marvellously agile
looking, slightly made and high tempered Eng
lish thoroughbred. From this point OF view, In
fact. az well as his performances, st. Simon
"a actually Q consistent example Of sym
metry. and perhaps the pink Of English
sires now standing in this country. There arc
many Of mUre magnificent physique. with Ger
tain points moro impressively pronounced, and
indeed some that rival him ~ distinct types,
but none fulfilling one Of our two most desira-
BILE aims In the blood horse-symmetry. The
other is bone, and stoutness allied to II.
But what now concerns Us chiefly about the
II % of Portland's muchcriticised sire 10 his
J. ,ont position in the horse breeding market,
and II 10 well worth dovoting some special at
tention TO his progeny this year as well a. to
their prospects in 1898. This is not the less 50
on account Of tho formidable advent to the front
OF Kendall, whose achievements and prospects I
may have to relate on some future occasion. I
will therefore treat st. Simon's present position
from three points Of view, viz, the performances
Of his colts and hilies on tho race course during
the season now closing; the dispersal OF his new
otock as yearlings ut the sales, and the prospects
the race course next q u From SUCH eons ior
~erations we ought 70 draw conclusions OF value
When the vitality Of q stallion is under dis
cusslon, as 1t generally Is while its prominence
10 threatened by another, even temporarily, IL 10
Simon as he was we all Know. Let US now esti-
mate him as he is. with several OF his own sons
young SS,ns w aires =" ad ins Saaa: IN ana all |" d he@ aSnssAt AZ tS %
same time 1t Is OF passing interest TO recall that
F ESis H ba SSe stS Sy F i,is n Dn,shm teS x'a aits in
s sss isst b % b az b w,nbn,nY b s,rss OF TN s6pF jaIsp ibis
tsais ~S ~ tSe ih iss. and d his his : som. ST. s.e ssr ;.a dsm
admitted, nothing ike expected OF him. Still.
t tim ,G Per 81 81. 9 ssri 70 retrieve snd ss'i hIym sssii ' 10 Se Mss
together sl.5Ss in stakes, and only Just missed
Merle, and Marius II. are also 81. Serfs. Among
81. Simon's other sons at the stud here are st.
The Palmer, located at the Knockany stud In
limerick; Simonian uS98), dam Garonne, by
Col. North's lifetime and Is now gone abroad;
that peculiarly named new stud arrival. 81.
slmpnmimi. whose parenlags Is suggested In F,t tbo
place IN Yorksnire. ISnSloS6 Han. pSorthSi,
borton; Adieu 1855, dam Farewell. by Dom
s SastS' N; tSSpesa T PaE eSii: The l. ' Ssus a.tsIUlc reed
S~earling Child wick 1880. dam Plaisanterie, by
81 MeAlliiSSs sSs; Fllts q s5T l nISaSe dam aI Rsiliis ssss 5 "
John Davis, at Borough Green Hall stud, New
I %TSarfSti sr |, RaS Msssi dan MargarltS; by
IN Blink benny stud IN Yoffkshirei Kasburn
ihs stfos:d f ASb @0 ssaa. 1,li ~ ssS!' wRi Sn's MAKES K sn q
grand array, indeed. Of 81, Simon blood. so that
I caSnot proceod' 70 revleW bis racers this
season without. pointing OFT that most Of the
s6oye sons Of his stand at really moderate fees.
wish TO obtain samples OF ST. simon's stock for
. %sSss q tSs fo as = 's and A'a On taSs' 5 5ess ihn dsse:
do not reach further. Why, for instance, can.
a good Q speslmss mare NJ 70. one Of our SHH great
sa ssa f Sssr'iG atssI t snd rel" Soshin nae% o. T ssis
ouch enterprise tho foundations OF the allied
institutions Of the stud and turf In England
industry with which our ancestors travelled at.
tor and secured tho finest Types OF Arabian and
Yet It is only by similar painstRking effort that
really great thfngs have been achieved. With.
say 1t 10 but another testimony. as previously
pointed out, TO the fact that nowadays broodors
appear to shrink 100 much from going far afield
An el Experimental breeding for the race course, as
well as upon 1t In the search OF prizes.
The leading progeny OF st. Simon for the year
1897 have been Persimnion. who has won 212,-
660-odd In stakes; MOusme, winner, of Rl.609i
with 2i,ll6j simonburn, al.O05; Solonian.
R92b; 6imylla. RsS5; Porce Neige, R690; leisure
Hour, -2B00; His Reverence. 2435; Simola,
G297; fiesta, el37; Cyrenian and Simonwick,
with Rl0O each, These comprise q very speedy
lot Of his sons and daughters. but tho total
compared to some Of his former years Is poor.
although H. reaches in itself the handsome sum
of R22.0O0-odd 10 the END Of October for nine
teen races won.