Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-12-10
THE HORSE
BY JOSEPH BATTELL
From Advance Sheets
Copyright Secured
T Continued from last 7Oeek.
ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES
GLAD1ATEUR AND BLAIR ATHOL.


The career of Gadiateur bred France, by Monarque,
presents another sample Of the uncertainties which attend
breeding the turf He began by winning in 1865 the Two
Thousand the Epson Derby Gladiator next crossed the
the Grand PX de Paris returned to England and
carried off couple of small at Goodwood and wound up the
winning St Lege where he beat the famous
Rcgaa Gadateur made another successful
journey Longhamp the and returned in time to win
Derby When ouyearod he the Ascot Cup
beating Regalia and Brcadalbanc.
Lagrange stud during the Franco-Ger-
Gadaeur purchased by the late Mr. Benron for stud
purposes On his dccca which included both Gladiator
Blair Ahol under Mr. Tatersals hammer Gladiator
fetched thousand gunea Blair Ao twelve thousand five hun
drcd guincas
Blair Atho is by Stockwc Bonny, by Melbourne
Queen Mary by Gladiator granddam by Penpoentay
outo Of Nyrrha by Whalcbonc
Blink Bonny 1857 performed the feat Of winning the
EPSON Derby Wednesday, and the Oaks the Friday Blair
Aho the Derby 1904 beaten for the Grand PnN dc
Paris the St Lcgc and retired from the turf in 1905 when he
was purchased by Mr. Jackson cahan bookmakcr who
founding thousand gnca On ackson death he
purchased auction Tacrsa by Mr. Benkon for five
thousand guincas
Gadacur without having bcgotcn famous winner
while the Racing year year contains the OF
winning FLIES by Blair Atho Such the lotteries of
the turf
reputation consequent annual income OF stallion Gas
thoroughbred concencd depends his first years.
prowcss running progeny winner of the great
hrccyarod always good mares at the commence
mcnt OF career years his de-
improve until the period when his declnean advanced
agc-or sink five years the value OF country travelling
stallion. In the stallion list many horses nineteen and twenty
years There have been stations like Newmne which have
continued maintain high reputation ses long after they
crippled by injured limbs fcvced feet partly blind and
famous pedigree like Gladiator who second in Bay Mid
Derby Young Melbourne have from the of
their produce the attracted large annual income without
having single
vary, and sometimes very high. In a
Racing Calendar stations advertised hundred
guncas each and Blair Ao in 1873 commanded fee of two hun
drcd guncas The prices horses reputation either from
blood commonly from twenty guncas thr-hve
guincas In the list stations the Racing Calendar the
head OF the list OF fOa many have than others only
half Dozen attached their But this would not for
their keep the probability that these where not Old exhausted
engaged in serving habcd from to five
guincas each
O \ RAcEHoRsE.
The age OF racchorsc whenever oalcd dates
January therefore the object of breeders that foas should fall
carly year falls December excluded
all the confined oycar-od and t earods and
in from all the where the weight follows the age because
year old counted years DID, and On the other
hand colt oaed June would have tNoeaod and three
ycar-od compete with others nomnay OF the but
really several months older
A ycaing according the evidence OF General Peelwho
show fraction what each horse in his stud costs
be brought face Mr. Tacas hammer under 6oO but this he
adds would not meet the expense where stations
twenty guinea and upwards The price Stocwe and
OF his Blair Atho in 1873 hundred guncas
nal yeang but frequently sixteen months old when put up
ton in June will Often from the effects OF nOurishng food COWS
milk needed the time persuaded nbbe
reach the average size OF full-grown hunter
"In August September the expensive education and training
OF the yeang rachose In the following year.
March, discretion rules the stable in July the racing
begins AtNewmaret there chances
ming several stakes of from 6ooo $4,000 Many capital horses
have been and annually used up this part of their
ain the second yearvz three years old nOmnay, really
three years and monthsthe pick a racing stable duly
entered yeang twelve months in advance qualified for the
great theyeaod stakes in which colt has carry stone
pounds fy pounds These include, in April the Two
Thousand Guineas Newmarket worth $4,000 and One