The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-29
LEXINGTON TURF NOTES.
Death Of Noted Mare SalIIc McCIeIland
Ends Famous Racing Establishment.

LEXINGTON. Ky, Dec. 2s.-The noted mare
Sallie McClelland. which dice here this week.
was believed to be safe In foal to imp. Star
Ruby az the time of her death. though she had
not had a fOal since 1902. when she dropped
Martha German. by Sir Dixon. Her most
famous producing daughter. Sallie Of Ma
varre. che dam OF SaTvidsTe. now owned by
Harry Payne whitney. was shipped from here
to BroOkdOie Stud not long since in foal to the
French stallion Adam. MIR. Whitney now
has a handsome weanlinR hBlf-brOther TO
Snlvidere. a colt by the Brig htOn Handicap
winner Broomstick Sallie McClelland was
retained by Mrs. Byron McClelland for senti-
mental reasons when her late husbands
breeding stud was dispersed some years ago.
famous McClelland racing establishment once
so powerful in the days when such stars as
Ce~sarion. Bermuda. MaceO and Henry OF
Navarro carried his cOlors.
Colin now ranks an the fourth OF Americas
great winning hOrses. only Domino. imp.
SysOnby and Kingston leading him in money
won. The close OF 1907 finds twenty-five
D erformers In the list OF royal American turf
W inners or horses that have 500. 600 or over
In turf earnings TO their credit. A revised
and correct list OF these are: Domino. sos. 800:
inn. SysOnby, sl8s, U43: Kingston. SI4S. sal
Colin, Si3s. 0I4: Sir Walter. sI24. 895: Raoeland.
sI2I. 800: Hanover. 1921. 7s2: Salvador. sI2O. 100:
Delhi. sII0. S42. Miss WOodford. ans O7O: Po-
tomac. siIs. $50; Peter Pan. siI7. go: Strath-
meath. sII6, se2; Banquet, Sill. $40: Tammany.
sll7. 0S5: Ftrenzt. S1l0, 1867 His HiHhness.
Sli5622 DObbins, sii4, 9Tl; Tournament 500.
Accountant, SlO2 200: Irish Lad. SIOi. s25. Iro-
9uots, siOi .oI3. and Major Dainger1eld,
Col l.. p, Tarlton. recently elected Rail-
rOad Commissioners to represent the Second
district Of Kentucky. will do all in his power
to get transportation, freight and express
companies to reduce the heavy charges now
in force In shipping horses and thus lift from
turfmen one OF the biggest burdens they now
racing stable. Col. Tarlton owns the Fleet-
wood stud and. for years has been promi-'
nently Identified with the turf as a racing Offi-
oial, owner and breeder. Recently he has
sold the product OF his stud annually as year
hngs. but N days past he raced quite an eT-
Among the 'thoroughbrsds left by the late
turfman W. y; Knight, who died at his home
IN NichOlasyille,, ky1,.a few, days ago, Is a
o oSeS of Hida " f.. sRs d Glin q oY c1i%aSSdiss' star Ida dsSH 4.
was bred to Garry HERMAN last spring but
Is not now IN fOal. At the time OF his death
Knight had negotiations under way looking
to the shipment Of the noted mare 70 Missouri
in the spring TO be mated to Barney Schrei-
ber's celebrated stallion, imp. Sain.
The celebrated brood mare Lady Reel was
among the mares bred to the Brooklyn Handi-
cap winner, Delhi, at Castleton stud last spring.
and IL she has a fQal next spring il will be one
horse, Lady Reel IL the dam OF Hamburg
and there IN now a. Castleton a half sister 20
Whitney.s great horse in q slashing good
looking brown ally by Ben Brush. Though
x = nSt a. yse rHIlS dscidsd = = probable
mated 70 Peter Pan when be begins his career
In the stud.