The New York herald., 1921-12-25
WATERVALE'S DEATH
LOSS TO BREEDING
His Dam, Lady Violet, Had a
Remarkable Record for
Fecundity.

The death of the speedy horse Water
vale. by imported Watercress. recently
In Kentucky brings to light the remark
able record for fecundity of his dam,
Lady Violet, which had eighteen foals
In straight years. Wdtervale was the
holder OF track records in the United
States and Canada at one time and won
numerous races for his breeder, August
Belmont, whose property he was at the
time of his death.
Lady Violet was foaled in 1890 at
the Nursery Stud. She was bay mare
by imported The Ill Used, and her dam
was Lady Rosebery by Kingfisher, which
was In turn out of Lady Blessington by
imported Eclipse. She was a sister to
those splendid race mares and matrons
Lady Margaret and Lady Primrose.
Like practically all of the produce Of
| The III Used. she was bright bay in
color and exquisitely proportioned.
No horse that has been in the stud
in the United States in the last fifty
years bred truer to type than this grand
son of Stockwell. which was one of the
best horses of his day on the turf, win.
ming the Kenner. Sequel and other
stakes before going to the stud, where
he got His Highness. winner of the Flu
turity; Fides. one of the best mares of
her day; Badge, Forester, Jack Of
Hearts, Magnetizer. Lord DalmenX
Glory and many other good ones.
Best Juvenile FfIIy.
Lady Violet took part In thirty-ono
races during her racing career, which
extended through her two, three and
four year old form. She won thirteen
races of value of s37,99S and was sec
ond eight times and third on four oc.
casions in 1892 as a two-year-old. She
was far and away the best filly of her
age and on numerous occasions that
year defeated the best OF the colts. II
was a season when there were titans
engaged In the struggle for supremacy.
She was second to Morcllo In the great
Futurity Stakes, giving that splendid
race horse three pounds. She won the
Great Eastern Handicap, with l25
pounds UP, conceding weight to Sir
Francis, Helen Nichols, Ajax and other
| fine youngsters. She won the Bellies
and Lassies Stakes handily from tho
pick of the fillies of the period and beat
the colts for the Autumn and Flatbush
Stakes, the last named seven furlong
test and sequel to the Futurity Stakes
1t was in the F'latbush that Dr. Rice,
AJAX. Miss Maude, Rainbow. Sir Fran
| els and other cracks went down to de-
feat. The winnings of the superb flly
that season amounted to $31,173.
While Lady Violet raced well at three
and four years of age. she never ap-
preached the form she displayed in 1899,
and she was then sent to the stud She
was mated with Knight of Ellerslie, and
In 1896 produced her first foal. known
as knight of the Vale. From that year
until 1914. when the records say she
slipped her foal. she was fruitful, an
almost unheard of record on the part
of a thoroughbred dam. Watervale was
the best OF her progeny on the race
course, but Lord of the Vale. Lord of
the Valley and Lady OF the Valley were
also stake winners. Lord of the Forest,
Vestibule, Lord Rock Vale, Sand Vale
Lady of the Vale, Violet Ray and Lord
Hastings all won races. the last named
scoring In England, Her daugh ters have
already thrown twenty-five winners. and
they and their produce are sought after
by discriminating breeders everywhere.
Had Eighteen FoaIs.
l. An interesting feature OF Lady
Volet's record is that Of her eighteen
foals, all but two were bay or brown
in color. Two were chestnuts. and they
were by the bay or brown horse Hast
ings. Though mated with the chestnut
sircs Knight Of lsllerslie Rayon dor,
Octagon and st. Blaise. she was domi-
nant except in the instances noted above.
During her stud career she was mated
with eight different sircs.
Considering her record on tho turf
and the number and quality OF her chill
dren and grandchildren surely Lady
Violet is entitled to a high place in the
ranks OF the great bro odmares Of all
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