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I BRIEF HISTORY AND PEDIGREE OF ELECTIONEER. Electioneer, the brown colt, by Voter Quesal. which won the Futurity for William Lakeland at Sheeps-head Bay yesterday, was bred by the late Major It. G. Thomas at his Dixiana Stud In Kentucky. This farm Is but a few miles from the Castleton Stud of James It. Keene, the home of Voter and the birthplace of the filly Pope Joan, which was beaten by Electioneer for the great juvenile prize of 190C. In the spring of 1903 Major Thomas was presented by Mr. Keene with a season to Voter and sent Quesal over. The result of the mating was this brown colt with a star in ids forehead, which was dropped on April 20, 1904. When the colt grew to the yearling age. Major Thomas had so high a regard for him that he declared him "a second Domino," and in the latter part of May, 1903, had him photographed beside the monument of that noted horse. On June 2C. 1903. the colt was sold by auction at Sheepshead- Bay along with other yearlings from Major Thomas farm. D. A. Boyle, bidding for William Lakeland, bought him for ,300. Mr. Lakeland gave him the name of Electioneer, and appropriately so, ids being by Voter.. Electioneer was broken and trained by his owner. He made his first start at Brighton Beach on July 13, when he was beaten a head by McCarter, six furlongs in 1:14s. McCarter carrying 122 to Electioneers 102. Electioneer was practically left at the post. He overhauled his company- one by one and was going like a cyclone at the finish. His second start was in the Montauk Stakes at Brighton Beach, on July 23, when he was beaten a length and a half by Salvidere, six furlongs in .1:13. He carried 107 as against Salvlderes 106. In this race he beat McCarter. which was fourth; Don Enrique being third. His third and last start prior to the .Futurity was in the Flash Stakes at Saratoga, on August 0, when he was beaten.a head by Peter Pan, which carried 123 to his 117. The distance was five and one-half furlongs and the time was l:O0J. In this race he showed superlative speed, but bolted when the stretch was reached. Otherwise he might have won. Out of these three races he earned ,200. to wldch add his 6,880 earned yesterday and bis winnings to date are 8,080. All of this, however, does not go to Mr. Lakeland. The estate of Major Thomas, who nominated his dam for the Futurity gets ,000, leaving 6,0S0 as ids earnings for his owner, a splendid return for an investment of ,300. Electioneer is a half brother to Tommy Atkins, in the first flight of two-year-olds In 1900, winner of the Juvenile Stakes, Neptune Stakes, six furlongs in 1:14, with 127 pounds; second for the Double Event with 129 pounds, giving Elkhorn and Beau Gallant fifteen pounds each; third for the Futurity, with 129 pounds, conceding seventeen pounds each to Ballyhoo Bey and Olympian, and second for the Flatbush Stakes. He was sent to England, but died upon arrival. He is also a half brother to Trumpet a two-year-old stake winner in 1899, and also a winner in 1900, to Maximo Gomez a two-year-old winner in 1897 and again a good and frequent winner in 1898. 1899 and 1900, to David II. a winner in England for five seasons, and to Trogan, also a winner. Quesal was a high class mare, winning six races at three and three at four years old. and the above are her only foals on the turf. Her daughter Quetta is the dam of Sea Shark, two years old in 1903 and also a winner in 1905. Queen Ban, Electioneers second dam, was a stake winner, is a full sister to the high class winner Brother Ban. and also foaled Queer Girl, dam of Panmure and Tennis Girl. War Reel also produced Lelex a stake winner, Le Logos, Guuuar, Good Day, "Hlmlex, Himyara also dam of Blue Victor, Royal Summons and Sll-vermeade, and Greenway and Lady Frazer, dam of Lord Frazer and grandam of Tim D., Jr., and Agnes Brennan. Dixie was a famous broodmare, producing Herzog a grand racehorse and the first to run a mila under 1 1:44, War Jig a grand campaigner. Aureola, Heretog, Fireball, Herzogovlna, Florae, Hearsay, DIxictta and Dixies War Flag. This is one of the best racing families in the world. From the descendants of Dixie came Tri-boulet, Persimmons, Aureolus. Aurelius, Sir Excess, Craft, Georgia, My Fellow, King Himyar, Warfleld, Little Ella, Lodowie, Connoisseur, Stowaway, Princess Annie, Woodbena, Sour Mash, Florlmore, King Troubler, Banana, Banbridge, Kilt. Protus, Mal-lak-wa, Looram, Jessie S., Kirkwood, Black Venus, Dark Planet, Dixie in England, and numberless others. Voter, the sire of Electioneer, was one of the fastest horses and best weight carriers of the past ten years, a stake and frequent winner for four seasons iu the colors .of James R. Keene. Here is the tabulated pedigree of Electioneer: Ncwminster i touchstone. fHcrmit S Bees Wing. . Seclusion iTdmo,rV - ir.rr?3iiwf Mlss Sellon. iFlowerof Dorset 51,rcada,banC j B. Sonny. fVoter ... j ilnperatrlce hB Solon West Australian. 3 . fBarcaldiue I h Birdcatcher. 5 Ballyroe 5 Belladrum. " Bon Accord. iMavourneeu - .-.-J , , C . Albert t Victor Marsyas. a ei , , - Prin. of Wales. 2 LUayucnc Flora McDonald .. 5 Scottish Chief. g c. J , . v Mayflower. r- " "" . f Eclipse I Orlando. 3 r Alarm J ? Gaze. W n . i Maud Stockwell. 2 - fHiinyar i C. of Albemarle. " ! , r Lexington S Bsto- v - i lliira i Alice Carucal. i " r " Hcgira J Ambassador. .Quesal J . 7 Flight. King Tom Ularkaway. s rKiug Ban Pocahontas. Atlantis J Thormanby. Queen Ban ...J 7 Hurricane. I War Dance ...... 5 Lexington. , J Reel. OV ar Reel i , Sovereign. v St. Mary.
