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ORNAMENT EIGHTH IN THE LIST. In the list i.r successful sires in America in 1900 Ornament stands eighth, it being his fourth year as one of the twenty leading stallions. Ornament is the property of Messrs. Headley and Norton and he stands ai Mr. lieadleys Beaumont Stud near Lex-bagtoa, K.v.. where he was bred and foaled. Ornament is now thirteen years old. He is a chestnut hone ami stands nearly sixteen hands high. His sir- la order ami his dam Victorine. by Onondaga. In th-ee years on the turf he won twenty races and 8,906 Charles T. Patterson inrnght a half interest In him as a yearling from Hal P. Headley and trained him throughout his two and three-year-old years and pail id his fourth year. He was taken to Memphis in the spring of 18M M be put in condition for the Meeting at Montgomery Park, but lie contracted ■ bad rase of distemper and it was not until next to the last day of the meeting that he was able to Man. He made ids debut by winning a purse raie with all ease, lining to the post favorite at ."■ bo "i. That race was run the last Friday in April, and the following Tuesday saw him victorious in the Melbourne Stakes and the following Saturday he won the Kentucky Fntority. He was shipped to Oakley Park and entered for a purse race. Hickey" P.unn. who was riding him, got Into a wrangle with starter PettlngW and taking advantage of the fad thai be was on a 1 to 4 shot, deliberately took ornament back, gave him his head and attemnted to break down the Starting barrier. The rubber was st,, in and threw the eoH bark on his haunches. After thai l.unn eonld not get Ornament to face the banier Finally the rubber was removed and the star effected. Ornament won the race, but his disposition at the post was mined. Ever afterward jockeys ha 1 trouble in getting Ornament to line up Car the start, but otherwise he was and still Is a mill mannered, gentle horse. His next start was in the Kindergarten Stakes at St. Louis and . there he met liis lirst defeat. He was all but left at the post. He finished third at the same track in the Champion Stakes and was then taken east. He won the tiist half of the Double Event: finished ■ ml to Winged Foot in the Oral Trial, and then heal her for the second half of the Double Event, lie was si i oiid to Ogden in the Futurity, but turned I the babies n him In the 1 latl.ush Stakes. He ended his two-year-old ear by running unplaced in the Great Eastern Handicap. Ornament went into winter quarters at Memphis and began his three year old career — a most brilliant one — by winning ■ parse race at Montgomery Park. He was then taken to Louisville to get his final ■work for the Kentucky Derby, in which he was i i e. en i neck by Typhoon II. Following this he licked Dr. CSatletl Car the Clark Stakes; took the Latonia Derby from F. F. V.; gave Boanerges weight and a beating for the Hlmyar Stakes; avenged his defeat iii the Kentucky Derby by running Typhoon II. off ids legs in the St. Louis Derby; licked Tillo for the Oakley Derby; was left at the post the next lime out and following this Flelsch-maii beat him for the Buckeye Slakes. Mr. Patterson then bought Mr. Headleys interest in the col: and took him to Saratoga, but he was not raced there-. Patterson concluded that the Detroit Derby would lie a Cinch for him, so he shipped back to the west and -ot it. He started him also for the Cumpau Stakes, but Men crejth beat him. the differ-em-e in Weight being twelve pounds to t lie favor of .Moii.Tcilh. Six days later he was at Sheepshead Bay where he showed his heels to Cleophus, Voter and Hasting! la the Anton Handicap. Next he xvon the Twin City Handicap, but failed in the effort to give Hen Holladay twenty-three pounds, Batch Skater twenty three pounds, and Ben Eder twenty eight pounds and a beating for the Autumn Cup at two miles. He finished fourth in a sensational race. His next out was in a eondition race in Which he finished seeond to Hastings. He won the Brookwood Stakes from Sunny Slope and then Ben Brash Ix-at him for the Second Special at waignt for age. This ended his three-year-old year. As a four-year-old Ornament had the post of honor in all the big handicaps. For the Montgomery Handicap he was beaten kg Salvable, to which he was giving ■ year and nineteen pounds, but he won the t ounlry Club Handicap. Shortly af tjer this Messrs. Heudley and Norton, with the I . _ m - K I - 1 - ; I | I : , , . . view of finishing the racing season with him and 1 then retiring him to the stud, bought the horse from „ Mr. Patterson and shipped him to trainer James I Roue at Morris Park. He won the Brooklyn Handicap with 127 pounds up and Tod Sloan riding. Ben 4 Holladay, Sly Fox, Tillo, Don de Oro, Semper Ego, , Osaka and On Deck were behind him. For the Suburban there was a delay of fifty-two minutes at t the post. The field numbered fourteen and Ornament was conceding so much weight that the jostling and the worrying wore him out. He finished 1 unpla.-ed. Tillo winning. Seni| er Ego second and Ogden i third. He finished third for the Long Island Hajidieap. whieh was won by Ogden. to whieli he was conceding r twelve pounds. He ended his turf career by winning " the Brighton Handicap, giving Tillo two pounds. He entered the stud at Beaumont farm in the spring of ls.i»W and his first erop of foals, an even dozen, came In 1900 to race in 1902. Here is I the record of the performanees of his get on the , turf in 1866: ORNAMENT, eh. h. 1.S94, by Order— Victorine, by Onondaga. Horse. Age.Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d. Pup. Amt. Adoration 2 It 2 .". :: 3 2 ST.", :, Aletheao 2 12 o :: 4 5 2025 -, Always Faithful ... .", :: 0 o o : . Auto Hood 4 2 O O O 2 — Bauble .I IS O 4 3 11 27.". Beaufort :: 7 l ■ i j fjm Bill Phillips :: 23 4 :: l ir. 3.870 Brie a Brae :: 4 o o 1 :: ;,-, Buford 2 f, o O O i, Bugler .". 14 1 1 2 M 4oo I rip 2 21 .". 4 S 9 1 ,866 Diamond Chain ....:: 1 I O 9 1 .. Fthelbytha 8 .". I O 1 2 HO Callavaut :: 9 2 2 1 4 13,100 Golden Green 4 :: o i o 2 .".o .lay Swift 2 IS 9 2 2 14 200 •lenmol :t 0 ll I t; John Carroll 4 2:: s :; :: «• 0.920 Jurors 4 9 o 6 o 9 -— ■ Kickshaw 0 9 2 3 1 8 1.688 Killkare 3 5 • 1 I 4 12." Kings Daughter . . . :: 11 .". O 1 5 7. .",9." Lady Cay Spanker.. 2 7 O 2 1 4 I2." . Mamie Lloyd 2 1 9 0 9 1 - Mary Priinin 4 9 1 2 1 ." .".11 Masquersder :: 1 0 o o i Mildred I 5 19 O ► 2 S M * May OBryao 2 2 I l O 2 Merllngo 3 .14 0 5 0 17 2.C40 1 Mitre 2 M 0 0 0 M Monfort 2 21 s r, :: .-, 11.92.5 Moonvine 2 23 :. 3 :; 14 880 Mr. Dingle 0 8 9 I g . My Jem B 2S 2 2 2 22 !K .". Nightmare 4 I o 0 9 1 -— Orient .". 27 1 2 2 22 .".Hi 1 Oionte I * 1 2 1 2 5M Orpheum li I 9 ll 9 l Philanthropist 4 2 0 i 9 2 Picaroon 4 .» 1 o n s 22.". Princess Oral 4 P.* :; 2 3 1 1 2. 01.". Ijuindaio 4 8 0 9 2 ! M Redstart 3 .". 9 1 1 :: B0 Rei.lmooie 5 24 4 .". 4 11 2.9:!4 Koyal onyx 2 .". ll I o .", Sam lloffheimcr ... 4 12 .". 1 9 0 1,3TB Sheriff Bell 0 2.". 1 :: :: is 550 Silver Star 2 14 9 i o 14 Ida Bailey 2 2 ll 8 2 Stroller ! 2 0 » » 2 Suburban Queen . . . ! 2 I 9 I 2 The Prodigal 5 .". 9 9 9 .", Thracian 2 .". 9 0 9 .", Trajan 4 3 9 1 9 2 90 Treasure Seeker .... 2 21 1 4 1 1". 550 Tsara 3 19 2 2 5 12 871 Widows Mite 0 22 :; 4 1 14 1,150 Willdo 2 15 9 9 9 1.". . Total 055 72 70 71410 0,902 Fifty-eight starters; twenty-three winners.
