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GOLDFINCH FOURTEENTH IN LIST. Goldfinch, the eighteen-year-old son of the unites tea Ormonde and Thistle, a stake winner, by Scottish Chief, is fourteenth iu the lisl of Amor lean stallion- tor 1909. Goldamch was no greal Shakes as a racehorse, but he has done well as a sire both iii this country and iii England Goldfinch was bred by Lord ABugton in Bugmnd ami carried his roiora In the only two winning races of his brief career on the turf. As a two year old he -in-led three times, winning the Keinploti Iark Biennial and the New Stakes a I Ascot and was only beaten a head for the .Inly Slakes at Ncumarket. lie ran thia race in the colors of Sir F. Johnston •■. lie was out only twice as a three-year-old. running unplaced both times. The first lime he carried the colors of Lord Alington. the next time he started iu the name of P. B. Murphy, who took him Into Ireland and started him once at Dublin as a four year-old, where he ran unplaced. This ended his raeiij career. Goldfinch ilhl his first service as a stallion when lie was ii fotir-y eai -old in the spring of ISiK!. and among his first crop, racing as two year-olds in 1899, were the great tillv Chelandry and the good colt Monterey. Chehmdry carried the colors of Lord Kosebery and was victorious in the Woodcoee Stakes ill two and the following year won the One Thousand Guineas and waa second iu the Oaks and St. I.eger. Goldfinch made his last service in F.ngland iu t lie spring of ls: ! and was purchased during the summer by .1. It. Haggln and brought to this country with Star Ruby and Watercress to stand at Kancho del Paso. What Mr. Haggia paid for him araa not announced, but at the dispersal sale of the Kancho del Iaso stud iu December, 1905, Mr. Haggin bought Goldfinch in for .*h;.mmi and seari him to the Bbnen-dorf Stud iu Kentucky, where he now is. The first of the American get of Goldfinch raced as two-year ohm iu lst»M and he has steed, in addition to those horses representing him last year. Hie following winners: Golden Flower. Hold Cur, Hold Scratch. Hualala. Coldeii Days, Cold Fin, Hold Mine. Hold Va*, Hold Cure. Field Lark. Hennera. Mrs. Jimmy, Klllashandia. Goidohe, Flower of Gobi, Asian, Lucca Ifathtrlnc. BanJat, aureut Lavender, i in .ml. Chirrup, lhyllls. Quiet. Hold Seeker, Hold-tinder, odd Spinner. Stranger. Josephs, Dean Swift. Elegy, Finch. Barneses, old England, Bouudemy, Queen Elisabeth, Golden Ivy. and Yellow Hammer. while his American gel in Fn-land included Conva more. Faisan dor. Bronzew ing. t leritm. H.ddloan. rim mn h. Ltriiscan. yellow Bird. jTorafcttful, The Weaver. Quiel. Holdspiiik. Nevada. Ho|dwa . Holdio, and Hold Coin. In 1:mi4. Traditions two year old year, Goldfinch stood sixth in the list of sires. Here is the record of the performances of his get in 1908: GOLDFINCH, b. h. 1880, by Ormonde — Thistle, by Scottish chief. Horse. AsieSts. t*t. Id. Sd. Unp. Anil. Auieolii, 2 2 0 0 1 1 $ 50 Bucolic 0 7 2 1 3 1 793 BuBflncb 6 26 - 7 6 10 1.4 io De Mund 2 12 4 4 12 2 2s.ta,o Dehuore :: 49 .". 7 7 21 :i,174 Dreamland 3 .I » 0 9 9 Eccentrical 4 :: o :; Fancy Bird :; ". I " 1 I l.22r Hold Back 9 :! 11 9 o :: Hold Cii.le 2 1! 2 4 r. S 1.200 Hold Coin :: 2.". :t 2 B 1". 1,925 GoU Note 2 14 2 2 1 !l 74o Golden Pheasant ... 2 19 2 t 4 12 5" o Golden Wine :: 4 o 0 0 4 Hohless 2 :: o o O :: Holdtleur 4 1 4 1 3 8,980 GoliHc :: 24 10 5 5 4 ..ins Holdwuy ;! It 1 0 1 ft 42ii Holdzone :, 14 « 2 1 8 1,819 GraeeTnl 1 1 2 1 2 810 Hold Ledge 2 0 0 0 0 5 Mohur :; !• O 0 0 0 Mooiigold 2 :: 0 0 0 :? Nevada 4 s O 1 0 7 MB Norfolk 2 0 2 0 0 4 !»7.". Phil Finch 5 1l» It 1 4 5 9,920 Tanager 2 20 T, 10 3 8 2.38.1 Tradition 4 4 0 2 1 1 999 Yukon 2 2 O 0 0 2 Total 342 H 56 53 175 JtH.otlO Twenty-nine starters: seventeen winners.
