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COMMANDO FIFTEENTH IN THE LIST. Ii fell lo James It. Keenes Commando, by Domino — Finina C. to scenpf fifteenth place in the winning sire li-t. Like his famous sire this young horse died just as his youthful proguey began to demonstrate that nature had vested him with the qualities that insure greatness and enduring fami; in ihe stud. Commando was Castlelon bred ami always tke property of Mr. Keen*. Foaled in IS.ik, lie made his debut in racing as a two-year old at Shccpshead Bay. June 85, l.HXt, by defeating Hol-steiu. King Pepper. Bedeck and Lief Prince in the Zephyr Stakes, running the old Futurity course in 1 :••!».► and winning in a canter. Five days later he won Ihe rich Croat Trial Stakes with Tlie Parader second, Flkhorn third, and eight more unplaced, Honulbert, Tommy Atkins. Walereolor aud King Pepper lieing in this division. At Brighton Beach. •Inly t . he won the Monlauk Stakes from CWasaai and Bedeck by eight lengths, and later on at tho same track took the Brighton Junior Stakes at three-quarters in 1:131 from olympian, All Green, Kenlrwortk and Baron Pepper. He carried 125 |M unds: the others 11J each. Af Craveseud. September 11. he won the Junior Champion Stakes, defeating Bellario. Olympian. Alard Scbeek, Alt Croon. The Puritan and King Lief Ht three-quarter;* with 1:27 ponads up in 1:13§. Following this came his solitary defeat as a two-year old. This was in, the Matron Stakes al Morris Park, Octolier 2, over Ihe Fclipse course: Commando led easily nearly all tke wax, inn Spencer grew overrnaaslent when Hearing the finish and began casing up prematurely, wliereal Bullman seni Beau Callant up w itli a sudden rush and before Spencer awoke had the rain won by a half length. A great commotion followed and so severely was Spencer criticized that his usefulness as a jockey at oiiiv l egan to decline. When a three-year old Commando ran tint linen times. Mis lirsl race was in the Belmont Stakes al Morris Park. May 2::. For this only The Parader and All Oreeii opposed him and lie won as a T to lo favorite should, running the mile and three-eightha in 2:21. and defeating The Parader in a canter by two lengths. At Cravcseml he won tho Carlton Stakes at a mill- in 1 :::! •■ He carried 12»1 pounds and his solitary opponent was Blues, with 111 up. His next and last rai-e was in Hie Lawrence Realisation at Bheenskand Bay. July 1, bioi. He was lame and unable to run up to his true form, luit managed to finish second to The Parallel with Mortallo and Handwork behind him, He was then retired and the following spring joined the band of Btslttons at Castletnn Stud. He was a great racehorse and his untimely d eath was a deplorable loss lo the American lurf. His representatives last year achieved Ihe following results: COMMANDO, b. h. 1888, by Domiuo— Emma C, by Bare bin. Horse. Age. Sis. 1st. 2d. M, Unp. Am t. Osama Ida 2 15 1 B :: » $ 888 Kuroki :; ," 1 0 0 4 4.21. Mentha 2 4 1 1 1 1 0.600 Tramp 2 1 0 0 0 1 Xogi I 2 O O 0 2 — Oasis :: 3." « o 4 20 2.200 Oyaaaa :; s o 2 1 . 888 Peter Pan 2 S 4 1 1 2 88,888 Puukv 2 :t O O I 2 10O Sahara :: 15 1 2 1 11 1,188 Slipperv 2 ." » 1 O 4 125 Superman 2 9 1 2 : S S..iOO Zambesi 2 8 2 1 0 5 S.S88 Total 118 17 20 15 66 7,4JO Thirteen starters; eight wiuners.
