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+ ■ — — + GRAND RACE HORSE AND PREMIER SIRE. + i . + JAMES R. KEENES COMMANDO, B. H, 1898, BY DOMINO— EMMA C. Through the givnt speed of his sons aud daughters, there Cell to Commando the posthumous distinction of leading all American stallions in Bo7 in the matter of money won. Not only eliel they make him the leader, lent also gave* him the record of the greatest aggregate Sum won in American turf history, his grandsire. • Hiinyar. having previously held that honor. Like his sire. Bomino. Commando was cut off when a young horse and just when the vigorous impress of his robust virility was iK-ginniiig to win recognition for him as one of the greate-st of modern sires. Commando was a distinguished representative e f a very effective male American line of succession, founded in this country when in 180K the imported stallion. Fclipse. was mated with the Stock well mare. Maud. The prodm-t of their union was the bay horse. Alarm. Eclipse was a son e.f Orlando, winuer of the Epsom Derby of 1S44, and was ini ported to this ueaatlJT by Hie-hard Ten Breech. Alarm was purely English bre-cl on leoth sicle-s and a beautiful bay horse of great speed, holding Ihe American mile record at one time. Bred to he Lexington mare, llira. iu ISTL the result was their son. Himyaj*. a great race horse anil a great sire. His supe-rb son. Hoinino, was foaled in 1S01, his dam being the Knepiirer mare. Manuie Cray. Bomino was a whiilwiud of a racer, and when, after his retirement te the stud, he was mated with Emilia ., by Barebin, the result was Commando. Foaled in IKOS. Coiniuanilo made his first start as a two-year-old in the Zephyr Stakes at Shecps-head Bay. Monday. June 2." . 1000. aud won ea-dlv from Iledslein. King Pepper and two more, covering the old Futurity course- in ] :»!«. June- St he won the S20.000 Crc-at Trial Stake-s from The Parader. Klkhorn. Bonnibeil. Watere-olor, Irine-e Pi ppe-r. IxMlgshw-eman. Tower of Candles. Beeleck. Tommy Atkins and King lvpper. With 122 pounds up he won in a canter iu 1:11 J. At Brighton Beach. July 15. he- wmi the Montank Stakes by eight lengths from Cresson and Bedeck, three-epi.irler -. ill 1:14J. carrying 122 itounds. At the same trae-k, August 7. he won the Brighton Junior Stakes, with Olympian see -ond and All Ore-en tliird, Kenilworlh and Baron Pepper running unplaced. He had up 12-1 |e»unels to 112 on the- others, and ran the three. quarters of the rae-e in l:l::i. At Cravese-nd. Sc-p-teniber 11. he- was victor in the- rich Junior Champion Stake-s. He cairieel 127 iiounds and won easily in 4:13| trow BeJIario. 117, and Olympian. lW. Alard Slick. 117. All Ore-en. 117. The- Pin i Ian. Ho, ami King Lief, 117, running unplaced. His only de-feat as a two year-old came in his n«l and last race of that year. This was in the Matron Stakes al Metrris Park October 2. Bar-ing the rac-e pracfie-ally won his rider, Spem er. — 1 became careless and was easing his mount np • prematurely when Biillman brought Beau Gallant up W a sudden rush and before Spencer could rally Commando, won the race by a half length. The Parader was third and seven others ran unplaced. The race was run over the straight threc-ciUMrt.-i-s of the Eclipse course in 1:10L The result created great adverse criticism and Spencers i deeaelenu- as one of the gre-atest riders of that time dated from that day. Commandos racing care, r did not extend beyond | his thre-e-y ear-old performances, and at that age : he ran but three times. His fii!»t start in 1001 was in the Belmont Slakes at Morris Park. May 2.!. a I a mile and three-eighths. His only opponents were The Parader ami All Creen. All carried 120 pounds, and Commando won in a canter from Tlve Parader in 2:21. At Gravesontl. June 1. he won the Carlton Stakes at a mile in l:o0». Blues was his only c-ompe-titor. and. gooel horse as Blues was. Commando carried 12 ! |M unds to his 111 and won under a pull. His last rac-e was for the Lawrence Realization at Sheepshe-ael Bay July 4. Commando was a lame horse before the race and I although he struggled on gamely he had to submit to The Parader iu a fast-run race, being beaten two lengths in 2:10*. Mortallo was a bad third. It being apparent that he was practically broken 1 down, the good colt was sent to Castleton and went into the stud in 1002. Here he died untimely March 13, flMt, but not until he had given to the American turf ornaments of surpassing greatness, and in such stars as Colin. Peter Pan, Superman. Ce-lt and other gooel sons, ample assurance of the e-ontinuance of his Haw. The earnings of his progeny in P.KI7 were as follows: Commando, b. h. 1898, by Domino— Emma C. Horse. AgcSts. 1st. 2el. :.el.liip. Won. Colin 2 12 12 o o 0 :;i.o07 - Peter Pau :: • ti 2 O 1 SO. 700 I SuiM-riuan :: 7 2 2 0 .! 1V..SU0 Ke-stigouche 2 Ii 1 2 0 :; S.SoO j Zambesi : B ." 1 1 4 7.2SO , Celt 2 2 1 1 0 o 0.42.-. I Transvaal ......... 2 ■ 2 :; 1 0 r..l.10 i Puiiky :: 21 2 5 4 Li 2,134 l Sahara 4 .;4 2 ."» 7 20 l,07o Tramp :» 1 I I 2 o Mh u Ova ma 4 S 1 2 0 ,"i 00O l Slippery :: 4 l o o :; :;2: , Pe-|e-r Quince- 2 1 O 1 0 O 100 , Oasis 1 !l o 1 O K M 1 Columbia :: 7 O n 1 i; 2;" , Fcatariuu :: 2 t o B 2 Nogi -. 1 I o ii o t Totals ir,0 ;i4 20 Hi 74 If 270. 172 . S- velitecu starters. Twelve winners.
