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FOURTH SIRE IN AMERICAN LIST OF 1907, 1 Marked Success of the Young English Stallion ] Star Shoot, hy Isinglass. The near blind ten-year-old English-bred Star Shoot, by Isinglass— Astrology, by Hermit. Which . finished seventeenth among the winning sires of , 1838, had that year but two crops of foals on the 1 turf. Last year he finished fourth in the list, n -remarkable achievement for so young a horse. • Star Shoot did all of his racing in England, being I brought to this country In 1001. and made his first , start In the colors of Captain Eusfnfce Loder in the Summer Breeders Foal Plate at Manchester. June ».. 1800. In which he was beatetl a length for first place by Princess Melton. In his second start at. 1 ; Ascot lie was third to Bay Melton and Orchid. Star Slioot won his third start; which was In th-- British Dominion Two -Year-Old Race at Sandown . Park. .Tune 23. and followed that victory with an- , other a week later, when he wito the Htirst Park Foal Plate. His last winning race was the Na , tionai Breeders Produce Stakes of 5.000 sovereigns. 1 In his last three starts as a two-year-old he ran | unplaced. j Star Slioot only made two starts as a three-year- t old. being unplaced in both of them, the Triennial 1 Stakes at Ascot and the Midsummer Stakes at | Newmarket. , His best winner ill 1015 of twenty-seven starters , was Kentucky Dean, winner of six races out of j fifteen starts, and 7.27.1. Last year this son of j Star Slioot — Kentucky Belle II.. out of the same number of starts* only won one race and finished tenth in the list of twenty-eight winners which j represented Star Shoot under colors. His largest | nw.-ncy-wiiiuing sons last year were Incle. Beacon , Light. Stargowan and I.ens. The presence of the 1 incomparable Colin in a number of races in which Cm-le was a starter, together with his early retire nieiit last fall, had much to do with the amount of stake inouey this good colt won last year. Great 1 things are predicted for him this year, and with Wave Crest, Nimbus. Reene . I.ajeuiiesse. Star-RWTM ami others of known exceptional merit as his representatives. Star Slioot may continue ro hold the high position he has reached among Aineri can sires during Tin- short live years he BM s*rved in the Kaceland Stud. The performances of his forty-nine sous and laugh tcrs on the various tracks of the country in 1907 were as follows- Star Shoot, ch. h. 1898, hy Isinglass — Astrology. . Horse. AgcSts. ]st. 21. .bl.lnp. Won. Incle 2 12 7 2 1 2 «.0lri Keacon Light 4 11 2 :! :i : 0,70."i Lillie Turner : IS fi 4 2 6 7,17o Wing Ting .! 28 7 I ti 1.! fi.KO.. Stargowan 2 4 2 0 0 Xm 0.72."i Nimbus 2 17 7 2 I ."1 0.020 Lens :: 2.-1 12 3 5 S 5.325 Wave Crest 2 17 6 0 2 0 5,133 Beau Brumniel :i :!1 7 .i !» 12 3,773 Hack Mary 2 27 A 7 7 M .!.72 Kentucky Beau .5 1.1 1 2 .! 0 .",.2!Ni Lajeitnesse 2 15 J 1 2 C ::,21 7 Albert Star 2 2S 5 4 2 17 2,430 Hollisler 2 21 1 4 :! 13 tj833 Doubt :? 28 4 5 5 14 1.783 Star Cat :; 12 2 1 1 8 1,773 Aiemra 2 I 2 1 O 1 1,473 Senator Beckham ... 2 IS 1 0 2 ! 1,303 Miss Cateaby 2 1.1 1 .1 1; :; 1,138 Kline W 2 10 1 0 1 S 010 Little Boot :; :n 2 2 .1 22 S0.1 Crack shot 2 « 1 o o .1 8W Star of Itiinnyniede. . :: 14 .! 110 72.1 Winning Star 2 If, 1 2 0 13 893 Pb bid .". ! 2 0 2 .1 001 Harilshot :l 17 1 1 .! 12 42.1 Orindstone 2 4 1 1 0 2 878 Doctor Mathews 2 0 1 0 0 .1 300 Montaitk 2 11 0 1 0 10 200 Winsome Ways .... 3 1.1 0 4 0 11 200 La Sorella II 2 12 0 1 0 11 200 Polar Star 2 12 0 0 j S 1!I0 Chalfonte 4 0 O O 1 .1 ]O0 Magna Stella 3 8 O O 1 7 100 Sudden Start 2 11 0 1 10 100 Earl of Leicester ..3 1 0 O 0 1 Starling 4 1 0 0 0 1 Cary 4 1 O 0 0 1 Sit-ins 4 2 O 0 1 1 Oeorge H. White... 2 2 0 0 O 2 Star Xallapa 2 2 0 0 0 2 Kicc.-ulonna 2 2 0 O 0 2 Bulls Eye 4 2 0 0 0 2 I.ida Jones 3 2 0 0 0 2 Sisters Star 3 3 0 0 0 3- Harriet Wright 2 3 "0 0 0 3 Dew Star 3 4 0 0 0 4 Miss Popular 2 4 0 0 0 4 Waldorf 2 7 0 0 0 7 Totals 570 05 71 70 32.1 6,521 Forty-nine starters. Twenty-eight winners.
