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HOW KINLEY MACKS SIRE DIED. It appears from the details of the death of the famous stallion, Islington, which occurred recently, hat the sire of Kinley Mack met with a startlingly sudden end. Islington was the property of Henry T. Oxnard and was standing at his Blue KIdgc Farm iu Fauquier County, Virginia. On the day of his death, Islington appeared In apparently excellent health and condition. When ills groom went into his stall to feed him. the big horse, which was always good naturcd, muzzled him affectionately as he filled the feed box, and Immediately the fejjjT box was tilled the stallion buried ills nose in the oats. As the groom left the stall, he heard a crash and a groan, which brought him back instantly, only to find Islington stretched iiKii the door. The groom at first thought the horse bad suffered from an attack of colic, which would pass away in a short time.- An investigation, however, disclosed the fact that Islington was dead and an autopsy, ordered by Mr. Oxnard as soon as he heard the news, revealed, the cause of the horses untimely death, namely heart disease. This disease apparently runs iu the family of Islington, for one of his sons. Michael HI., when at Aqueduct iu 1S0S. fell dead of heart disease after showing a fast trial for the Metropolitan Handicap. Islington "was a chestnut horse foaled in 1SSS by Isonomy Dead Lock at the breeding establishment of Captain McCalmont In England. He was a full-brother to the celebrated English stallion Isinglass, the greatest race horse of his time and one of the most successful sires that ever stood in England. Islington was imported to this country in the early nineties by Simeon Reed and established in California, where he gave to the thoroughbred world the great Kinley iMack. The wonderful career of this magnificent racer was alone sullicient to establish undying fame for the name of Islington. Kinley Mack, besides winning the Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps of 1900. also captured the Beverwyck, the Autumn Cup and the First Special. To his fame as a racer Kiulcr Mack, since retiring to James B. Haggins Elmendorf Stud, had added that of a successful sire, having sent Kinleydale. Bouquet and Statesman to the races. After Islington had demonstrated his ability to beget race horses. Captain McCalmont sent a man to this country to bring him back to England to take Isinglass place at the head of his stud in the event that anything befell that horse. Mr. Oxnard. after purchasing the Blue Ridge Farm, set abo.ut trying to buy Islington to place him at the head of his new stud, but was unsuccessful -until after the death of Captain McCalmont. who went to Africa to serve his country in the Boer war. Islington was installed at Blue Ridge three years, ago, and hi3 first yearlings were sold this year. Some of them were sold at Sheepshead Bay iu the spring, while others -were sent to England and disposed of there. The prices realized at these sales were good, considering the condition of the thoroughbred market, a total o nineteen head bringing SS.425. The Chelsea Stable secured one of the most promising of Islingtons yearlings, a strapping colt out of the Hanover mare. Miss Laudeman, the dam of Prpceptor. Mr. Oxnard keenly feels the loss of his leading stallion, because, he regarded the son of Isonomy as the best horse on his place, although Golden Maxim. Prince of Melbourne and Hawkswlck are standing at Blue Ridge.
