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aaV V HBpandV-*Uv * ia Tnansi "* and* anl mV « H ™ni mam 1 W **" nan I Wan ymannV ■Mr B_| -_■ TB ■i eSB i Tarn jCP ■ »»" -.. ., * r ■ fc;-*7*-V "" tanat SB and B»- K . v. ~S nana Bant-*- dBJcJ *Sm andandr *• mnsl nam ■ ■! ia •.f.-. •r*: . - Br B m • "*** - - .9|- * *s7" snT i i ■ . . «.•* "* " IW " **■ *%lf* L •.♦♦■ ■ • .V.j-s » . •■■ ■ I * 2s_! * * f. 4j. THE GREATEST SIRE THAT EVER HAD HIS HOME IIM MISSOURI h * B. SCHREIBERS BR. H, SAIN 1894. BY ST. SERF— THE TASK. All men conversant with racing are aware of the remarkable sneeeaa of Harnev flfhrf aVfts great stallion. Sain, hut few are awarn of the fail that m:niy experts in hrcedins havi pronounced hnn the UMSl exoiiisileiy -bred sire in America today. St. Simon ..li«.il Is all-domina tins in England and Sain is I grand son if St. Simon. Not only that, but on his dams side al-o appears St. Simons sire. Jalopin. Sains dam. Tee Task, is a daughter of Satchel, and Satchel was a daughter of Quiver, dam of the two marvelous meres, i.a Fhrhe and Memoir, both of which won the Oaks and St. I.eser. Satchel was by Galopin. and Catopin was St. Simons sire. On bis dams side he is a grandson of the great race horse. P.arcaldine. whleti is well represented in this country by thai other successful sire. Oddfellow. The Task was purchased in England by the Montana capitalist, turfman and breeder, Marcus Dab/, ami imported to this country with Sain at her side in 1S!I4. Sain was raced over the Montana tracks as a two J car -old in 1838 and at San Francisco as a three-year-old in 1S97 and acquitted himself creditably. Bhoa ins an especial ability to run well in heavy going, .1 trail transmitted to the majority of his progeny. In 1 ■ i — ■ two-yea 1 old racing he was frequently called mien to meet the remarkably fast May W.. and it was no discredit to him to run second to her. At that age he started in eight races, of which he won two and was second In six. As a three year-old he ran in eleven races, all but one over uiuddv tracks, and won twice, was second three times, third twice and four times was unplaced. In these races he was contenting with such good race horses a Gtyser. Lincoln. Wheel of Fortune. Osric. Bnekwa, Grevhurst. Suisun Itstler .Inc. Morte lonse and Arrezzo. and held his own well. It araa at the end of that year that Schreiber bought him and at once placed him at the head of his Woodlands Stud, an ait pregnant with good fortune. Sains pedigree la as follows:
