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- : ! I I J SOMETHING OF PLAUDIT AND SIS HISTORY, j After Almost Selling Horse Once John Madden De- v - 1 termined Never to Part with Him, 1 Plaudit, the only horse that ever won a Kentucky 1 Derby for John E. Madden, is once more back in his ! old barn at Hamburg Place. "A mistaken idea in connection with the shipment of the son of Ilimyar to France early last spring has all along existed 1 in some quarters and been given wide publicity by Hie -press ever since the great horse landed on a foreign shore, but never until now have the true facts been made public," says a writer in. the Louisville Courier-Journal. "Madden never even harbored n thought of selling Plaudit, either before his shipment, to France or ! after his safe arrival there. He sent the sire of King James over the sea because he then had a 1 band of twenty-two mares in that part of the world, and while sooner or later he purposed to offer them for sale, he was not wise to the French market and he had 110 intention of giving his stud matrons away. If be had to keep the mares he wanted them to bu In foal to one of his own stallions, so he sent Plan dit to, France, as he is a robust horse, just the sort to fatten on a sea voyage ami come out of ani accidental privation still strong and vigorous. That he knew the horse is proven by the excellent condition in which Plaudit landed home once more, his appearance suggesting more a trip of only 100 miles or less than a voyage embracing many thousands of miles. "The closest Madden ever came to selling Plaudit was In the November of his two-year-Old form back in 1S07. He also then owned the mighty Hamburg, and W. L. Powers, acting as agent for the late Marcus Daly, was keen to buy one or both great colts. Powers rather fancied Plaudit, being; of the opinion that he would make the better three-year-old, and in this estimation of the crack youngsters Madden also had a decided leaning. While he asked more for Hamburg, he was not anxious .to name a. price for Plaudit at all. as he was in all the western Derbys and his two-year-old form made It appear as though those races were at his mercy, while Hamburgs races then to come were all in the east; his engagements being such events as the Lawrence Realization, stakes that are keenly contested for and .difficult for a colt to win. Finally Powers sent trainer William Lakeland to Lexington to see Madden and empowered the later owner of Electioneer to use bis own judgment and buy cither colt he wished to. While sitting in," the. dining room of the Phoenix Hotel with Madden as company Lakeland was handed a telegram by a messenger boy. and on opening it he read aloud: Buy Hamburg, and the sender signed Marcus Daly. Turning to Madden, Lakeland said: Whats your price for Hamburg? Forty thousand live hundred dollars, replied Madden. Well, lets cat supper, said Lakeland, you have sold a horse. If that is so, added Madden, and Hamburg is gone from me, why, then. 00,000 would not buy Plaudit. I could not afford to keep both colts, but now that I have retained one lie is off the market for all time, as I mean to use htm for a stallion when his racing days are over. . , "What he then said to Lakeland he has made good to the letter, and Plaudit since that day has never been one of the salable assets of Hamburg Place. The racing records go to show that Plaudit was second only to Hamburg as a two and three-year-old. taking his performances all around. At the former age he won the Champagne, Nursery and Emerald Stakes, aud as a three-year-old his victories included the Kentucky Derby, Oakley Derby and Buckeye and Clark Stakes, his earnings footing up 3,770. Tills is considerably short of the money won by Hamburg, as the latter took into camp 1909.sh1,455 during his turf career, but unless Artful can be considered. Plaudit has outbred his old stable companion, as Hamburg is yet to send to the races a horse in form as brilliant as the present sensational King James. During his life Plaudit has known but three owners. These are his breeder. Dr. J. 1. Neet: the" late colored trainer. "Brown Dick. and his present owner. Brown Dick bought Plaudit of Dr. Neet for ,000 as a yearling, and It was from that colored trainer that Madden purchased him as a two-year-old. he paying somewhere iu the neighborhood of 2,500 for him. "All through the winter of ills two and early three-year-old form In 1917 and 1908. Plaudit on paper looked like ho would have a walkover in the Kentucky Derby. Early that spring, however, Lieber Karl, owned by John W. Schorr, showed most sensational .form in the Tennessee Derby and other races at Memphis, and when he faced the barrier with Plaudit in the big race at Churchill Downs the talent had made the Schorr colt- favorite over Mad-dens crack. The race was a beautiful contest between the pair and in doubt until a. hundred 3-ards of the wire, where Plaudit got his nose in front and finally won by a few Inches. When the pair met a few days later in the Clark Stakes, as Plaudit was asked to concede Ids rival fivr pounds, I.Ieber Karl was again the favorite, but on this-occasion the son of Ilimyar showed his- superiority beyond all question, his victory being most decisive, and after the lirst six furlongs the outcome of the rate was never in doubt. "Plaudit met with but two reverses as a three-year-old, losing the Latonia Derby to Han ilOr. to Which son of Hanover he was conceding a buiich of weight, and beiug beafen by Hamburg iu the Lawrence Realization Stiikes. He "never raced after a three-year-old. aud from the start lias been a success us a sire. Bar Domino, the sire of Commando and grnndsiro of Colin and Maskette. Plaudit ranks as Hiinyars best son, and on the turf Ilimyar sired no better stayer nor gamer liorse, bar Faraday, and Plaudit Outclassed his gray near relative by a whole lot, iu the opinion of many good judges. It is likely die elose of the present racing season will see Plaudit at the head oftlie list of American winning sires of 1909. Last season lie was seventh on the list, and during 190S lie was represented by no less than twenty race winners that won a total of 0,000. Besides King James. Plaudit lias sent to the races any number of high-class performers, such as Edward. Ilarrigan. Tiikahlra. Raglan. SImlanilte, Siglight. Britisher, Hooray. Entree. Aucassin, Ancestor. Adbell. Applause. Rill Curtis, Burdette. Comedienne. Call Bov; Critical. Dark-night. Eudora. Foreigner, For Luck. Fnllman. Iolf Ball. Helen Hills, Harum Scarum. Lalite, Lawsonian, Lady Winifred. Miss Delancv. Marvel I., Mayoress. Monster, Margin, Panlque, Plaud, Prosper. Plate Glass. Plausible, Plaudniore. Rose Hart, Triumph and Vagary. "Anions the celebrated mares now having coming weanlings by Plaudit at Hamburg Place, and "which youugsters will race as two-year-olds in the Madden colors in 1911. are Ocean Tide, bv St. George: Unsightly, the dam of St. James; Allonath. by Montana: Trillette. by, Eothen: Yankee Sister, half-sis-ler to Mirthful: Miss Angle, half-sister to Lady Bedford!; Linda Lee. by illamburg: Nahma. dam of Itelmere and Abdell; Mimosa, by Hamburg: Maxine" Elliott, dam of Comedienne: Mariti. hv nindoo: Skyscraper, by El Rio Roy; The Hoyden, by Esher: Torchlight, by Henry of Navarre, and Star of the West, by Montana. "His only foal this year in France is out of the young mare. Gorman Lassie, a daughter of Hamburg and Soncy Lass, by Mortimer, the latter mare being the dam of the noted Souffle, winner of the Kentucky and Latonia Oaks; German Lassie was bred back to him In France this season, as were also the following mares: Chips, by Sandringham Cl.vinena, by Hanover. ICrush. by .Meddler Bargain, by Barcaldine. Deserted, by Order Kiucsem, by Longfellow. Donna Honora, by Hastiugs Donna Mia, by Ill-Used. Dossie. by -Meddler Little Lady H.i by Peter. Etta, by Falsetto Manola. by Glenelg. Flywing, by Ilimyar Semaphore, by Onondaga. Iona. by Meddler Martha II.. by Dandle Dinmont. Lady Meddlesome, by Meddler Little Lady II.. by Peter. T.eita. by Falsetto Lydla Belle, by Ten Broeck. Manzanlta II., by Stratlifnore Relna Victoria, by Saxon. Naught, by Meddler Nihil, by Hindoo. Oak Leaf, by Ogden--Soubrette II.. by Farandole. Perpetua, by Hastings Priceless, -by Magnetizer. Prioress, by Bramble Roseville. by Reform, lfy. by Meddler lEytf Sweet, by Galonin. Royal Palace, by S.indringliam Nihil, by Hindoo. Satisfy, by Ilimyar Satisfaction, bv Sensation. Scenery, by Sandringham Peg Woffington. by Longfellow. Tpshot. by Sandringham Gun Rod. by Mirthful. Wireless, by Ilimyar Semaphore, by Onondaga. -"Manv experts on pedigrees attribute Plaudits stud achievements to the fact that bis dam is Cinderella, one of the broodmare queens of recent 3ears. A. Belmonts celebrated horse. Hastings, is out of the same mare, as are also Handsome. Glenlieim. Migraine and Ferrier. the latter a winner of lifty-one races. All told, the produce of Cinderella have won upward of 00,000 on the tu-f. and all her sons that had a chance in the stud have sired winners. Of these. Hastings. Migraine and Glcnhelm are alive, but Handsome and Ferfler are both dead. The latter was gelded early in his career and as a consequence left no progeny. "Cinderella was for a long time credited with being of double parentage 011 the sire side, but an English expert finally established the fact that she was by Tomahawk, a son of King Tom, and the famous Mincemeat, thus surely tracing her to the most celebrated of English broodmares, the renowned Pocahontas. Through his sire. Ilimyar. Plaudit also traces to Pocahontas, as that horses sire was Alarm, whose dam was Maud, by Stock-well, a son of Pocahontas. "Dr. J. D. Neet of Versailles paid 1909.sh00 for Cinderella and Tarantella when they were two-year-olds. The latter is the dam of .loe .Madden and ten other winners. Neither was ever raced, both being bred when they were three-year-olds. Today Dr. Neet ; is one of the biggest landowners In Woodford Count v, K. and every acre of his- vast domain dl-I recti v or indirectly traces to findm-clla and Tarantella. When the get of Plaudit show up in France 111 the next few years It may be the French will ha sorry that they did not persuade .Madden to leave the sire of King James iu France. The English never quite forgave themselves fur letting tile Hun j 1 1 1 ! 1 garians take Bnccnmecr from the United Isles, especially when Klsber .and Kiucsem. botli -by him, cleaned up at Epsom and Newmarket. What they would have, given to get Musket back to England from Australia would, have bought a kingdom or two. and these are but two of many cases where turfmen have seen "horses slip from their own country to their sad regret. Plaudit has returned to his home like a conquering hero, and should he never do anvthihg" else of real merit in the stud. King James has made him safe for all time in turf annals. There is no denying that he left America overshadowed bv several horses. He comes back a Hanover In the breeding ranks.
