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LEADING AMERICAN SIRES SINCE 1870 This table gives the names of the thoroughbred stallions standing best in the matter of money earned by their sons and daughters on the American turf in the respective years from 1870 to 1911 inclusive together with the age of the stallion the number of winning get the aggregate number of races won by them winningsBut and the total of their combined winnings But once in this period of fortytwo years has a sire whose get won less than 50000 stood at the top and that was in 1877 when Leamington took honors with 41170 Imported stallions have ranked first In nineteen out of the fortytwo years four of the stallions that are in this table were them ¬ selves winners of more than 100000 100000Beginning Beginning with 1S70 Lexington was seven times at the head of the list of American sires a distinc ¬ tion achieved by none other Leamington Glenelg and Hanover each led four times and Bonnie Scot ¬ land Hastings Kingston and Meddler twice In the seven seasons that Lexingtons name heads the list his get won a total of 505189 in Glenelgs four years his get won 403277 in Hanovers four years his get won 434725 and in Bonnie Scotlands two years his get won 239175 In Meddlers two years his get won 373798 In amount of money won in a single year Commando has the honor his progeny winning in 1907 270345 His great soj Colin was responsible for the major portion of this vast sum Next to Commando stands Hlmyar his grandsire through the success of Domino the sire of Commando in 1S93 The stallion record from 1870 to date is Year Name Age ners won Amt 1870 Lexington 20 35 82 12060 1871 Lexington 21 40 102 109005 1872 Lexington 22 28 82 71515 1873 Lexington 2 23 71 71503 1874 Lexington 24 23 70 5188 1875 Leamington 22 IS 32 04518 1870 Lexington 12 34 90570 1877 Leamington 24 21 49 41170 3878 Lexington 1C 30 50198 1879 Leamington 24 50 70837 1880 Bonnie Scotland 35 137 135700 1881 Leamington 23 01 139219 1882 Billet 17 17 43 89998 1883 Bonnie Scotland 35 109 103475 1884 Glenelg 18 32 108 98802 1885 Virgil 21 24 50 73235 1880 Glenelg 20 34 130 113638 1887 Glenelg 21 XI 120 120031 1888 Glenelg 22 33 134 13074C 13074C1SS 1SS Bayon DOr 13 27 101 175877 1890 St Blaise 10 27 103 189005 1891 Longfellow 24 52 143 189331 1892 Iroquois 14 34 145 183020 18302018K 18K Himyar 18 27 138 249502 1894 Sir Modred 17 SO 137 134318 1343181S95 1S95 Hanover 11 40 133 100908 1890 Hanover 12 42 157 80853 1897 Hanover 13 54 159 122374 1898 Hanover 14 43 124 118590 1899 Albert 17 19 04 95975 1900 Kingston 1C 35 110 110308 1901 Sir Dixon 10 24 94 105082 1902 Hastings 9 29 03 113865 1903 Bon Strome 17 24 91 100905 1904 Meddler 14 21 53 222555 1905 Hamburg 10 30 00 158100 1900 Meddler 10 21 54 151243 1907 Commando 12 34 270315 1908 Hastings 15 30 93 154061 1909 Ben Brush IS 19 07 75143 1910 Kingston 26 13 41 85220 1911 Star Shoot 13 30 103 53893 53893Dead DeadLexington Dead Lexington was a bay horse foaled in 1850 by Bos ¬ ton Alice Carneal Ilo was bred by Dr E War field at Tho Meadows near Lexington Ky He died July l 1875 at Woodbtirn Stud Spring Station Ky KyLeamington Leamington was n brown horse foaled In 1853 by FaughaBallagli out of a daughter of Pantaloon He was bred by Mr Halford in England He made six seasons In the stud in England and was brought to America to stand at the Bosque Bonita Stud in Kentucky He died May 6 1878 at Erdenheim Stud Chestnut Hill Pa Age 25 25Bonnie Bonnie Scotland was a bay horse foaled In 1S53 by lago Queen Mary He was bred by Mr W IAnson in England He was brought to America in 1857 bv Captain Cornishbf Boston He died at Belle Meade Stud near Nashville Tenn February 1 1880 Age 27 27Billet Billet was a brown horse foaled In 1805 by Vol ligeur Calcutta He was bred by Mr James Smith iu England Ho was brought to America in 1869 and stood for several years in Illinois He died at Runnymede Stud near Paris Ky January 17 1889 Age 24 24Glenelg Glenelg was a bay horse foaled in 1SG6 by Citadel Babta He was imported in utero by B W Cameron Clifton Stud N Y He died at tho farm of Tyree Bate Castalian Springs Tcnn October 23 1897 Age 31 31Virgil Virgil was a dark brown horse foaled In 1S04 by Vandal Hymenia He was bred by Hymen O Gratz near Spring Station Woodford County Ky He died at the Quindaro Stud In Kentucky In 1893 Age 29 29Bayon Bayon DOr was a rich chestnut foaled in 1870 by Flageolet Araucaria He was bred in the Dangu Stud In France After a brilliant turf career In France and England he was bought for 40000 by W L Scott to become a private stallion at the Algeria Stud near Erie Pa He died July 15 1890 Age 20 20Longfellow Longfellow was a brown horse foaled in 1807 by Leamington Nantura He was bred by John Har ¬ per at Nantura Stud Midway Ky where he died November 5 1893 Age 20 20Iroquois Iroquois was a brown horse foaled In 1878 by Leamington Maggie B B He was bred by Mr A Welch at Erdenheim Stud Chestnut Hill Pa He died at Belle Meade Stud near Nashville Tenn September 17 1899 He was burled beside Bonnie Scotland Age 21 21Himyar Himyar was a light bay horse foaled in 1875 by Alarm Hira He was bred by Major B G Thomas at Dlxiaua Stud near Lexington Ky He died it E S Gardners Avondale Stud Saundersville Tenn December 30 1005 Age 30 30Sir Sir Modred was a bay horse foaled in 1877 by Traducer Idalia He was bred by the Middle Park Stud Company in New Zealand and was Imported to Bancho del Paso Stud in California by J B Haggin in 1883 He died at Rancho del Paso in June 1904 Age 27 27Hanover Hanover was a chestnut horse foaled in 1884 by Hindoo Bourbon Belle He was bred In the Runny ¬ mede Stud near Paris Ky He became the prop ¬ erty of Milton Young McGrathiana Stud near Lex ¬ ington Ky where to relieve him of the misery attending a decayed front foot and diseased leg he was 15Commando humanely destroyed March 23 1899 Age 15 Commando was a bay horse foflled in 1898 by Domino Emma C He was bred at James R Keencs Castletou Stud near Lexington Ky Hfi died March 13 1905 1905St St Blaise was a chestnut horse by Hermit Fusee foaled In England in 1880 and won the Epsom Derby of 1883 He was imported to this country by the elder August Belmont and died at the Nursery Stud near 29Ben Lexington Ky October 14 1909 Age 29 Ben Strome was a bay horse by Bend Or Strath fleet foaled in England in 1880 He died at Mrs T J Carsons Dixlana Farm near Lexington Ky October 7 1909 Age 23 23Sir Sir Dixon was a bay horse by Billet Jaconet f9aled in 1885 He was a great race horse and great sire and died at Colonel E F Clays Runnymede Stud 24Albert near Paris Ky March 23 1009 Age 24 Albert a bay horse foaled in England in 1SS2 by Albert Victor Hawthorne Bloom died at the Adal ¬ bert Stud Farm of Messrs Williams Radford near 28The Hopkinsville Ky January 1910 Age 28 The other stallions in this list of leading sires arc still living Kingston brown horse foaled in 1884 by Spendthrift Kapanga is at James R Keenes Castlcton Stud near Lexington Ky Hastings brown horse foaled in 1893 by Spendthrift Cin ¬ derella is at August Belmonts Nursery Stud Med ¬ dler bay horse foaled in 1890 by St Gallon Busy ¬ body stood for some years at Clarence H Mackays Kingston Stud near Lexington Ky but has re ¬ cently been sent to France along with the select broodmares of the Kingston Stud Hamburg bay horse foaled in 1895 by Hanover Lady Reel is at Harry Payne Whitneys Brookdale Stud Brooktlale N J Ben Brush bay horse foaled In 1891 by Bramble Roseville is at James R Keenes Castle ton Stud near Lexington Ky Star Shoot chestnut horse foaled in 1898 by Isinglass Astrology is at Col E F Clays Runnymede Stud farm near Lex ¬ ington Ky
