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* f i *•* * L COMPARATIVE STANDING OF THIS YEARS LEADING AMERICAN BROODMARE SIRES BUT Bt By Dk. M. M. LEACH — * Ro 1 yei vear am and l»r ST* pa! sjr sire lf of |,ri sti | r, n: more a„ f,, ],i, t|i the .,., and Wl n«e of of t 1 H est r„ run „; ,.„ end i it , tion ;, .,, and 1,1 ;., A, a,. , al r ; t of j, ,,t „, si ti .j « n f „ ,., i, « a ., i t I § , f [ . J s , , ; ; J , . : , J • - 1 We are rapidlv approaching that season of the g when broodmares are put up at public auction m in it may be of interest, as well as value to our hi his breeders, to know how the leading broodmare sires ot staud this year. Not since t;»- Kentucky Farmer aud Breeder m passed out of existence has a winning broodmare tl the list been published in North America, but a list ti this kind must be a great help to progressive f for breeders, who can be brought to realize that certain h; by strains of blood are far more productive or good broodmares than others. I have long contended that of o: success will come from the outcross and bal- si ancing of the blood lines plan of mating than by d following any other known plan. Return the best c blood of the dam to the best blood in the dam of sire, if you will, but leave tne figures alone. L I think a study of the appended table will bear y out. Verily this year is a triumph for the house S Herod. Hamburg, a Herod horse, heads the l oll, s followed by " his own sire. Hanover, one of the great- 1 of all broodmare sires. I have not in this list o of out the names of the different mares aud their winning produce, holding this in reserve until tin , of the year, when breeders will be able to study , at their leisure. | Hamburgs main dependence for ids exalted posi- ,, is Jersey Lightning, dam of Regret. Barnegat :l the Futurity winner. Thunderer. Adrians lias v produced Coquette and Celandria. Hammerlss R.-- , coil. L.dden llrop. ;illies. .»rtful. Sam Slick and Adroit, and Hamhiirg. come what may, is absolutely ] assured of firs! place for HIS. Hanover, the runner up. has topped the list in j ither days, but Ilan-.vers daughters are getting ; along in year:-. Hanover died in ISM, M that the younge-t of them cannot be less than fifteen years " age. Hanovers record as a broodmare sire is indeed a remarkable one. and he now leads all others in the number of races won. but Hanover owes his posititi. this year, mainly ti numerical strength. Nothing out of any of his daughters, this year, has shown anything approaching first- I class form. Miss "anale. dam of Braudywine. ten wins, and Louise Travers has done liest. Teas J Over, as customary, has out a stake winner in Tea Caddy. Its too much to expect these Hanover I mares to g.i n forever, but Hamburg, his son, reigns in Ma stead. Sir Dixcii .. is thou place and. like Hanover, owes his success to quantity rather than quality. Agnes ; » Virginia is the dam of the Spinaway winner Jacona and Druid is the dam of Irrawaddy and Jainer. 1 Meddler some years ago was carted off to France and I am unable to ascertain if he is still in the . land of the living. If so. the horse must have attained to the ripe old equine age of twenty-five. Meddlers best is Frou Frou, dam of four winners j . this year, including that smart jumper Swish. Stal- . • warts sister. Perverse, has done well with Pesky and Stubborn. Next in order comes Star Shoot, the only living *. stallion whi h holds a place in both the winning. "I stallh n and br.iodmarc sire lists. Livonia. Star Shoot- daughter, has produced The Finn, winner of I f I J -ix races and *l1.L"il hi first money alone. Star Cat has Star Jasmine live win-l. Progressive and Puss ; in Boots, prohablv the liest two-year-old filly of the year, running for her. and the daughters of Star r I Shoot have made a most auspicious beginning, duo prohablv to the Hermit strain of his dam. Astrology. Kxile. another Herod, has only four producing ; daughters, but Old Forget is a veritable host in a herself, and is the dam of Borrow, whose earn- ings this vear alone total up over 0.000— and ,, J of SlmnlKrer. which has a half doeen brackets opp. site his name. Dominos daughters do well. F.specially so in „ the the production of fleet two-year-olds. Domi-mint is the leading money earner amongst the „ juveniles, leading Thunderer by an even hundred. I Noeiulav. Cap and Bells and Running Stream all | merit recognition. Hindoo, Herod again. Three e , g m in hi his ot m tl the ti f for h; by of o: si d c L y S s 1 o of , , | ,, :l v , ] j ; " I J I ; » 1 . j . . • *. "I f I J I ; r I ; a ,, J „ „ I | e generations of the Jlencoe line find representation D this table, has done well, though the class of offspring may perhaps fall short of those of other days. Star Ruby mares are coining on famously. This might have been anticipated, and I also look for daughters of another Elmendorf stallion. Water- fi five cress, to succeed in this line. Star Ruby is bred to, a broodmare sire, by Hampton from Ornament. but , j Bend Or out of Lily A«nes. by Macaroni, Herod. t 1 Kingsion is the sole representative of the house at . Matchem amongst the twenty leading broodmare ti sires, ami I am disappointed in the failure of the ..t daughters of Hastings to produce anything of first ,j class. f of Rayon dOrs position is noteworthy. The St. tit Leger winner died so long ago as IStHi. so that the m youngest of his daughters must be eighteen, yet th the St. Priscilla is the dam of the Suburban winner The f Stromboli and Flittreinouse. one of the last of a a Rayon dOrs get. is the dam of Fenmouse, winner eight good races this season. jn Daughters of The Commoner are responsible for th the the production of a number of winners, though rather deficient in good class. Daughters, too. of re Knight of the Thistle are coming forward in no in in uncertain manner. Ren Stronie is disappointing th and the palriarch of the elect is Himyar. which in in was foaled as far back as lsT.i ami lived to be ai and thirty in his Tennessee home. Mares then of Hanover descent, mares by Star w Ruby, Star Shoot. Knight of the Thistle, mares m wiii -h show the bltoil of Rayon dOr. Himyar. Sir w Dixon. Meddler, are well worth while and worthy to find a place in any mans stud. SI Si. Wir.ning Broodmare Sire List — Up to and Including m September 14, 1915. st Pro- " dining Win- . Mares, ners. Races. A nit. ■ Hamburg 2.1 H I Br. 1895 dead. 10 24 4S 6,21o ■ Hanover 15 II Ch. 1SS4 dead. B 45 101Vi 30,3oo £ Sir Dixon 4 E ? Bay 1SS5 dead. ■ 44 98 37,81o f in Meddler IE ,, Lav MM. -. ::t 75 :";.on.. J Star Shoot 9 E ■ Ch 1S98. S 11 H 28.840 " Exile 19 II % Ray 18S2 dead I. 4 I 17 26.725 ■ to Domino 2: E Br. 1891 dead. « 7 14 22.945 ■ a Hindoo 24 II Bay 1878 dead l. 20 24 54 21.780 , Kingston L If Br. 1884 dead. 2.°. 25 5.1 19.970 , Rayon dOr :S E 0k. 187i dead. 7 9 26 18.14o J Star Rubv 16 B ! Bav 1S82 dead. • 11 .17 18.180 I K. of the Iliistle 5 E * Bav 189.1. 0 9 U 17.S80 J Onondago 12 E r Ch. 1879 dead. 12 15 50 1..705 The Commoner .23 II J Ch. 1892 . dead i. 17 26 M 17,o95 ; J Sensation 12 E l Bav 1877 dead. 7 10 27 16.210 Ben Stronie .... 4 E J Bav 1886 dead I. M 22 47 15.94o j Bassetlaw I E Br. 1890 dead. 2 I 14 15,483 j , Candlemas 22 E j Bay 1S.81 dead. 7 10 27 13.C25 5 I Himvar 2 E , Bav 1875 dead. 12 15 38 13.535 5 i His Highness ...HE I Bay 1889 dead. 8 12 Wk «MM j H— Herod. M — Matchem. E— Eclipse. :
