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BROSSMAN S TRIBUTE TO REGRET. " » f the MOBl preaainent Anwrlean racing f- :n- Mien »a brouglit aain into the Umeligtlt wlvn Harry Payne Whitneys great unbeaten liilv Rpgrot area the Kentnckj Derby al LaadarUle laat -priug." *rlte« Charles Brosaman, trainer of tii" famona mare imp. "She cornea in the maternal line front one at the moat dial njrulahed strietly old Ameticaa fa;n-ilipc in tli - stucl book, tracing ba k to a man- by unporteil leainougbt. out of a mare by import 1 Julius, horses that were celebrated in" American racing at ;i peri.xi long before the revolutionary w;n •: when ftrgiata w:i~ tin baaae af the thoroughbred and the racing enthnalast« and breedera of rim t 1 m 1 . • aaanMand the Virginia race barae the 1 r of nm in the world. It was daring this pirlei that rac -were eatabllahed :it alaMMri every town and conald-arahlc i lace in irginia: when the inhabitants, al most to a mau, arere deoted to thib fascinatiug auJ rational ■mnaement; when all ranks and denoaaiaa-ti ns were fond »f borsea and geatlemea of fortune expended large mums ,n their studs, sparing no pains or trouble in importing the best stock and bnproVing the breed bj Judlcioua croaaiag 1 A large pereentaze oi the early settlers of Central Ohio arere Virginia iii.n.ee!-. in a nom the love of the thoroughbred Dorse uras an hereditary attribute, and they brought into Ohio at an earb day many of the descendants 01 these celebrated Virginia thoroughbreds. The faaaily tn.iu win. h Ite-ret is lluSrtailsil is .ailed the .Maria West family and has alwavs been one of great merit. Many of the heal race homes ever bred ::i America belcag to this raatity. Maria Vfeat was the ilam of that greal four-aille-heal horse Wagner, the champion -f bis day; Faimv, child.- Harold, Margaret Wood, etc. Margaret Wood foaled Anna Travis, star Davis, George Wood. Heraldry, etc. Heraldry foaled Parachute, Balloon, etc Balloon was the dam of Revolver, The Banshee, True Blue, Bullet, etc. ] Ibis family trace four winners of the Kentucky Derby — Azra. Ben Brush, Riley an I Regret — more winners of that event than has been produced by any other family iu the stud book. This family has also the unique distinction of producing the ouly two mares that ever won the American and Kentucky Derbys. Modestv was the only mare that erer v.ui the American Derby, and Begret Is the only mare that *-ver won the Kentucky Derby. The Derby-winning ancestors close up in Regrets pedigree are Ben Brush. Riley and Modesty. So that by the right of inheritance the unbeaten daughter of Broomstick is entitled to wear the Derby crown and be proclaimed queen of her year. The dam of Regret is Jersey Lightning, daughter of Daisy F., and she out of Modesty. The sire of Daisy F. was Riley, which won the Kentucky Derby for Edward Corrigan 111 1880. Modesty was out of the noted BaUet, and the next dam. Balloon, was one of the most famous race mares of her day. winning at one time at 8 race meeting at Lexington four stakes in four consecutive days. "Ben Brush, winner of the Kentucky Derby in ISOfi. was the sire of Broomstick, which traces to Maria West through Parachute, sister to Balloon. Revolver, bv Revenue out of Balloon, that was owned tor a number of years by J. D. Crouse of Chlllicotbe. Ohio, was a hern of high class, both as a race horse and as ■ sire. While he was at the head of a small, private stud, and received only a limited number of mares nt bis court and only had meager opportunities, when the Revolvers went to the races they always brought some money back home, and they could stand as much hard campaigning as any lot of horses ever on the turf. They ..re a tongh. vigorous breed. As a race horse Revolver was good enough to hold the record for one mile for a number of years, and the enterprising and pahUc-eprited owner of the principal hotel of tie city had the record painted on the hotel sign in large, glaring letters, and the record stood until lowered by that great sou of Vandal. Ilerzog. wiii h was the iirst bane in the tinted States to run a mile inside of 1 :44. The iieople of Chillicotbe were always public-spirited and enthusiastic sup-porters of any legitimate enterprise that would attract attention and advertise their town. It was this same spirit that caused them to have a parade and celebration in honor of the black mare Imp. when she was brought home from a most successful season in the east. She had beaten every good horse, at one time or another, on the American turf that season, and was the acknowledged cham-pion and a popular favorite. Her brilliant performances did more than was ever done before by anyone, in any way. to make Chillicotbe well known and famous. Her owner received letters of congratulations from strangers from as far away as the Ihilppine Islands. Therefore, when we arrived home with her the people wanted to give us a royal reception and have an opportunity to see Imp on parade. Houses along the route of the parade and the carriages in line were decorated with Imps racing colors, with the jockey in colors in the saddle ami Imp. lead by her groom, preceded by .1 brass band and followed by carriages filled with prominent citizens, including the mayor of the city and other enthusiastic admirers, paraded the principal streets of ChiniCOthe amid the applause of the people. It was the first public reception ever given in honor of a race horse in America."
