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CENTURY OF WINNING SIRES LEADING MONEY-WINNING STALLIONS OF ENGLAND FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS, 1819-1918 By W. S. VOSBURGH We present a table showing the winnings of the English thoroughbred sires during the past one hundred years in each year the sire whose progeny have won the greatest amount of money in stakes. It is a question if the amount of money won should always lie taken as a criterion of merit. A horse may have had no chance to race for the most valuable stakes and yet was a better horse than those which did. In that case his sire does not ligure as prominently. For example, General Peels death disqualified Peter by Hermit for the Derby for which he was winter favorite, the St. Leger and all the great events of 1879. Rut for this Peters sire. Hermit, would possibly have headed the list a year before lie did. St. Simon was not nominated for the great stakes of 1884. Had he been it is quite likely his sire, Galopin, would have headed the list that year instead of Hermit. However, as a Tide, the money winning list is reliable. It is usually determined by the valuable stakes, and these attract the best horses, as a glance at the list proves, a majority of the sires owing their lead to a Derby or St. Leger. Eclipse or Lancashire Plate winner. It is to be regretted that space does not permit giving the sires "placed," i. e., finishing second or third, as there have been quite a number of close finishes, for example, 1912, between Persimmon and Cyllene, and 1903 and 1907, between St. Frusquin and Gallinule, when only some few hundreds settled it, and in 1885, when, "notwithstanding he had Ormonde to help him, Rend Or was beaten by Hermit by a small margin: Year. Sire. Starters. Races. Value. Principal Winner. Amount. 1819 Soothsayer 7 18 and 0,905 Tiresias 5,270 1820 Phantom 0 31 8,085 Pinarrie 3,850 1821 Rubens . . 13 48 7,105.5 Gustavus 1,575 1822 Rubens 18 53 9,280.5 Whizgig 3,525 1823 On-ille 12 -22 10,903 Kmilius 8,875 1824 Phantom ...14 3i 11,821 Cedric 0,390 1825 Election 7 27 9,775 Rufus 4,835 1820 Whalebone 22 00 12.192 Lapdog 2,130 1S27 Whalebone 22 0i 8.133 Rrocard 1,775 1828 Filho da Puta 34 77 7,959 Bessy Redlam 445 1829 Blacklock 29 02 8,045 Velocipede 1,300 1830 Kmilius 21 45 15,922 Priam - 8,950 1831 Kmilius ciandti-v--?A -"i 18.943 ltidrtlesortli- w-.... .TITO , 132 .vltiiiGiAt-rrxfrr "3,930 -alatU AGandf:. . r 1833 Sultan .:. 20 " 40 10.340 Sir Robert 1,050 1834 Sultan 21 43 12,900 Glencoe 5,280 1835 Velocipede 19 3i. 11,641 Queen of Trumps 5,385 183ft Sultan 20 53 19.20S Ray Middleton ... 9,545 1837 Sultan 17 49 10,755 Corban 3,045 1838 Priam 13 35 - 9,002 Industry 4,315 1830 Priam ..13 32and 8,528 Crucifix 4,880 1810 Priam 17 30 10,352 Crucifix 5,750 1841 Pantaloon -5 12 10,225 Satirist 3,970 1842 Touchstone 10 IS 9,300 Blue Bonnet 2,900 1S43 Touchstone 14 2G 20,570 Cotherstone 11,990 18-14 Ray Middleton 20 48 14,075 Aristides 3,125 1S45 Slave 27 35 12,183 Merry Monarch 4,150 1840 Venison 24 57j 12,000 Alarm 3,240 1847 Venison 20 73i. 20,114 Miami 4.425 1848 Touchstone 10 39 21,754 Surplice 9,275 1549 Rav Middleton 13 28 14,801 Flying Dutchman 12,075 1550 Epirus ... 13 24 8,005 Pittsford 3,610 1851 Orlando 9 21 12,184 Teddington , 7,225 1852 Kirdcatcher 29 73 17,144 Daniel ORourke . 5,450 1853 Melbourne 29 53 21,347 West Australian 10,975 1854 Orlando 2S 71 17,074 Boiaido 4,700 1855 Touchstone 22 541. 17,142 Rifleman . 3.117.10 1S50 Rirdcatcher 37 79 and 17,040 Warlock 3.S95 1857 Melbourne 22 51 18,200 Blink Bonny 10,190 1858 Orlando 31 01 "A 15,158 Fitz Roland 4,200 1S59 Newminster 24 70j 17,184 Musjid 7.150 1800 Stockwell 22 51 18,190 St. Albans 8,340 1801 Stockwell 30 S9 23,921 Caller Ou 5,459 1802 Stockwell 34 89 33,081 The Marquis 8,500 18!3 Newminster 38 81 22.075 Lord Clifden 5,815 1804 Stockwell 30 80 28,751 Blair Athol 13,283 1805 Stockwell 3S 88 33,457 Lord Lyon 4.3S5 1800 Stockwell - 39 132 01,391 Lord Lyon 20,350 1807 Stockwell 41 113 42,451 Achievement 12,005 1868 Buccaneer 23 65 33,720 Formosa 21.400 1809 Thormanby 21 58 10.052 Sunshine 7,063 1870 King Tom 15 45 20,370 Kingcraft 0,475 1871 King Tom 10 20 18,116 Hannah 12,730 1872 Blair Athol 24 08 14,322 Prince Charlie 5,425 1873 Blair Athol 34 84 18,227 Ecossais- 3,000 1874 Adventurer 15 35 21,037 Apology C. u850 1875 Blair Athol .31 07 18,690 Craig .Millar 5,050 1870 Lord Clifden 21 52 19,610 Ietrareh 11,725 1877 Blair Athol ; 24 62 28,830 Silvio jo 150 1878 Speculum 29 84 20,991 Sefton 7,810 1879 Flageolet 2 10 18,632 Rayon dOr . 17,947 1880 Hermit 23 61 29,629 I he ba s r,.818 18S1 Hermit 21 50 27,223 Thebais 10.110 1882 Hermit 30 81 47,311 ?tover 12.205 18S3 Hermit 20 02 30.400 ZrHan 7918 1884 Hermit : 31 75 29.418 ta , -. ? 4,342 1885 Hermit 22 ,59 30.757 Philosophy .......... i 0,227 1S80 Hermit 27 55 22,817 Timothy 4,750 1887 Hampton 2S 05 31,779 Reve dOr 10,344 1888 Galopin ....... 10 51 30,156 Donovan V. 10,487 1889 Galopin .-. 13 24 43,516 Donovan 38.600 1890 St. Simon 13 27 32,799 Me",,,,r , 1891 St Simon 18 . 25 20,890 La Heche if. 3,415 1S92 St Simon 20 47 53,054 La Fleche ... 25.003 1893 St. Simon 23 45 - 30,309 Raeburn 6.030 1594 St. Simon 23 44 42,092 Amiable 9,370 1595 St. Simon IS 35 30.409 St. Frusquin 9.022 1890 St Simon 22 37 59,754 St. Frusquin 23.33S 1897 Kendal . 12 24 28,740 Galtee More 22,637 1898 Galopin 11 18 21.699 Sol -US3 1899 Orme 15 29 46,043 Flying Fox 37,415 1900 St Simon 17 27 55,230 Diamond Jubilee . 27,985 1901 St Simon 17 33 28,770 Pietermaritzburg 8,853 1902 Persimmon S- 10 36.86S Sceptre 23,195 1903 St Frusquin 19 36 2,;2 Quintescence 5,360 1904 Gallinule 11 30,925 Pretty Polly 18,440 1905 Gallinule 23 45 25,229 Sarcella 3,457 1900 Persimmon 16 31 21,73 Keystone II 12,837 1907 St. Frusquin 17 4o 23,830 Lesbia 9,351 1908 Persimmon 14 8 ?llr Majesty .-. 19,286 1909 Cyllene 22 - . 3j,,550 Minora in.246 1910 Cyllene IS 29 38,001 Lemberg- 28.224 1911 Sundridge 12 31 33,284 Sunstar 14,280 1912 Persimmon 3 7 21;993 Prince Palatine 20,730 1913 Desmond 20 41 30,555 t-V1 C.450 1914 Polymelus 17 34 29,00. Rlack Jester 11,008 1915 Polymelus 1" 17.781 Pommeru 11,200 1916 Polymelus 9 1 JM31 Caunobie ............ 7.S39 1917 Rayardo 7 15 12,337 Gay Crusader 10,180 1918 Rayardo r 7 15,650 Gainsborough 14.0S0 Winnings shown in English pound sterling.
