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NUMBER TWO FAMILY WORTH j Bruce Lowes Largest Thorough- bred Group and Its Branches. Those of Rigolboche and Martha Lynn Strong in Sires and Winners. BY EXILE. A tremendously lame thoroughbred fsimily of the Bruce I.owe system the largest of all is No. 2, the names of over 700 mares appearing in Volume 23 of the General Stud Book and In Volume 9 of the American. As judged by numbers alone, the No. 2 family cannot be considered good. However, certain of its branches are most productive of winners, the best of which, perhaps, is the Bronze by Buzzard branch. Mrs. Chantry, daughter of Bronze, is ancestress of Makeshift, the dam of Pell Mell and other good horses. The best of Bronze is handed on by Sister to Busto, dam of an unnamed daughter of Langar, the dam of a nameless daughter of Gardham. The Gardham mare was the dam of Rigolboche. To the daughter of Langar also trace Lady Blanche, ancestress of the Oaks winner Kosedrop, the dam of the classic winner Gainsborough. This is also the family of Donnetta, Diadumenos and the Plying Diadem. The Rigol-boche branch, however, as I see it, is the best of family No. 2, for Rigolboche bred the Derby and Grand Prix winner Cremorne and his sister Mabille, by Parmesan. Mabille foaled Mazurka, Eglentyne and Re-echo. To Mazurka trace the good French filly iClyde, Maiden. Erlegh and Cinderella, the dam of Peter Pan jFalry" Slipper, dam of many, and" Sprite, dam -of Gnome. To Eglentyne trace The Tetrarch, Briar Root and Elba and to Re-echo Chemistry, dam of Thrush, and Sea Air, dam of Pletermaritzburg; Sea Prince and Paul Jones sire. Sea King. Mabille, as you know, was by Sweetmeats son Parmesan, and Sweetmeat, the sire also of Macaroni, whose name is written large in two of the most successful branches of the No. 1 family. A good branch, too, of the Burton Barb, mare family starts in with the Oaks winner Cymba, by Melbourne, and this is the line of Marden and Sted-fnst. The Wagtail by Whisker branch of the famiiy, of which Billet is a member, has not of late years been responsible .for the production of nnything of note. The Tasmania by Melbourne branch, however, is good without being great, for Tasmania is the ancestress of Rose Marjorie Quintessence, dam of Clarissinjus and Attractive, dam of Arizona. SOME LESSER. NO. 2 FAMILY LIGHTS. Many No. 2 family mares run back to Iris, by Sir Pater, but the only really good horse, so far as I know, which is a member of his line, is Velocity. Thnt splendid French race horse and now coming sire Maiutenon traces to Leopoldina, by Hedley, bnt racing and sire success for members of the Leopoldina branch is more or less sketchy. The Miss Starling branch also seems to be but of little use. The Electress by Election branch is, however, better, her daughter Splitvote, the dam of Bribery, dam of the St. Lcger winner and sire of Springfield, St. Albans and of Savernake. To Bribery also trace Beatrice, by Voltigeur; In Bounds, Ways and Means and the Oaks winner Keystone II. and her daughter, the St. Leger winner, Keysoe. Successful sires coming from this special line are few. for that good race horse the Cesarewitch winner Sheen failed almost completely as a sire. Woolsthorpe, though he sired many a winner, left no sou behind to carry on his line. Turbine is only partly successful as a sire, and this leaves us with the Madame Stodare branch of the Sister to Grey Montis family. Madame Stodare is ancestress of that really good mother of winners Enigma; by The Bake. Enigma bred Florence, Gravity and Tact, all of which, through the excellence of their offspring as race horses, have had much to do with the making of turf history. Florence, a real good race mare herself, bred Pitti, dam of Beppo. Tact produced the Oaks winner Amiable and that good brood mare Charm, and Gravity is the dam of one of the best of the racing sons of St. Simon, William the Third. William, however, was not one of Wel-hacks most successful sons as judged by his accomplishments as a sire, even though he sired the record weight Cesarewitch winner Willoiiyx and the Uiu; Thousand Guineas winner Winkipop. Willoiiyx himself was anything but a success to date as a sire. Beppo, as the sire of Aleppo and Gay Iiiiurn, dam of Jay Crusader,, is. I think, the lest of the descendants of the Sister to Grey Montis as a sire, and this particular branch of the No 2 family must, I think, be classed rather as a running than a sire line. The Snowball by Triuie Minister branch has been a success as a winner-producing line. Crucifix, a really great nice mare in her day, is the foundation stone of unite a good brunch, for to her trace Ajax, Adam. Placida Oaks, As dAtout Grand Prix, Seaforth, etc. The names of good winners tracing to Martha Lynn are legion and the Martha Lynn branch is nigh unto the best of the. No. 2 family. The family, too, is still going strong, especially in this country. This is the branch from which come Burgomaster, Liberty Loan, Johren, which beat Boamer for the Saratoga Cup and won a Lawrence Bealization, and this year the name of Tryster is on the lips of all us the best juvenile shown this season. All of these trace back to Martha Lynn by way of imported Helter Skelter, Encore, Gertrude, Clemence and Eulogy. Of course. Martha Lynn is also jmces-tress of such equine giants as Lord Clifden and CUThentwo best branches of the No. 2 family, then, are the Rigolboche and Martha Lynn. The Rigolboche branch of late years has rather outstripped the Martha Lynn in number and excellence of its sires and winners. Any family responsible for the production, all in n few years, of sucli as The Tetrarch, Pletermaritzburg, Sea King,. Peter Pan, Gnome, etc., will take some beating. Tryster, however, is certain next season to bring additional posthumous fame to Martha Lynn. In fact, both of these two brandies are extra good and good as are the Industry, Madame Stodare, Cymba, Tasmania ud Bribery branches of tlie No. 2 family, they can- I not be classed as of the. same excellence of those of liigolbocbe and Martha Lynn.
