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RECORD OF A NOTED MARE Racing Career of Late Capt. S. S. Browns Beloved and Stately Senorita. or all tin; good horses the late Captain Samuel S. P.rown owned in the course of his long connection with tin; turf the one that was closest in his affections was he stately mare Senorita. In proof of this, when he concluded to embark in breeding thor-ounghbreds and bought a blue grass farm near Lexington, he named it Senorita Farm. That his favorite never produced a high-class son or daughter was one of his greatest disappointments. Senorita came out in an era of great race horses, being in her time in competition with such giants of the track as Salvator. Tenny. Uaceland. Firenze, Riley. Tristan. Strathmeath. Sir Dixon, Prince Royal. Tournament. Funis, Hon. Kingston. Los Angeles and others of that superlative order. That she could hold her own and win often against such high-class opposition is proof positive of her own great excellence as a racer. A big bay daughter of the great English miler Prince Charlie, she began her career as a two-year-old in 1SSS at Monmouth Park, by running second to Minion in the Pod Itank Stakes. A few days later she won the rich Criterion Slakes and was at once recognized as a coming star. Subsequently she ran fourth to Proctor Knott, Salvator ami Galen in the first Futurity. Then she ran second to Centaur in the Algeria Stake", won the Willow Stakes, defeating liolmonts famous filly She, ran second to Salvator in the Maple Stakes and went into winter quarters with a good reputation. As a three-year-old Senorita won eight out of fifteen races and was but once unplaced, her successes being in the following stake races: Monmouth Oaks. West End Hotel Stakes, Xew Rochelle Stakes, East River Stakes, Siren Stakes, Clinton Stakes, Peytona Stakes and Good Luck Handicap. This was her best year and one of brilliant achievements. As a four-year-old her racing was almost exclusively in handicaps, in which she was heavily weighted, and she only managed to win one stake race, the Country Club Handicap, at Morris Park, in which, with 112 pounds up. she I teat Tristan. 113: Reporter. 10S; Lrs Angeles, 112; Fitz .lames, 100: and Joe Courtney, !S; all crack race horses at a mile and an eighth. As a fie-yer-ll.. she. .trtHfsovtih-iiicostint of twenty-one starts, all in overnight handicaps and purses. When a six-year-old Captain Itrown campaigned her in the fall at Lexington. Louisville. Latouia and Xnsh-ville, more to give the home folks a view of his beloved mare than for any other reason. She was then retired to the stud with the following record: Year. Age. Sts. 1st. lid. 3d. Unp. Won. isss 2 2 :t o :t s x.;;o 1889 :: ir s r. i i 2.1.01 o 1891 1 12 1 2 3 3 7.270 18!U 5 21 7 7 3 4- C..740 1S92 ti 1.". 4 3 1 7 1.27.-! Totals l." 71 2."i 20 S IS ,Sr.5
