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ARCHAICS ROYAL PEDIGREE Female Line of Mr Sanfords Re ¬ cently Acquired Stallion Lock and Key His Granddam and andKeystone Keystone II His Mother MotherBoth Both Famous HY K K COUSSELL COUSSELLLONDON LONDON England March 12 All Daily Rac ¬ ing Form readers are familiar with the tabu ¬ lated pedigree and the performances of Mr John Sanfords imported stallion Archaic As it is not unlikely that the son of Polymelus is destined to exercise considerable influence on the American thoroughbred a study of his female line may prove interesting interestingLock Lock and Key the granddam of Archaic was acquired by the father of the present Lord Derby in 1S9S She was bred by the Duchess of Montrose As a yearling in 1S 4 Lock and Key was sold for 250 Lord Derby did not buy her until she had been one season at the stud and it was a private sale Curiously a few minutes after Lock and Key was offered in the sale ring as a yearling Canter ¬ bury Pilgrim came up at auction Lord Derby bought her for 9000 Two years later she won the Oaks Afterward she became the dam of Chaucer and Swynford The latter sired Keysoe winner of the St Loser in 1919 She was from a daughter of Lock and Key Truly these two trins rctions had great influence on the British turf Ten minutes after Canterbury Pilgrim had been sold Sir lames Miller gave 20500 for Rcquebrune the dam of Hock Sand SandIt It may be worth mentioning the pedigree of Archaic for a few generations in order to appreciate the information which follows Archaic is by Polymelus Keystone II by Persimmon Lock and Key by Innissary Seclusion by Hermit Boundary by Stockwell Bribery by The Libel Splitvote by St Luke Klcctress by Election from a mare by Stamford lie is a member of Bruce Lowes Num ¬ ber 2 family familyPolymelus Polymelus the sire of Archaic enjoys such a worldwide reputation that he needs no further de ¬ scription beyond stating that lie was the champion stallion in Great Britain in 1914 1915 191G and 1920 His offspring from 1911 to 1920 won 239 races and stakes value 1111800 Not a few of his most famous sons and daughters have been from mares by Persimmon the cross which pro ¬ duced Archaic Keystone II dam of Archaic was a highclass mare and won 04145 in stakes She won the Oaks by three lengths twelve ran Coronation Stakes Ascot threeyearold Produce Stakes at Sandown Park with 133 pounds by one andhalf lengths Liverpool St Letcr one and onehalf miles by eight lengths and walked over for the Duchy Plate at Liverpool She also ran second giving twelve pounds to Beppo in the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket one and threequarters miles beating Polymelus PolymelusARCHAICS ARCHAICS MOTHER ST LEGER WINNER WINNERAt At the stud Keystone II has produced Keysoe winner of four races and 4043 Iftia Nvhon she won the St Leger by six lent beating Dominion and Buchan Gratwicke Stakes ono and onehalf miles and Nassau Stakes one and onequarter miles at Goodwood and New ¬ market Oaks one and threequarters miles milesArchaic Archaic won Prince of Wales Stakes at Good ¬ wood in 191 won Atlantic Stakes at Liverpool in 1920 and second to Spion Kop in the Derby of ofTrestle Trestle ran twice in 1919 and won Northumber ¬ land Plate at Newcastle two miles by one and onehalf lengths lengthsSeneschal Seneschal won over one and onehalf miles at three years and at four years won three hurdle races in succession carrying 148 pounds and 149 pounds poundsPersimmons Persimmons daughters are justly valued in Lng land for the son of St Simon was at the head of the list of the sires of dams of winners in 1914 1915 and 1919 From 1912 to 1920 Persim ¬ mons daughters bred the winners of 270 races and stakes apart from place money value close upon 3000000 Amorg their produce were Corcyra Friar Marcus Llangibby Rerevente Keysoe Roi dcur Stefan the Great Prue Maiden Erlegh and Lanius Omar Khayyam was also from a marc by Persimmon Persimmon himself was one of the greatest race horses and sires of his time and was the Knglish champion sire in 1902 when Sceptre was three years old in 1900 and in 190S 190SLock Lock and Key won liveeighths twoyearold races at Newmarket and Brighton Her produce and winners winnersKeystone Keystone II IIDrawbridge Drawbridge won at two and three years old oldLyndon Lyndon Green won at over seveneighths mile mileBoulters Boulters Lock won Alexandra Handicap Don caster one and onehalf miles and two other races at four years old oldOutside Outside won six flat races in three seasons Also won seventeen races over hurdles and one steeple ¬ chase up to thirteen years old He won the All Kngland Hurdle Handicap carrying 178 pounds poundsJanissary Janissary the sire of Lock and Key was by Isonomy Tanette a mare which won the Oaks and the St Loger in 1878 Janissary sired Jeddah a Derby winner which was from Pilgrimage The last named mare was offered for sale at the same time UK Lock and Key and Canterbury Pilgrim She was carrying Jeddah and realized the small sum of 800 Pilgrimage was then nineteen years old however howeverHOW HOW THE FEMALE LINE CARRIED ON ONSeclusion Seclusion at two years old won Zetland Plate at Leicester Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood and Criterion Nursery at Newmarket At three years old she won Coronation Stakes She was also third in the Oaks Seclusion was a winner of 24280 in stakes Her first foal was Lock and Key which was sold for 7000 at auction to Germany in 1891 witii her foal In Germany she bred six winners of twentyfive races Her winning produce in Germany were Stnrmglocke Sangerin Sagamore Seestern Sauster all winners winnersBoundary Boundary which was a sister to St Albans and to Savcrnake ran in a few races at two and three years old but did not win She bred five winners of twenty races and stakes value 03963 They were wereRousseau Rousseau won four races at two and three years including Ebor St Loger one and onehalf miles milesToscano Toscano winner of five flat races at three years old including the Chaddepden Cup and Dee Stakes At five years lie won the Liverpool hurdle race two miles and the Sandown Hurdle Race two miles with 17 pounds Seclusion winner of the Coronation Slakes Ascot and three other races value 24280 Also ran third in the Oaks OaksOut Out of Bounds won the Ditch Mile Nursery New ¬ market witli 124 pounds and Ascot Maiden Plate winner Old Nursery Handicap one mile New ¬ market witli 124 pounds and Ascot Maiden Plate She also won the threeyearold Free Handicap at Newmarket one and onequarter miles beating Rayon dOr and Chippendale Altogether she won 11425 She was also placed third in the Cam ¬ bridgeshire for which thirtyone horses competed competedIn In Bounds which bred four winners winnersHall Hall Caine won over 5500 5500Ways Ways and Means MeansIncome Income which also bred four winners of over 40000 40000Mon Mon Droit winner of five races Mon Droit was the dam of Dieudonne the best twoyearold of his season winner of 320770 and sire of many win ¬ ners in the United States StatesIncome Income bred Ilitchie Dividend Cheque Port Blair winner of 232i and second in Irish Derby Revenue winner of 15015 and third in the St Leger LegerAnother Another daughter of In Bounds was Playing Field the dam of winners and granddam of your fine race horse Major Daingerfield DaingerfieldBribery Bribery won eight races She won three times at two years and the following season her five wins included the Goodwood Stakes two and one half miles and Brighton Plate one and one quarter miles She also rail third in the Oaks She produced seven winners winnersSt St Albans winner at three years in succession of Great Metropolitan Handicap Epsom two and onequarter miles Newmarket Stakes by four lengths Chester Cup two and onequarter miles find the St Leger by one and onehalf lengths He was also second in the Doncastcr Cup St Albans won 42840 in stakes and sired many high class winner including the famous Springfield winner of seventeen firstclass races racesSAVERNAKE SAVERNAKE AND OTHER ANCESTORS ANCESTORSSavernake Savernake second to Lord Lyon in the Derby beaten a head twentysix ran second to Lord Lyon in the St Leger beaten a head winner of Doncaster Stakes beating Rustic Also won Trien ¬ nial Produce Stakes at Newmarket one and one quarter miles A highclass sire on the continent continentCompromise Compromise Avon at two years at three won Racing Stakes at Goodwood Berkshire Stakes two miles and second in Ascot Stakes 2 and onehalf miles Also won over two and onehalf miles and two miles at four years yearsFrailty Frailty won two races at three years old oldFranchise Franchise won Nursery Stakes at Newmarket one mile at three years ran in the One Thousand Guineas and Derby and died before running again againBridgewater Bridgewater won four races at five years old oldPetition Petition won the Beaufort Handicap at Stock bridge one and onequarter miles and Leamington Stakes at Warwick two miles milesBeatrice Beatrice dam of Prestonpans won four races at two years and the Liverpool Cup at three years Stockdove dam of Fantail won six races Ring ¬ dove Cushat Pigeon Pie and other winners in the United States StatesSplitvote Splitvote the dam of Bribery also bred bredKnight Knight of the Shire winner of the Cambridge ¬ shire shireLady Lady Mary dam of Gang Forward winner of the Two Thousand Guineas Ascot Derby St James Palace Stakes and second to Doncaster in the Derby DerbyLady Lady Mary also bred AVifey the dam of Satiety winner of fifteen races including Ferndale Stakes Ascot and Liverpool Summer Cup He sired many winners winnersSliptvote Sliptvote was a halfsister to Miss Twickenham which bred Teddington winner of ten firstclass racrs including the Derby for which he started favorite in a field of thirtythree and won by two lengths Ascot Cup two and onehalf miles beat ¬ ing Stoekwell and Kingston Doncaster Cup two and onehalf miles beating Kingston and New minster Another halfsister to Splitvote was the dam of Iodine The latter was granddam of Thurio which won the Grand Prix de Paris Alexandra Plate Ascot and ten other races and Lucetta winner of the Cambridgeshire and dam of Gold which won the Ascot Cup and eigiit other races for 33990 33990Elextress Elextress tlio dam of Splitvote was a daughter of a mare by Stamford The latter was a half sister to Lounger winner of the St Leger in 1797 The next dam Miss Judy was a halfsister to Ambidexter also winner of the St Leger in 1790
