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More Posthumous Honors for Celt Fame and honor oftentimes come to the thoroughbred just as they do to the human being after it has passed to the world beyond Such is the case of the sire Celt the son of Commando Maid of Erin which died at A B Hancocks Ellerslie Stud in Virginia August 18 191D at the age of fourteen certainly a big loss to the breeding industry of the country as the subsequent events have proved Two years after Celt had died his name appeared at the head of the American stallion list for 1921 when fiftytwo of his sons and daughters won 124 races and J2021G7 thereby erecting an enduring monument to the fame and memory of their daddy A further delving into the racing figures of the last four years brings another posthumous honor for Celt He is the sire of the largest number of twoyearold winners during that period fiftytwo of his progeny winning 210355 in stakes and purses a sum larger than to the credit of the offspring of any other stallion stallionStrange Strange to relate that second on this list of leading sires of twoyearold winners for the last four years is another dead stallion in Ultimus taken away in the prime of his career in the stud The late Major Daingerfield predicted that Ultimus would prove a success in the stud and he did so and seemed destined for even greater things when death intervened Ultimus had thirty twoyearold winners and their earnings amounted to 1S2835 1S2835Pair Pair Play the horse that gave the marvelous Man o War to the American turf has haft a total of twenty winning twoyearolds during the same period and they have collectively gathered 162791 in turf prizes Then come in order so far as money won by their progeny is concerned Runnymede Sweep Wrack Peter Pan Broomstick Peter Quince Light Brigade and Dick Finnell each with over 100000 to their credit In point of the total number of juvenile winners during the last four years Wrack is second to Celt with forty while Sweep had thirtynine Broomstick and Uncle each had thirtyseven thirtysevenHere Here is a new and interesting statistical feature Daily Racing Form presents to Its readers which in view of the fact that generally little is known at this time of the year of the quality of the twoyearolds that will take part in the spring racing now near at hand may be a guide in separating the wheat from the chaff 1920 1921 1922 Total Total TotalWinners r Winners Amt Winners Amt Winners Amt Winners Amt Winners Amt 16 36600 14 44187 9 48886 13 80682 52 210355 1 15600 5 51337 15 65489 30 182835 Fair Play 4 90002 9 59397 20 1G2791 Kunnymede 4 4009 5 7194 23 159161 4 5569 39 152420 7 28876 40 136734 Peter Pan 4 16571 18 130133 Broomstick 9 21157 37 122750 Peter Quince 4 24207 21 1138S6 26 104807 Light Brigade 33 103278 Dick Finnell 12 93552 North Star III 28 91209 Mcfiee 33 87271 Ballot 27 SO 884 Iuke Mcluke 28 75703 Kock View 26 75611 Jim Gaffney 22 74711 Jack Atkin 26 74008 Vulcain 28 72691 I Golden Maxim 20 72598 Granite 37 72430 Uncle 28 72161 Theo Cook 25 65390 Olambalu 24 64505 2eus 19 63974 Black Toney 19 63615 Delhi 20 62006 i Star Shoot 24 61192 I Ormondale 20 57836 Assagui 24 53908 I lie Manager tloneywood Athcling II Von Tramp Sea King Brummcl Friar Hock Short Grass
