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BEFITTING TESTIMONIAL Nursery Stud Stallion, Fair Play, Leading Sire of Year at Time of Major August Belmonts Death Records of Thirty Leaders of 1924 . According to John E. Madden, who for years has led our American breeders, the late August Belmont was unquestionably the most successful student of thoroughbred lines in America. "Indeed, I do not exaggerate," said Mr. Madden, "in asserting that, he had more success in breeding great horses than any breeder in the world." Surely no other breeder ever produced two such marvelous race horses as were Man o War and Tracery. They alone would have been sufficient to set the seal to his fame as a breeder, but there were more, the names of which are inscribed among the foremost racers of England, France and the United States. It was a co-incident and may be construed as a befitting testimonial to the master of Nursery Stud that at the time of his death Fair Play, the sire of Man o War and a great race horse himself, was the leading American stallion of the year. Fair Play has played an important part in the success of Major Belmont as a breeder. Not only did Fair Play give to American racing the mighty Man o AVar but such stars as Mad Hatter, Mad Play, Ladkin, My Play, Lucky .Play. Osprey. Stromboli, Messenger, Dunlin and a host of others that were remarkably successful. From January 1 to and including the racing of November 30 the get of Fair Play, thirty-four in number, had won eighty-two races and S2,7G4. Mad Play was the largest contributor to that total with winnings of 4,190 to his credit. Ladkin, which raced in Mr. Belmonts own colors and was one of the best three-year-olds of the year, accounted for ,S03; Bracadale, T-SO; My Play, S,030; Mad Hatter. 7.S90; Catalan, 4,140; Lucky Play, C,G75, and Osprey, 0,7S0. It is a fine record for Mr. Belmonts leading stallion, which lias achieved greater success in the stud than he did on the race course, though he was a smasher of the first class. The prolific Ballot is second to Fair Play on the sire list. Seventy-three sons and daughters of that fine race horse and successful sire Avon 192 races and 71,900 up to Continued on ninth page. , I J i 1 j , . ! 1 ; - 1 1 I i . ; 1 . 1 : 1 i : ! 1 1 1 , ; ! , J 1 1 . J 1 1 1 ; . . . BEFITTING TESTIMONIAL Continued from first page. December 1. Chilhowee, the best racer Ballot has as yet sent into our racing; was the largest money -winner of that big group, his sensational victories during the campaign of 1924 bringing monetary returns of 5,130. Mr. Mutt won 6,100; Ballot Brush, 1,058; ten others contributing over ,000 each, and the remainder adding sums ranging from 0 to ,000. The Ballot family is a large one, hardy, and seemingly thrives on plenty of racing. The imported stallion Wrack, -which A. B. Hancock brought to the United States some few years back, has made a wonderful reputation since entering the stud in this country. He is third on this years list of leaders, sixty-six of his progeny having won 150 races and 07,579. The-two-year-old, Single Foot, was the chief winner among Wracks sons and daughters, that promising young racer having accounted for 4,277 during a strenuous season of racing. Little Chief contributed 9,692, while Cloudland Avon ,725, Golden Rule ,160, Caligula ,975, Ebb Tide ,890, Bullseye ,500, Virginius ,260 and Wrackhorn ,200. The dead Ultimus, for which the late Major Daingerfield predicted a brilliant future in the stud, and Avhich Avas in a measure fulfilled before death intervened, is fourth with 02,174, Avon by forty-two of his representatives during the course of the years racing. Stimulus, one of the stars of this years juA-enile division, added lustre to the fame of his departed daddy, his nine Aictories out of fourteen starts being responsible for 7,598 of the amount AAon by the offspring of his sire. The folIoAving is the first installment of the tAventy leading sires of the year, the records including racing from January 1 to November 30: Per- Races Amt. Sire. formers. Sts. Won. Won. Fair Play 34 457 82 82,764 Ballot 73 1,173 192 271,906 Wrack 66 1,047 150 207,579 Ultimus 42 571 .109 202,174 Sweep 59 1,012 . 164 197,345 Black Toney 27 434 70 197,123 Luke McLuke ..... 31 513 94 159,841 Broomstick 35 482 00 151,027 Light Brigade 51 760 121 150.372 Sun Briar 22 262 48 144,700 Spanish Trince II.. 35 546 12 135,525 Chicle 16 174 29 125,107 Dick Finnell 53 1,006 120 122,691 Omar Khayyam ... 29 362 55 118,791 The Manager 57 868 117 111,485 North Star III 22 249 57 103,611 Ormondale 35 717 89 105,241 Jim Gaffney 43 672 92 103,112 Huon 37 697 93 102,147 Peter Pan 27 344 57 100,592 Totals 20 794 12,352 1,841 ,098,733 Fair Play, b. h. 1905, by Hastings Fairy Gold, by Bend Or. nors-;. - A. Sts. 1st. 2d. Sd.Unp. Won. Mad Play 3 17 5 4 5 3 4,490 Ladkin 3 12 7 0 2 3 59,805 Bracadale 3 13 4 2 3 4 23,710 My Play 5 9 1 4 1 3 18,050 Mad Hatter 8 13 3 1 2 7 17,890 Catalan 3 13 6 1 1 5 14,140 Lucky Play 3 20 5 2 8 5 13,675 Osprey 4 18 7 4 1 6 10.7S0 Honor 3 12 6 4 0 2 0,739 Fair Orient 11 35 8 3 9 15 5,245 Felix 2 3 1 0 0 2 4,500 SandsofPleasurc.il 32 5 4 3 20 4,225 Blind Play 3 16 3 4 2 7 4,000 Coeur de Lion 4 20 5 3 5 7 3,030 Diagram 4 7 3 0 1 3 3,040 Eager 4 12 2 4 0 6 2,875 Volante 2 16 1 4 4 7 2,600 Equable 2 14 4 0 1 9 2,550 Grenadier 0 3 1 2 0 0 2,200 AVinncr Take All... 4 22 2 3 3 14 1,610 Hands Up 3 16 1 2 1 12 1,150 Dunlin 4 10 0 0 3 7 1,000 Chatterer 2 2 1 1 0 0 900 Check 3 16 0 1 4 11 850 Ruddles 6 35 1 2 3 29 830 Childs Play 4 11 0 1 4 6 650 Jyntec 9 S 0 2 2 4 600 Purity 4 11 0 1 1 9 400 Le Roi 2 5 0 2 0 3 400 Furlough 7 10 0 1 2 7 200 Blue Fly 2 5 0 1 0 4 200 Captain Tom 7 10 0 2 2 0 ISO Tailor Maid .8 0 0 0 1 5 1C0 Bevy ....3 5 0 0 1 4 100 Totals 34 457 82 65 75 235 S2,764 Ballot, ch. h. 1904, by Voter Cerito, by lowland Chief. " Horse. A. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d.Unp. Won. Chilhowee 3 14 7 1 1 5 5,130 Mr. Mutt 3 14 1 -1 4 8 16,100 Ballot Brush 3 30 11 2 . 2 15 11,058 Pretty Politician ... 3 27 5 11 5 6 8.3S7 Aicc-Chairman ..... 7 23 8 2 0 13 0,930 Yankee Princess ... 3 22 4 6 5 7 6,750 Rejected 2 8 3 2 0 3 6,450 Autumn Bells 4" 6 2 1 1 2 6,400 Marble .... 5 21 9 5 ,3 4 6,30 Repeater .... 7 42 6 8 8 20 6,287 Yoshimi 5 29 4 9 8 - 8 - 5,805 Rama 6 19 3 5 3 8 5,575 Kigel 4 24 2 4 8 10 5,170 Master Hand 0 16 5 2 2 7 4,800 Wilkes-Barre 4 20 3 1 3 13 4,545 Kingsclere 4 13 0 11 2 4 4.515 Fabian 3 16 3 3 2 8 "4;3G5 Buster 5 7 3 3 1 0 4.250 Long Point ... 3 17 2 6 5 4 4.215 Lexington Maid 3 21 5 3 2 11 3,941 Boxwood 5 30 7 4 3 10 3.415 Finis Gloriosus 3 36 6 10 2 18 3.400 Washington .... 5 - 13 3 3 3 0 3,125 Balboa 2 1G 3 2 4 7 2,975 Majority 4 21 3 3 2 13 2.925 Relpre 2 15 3 1 1 10 2.G1S Royal Miss 3 11 2 3 0 6 2,530 Eva Ackley 314 3 4 4 3 2,530 Mary Contrary 3 22 4 4 1 13 2,415 Valor 10 24 3 2 2 17 2,360 H. AVarren 4 26 4 6 2 14 2,528 Elector ........ 2 13 2 1 "3 7- 2,200 Mrs. Gardner .. 3 15 3 3 0 4 2,100 Sandrae 2 .12. 2 118 .2,009 Newport ........... 4 26 4 2 2 18 1.970 Atonement ........ 3 32 2 7 9 14 1 857 Goldfield ."... 3 21 1 4 4 12- l805 Permarco 4 19 2 3 0 14 1,795 In Doubt ........,..4. 46 3 4 33 0 1,700 Maiden Aotcr 7 .8 4 1 1 2 "1,615 Eternity K..: 6 28 2 7 7 12 1,635 Nebraska 10 -12 X 3, 5 3 1.580 The Chamberlain ... 5 22 2 5 4 11 1,570 Breeze ......10 14 .3 0 4 7 1,500 Ballotcar .......... 0 14 .4 3 2 5 1,485 Pembroke 0 IS 2 6 3 7 1,430 Daughter Dear .... 3 11 .2 . 0 2 7 1,425 Miss Belle .... A 10 .1.14 4 1,350 Franchise ...3 11 2 2 2 5 1.300 Edna D ..... 6 29 2 4 2 21 1,290 Hinkle 5 21 3 3 4 11 - l265 Stanwix 3 3 1 0 1 1 1,230 May Bruen . 4 23 2 2 2 17 1,080 Advocate 6 6 1 0 1 4 1,009 Diogenes 3 10 0 1 3 6 900 Cassius 3 7 1 1 1 4 780 Tulalip 5 4 1 0 0 3 700 Chestnut Girl 3 28 1 1 4 22 070 Blue Bonnet .3 9 1 1 1 G GOO Coquina 2 4 1 0 0 3 600 Whats Dat ... 2 - 3 1 0 0 2 000 Alex Jr. 7 9 1 0 0 8 - 550 Duke of Wellington. 7 3 1 1 0 1 550 Bo .McMillan 4 7 0 0 2 5 - 323 Bluffer 6 3 0 1 0 2 300 Alliance 2 7 0 1 1 5 300 Old Timer 4 11 0 0 2 9 250 Red Arrow 4 10 0 1 0 9. . 200 Monardella 4-7-0 1 1 5 190 Dover .. ....... 3 5 0 0 1 4 75 Balfour 6 9 0 1 0 8 70 Airginia Holland ... 3 X 0 0 1 0 60 Domination 3 3 0 0 1 2 50 Totals 73 ..1,173 192 190 17S 6i3 71,900 Wrack, b. h. 1909, by Robert lo Diable Samphire, by Isinglass. . . Horse. A. Sts. 1st. 2d. 3d Unp. AVon. Single Foot 2 17 7 3 2 5 4,277 Little Chief 5. 23 7 2 .4 10 .19,692 Cloudland 2 34 4 4 5 21 9,725 Golden Rule 4 17 6 4 1 6 9,160 Caligula 0 21 6 5 2 8 5,975 Ebb Tide 3 20 7 3 0 "50 5,890 Bullseye . 7 3 2 0 2 4 5,500 Airginius ...... 4 30 4 7 8 17 5,260 AArrackhorn 3 34 4 10 5 15 5,209 Racket 4 24 5 . 4 0 9 5,185 Lord AVrack 7 15 5 3 61 .5,075 Gad 2 15 5 4 2 4 4,500 Ethereal Blue 4 C 3 0 0 3 4,200 Frank Fogarty .... 6 25 8 4 2 11 4,170 Flying Devil 4 20 3 5 6 12 4.100 Master Billy 2 28 3 7 3 15 3,930 Mary Jane Baker... 6 31 5 10 4 12 3,440 Blue Streak 3 21 4 2 4 11 3.430 Hoy 4 21 4 4 2 14 3,425 Chink 2 10 2 3 1 4 3,300 Flying Cloud C 7 2 2 1 2 2,500 Plaid 3 21 4 3 3 11 2,450 Pud : 4 19 2 3 0 8 2,435 Wrack Ray 3 28 .2 4 2 20 2,385 Snow Maiden 3 17 2 2 5 8 2,300 Mcrrimac 0 9 2 0 1 6 2,100 Leenrack 7 37 3 5 4 25 -1,990 Defiant 3 17 2 0 2 13 1,800 AArangler 4 12 1 3 17 1,700 Longboat 4 24 1 4 4 15 1,675 Buttress 2 13 1 1 4 7 1,060 No Lady 2 20 2 3 4 11. 1,625 Wracklane 2 16 2 1 0 13 1,000 Shark 2 10 1 2 1 6 1.400 Tom Cassidy 5 7 2 0 0 5 1,400 Florence B. Walker. 3 23 2 3 5 13 1,380 John F. Kleavcr. . . . .2 20 1 0 4 15 1,350 Auburn 2 2 1 1 0 0 1,300 Rose Cloud 2 9 1 1 1 6 - l,3b0 Pest 3 9 1 0 3 5 1,275 Knobbic 0 8 1 0 1 6 - 1,205 Inquisition 5 2 1 0 1 0 1,225 Mervinia 210 1 1 2 0 1,100 Helen Buck 2 14 1 3 0 10 1,080 Straight Shot 5 35 2 2 1 30 and70 Red AVeed 3 20 1 1 9 15 930 Tulane 5 16 1 1 0 14 900 Brown Betty 2 9 1 1 0 7 900 Current Events .... 6 9 1 2 1 5 800 Fasnet 2 8 1 1 0 6 750 Pavlowa 4 16 1 1 3 11 720 Radical 5 7 1 1 1 4 - 700 Marjorie C 2 9 10 0 8 700 Star Cloudy 3 13 1 2 3 7 630 Some Punkins 4 -13. 1 0 2 10 550 AArackanna 2 17 1 0 0 16 550 Blue Wrack 7 8 1 1 1 5 500 Hutchison . 5 8 - 1 0 2 5 500 Millwick 2 13 10 1 11 480 AVrecker .... 6 2 1 0 0 1 .400 Cue-Rack 3 9 0 1 1 7 200 Orageuse 2 8 0 0 2 6 . 200 Storm Cloud 2 7 0 0 1 0 150 Cut Up 6 2 0 1 0 1 100 Polo Star 2.9 0 0 1 .8 100 The Spa 2 14 0 1 0 13 100 Totals 66 .......117 150 142 149 006 07,579 To be continued.
