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FAIR PLAYS SUCCESS IN THE STUD WONDERFUL CAREER One of Americas Greatest Pro- : genitors of High Class Horses. Comprehensive and Exhaustive Review of His Progeny and Their Records on the Turf. Editors Tfote Herewith Is the fourth of a series of articles covering the entire stud career of Fair Play, one of the most famous and successful of American sires, which died last year. The subject matter is presented in an entirely new and novel manner, which, we feel certain, will prove interesting reading not only to those who find keen enjoyment in endeavoring to fathom the manifold mysteries of the fascinating industry of breeding:, but to the general racing public as well. Although the earnings of the get of Fair Play improved in 191G over previous years, through the good performances of Stromboli, All Smiles, Sands of Pleasure and Sun King, the two-year-olds which appeared in that year were the poorest band he had or has since turned out. Not only did they prove dismal failures in their juvenile year, but not one developed into anything but the most ordinary racer. Flare was raced from 1916 to 1921, inclusive. His success was ordinary the first three years, after which he was put to jumping and met with fair success, taking five races as a five-year-old and six in his sixth year. In 1920 he was successful in the Bushwick, North American, Prince of "Wales and Shillelagh Steeplechases. He did not endure as other of Fair Plays gelded sons and dropped out of racing at the age of seven. Right did not win her first year, but took seven races at three and three races at four. She fell lame in her last race and evidently broke down so badly that she was unfit for stud duty, as there has been no offspring registered from her. Liightfoot won but one race and was retired at four. She produced to Smoke House three colt foals, viz., Albert L., Ho-Horry and Dolly Dunbar, all winners and all gelded. She also conceived to Hildur in 1926 and produced Butter John, also a winner. Lynette was campaigned for two years, but failed to win. She proved fertile enough at stud, but failed to produce anything of note, although five of her six offsprings won races. Her winners were Al and Glenantrim Maid, by imported Brettenham ; Garish, by imported Gargoyle; Sun Lynn, by imported Sun Briar, and Alynette, by imported Allumeur. She had Linnet, a filly foal in 1921, which has produced the winner Peter M. to imported Mont dOr II. and Miss AAidworthy to "Westwick. Fight Fair was gelded and proved of no account. Fair Mary failed to gain a place in a race and was sent to Hawaii, where she has had three foals in eight years. Nancy Fair and Playful Lucy were utter failures, neither ever gaining a share of a purse or producing a foal. It is fortunate for American racing that the future of this crop could not be foreseen or faith in Fair riay might have faltered and such horses as Man o "War, Mad .Hatter, Mad Play, Display, Dunlin and Chance Shot would not have graced our turf. The year 1915 brought out four new Fair Plays. These making their first appearance in 1917 cut little figure. Fair Plays produce collectively accounted for forty-two races and 1,689 that year. Hanovia, from his second crop, heading the list with ,790. His success With Rock Sand mares to this date was purely theoretical, but two of the four which appeared that year were of this combination. Jyntee was raced over a period of eight 3ears. She never contested any stake races but was fairly successful for a mare with such chances as were given her. One or more races were to her credit each year until 1924, after which she was retired and has produced one foal, Memories Dear, a filly by John P. Grier, which has not been started. Vocabulary .was raced until four. She won four races her first year, .two her second and one in 1919. At stud she has had three foals. Curly 1921. Alphabet 1924, both fillies by imported Crimper, and the filly Index, by Horron, in 1927. Curly had a filly, Bedford Lassie, to Sir Barton in 1925. Vocabulary has not produced a winner. Princeps, being a brother to Stromboli, was held in much esteem, but failed to develop into anything unusual. He was left entire and raced until he was five, at which age he died. During his last year of racing he accounted for two small stakes in Canada. The first produce from the union of Fair Play and Mahubah, which afterward was to give to American racing the mighty Man o "War, was Masda. This filly was well set up, had a good turn of speed, and could carry weight over a short distance. In her fourth year she ran five and a half furlongs at Jamaica in 1:05 to beat the seasoned Housemaid; about three-quarters at Empire in 1:10 over a muddy track, beating the pronounced choice Pickwick ; was beaten one length by Peter riper over the straight three-quarters mile course at Belmont in 1:11 and won ovr Arnold, Enfilade and four others at about three-quarters in 1:10 with 123 pounds in the saddle. She was acquired by Mr. Whitney to be used as a matron at his Brookdale Stud, where, with access to the finest of stallions, she has produced four winners. In 1921 she foaled the chestnut colt Dazzler to "Whisk Broom II. Dazzler won the Aqueduct Handicap, the Nassau Claiming Stakes and eight other races, accounting for 7,070. Brilliant, winner of twenty races and S,795 and now standing at Creekview Farm, was her produce of 1922 to Broomstick. Her other foals have been the filly Beaming, by "Whisk Broom II. in 1924 ; The Tartar winner of nine races, chestnut colt, by imported Stefan the Great in 1925, and High Sign, bay filly, b3" imported Chicle in 1926. In 1915 Fair Play, having reached the age of ten, was in his prime and, from that year until 1924, inclusive, there was not a year passed except 1922 that he did not get at least : FAIR PLAY FOALS OF 1914 AND RECORDS Family Male Amt. Horse. Dam. Number. Sire of dam. Line "Wins. 2d. 3d. Won. Flare ........ .b. g. Donna Mia b. 10 by "The Ill-Used... E 19 16 14 0,620 Bight b. f. Mirth b. 4 by Alan-a-Dale ..II 10 7 6 7,953 Lightfoot b. f. Lucy Cross b. 19 by St. Simon E 13 4 1,296 Lynette ch. f. Moselle ch. 23 by "Wadsworth ... E 0 2 6 600 Fight Fair. . .ch. g. St. Agnes ... .b. Am by St. Blaise E 0 13 50 Fair Mary...ch. f. Argon Esher b. 12 by Esher E 0 0 0 Nancy Fair. . .b. f. Ninevah b. 12 by The Ill-Used... E 0 0 0 ... Playful Lucy ch. f. Lucy Locket ch. 12 by Order E 0 0 0 FOALS OF 1915 The following are the Fair Play foals of 1915 and their complete racing records: Family Male AmL Horse. Dam. Number. Sire of dam. Line "Wins. 2d. 3d. AVon. Jvntee ch. f. Job Lot br. 9 by Ogden M 17 15 7 9,558 Vocabulary . .b. f. Violet Bay b. 4 by Rock Sand E 7 0 3 4.11S Princeps ch. c. St. Priscilla. . ! . .ch. 2 by Bayon dOr.... E C 2 5 4,826 Masda .ch. f. Mahubah ..b. 4 by Rock Sand. E 6 3 2 4,936 FOALS OF 1916 The following are the Fair Play foals of 1916 and complete records : Family Male Amt. Horse. Dam. Number. Sire of dam. Line "Wilis. 2d. 3d. Won. Mad Hatter... b. c. Madcap b. 4 by Rock Sand..... E 32 22 15 94,525 Tailor Maid..ch. f. Toggery b. 9 by Rock Sand E 20 21 20 26,640 Earlocker ...b. g. Lady Aristocracy b. 4 by Rainbow E 9 5 13 1S.057 Duchess Lace.b. f. Dragnet b. 10 by Rock Sand E 9 13 21 11,398 Fluzey ch. f. Stamps ch.Am by Wadsworth ... E S 9. 10 9,329 Lillian Shaw.ch. f. Early Love blk. 23 by King Eric E 5 S 6 9,240 Ly Fair Play.b. f. Crystal Maid br. 12 by Pirate of Pzce E 4 11 10 7.290 Surplice b, f. Surcingle br. 12 by Rock Sand E 5 2 6 3,150 Virago b. f. Violet Ray b. 4 by Rock Sand. E 1 2 1 700 Fair a. Sqc.ch. c. Felicity b. 5 by Rock Sand E 0 2 3 525 Clare Boothc.b. f. Golden Fancies.. b. 23 by Gold Heels E 0 2 3 30 Mitchell May ch. g. Lucile B. L br. 23 by The Scribe E 0 0 1 50 one notable horse. Horses that have made turf history. Horses that have proved themselves worthy and capable of passing on the blood of their illustrious sire. AVith such enduring horses. as Stromboli, which had just completed his most successful year, Hanovia and Sands of Pleasure to his credit, breeders realized that here was a sire that had great possibilities, and the most valued of mares were sent to his court, with the consequence the foals . of 1916 included his first really great horse. Mad Hatter was started ten times as a two-year-old under the colors of his breeder, Mr. Belmont After four unsuccessful contests he won a straight five and one-half furlongs race in 1 :05. He later won the Belle-rose Selling Stakes, and this completed his victories for that year. The following year he raced for S. C. Hildreth and, from a monetary standpoint, it was his most successful year, having earned 4,991, due principally to his victory in the Latonia Championship over Sway, Stockwell and four others. He also triumphed in the Mineola Handicap and the Pimlico Autumn Handicap in his three-year-old year. In the last named stake he finished in front of- Bridesman, Sir Barton, Sailor and Milkmaid. This victory over Sir Barton was not at all surprising as the son of Star Shoot was giving him twenty-one pounds. As a four-year-old, after winning two overnight handicaps, and with the benefit of the two following races, in which he made no showing, he seemed to strike his stride and, early in September, commenced a sequence of seven victories, including the Yorktown Handicap and a Pimlico Serial. His consistency was evidenced in the times made in those seven races: one mile and seventy yards, 1 :43 ; one mile and seventy yards, 1 :43 : one mile and seventy yards, 1:43; one and one-quarter miles, 2:07 on a good track; one mile, 1:38 track record at Pimlico ; one and one-half miles, 2 :31. This string of wins commenced September 6 and ended November 8, a period of sixty days, and gave him victories over Billy Kelly, Sir Barton, Sennings Park, Boniface, The Porter, Paul Jones, Exterminator, On AVatch, Damask, Donnacona, Best Pal, Tom McTaggart, Goaler, Cromwell, etc. Surely an imposing band. The following year, 1921, he won eight races and 2,932. Numbered among these" victories were the Kings County Handicap, one and one-sixteenth miles, 1:45 record at Jamaica ; Metropolitan Handicap, one mile, 1:37, 127 pounds up; one and one-sixteenth miles at Aqueduct, setting a new record of 1:43; Jockey Club Gold Cup, two miles, 3:22, a record that still stands for that stake, and the October Handicap, at Jamaica. In his sixth year he led his fields home in the Kings County Handicap, Metropolitan Handicap, Champlain Handicap, repeated in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, beating the Preak-ness winner Pillory, and the Pierrepont Handicap, one and one-quarter miles, 2:03 record for Jamaica. At seven he won the Toboggan Handicap, at three-quarters mile, in 1 :10, equalling the Belmont record, and at eight triumphed in the Suburban Handicap and Queen County Handicap. He is now the property of H. P. AAhitney and stands at a fee of ,000. His first crop appeared in 1928 and last year he had out such good ones at The Nut Huron Handicap, Latonia Championship, Lawrence Realization ; Crazy Coot National Stallion Stakes ; Murky Cloud Clover Stakes ; Snow-flake Endurance Handicap ; Mad Hattie Bouquet Claiming Stakes ; March Hare Gazelle Stakes, etc. During the two years they have been racing his produce, in winning but forty-two races, have earned the imposing sum of 84,589. Tailor Maid was a good race mare. She managed to win from one to five races each year until her seventh, at which time she was retired. She has produced Lackdale to Runnymede, Runmaid to Runstar, and AAise Maid to Arise Counsellor in 1925-26-27, respectively. Earlocker was gelded and developed into a fair jumper. His most notable victory was in the Grand National Steeplechase of 1921 and, in 1922, he finished third in the same stake. Duchess Lace was a fast mare. Not fast enough to compete in the big fixtures of her time, but she could hang up a good time consistently for any distance up to a mile. She has one very creditable performance to her credit of a mile in 1:39, to triumph over the aged horses Leochares, Papp, Royce Rools and Startling. Of course, they were all giving her weight, but she won in the stretch and it was a noteworthy feat. She has produced three winners since her retirement in 1921. Dukedom was her first foal and was by imp. Hourless. Igor, by imp. Stefan the Great, was foaled in 1925, and the gray filly Aalenciennes in 1927 by the same sire. Fluzey was just an ordinary mare and competed only in overnight purss races. She won five races in her sixth year and was sent to the court of imp. Polymelian. The produce from this cover was the colt Parm-alee, which won at two and three. The following year she visited King Gorin ahd produced the filly Perfect Model, winner at two, three and four. Lillian Shaw was a chestnut of none too attractive appearance, but a good, strong and sturdy mare. She won the Kentucky Oaks of 1919, beating, somewhat easily, that good filly Milkmaid and Dancing Spray. The suicidal policy of racing her against older horses In June was pursued, resulting in her discomfiture and permanent retirement from racing. Her tabulated pedigree shows an accumulation of good brood mare blood rarely found in any mares pedigree and, though she has failed to produce other than ordinary platers, she is still young and, if the proper nick is discovered, may deliver something of note. She has given the winners Susan Rebecca, Colonel Shaw and Susans Sister to imp. Colonel Arennie and Royal S. and the winner Quivero to imp. Royal II. Lady Fair Play cut no figure on the turf and, though she has conceived twice to imp. Negofol and once each to imp. Hourless and The Manager, she has failed to produce a winner in her four foals. Surplice has produced two winning colts to The Porter. Algol; winner of eight races, and Portsur, which raced as a two-year-old last year.1- She has foaled five successive years, producing four colts and a filly. Fair and Square and Mitchell May were both gelded. Clare Boothe has produced three winners to Wrack in Fair Man, Fairy Girl and Wreckage. To be continued.
