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LEADING AMERICAN SIRES OF 1931 St. Germans, Daddy of Twenty Grand, Heads List Dis Done and Prince Pal Second and Third Because of Prowess of Top Flight and Mate, Respectively Englands loss was Americas gain when the young stallion, St. Germans, was imported to this country. The lamentations of English turf writers were heard at that time and, undoubtedly, will be repeated again when they learn that St. Germans was Americas leading sire of 1931. He was brought to this country by the late Payne Whitney, who is said to have paid Lord " """ x w Astoj. 25,000 for him. At the death of Amount i Payne Whitney St. Germans was bequeathed Sire. Horses.lst. 2nd. 3rd. Won. to his brother, Harry Payne Whitney, and St. Germans... 15 47 38 35 15,585 at the latters death passed into the hands Dis Done 32 76 68 54 290,800 of his son, C. V. Whitney, who now has him Prince Pal 50 74 74 83 277,416 standing at the Whitney farm in Kentucky. Sun Briar 35 96 71 80 241,824 As a racer, St. Germans was rated the best My Play 45 103 94 98 191,584 three-year-old of his age and at four demon- Hourless 33 65 60 82 172,347 strated his superiority over the classic win-Light Brigade. 41 123 105 98 149,776 ners of the previous year.. In the Corona-Wrack 59 128 120 128 137,676 tion Cup, at one mile and a half, he scored Spsh Pce II.. .58 103 120 103 137,567 his most notable victory, defeating the High Time 53 124 94 96 134,174 Derby winner, Sansovino, by six lengths, the Mad Hatter... 35 63 60 57 128,095 same margin which, separated the two in the Polymelian ...52 105 83 93 114,738 Derby. He is a bay horse 1921, by Swyn-The Porter 36 92 98 82 114,616 ford Hamoaze, by Torpoint, of model con-Master Charlie 20 74 58 39 114,448 formation tracing to Isinglass and Isonomy Sweep 58 122 140 128 111,828 in the male line and to the mares, La Bunting 56 105 107 122 106,265 Fleche, Pilgrimage, Canterbury Pilgrim, Supremus 42 79 87 73 103,761 Sceptre and Lily Agnes. Omar Khyam.38 88 92 95 102,784 St. Germans first foals arrived in 1927, but Cudgel 25 63 52 45 101,440 did not amount to much. From his second Stimulus .26 60 40 35 101,396 crop came Twenty Grand and St. Brideaux, 2 and it was these two splendid colts that - ..-4 elevated St. Germans to the top of the sire list for 1931. Fifteen of his sons and daughters won forty-seven races and 15,585. Twenty Grand contributed 18,545 and St. Brideaux 6,155 of that immense sum. Thus for the third year in succession an imported sire has carried off the stallion honors. Sir Gallahad HI. was the leader in 1930, and Chicle, another Whitney stallion, in 1929. Second on the 1931 sire list is Dis Done, bay or brown horse 1917, by Sardanapale Lady Hamburg H., chiefly due to his brilliant daughter, Top Flight, champion two-year old and leading money winner of the year. Dis Done had thirty-two winners of seventy-six races and 90,800, of which Top Flight provided 19,000.. Prince Pal, bay horse 1917, by Prince Palatine Wilful Maid n., fourteenth on the sire list in 1930 is third in 1931. Fifty of the get of Prince Pal won seventy-four races and 77,416 with the high-class three-year-old Mate contributing 14,775. Fourth is Sun Briar, thirty-five of his get winning 41,824 with the old reliable, Sun Beau, responsible for 10,925; Laughing Queen, 5,345; Sun Meadow, 5,911; Sun Mission, 2,950, and Suntica, 0,290. Then follow in the order named My Play, Hourless, Light Brigade, Wrack, Spanish Prince II., High Time, Mad Hatter, Polymelian, The Porter, Master Charlie, Sweep, Bunting, Supremus, Omar Khayyam, Cudgel, Stimulus, each and all with the collective winnings of their get exceeding 00,000. The honor of having the largest number of money winning get among the thirty leaders fell to Wrack with fifty-nine, Spanish Prince II. and Sweep with fifty-eight were next, and Bunting followed with fifty-six. In point of the number of races won Wrack leads with 128, High Time second with 124, and Light Brigade third with 123.
