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- , | | | j 1 1 j 1 . 1 I j j I : | j i 1 l I I ! I i 1 I I j I I . ! DAM OF FAMOUS MAN 0 WAR Mahubah Fares Best With Fair Play, Sire of Man o War — Her Stud Record. Many queries are received as to what Mahubah did aside from producing Man o War. Mahubah was barren the first year she was bred. 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, foaled in 1915. This filly was well set up, had a good turn of spaed 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 Piper over the straight three-quarters mile course at Belmont in 1:11%, and won over Arnold, Enfilade and four others at about three-quarters in 1:10 with 123 pounds in the saddl-a. Masda was acquired by Mr. Whitney to be used as a matron at his Brookdale Stud, where, with access to the finest of stallions, she could do no other than produce winners. In 1921 she foaled the chestnut colt Dazzler to Whisk Broom II. Dazzler won the Aqueduct Handicap, Nassau Claiming Stakes and eight other races, accounting for 7,070. Brilliant, winner of twenty races and 8,795, was her produce of 1922 to Broomstick. Her other foals have been Beaming, by Whisk Broom II., in 1924. The Tartar, winner of nine races, by Stefan the Great, in 1925; High Sign, by Chicle in 1926; Incandescent, by Chicle, in 1931, and Lampshade, by Whichone, in 1933. 4 Mahubah was barren in 1916 but the fol-lowing year produced the horse of the century, Man o War. This great horse, which accounted for twenty of his twenty-one races and whose only defeat was brought about by overconf idence of his rider, is the best known of all race horses of the current century. It is useless to attempt the presen-I tation of any information pertaining to this great horse that has not been read and re-j read. He has been honored by the placing of a model in the Fields Museum in Chicago. He was selected to show the highest de-I velopment of the modern horse in the museums series of models showing the evolution of the horse from the earliest specimen to the present development. Among the foals by Fair Play of 1918 was another from Mahubah, named Playfellow. This colt was regarded highly but j failed to display any of the brilliant speed j of his brother, Man o War. Playfellow was j a cribber. which probably accounted for his : failure at racing. Among his early get was Ben Machree, which won two races as a two-year-old, a victory in the Latonia Cup at two and one-quarter miles; second to Rose ! of Sharon in the Latonia Oaks at one and one-quarter miles and third to Buddy Basil and Clyde Van Dusen in the Latonia Derby j at one and one-half miles. He also earned a place in the Ashland Oaks and Miller Stakes so, evidently, he did not pass his short windedness along to his offspring. In 1919, for the fourth time, the cross of Fair Play to Mahubah produced a foal that did not find it necessary to depend upon his relatives to gain admirers. He was easily the best of the Fair Play crop that year. My Play did not succeed in winning a race until he was three years olds. At that age he took three races. At four he won five j races, including the Aqueduct Handicap, at one and one-eighth miles, from Sunsini and Homestretch. As a five-year-old he won but one race— the Jockey Club Gold Cup, at two miles. The Gold Cup had been won in 1920 by Man o War and twice by Mad Hatter, ■ in 1921 and 1922. Mr. Mutt beat him in the I Saratoga Cup, at one and three-quarters i miles, but My Play was giving him ten j pounds. The same year he finished second to I Altawood in the Latonia Cup, at two and one-quarter miles, carrying 128 pounds to Altawoods 111, and forced the son of Master I Robert to cover the distance in 3:49. two-| fifths of a second slower than the track rec-j ord. After siring many useful racers, he j came to a sudden end from heart trouble in i 1930. At the time of his death he was standing at Coldstream Farm and was in good 1 demand. Mirabelle, Mahubahs produce of 1920, also 5 by Fair Play, was retired at three and pro- ; duced some very ordinary platers — Marabou, I Mirage, Whisper Low a twin, Belle Grier j and Sicklebill. ;. She was barren from 1921 to 1931, although covered each year. The earnings of her produce by Fair Play follow: Amount Starts. 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Won. Mirabelle 0 0 0 My Play 9 8 4 2,490 Playfellow 2 6 5 4,764 Man o War 20 1 0 249.465 : Masda 6 3 2 4,936 — — _*
