The Record. 2'9'5

self out to historical Belle Meade. But "the cheSrlul THAT DEGENERATE AND DISAPPEAR hearth's gleam made sadness a Btranger" as the battle-scarre- d IN MALE TAIL. w MM veteran met us at the door and welcomed us , Ky., Dec. 20, 1901. with that cordiality that iB part and parcel of his nature. n Thoroughbred Record: storm raged without, all was comfort and Editor U The but In looking over the racing calendar for the past ninety TEN STAKES , geniality within. Belle Meade is the oldest organized i, years, we find quite a number of horses that were promi- breeding farm in America, sounded in 1807, by John nent at that time, both upon the turf and in the stud. TO CLOSE JANUARY 7, 1902 Harding, father of Gen. Green Harding, one of Branches from the three line's , and whose daughters married Gen. Jackson, while her sister AS FOLLOWS: and these collateral branches have dis- wise of his brother, the late Judge Howell became the appeared altogether in the male line. For instance, For the Spring Meeting, 1903. E. Jackson, of the United States Supreme Court. John there is Baningbrough, winner of the St. Leger in 1794. THE TENNESSEE DERBY FOR 1903 Subscribed to by G. Harding reclaimed some of this land from its canebrake C. Bennett & Co. A sweepstake lor s (foals of He was the sire of , winner of the St. Leger 1802, 1900). $150 each, $50 forfeit, or $10 it declared on or before May condition, and, as William came up, he carried on the 1, 1902: $25 ot Briseis, Oaks 1807; of Onana, Oaks in 1810. This is declared on or before January 2, 190S. All declara- good work. As the condition of the place gradually be- tions void unless accompanie i by the money. $3,000 added, of or Orville blood was very popular as well as which $700 to the second, $300 to i hir . and fourth to save stake. came improved, Gen. William G. Harding erected the Weights Lolts, 122 lbs ; g3ldings, 119 lbs.; sillies, 117 lbs. One successfal from 1802 to 's year, 1834. mile magnificent old mansion that has defied the storms of and , Derby 1812, was by Orville. was by THE TENNESSEE OAKS FOR 1903- -A sweepstakes for nearly seventy winters. The Btorm lulled for about half sillies, thiee-year-ol- of 1900). $100 $10 Orville and both and Plenipotentiary were by Eme-liu- s. (foais each. forfeit, or an hour, and we set out for a look at the stallions. First $i0 is declared on or before May 1, 190; $20 is declared on or --This line of Eclipse from some cause or other has before January 2,1903 All declarations void uuless accom- we came to Longstreet, the marvellous campaigner of panied by the money. $1 5C0 added, of which $100 to the second, entirely disappeared from the turf. $ 00 to the third, and fourth to have stake. Weights, li7 lbs. the past decade. How good a race-hors- e he was, no one One mile. Sarpedon, Yorkshire, Monarch, Sovereign, Riddles-worth- , can exactly tell, but, taking Tenny as a trial horse be- For the Spring Meeting, 1902. Mercer and Margrave, were all imported horses tween them. must always believe him to have been the STAKES-Subscri- bed I and have gone down under the law of the survival oi THE GASTON HOTEL to by Gaston's superior of , because the latter had all he could Hotel A sweepstakes for and eeldings. $10 the fittest, just as their brothers did in England. Then to accompany the nomination, and $50 additional to start. do to beat Tenny a head or a neck, while Longstreet in- $1,000 added, of which $200 to second and $100 to third, fourth to there is the family of Dick Andrews. His son Tramp, save starting money. furlongs. variably beat him two lengths and upwards. Nor can Four was one of the gamest and stoutest horses of his time. THE ARDELLE STAKES A sweepstakes for they say it was because Tenny had grown stale, because $10 He got two Derby winners in succession m St. Giles and sillies. to accompany nomination, and $50 additional to he won the Brooklyn Handicap, aster Salvator had re- start. $1,000 added, of which $20n to second and $100 to third, in '32-'3- and in the latter year Tarantella,, fourth to save starting money. Four furlongs. tired from the turf forever. The next horse shown was his daughter, won the One Thousand Guineas. Then THE MEMPHIS STAKES A sweepstakes for s. imported Tithonus, a very good looking son of St. Simon. $10 to accompany the nomination, and $50 additional to start. there was Lottery and Liverpool, who was the sire of $1,000 added, of which $200 to second, and $100 to third, fourth The first oi his get appeared during this past season. 3 Lanercost, who was the sire of Von Tromp, the St. Leger to save starting money. lbs. below the scale. Penalty A Next came dear old Luke Blackburnr swayed down with winner of a race of lhe value of SI.U00. selling: excepted. 3 lbs. winner of 1847. This is the last ot that family, unless it Allowances of a race of the value of $j00 (selling his twenty sour years and looking a great deal more like purse and stake excepted), 5 lbs. Maidens, 10 lbs. Five fur- be , who was by Tramp or Waverly. Don John longs. Lexington than . Aster him came the was the sire of Iago, who was the sire of Bonnie Scot- HOTEL GAYOSO STAKES-8ubscr- ibd to by Hotel Gayoso beauty horse, Inspector B,, the handsomest horse on the sweepstakes three-year-ol- ac- land, who is the sire of , Bramble and A for (foals of 1899). $10 to farm, is not in all America. He is a worthy son of a company the nomination, $50 additional to start. The Club to others. Who can with the history of the Tramp family add $1,000. of which $200 to second, and $100 to third, fourth to worthy sire, and I really believe the get ot Enquirer save starting money. A winner ot a three-year-ol- d stake before them,say that Bonnie Scotland's family will survive race, when carrying their weight colts, 122; geldings, 119; sillies, won more races than of any other stallion, 117 3 that is lbs. penalty; of two or more, 5 lbs. Allowances Beaten the ordeal. Then again there Golumpus, Catton, in 1902 allowed 5 lbs.; is unplaced, 8 lbs.; others native or imported. Next was The Commoner, by three-year-o- Royal Oak and Slane; there is Trustee, Revenue and never having won a two r stake race selling , a magnificent chestnut and about as strong a stakes exceptedj allowed 7 lbs.; is such have never won a race Planet. Where are the Planets and where are the Slanes of the value of $100 to the winner selling stakes and purse horse as one would wish to see. He caught my wise's races excepted allowed 12 lbs.; oeattn maidens, 20 lbs. Allow- and MulattoeB? Then there is .Sir Archy, Timo-leo- eye more than any ot the rest. Aster him came that ances not cumulative. One mile. , Lexington and Asteroid; then the three SCALE OF THIi RACE. ColtsGelg. Fil'S neat-lookin- g little English gentleman, imp. Maddison, by Those entitled to no allowance ...a 122 119 117 other sons of Sir Archy Sumpter, Sir Charles and Ber-tran- Winner with weight up of one stake.. 125 122 120 Hampton, a trifle on the small order, but with no end of weight up 127 124 122 Sir Charles lest Wagner. In all the many lines Winner with of two stakes quality. Next was imported Loyalist, brother to Para- Beaten placed in 1902 117 114 112 , from Diomed, Duroc, and Cherokee, Beaten unplaced in 1902 114 111 109 dox, who won the Two Thousand Guineas and Grand rs of a 2 or stake (selling all have thrown up the sponge. excepted) 115 112 110 Prix de , and the procession was wound up by of a race of the value of $400 (sell- This history ot the turf is of great importance to the ing excepted) 110 107 105 Mont d'Or, a good-looki- son ot imp. Rayon d'Or, who breeder. From its pages we learn that some families go Beaten Maidens , 102 99 97 was head and shoulders the best three-year-ol- d ot 1879-Th- e down, while others rise up and go to" the front. What has THE MONTGOMERY HANDICAP A handicap sweepstakes stallions were all in their winter coats and looked for three-year-ol- and upward. $50 each, half forfeit, or $10 is happened in the past is taking place at the present time. declared. $2,000 added, of which $3a0 to second and $200 to third, rugged and healthy. Aster inspecting them, we returned Weights There is one of the great English families that has been the fourth to bave stake. to be announced before 9 a. to the magnificent old home and sat down to such a m February 8, and declarations to be made on or before and is still very popular to all. February All declatations void unless accompanied by luncheon as only Belle Meade can furnish. the money. The winner of a race aster the weiabts are an- One of the great families that has been very popular nounced of the value of $500 to the winner, or two races of any The yeahngs and weanlings we saw aster lunch and value (selling purse races excepted), 5 lbs. penalty; such pen- for the last thirty years and is still admired by many alty not to exceed scale weight is nandicapped at less; those they certainly were a choice lot. The yearlings embrace breeders the line is certainly but gradually weighted at scale or more than scale weight by the handicapper will not be subject to a penalty. The scale to be The Western the laBt of the get of the Darby winner and Mr. giving way to superior force. In the past twenty-sou- r Jockey Club Scale. (This race to be run the opening day). W. H. Jackson, Jr., is now having them prepared for years a Stockwell stallion has headed the list of winning One mile and the Spring campaign, by Henry Gerhardy, at one time a stallions but twice Orme in 1899 and Kendal in 1897 THE PEABODY HOTEL HANDICAP Subscribed to by and the success ot both was almost entirely due to one Peabody Hotel A handicap sweepstakes for and popular Western jockey. They are all in good health horse each namely and . The upward. $50 each, half forfeit, or $10 is declared on or before April 10th. The Club to add $l,000,of which $200 to second, and and most of them have already shown plenty of speed. Faugh-a-Ballag- h line has gone down in other countries $lu0 to third; the fourth to save stake money. Weights I forgot to mention Huron (brother to G. W. Johnson, and is sure in the near suture to be dead to the turt in to be announced two days before the race. Winners of country too. Jils Falsetto, a race, aster announcement of weights, to carry 5 lbs. extra sire of Lieutenant Gibson), in my enumeration of the this Neither Johnson, Tne (selling race excepted). One Bard, Longstreet, Faustus, Sensation nor Logic, can keep mile and any COMPANY Belle Meade sires. I like him better than Iroquois it up to race-hors- e standard. Geo. THE TENNESSEE BREWING STAKES. VoorhIes. Subscribed to by the Tennessee Brewing Company A selling horse I have yet seen. He has all the muscular power sweepstakes for three-year-ol- and upward. $10 to accom- pany $50 $1,000 of his sire, but is a longer-bodie- d horse for his height NASHVILLE NOTES. the nomination, and additional to start. added. of which $200 to second, and $100 to third, fourth to save start and breeds a more substantial type of horse. In color ing money. The winner to be sold at auction for $3,500. Is for he is a beautiful brown and as intelligent looking a horse Nashville, Dec. 19, 1901. less, 3 lbs. allowed for each $3u0 to $2,000; then 1 lb. tor each $100 Editor Thoroguhbred Reaosd: less to $500. Starters and selling price to be named through the as one could wish to see. There were 36 weanlings entry box by the usual time of closing for this day's racing, and in Among the many attractive strings of horses hiber thoe so named are liable for starting see. Seven furlongs. the barn and only two of the lot that could be deemed nafing at Cumberland Park, none commands more at- THE COTTON STEEPLECHASE STAKES -- A steeplechase undersized. All were gifted with plenty of bone and ex- handicap sweepstakes for olds and upward. $50 each, tention than the stable of E S. Gardner, who has re- cellent feet. It would not astonish me to hear that the half forieit, or $i0 is declared ou or before Apiil 5. All decla- cently joined the ranks as trainer, and is now, therefore, rations void unless accompanied by the money. $1,000 added, General got the old-tim- e Bonnie Scotland and Iroquois of which $200 to second, and $100 to third, the fourth to save breeder, owner and trainer. Mr. Gardner's horses, ten stake Weights to be announced and declarations to be made prices for these youngsters at his next sale. two days before the race. Penalty Winner of steeplechase, in number, are coming and aside from beau- Five o'clock came and the carriage came up to the aster weights are announced, 5 lbs. extra. Four or more horses tiful breeding they are "topnotchers" in individuality of entirely aitferent interests to start or the race may be de- door to take us back to town. In a voice tremulous clared oil. Starters to be named through the entry box at About the most highly tried youngster in the bunch is usual time of closing the day before the race, and those with emotion, the kindly master of Belle Meade bid us named are liable for starting see. About two miles. the able-lookin- g brown colt by imp. Tithonus, out of good-by- and exacted a promise from us not to wait SPECIAL NOTICE No entry will be received for any of Trade Wind (dam of Gotham) by imp. Great Tom, the except upon another fifteen years without coming around to see him. these stakes thib condition: lhat all disputes, chestnut silly by imp. Loyalist, out of Penitence II., by claims and objections ariblng out of thn racing, or witn respect The trusty old darkey on the box clucked to his horses to the interpretation of the conditions of any stake, shall be imp. Great Tom, she out of Irrepentance, by Iroquois, is decided by a majority of the Executive Committee present, or and the magnificent bays dashed forward into the dark- those whom they may appoint, and their decisions upon all a most precocious looking miss, and rumor has it that points shall be final. x ness, leaving behind us the sweetest old home and ,the s she does not belie her appearance, as she is said to have The Club also the right to refuse the entries of any most genial host in all the Sunny South. Hidalgo. person, or the transfer of any entry, and without notice. displayed a marvellous turn of speed last autumn. A NOTICE Second declarations are due January 1, 1902, for list of the horses sollows: Derby and Oaks for 1902. $100 for a Bottle. Bay colt, by The majority of purses will be $100, $500 and $600 added, and imp. Loyalist Elfrida. no purse less than $3U0 will be eiven. At least one event, with This would not be a large price to pay for Dr. Drum-mond- 's Bay colt, by imp. Quicklime Sumatra. $600 added, will be otlered each day that no stake is given. Lightning Remedies for rheumatism is one could Bay colt; by imp. Quicklime Fidele. At least two jumping races each week will be given, with not get relies any cheaper. The Drummond Medicine Brown colt, by imp. Tithonus Trade Wind. nothing less than $100 added Co.. , have received hundreds of unsolicited Bay colt, by imp. Quicklime Charmette. The Race Course (Montgomery Park) is, without a doubt, testimonials from grateful people restored to health by Bay colt, by Longstreet Lilly B. one of the b st in America to win er and tram the thorough- bred, furnishing first-cla- and most comfortable quarters for the use of their remedies, who would not hesitate to pay Brown silly, by imp. Loyalist Taffeta. both man and uoree FREE. On this track the majority of the any price rather than suffer the former torture. Is you Chestnut silly, by imp. Masetto Venice. goo l of the West each seabou are developed. would like to try these remedies, and your druggist has Chestnut silly, by imp. Loyalist Penitence II. Address all communications to the Secretary. not got them, write direct to the company. Agents Bay silly, by imp, Masetto Porcelain. S. R. Montgomery, Pres't. M. N. Macfarlan, Seo'y. Wnted, Kelston, OFFICENq. 2 Cotton Exchange Building, MemphiSjTenn,