The Archive · 1911

HIS CAREER

DEATH OF A FAMOUS RACE HORSE

London, Dec. 5.

The famous raceborse Isinglass has died suddenly at Chevely.—Reuter.

Inioglass, " bay colt by Isonomy Deadlock was foaled in 1890, and during his racing career was ti perty of Mr, H. McCalm Trained by James Jewitt, under the superintendence of the late O: Mach ridden in nearly all his important races by the late T. Loates, Isinglaes holds the record of having won the largest som in stakes—£57,455—that has ever been won on the English tart, beat the previous record of Donovan, which aggregated £55,154. Asa two-year-old be won a few minor races, bnt bir principal victory was in the Middle k Plate, and doring that year be netted in stakes for his owner the use-fol sum of £4,677. In 1893 he won the Triple Crown—the Two Thousand Gaines, Derby and St. Leger—in addition to the Newmarket Stakes, and won £18,860 io As " four-year-old, in 1894, be won the Princess of Wales Stakes at Newmarket, the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown, and the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket, and his winnings totalled no less " sam than £31,498. In 1895 his principal achievement was his suocess in the Ascot Gold Cup, snd in this year be won £2,620 in stakes. By his victory in the Jockey Clab Stakes of 1804, Isinglass carried off the richest prize ever competed for the English tart, which, with " surplus, was worth £11,302. Next in vale was the Princess of Wales Stakes of 1889, won by Donovan and was worth £11,000 to the winner. As & sire, Ininglass met with considerable success, more particularly in his early days. and it is worthy of remark that, unlike many other race horses of note, he was not sold to foreign bayers for stod purposes but ended his days at Cheveley in the same stables in which he was located when he began his racing oareer.—Eo.

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