. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY Vol. XIII. No 9. No. 313 BOSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1888. Figaro. The artotype we publish this week is that uf a typical HambletoniunâFigaro, the stable companion of Jester D., whose picture appeared in our issue of last week. Both horses are the property of Gilbert Tompkins, the proprietor of the Souther Farm, San Leandro, which was brietiy de- scribed in our article on Jester D. Figaro was bred by Mr. Peter Coutts of Mayfield, on the property now occupied by the running track and stables of Senator Stanford. The latter p
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. TWENTY Vol. XIII. No 9. No. 313 BOSH STREET. SAN FRANCISCO. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1888. Figaro. The artotype we publish this week is that uf a typical HambletoniunâFigaro, the stable companion of Jester D., whose picture appeared in our issue of last week. Both horses are the property of Gilbert Tompkins, the proprietor of the Souther Farm, San Leandro, which was brietiy de- scribed in our article on Jester D. Figaro was bred by Mr. Peter Coutts of Mayfield, on the property now occupied by the running track and stables of Senator Stanford. The latter purchased Figaro and his dam Emblem from Mr, Coutts when the colt was about two years old. He became the property of his present owner in January, 1S87. His breeding is remarkably good, and the more it is ex- amined the better it appears. Figaro, bay stallion, black points, little white on left hind coronet, 16-J hands high, weight about 1250 pounds. By Whipple's Hambletonian 725, dam Emblem by Tattler 300, son of Pilot, Jr. 12, sec- ond dam Young Portia (dam of Voltaire, 2:20J) by Mam- brino Chief 11. Putting it in tabular form: I Guy Miller Hambletonian, 7 (.Whipple's) /'Hambletonian, 10. ..J (Kysdyk's.) l^Bolivar Maie. Martha Wash- /"Burr's Washington, ington J I. Bam by Abdallah, 1. P C /-Pilot, Jr., 12. * | Tattler, 1 jTelamou. 1 ^Telltale tFlea. Emblem,, â { | Mamhrino Chief, 11. Young Portia j ^ LPortta by Roebuck. Everybody knows what Whipple's Hamblttonian, the sire of Figaro, has done for the trotting stock of this Coast. He produced trotters from mares of every sort, shape and description, and his offspring were known and liked from one end of the State to the other. Several of his sons have produced trotters, and his daughter, Countess, produced Nutwood's great son Dawn, 2:19£. Another daughter, Lady Babcock, is the dam of Soudan (by SnltaD), record 2:30 as a three-year-old, and also Elector, 2:21$. by Electioneer. This family is noted for enduranc
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