Mare
Colour: Brown, white blaze
Breed: Half-bred
Type: Racing pony
Foaled: 1890
Height: 14.2 hands
Sire: Hambletonian
Dam: Gerturde
1964 HONEYS GSB Volume 17 p. 231 and Volume 21 p.346 brown, white blaze, white off hind fetlock Foaled 1890 Breeder Late General O. Williams, Temple House, Great Marlow Height 14.2
Measured June 21st, 1910 and entered for the first time in the Polo and Riding Pony Stud Book in Volume 11 1909- 1910 with the number 1964 by Miss Imogen Collier
Races:
Honeys won 28 of the 32 races for which she started . She won among others the:-
1895;
– G.W.R. Handicap at Swindon, 6 furlongs under the Rules of the Old National Pony and Galloway Committee (nominated by Lady Aylesford)
1898;
– Northern Counties Cup, 5 furlongs Owner James Baillie of Dochfour
– Nairnside Cup, 2 miles, at Inverness Owner James Baillie of Dochfour
– Won at Perth
– The Planters Cup in Ceylon Owner James Baillie
1899;
– Northern Counties Cup
– Perthshire Stakes 1 mile
1900;
– Marthley Castle Plate 5 furlongs, under Galloway Rules at Perth
– Northern Counties Cup
– Northern Counties Cup (this cup was won on 4 occasions)
– Won at Perth (she won at Perth 3 times)
I am sure all these latter races were won while Honeys was the property of James Baillie and it looks as though she went to Ceylon with him.
In 1901 Honeys embarks on her career as a brood mare and seems to be just as successful as she was at winning races.
As the property of Mr James Baillie she produced
1902 – chestnut colt Breeder Mr James Baillie (dead) sire: Tilton GSB by Melton
1903 – Stolen Water (Breeder Mr James Baillie) Sire: Tilton GSB by Melton – Sold to The Duchess of Newcastle in 1907
1904 – Porch Climber (Breeder Mr James Baillie) sire: Tilton GSB by Melton
Races 1907;
– Steward’s Plate at Paisley
– Doon Selling Handicap, at Ayr
Sold to Mr Clark, St Boswells, N.B.
1905 Gordon (Breeder Mr James Baillie) sire: Best Man GSB by Ormonde or Melton
Winner under
Pony Galloway Rules
Sold to Mr Young Paisley
1906 – Bee’s Wedding (Breeder Mr James Baillie) sire: Best Man GSB by Ormonde Melton
1907 – not covered in 1906
1908 – barren to Bellerophon
1909 – chestnut filly, No Name (Breeder Mr James Baillie) sire: Mark Forward GSB by Right-away
1910 – brown colt (dead) Breeder Mr James Baillie sire: Mark Forward GSB by Right-away
1910 Sold to Miss I. Collier
1911 – brown filly Breeder Miss I. Collier Sugar Cane II sire Kano GSB
1912 – barren to Cruikshanks
1913(?) – Breeder Mrs Bainbridger sire Cruikshanks GSB
1913 – Honeys died
Her bay filly (1906) by Best Man has been named Bee’s Wedding and sent to France
Honeys was Measured on June 21, 1910 and on the 22 of July she was at Devon and Exeter Horse Show winning:-
DEVON AND EXETER HORSE SHOW 22 July 1910
Classes 2 Entries 14
Polo Pony Brood Mares, registered or eligible for registration in the Stud Book 4 Entries
Third Prize £1 1964 Honeys by Hambletonian Owned by Miss Imogen Collier
Other Prizes
1911 First Brentor and Lydford
First Okehampton
Produce:
1911 – Brown filly Sugar Cane II by Kano GSB Breeder Miss Imogen Collier
Sugar Cane II was registered in Volume 12 Supplement for 1911
Sugar Cane II died at about three months
Miss Imogen Collier only bred one foal before passing Honeys on to Mrs Bainbridge
SUGAR CANE II GSB (Volume 22 page 361) brown filly Foaled 6 June 1911 Height 12.2 aged 3 months
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