Love Song, 1936

Stallion
Colour: Brown (Registered as Bay in GSB Vol 24, pg 614)
Breed: Thoroughbred
Type: Polo and riding pony stallion
Foaled: 1918
Height: 14.2 hands

Sire:  Arthur’s Pride
Dam:  Old Love

Love Song was bred by Mrs J. Oscar Muntz in 1918, a bay colt later said to be brown.
If possible Mrs Muntz liked to be with her mares when they gave birth, (many a night was spent in the stables wrapped in her warmest coats), she said a foal’s conformation at this time was very clear and as an accomplished artist she had a very keen eye.
Love Song seemed special and was foaled before Joseph Oscar Muntz was killed in the First World War, in September 1918. He was not raced but none the less was said to be, “very fast”.
Whether Love Song was trained for, or played polo is unknown but he was certainly ridden, especially by Mrs Muntz who always rode side-saddle.
Love Song’s first foals appeared in 1922 when he was four years old. The most successful was Love Shaft, a polo po-ny, winning locally and nationally and owned by Captain G.D. Gouldsmith.
The successes continued and he was soon listed in the General Stud books as a stallion producing “living foals.”
In The National Pony Society Stud Books he appears in the, “List of Polo Pony Stallions Available for Service.”
Mrs Muntz, with shades of Chevalier Ginstrelli, was a romantic at heart, who insisted the mares Love Song was to serve be introduced to him first. They were both placed in adjacent paddocks and were able to meet each other over the fence and in her words, “fall in love.”
As early as 1929 he is thought to have been nominated for, “the sire produce group,” at The London Pony Society’s London Show. Foxhams’s “prize” winning mare Stolen Love, (foaled in 1925), was in the show ring at this time.
By 1934, 1935, 1936 and 1937 he was being entered in the, “sire produce groups,” consistently, some “prize,” winning ponies during these years were Early Love, (a stallion) and mares Glowing Dawn, Love Knot, Silver Ray and Lovely Girl.
In 1938 he won a Gold Medal as a Polo Pony Stallion, sadly later in that year he had a stroke and was destroyed on 1st June 1938, aged twenty years.
He is said to be buried in the grounds of Foxhams.

LOVE SONG Foaled in 1918 (National Pony Society stallion 1065), (Volume 24 of the General Stud Book page 614) Thoroughbred unraced
1924 – Volume 18 of the National Pony Society. Registered as a Polo Pony Stallion
1935 – Reserve National Pony Society London Spring Show
1938 – Gold Medal Polo Stallion

The following were all sired by Love Song:

• Love Shaft Foaled 1922 (National Pony Society, Registered Mare 5317)
• Love and Glory Foaled 1922 Filly
• Loot Foaled 1923 Filly
• Gloria Foaled 1923 Filly
• Love Match Foaled 1924 (NPS Supplement 1924) NPS Polo Pony Stallion
• Moss Rose Foaled 1924 (NPS Registered Mare 5907, whose dam was 3120 Cup Moss)
• Stolen Love Foaled 1925 (NPS Registered Mare 6037)
• Wedding March 1925 (NPS Supplement 1925 entire colt)
• Prettier Still Foaled 1926 Filly
• Lonely Bird Foaled 1925 Colt
• Loving Cup 1925 (NPS Supplement 1925, colt)
• Joyous Greeting Foaled 1926 (NPS Registered Mare 6212)
• Arthur’s Love Foaled 1926 (GSB Volume 26 p.41) Filly
• Adorer Foaled 1926 Colt
• Angel Song Foaled 1927 Filly
• Total Eclipse II Foaled 1927 Colt
• Beauties Eyes Foaled 1928 Filly
• Call of the Wild Foaled 1928 Filly
• Lost Love Foaled 1928 Filly
• May Day Foaled 1928 Colt
• Master Piece Foaled 1929 Colt
• True Love Foaled 1929 Colt
• Duet Foaled 1929 Colt
• King Cup II Foaled 1929 Colt
• Gold Piece Foaled 1930 Colt
• Early Morn Foaled 1930 (NPS Registered Mare 6566)
• Love in the Bush Foaled 1930 Filly
• Fairy Love Foaled 1930 (dam Dartmoor Foxhams Blue Fairy, NPS Registered Mare 5618)
• Juanita II Foaled 1930 Filly
• Love Incarnate Foaled 1931 (GSB Volume 27 p.688) Filly
• Boating Song Foaled 1931 Colt
• Early Love Foaled 1931 (NPS Registered Stallion 1954)
• Love Token Foaled 1931 Colt
• Love Knot Foaled 1931 (Reserve Champion Olympia 1939) NPS Registered Mare 6777)
• Blue Bird II Foaled 1931 (NPS Registered Mare 6772)
• Sea Lark Foaled 1932 Filly
• Fairy Spell Foaled 1932 (dam Dartmoor Foxhams Blue Fairy, NPS Registered Mare 5618)
• Glowing Dawn Foaled 1932 Filly
• Lovely Girl Foaled 1932 (NPS Registered Mare 7453)
• Causa Amoris Foaled 1932 Filly
• Orange Blossom Foaled 1932 Colt
• Latest Love Foaled 1933 (GSB Volume 28 p.674)
• Foxhams Fairy Rose Foaled 1933 Filly
• Silver Ray Foaled 1933 (NPS Registered Mare 7249)
• Sand Castle Foaled 1933 Filly
• Brown Gelding 1934 (dam Bluet)
• Bay Colt 1934 (GSB Volume 28 p.1065)
• Venus on Earth Foaled 1934 Filly
• Love of Mine Foaled 1934 (GSB Volume 28 p.674) Filly
• Sailors Star Foaled 1934 Colt
• Bridegroom Foaled 1934 Colt
• Asterope Foaled 1934 (GSB Volume 28 P. 47), (Arab-Bred Register) Filly
• Coming Light Foaled 1935 Filly
• Schottische Foaled 1935 Filly
• Astarte Foaled 1936 (GSB Vol.28 p.47), (NPS Registered Mare 10070), Arab-Bred Register Volume IV page 38)
• Love Lightly Foaled 1936 (GSB Volume 28 p.812) Filly
• Foxhams Sunrise Foaled 1936 Filly
• Bridal Veil Foaled 1936 (NPS Supplement 1936) Filly (had produce)
• Flighty Love Foaled 1937 (GSB Volume 29 p.97) Filly
• Love Romance Foaled 1937 (GSB Volume 29 p.762) (NPS Registered Stallion 2441)
• After Glow Foaled 1937 (NPS Supplement 1937 Polo Pony Stallion)
• Hunting Song Foaled 1937 (thought to be Arab-Bred Register)
• Astonisher Foaled 1937 (GSB Volume 29 p.42), (NPS Supp. 1937 Polo Pony Stallion)
• Tie Pin Foaled 1938 (dam Safety Pin)
• Love Scandal Foaled 1938 (GSB Volume 29 p.762) Mare (had produce)
• Love’s Flight Foaled 1938 (GSB Volume 29 p.97) Filly
• Love Toy Foaled 1938 (NPS Registered Mare 10827)
• Legend (Love Song x 2 in pedigree)
• Cassandra said to be by Love Song
• Sonnet said to be by Love Song
• Cadogan Firefly said to be by Love song
• Cadogan Brunette said to be by Love Song
• Tit Willow said to be by Love Song
• Fairey said to be by Love song
• Royal Star said to be by Love song
• Edgeware Moon Ray said to be by Love Song
• Cardinal said to be by Love Song

Note:
Lieutenant Colonel Goldschmidt in his article for Country Life, 30th August, 1935 states, “ ……. Love Song who has proved a wonderful sire, producing many ponies of the right temperament and with great speed. Love Song’s, record for getting prize-wining ponies is remarable, and his stock are winning now and have won many championships, cups and medals at the London Show as well as prizes at Olympia, …..”.

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