*CREIGHTON

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*CREIGHTON, said to be an imported Thoroughbred, purchased by Hancock McClung Johnston of Los Angeles, CA. in the late 1800's. He was used in a Standardbred breeding program. Does anyone have his pedigree...am also looking for his color and foal year. I think I've found a photo of him, its a right side view, showing a half-stocking left hind . Thanks, Pat

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Hi Pat, I can't find any rcd. for a Creighton, but it may be a spelling variant of Crighton (aka: Crichton) ASB 7:1130, 1889 ch h x Clieveden - Ghinni Ghinni x Barbarian, bred by James Lee N.S.W., owned by A.B. Spreckels, San Francisco, CA.

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Hi Dear....That just may be the horse. I do think he came from the Bay Area...will have to go back and do some more reading...I'll let you know if I think it is the correct horse. Pat

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Did Crighton (Crichton) produce a filly named ARMIDA? She would have been out of the L.J. Rose mare named CAMILLA URSOC. ARMIDA was later sold to Lucky Baldwin when he entered the racing game, was sent east with Baldwins string and won a number of races. per L.J. Rose book.

I may have found a photo of this stallion

Pat

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Did Crighton (Crichton) produce a filly named ARMIDA? She would have been out of the L.J. Rose mare named CAMILLA URSOC.

Camilla Urso's 1877 b f Armada was sired by an earlier domestic model Crichton 1858 ch h x *Glencoe - Sister to Tangent x Wagner.

I may have found a photo of this stallion

Care to post it here?

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Hmmmm...that's interesting, a domestic stallion and not imported. As for the photo, I will have to get an OK from the owner of it...I should hear from him in the next day or two, and then if I do get it...I'm not sure I know how to post it, but will cross that bridge when I come to it.

Pat

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Hmmmm...that's interesting, a domestic stallion and not imported.

Obviously imported Crighton could not have sired Armada since she was 12 yrs his senior. (Domestic) Crichton 1858 stood in Wisconsin late 1860's, Illinois early 1870's, and California mid to late 1870's where he covered mares owned by Rose, Johnston, Pritchard, et al.

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Just adding my 2 cents.

In book L.J. Rose of Sunny Slope, pg 112, "father bred Camilla Urso to imported Creighton, this produce was the filly Armida"

pg 141, "Mr Hancock M. Johnston....embarked in the breeding of trotters. Purchasing ...the thoroughbred imported Creighton...."

pg 166, "The horse was bred by Hancock Johnston, Los Angeles...blending the blood of W.W. Richmond out of a mare by imported Creighton.

Sorry no mention of breeding. No dates.

Dee of CA