The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-29

tfere Ia duplicated on smaller scale at every
sn,r,crtarf ,,os,,t n, the Tinted States.

theirs is duplicated on q smaller scale at every
important point In the United States.
Sucl, a spiriGestirring scene Is one OF tne
triutnDhs Of civilization. How different Tom
the rude and gaudy and barbaric shows OF
medieval times9 And civilization has con
puted the value in dollars of these useiu',
fast, and beautiful creatures andoi their SIZES
and dams. ooo
Hambctonian's earnings are now Slo,0oo
per year in the stud. His earnings III ioo'
were a2S,j00, but atterly, on account u Do
age, his services are limited. ms horse iis
been worth over 10000 to his owner mo"
deceased} and to his estate. EaWard Eve
rett, Volunteer, Happy Medium, Aheraeen'
Socrates, Hambletonian Second, sentinel, Lo-
gan, Startle, and many other of Hambtetoh-
au's sons, arc probably none Of them worm
less than $50, 900 to their respective o"ne ,
For Volunteer this sum has been rcpeate1,ii{
refused. The quartetIe OF tro'tefs-"osus
smith Maid. American Girl, Lucy, ana
uenry-probably approximate in aggregate
value a uuarter of a million dollars. me
set of horses that Immediately succeed thesei ID
point of speed have the. following nSnres
attached TO their personally. Jay Goul0, u
stallion. BY HambIetonian, sold ut the Bu1alo
meeting of 1871 for $4,000. At the last
Buffalo meeting, held during the present
month. he trottcd in 2:21 1.-The fastest re-
corded stallion time. lie could not now
be purchased for $4,000. His chances are
TO make over four times this sum for III,
owner during his lifetime. kilburn jim, il
veung stallion, by HamblctOnian, Jr., ana he
bv Edsal's or HetzePs Hambetonlan, (the
latter stallion now Standing at our Far
Gro,mds,) trotted in 2:23 at the same meet
ing, and cannot be bought for less tllafl
So. 900. W. II. Allen, 4 young stallion, by
Volunteer, and with Il record OF 2:23!, mas
been refused Il sale at $4,000. FeirnauSht,
bv Young Morrill,. with record of 2:2""5,
could not be bought for $4,000. HuntresS,
bv volunteer, and with Il record OF 2:22!, has
been refused q sale at $50, 900. The geldln9
Judge Fullerton. by Edward Everett,
sold in his liyc-vcal-od form. and With
out il record, for 100000. lie has since
made Il record of 2:234, and coul d not
now he purchased for 80 900. Lakewood,
Il fast. young Kentucky stallion, 10y Nor-
man. was said to have been purchased by
his present owner for So 900. Thomas Jel-
fe7son, a fine black stallion by Toronto Cllcl,
with a record of 2:2j3. could not be bought
for less than $4,000. Skinklc'S llalhbeto-
Man, by Logan, he by Ilamblcfonan, WITH
record of LIS, is valued at S3o.O0V. Seltl-
ntl. Il very fast, unframed young stallion, Dy
HambIetonian, and full brother to Volunteer
:aad I1amblctonian Second, having during
tssis month trottcdat Emincncc, Ky, in 2:33i,
sstcr making full season in the stud, Is val
s,ed at $50, O0O. Hamlet, hy Volunteer, an
unframed stallion, with record of Ut, Is
valued at S30. 900. Bodinc, Il young trottlnS
gelding, by Volunteer, was sold this spring
for $1,000 Hambletonian Star "a fast, young
stallion. by Hambletonian SecondD, now stand
ING in Kentucky, and unframed, is valued Mt
$40, 900.
Hartford Hamblotoni;n (by Hamblctonian
Sccondl, now at st. Louis, and unframed,
can show 2:35 and is valued ut S2o,C0O;
Woodford Mambrino, Pilot Temple, byron,
kealsar1e, Dictator, Rhode Island, Maln-
brine Patchen. North Star Slambrino, Ben.
Cummings. Harry Clay. Mohawk, Jr, Fries
son. Ethan Allen, Idol, and many others of
the strains of Hamblctonian, Clay, Mann
brno Chief, Black Hawk, GoldduSt, To-
ronto Chief, and Pilot. are very fast and fine
stations, and range in value from 100000 TO
So, 600. And the simple reason for these
large stallion prices IS that they and their
kindred are exclusively the sircs of the mil
lions Of dollars; worth of park, road, and
rarng-trottcrS. They can earn the money, and
are ,r0rH the money. The fine and fast road
and park horses command the money just rs
statllary and pictures and handsome equip
ages commend money. And the trotting
Iuce-horSc> arc north the money for track
uses because, as | have previously said, tie
peo pie of the United States n,tnn0Ny pay
0cet' imo m1Iticn .ire hundred Thousand DOL
lars for hc pr3ritege Of seeing them speed
and contend upon the courses Of the colln-
try. Yours truly, GRANITE.