Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-04-17
HINTS ON

MEssRs- EDIroRs-Gents: I can otter no
excuse for tardiness IN giving my views Of
breeding trotters except want Of time. and.
moreover, l feel \ dclicacy in having them
published TO the public, when every one seems
to have u fixed opinion is 10 the manner OF
breeding.
Breeding of the American trottins horse
has assumed such Importance to all that it has
become u great question in the minds OF stock
| raisers and farmers In \ financial point oi
view u. to the best manner To oblaIu .ii.in-
some adv coating the Of the
thoroughbred blOsd with the pure bred trut-
ter. others the %truttcrs alone. Now. 1t is not
such "A difficult matter Us Is generally sup
posed. to get a trottiny horse, eNeu vi extra
action and good speed. All that Is required
Is To breed Tor what You desire, at the same
time take into consideration how Others
have been bred and what crosses are most
likely to mix we'll with each other. II Is
TRUE that no, exactly the same opportunities
are presented 10 lis 4, To those oil Older StatS>
where the desired blood can be obtained.
But from examples which l will show. /
contend we nave e.iOuyh blood on III" liam
side i'll this COUNTY, II crossed with proper
stations Il good trUtting blood. to StI wI,I
We want, rc,aruic>s III iir opinions r>iprc>s-
ed 10y many wi.O seem 10 breed without AN
sulcct i'll a traditional Nay. ur EXPRESS tIrni-
>cil cs III Il plrrut.iihc iliLiilIcF'l!iat' IN! mare
ia. not blood enOISh 10 produce Il liuitrr,
hut will breed Icr To a tnuIouishDrru station
au,t IN the offspring viii get u cruss from
which TO breed. %trultcr. 1 aIli :, great auto-
citr Tor thoroughbred blood IN lnr troitiiiS
horse. Ia give niin STAY M li'htlv,' nut /, i
not essentially requisite lbat i.!c d.li s!iLii
Ue rIuruu.lI1r red Or even onc-.Iaii brc,.
! Anon. llir most noted pru.'Tiinr> o! the
t]ruiII.. fanny | viii lnrnt.un ", iIihiiiIu
! JliirI. ~: lnrIy bred ter uUItIli. ga sire
side. but wiiit ciIii I"u -! ior ni> lain: $50
was II itr.c. wrlI->IIr.u iu,ir -. ui,nIIuNh
blood. 2nI, ti!>i!h iianI".rt"nian. size 81
! Dexter and al t,uII>lniIt Ai.ii. bIru very
muru iine NJ miDrInu i"I"i on >iir> >i..,.
both Descendants al Imperfect '.'~>"i-'r.ilt>
,tlin WAS the tIIfI,- ;Ncni snare -. i'ciiiou.i-
der &c., got = Thoroughbred. ,i, i-tua,
Alien. lis dam Was "a ui.>,"An uiuu,I.
I coIiii mention hundred, al otnvi> >.nI.-
Larry bred, but >lunii! iIcns'"n In"-c .n.'c
grand >ircS oi trutiiii- lame. IL We are nI,>,-
l.. iuicb. ed 10 tn, III Tor lIr pIc>rnl ui.u
standing. OF the lrot.InS n"r-c. iii iuohIn,
over the list. uf trUttinS iior>r, that ifuItr,i
publicly Intl.Ju ai,d unu.r, siAiy-cISnt ON,
were mentioned IN tic L uIird St.tIc>, OFT ~.
that number only hie or SIN were out oil
strictly thoroughbred Iuarcs. 1'icu why
persist in this pruioiG'u way OF breeding,
when We might get from orr mares. IL prep
eriy crossed with u >tLiiioI, 4 thoruusnpre.i
which begins To SHOW ais action at iUur or
live months old, aid certainly pretty wcti
developed al TWO Years old. | contend that
no one with 4 large we'll shaped mare nj
good trntiilg action can rcmInrIat" :iiu.-
self by breeding tul> MAZE 10 Il Thoroughbred!
stallion !"r The purpose. ..i"nc 81 =cttii- g.
irottcr by breeding t:i- "I>prii.. inI> aim!
OF breeding Is what l term nrrc'iIng Without
an object, Tor 10y 81 ioi!ic II VIII require 1T
the lowest ral''lia,iun. seven Wears TOR tn.
experiment, prohitIcii NOa c"i Il li;i"r IuIi.
But >uri">c yuu LET Il i.ur>r. Tor What par
posi- woui.l hr be suited: Not tor Il srnrN
horse. inr his 'inn l. uI"!i"MN. acne" ipc
>!l"Iiid ~. 10y All Ia Ir> =vt'.o'!. .A.i"MIuc iiI>
"uii Ia Be- lnr :ltr'l !In. y. " a p'lrr e aud
y"n "i.tiin I"f ann. ,h'I ~ a i"I"" ar Ioir
year ".I: N"t AMOR" l.I!.i +i't u sI'c.AI["'> II
rI>h prise Ut tiI~In- iu,3rI'i''i and 'i"inai:'i
tor I'll Il >i"rA. I'm. u''r'j Ut al. >t"rn pr.r,:-
{ cr> at ANY >p'clv> "i >'"rh. >u"tit'i he Ia
ial-' ilsr>r "liII .''"!iailct> hrhy lIal. where
the d.ulaIIi tor such l. greatest. in nr,;rr
10 hr amply Il mum rated. Any pnc C,n
>rli a tru'tIig l"r>". Tor the Watch j. TIN
Judge. lii" country i tall u! capitalists IN
search ni DrNtrr> aud Lady lh"rur>. Our
of the most Interesting features of breeding
t%r"ttcr>. L. that IN every colt YOU think YOU
have one or the other. i;u: suppose You 10
not. N"u will certainly Get a good breeder.
with prize" for his .prri. >!iuuld YOU not
dr>ir" 10 develop this ,"un"strr tor turf
purposes. For family or farm purpose he
cannot he rNcrlir'i 10y amy other breed.
| am satisfied that = piIr oi good bred trot-
ting horses. from their im,nrn>- stride AMI
power. can dn or"->iNtI more piowing in n
day than an ordinary pair OF equal size. To
show the amount al capital invested in tr"t-
tin. horses. aII The estimation in which
! they are held. | viii state that last year
tlicr" were Sl.lm.000 given in purse, 10
trotting horses al"ne. hy the different u"ri-
cultural dissertations and courses in the
United states. | should think that "u" "i
the most important steps to he rnn>i cred py
our WESTERN associations j. thai ofimrruNin.
our stock. This can lr done hv offering
premiums in proper classes. and for such
particular strains OF nurses. cattle. siirrl, AMI
hogs. as ar" most pr"iifab!" to rai>rr-. We
have the richest couniy m America. and ~
well adapted I" raising fine stock ~ amy
other portion Of u.
,lnn't wish whst 7 h~r" s"i.i =, L." .i.t,i
mental 10 Interests of any brrr,iin. iIur
s,"rn. but simply express ihr." ~ my ,i-ws.
hoping >''hi" "fr with NOR" rNprri"nr" than
myself viii Ic l. 'npt"d T." give hi-. Ia or,irr
that "" may uiin Valuable Information FROM
each other ~ To the different l'rrr,l- ~,
stock. \ l]iHLEIIR.