Smyrna times., 1875-10-20
Horse Breeding -Golddust.

pleasure, but has become necessity in th,
Middle and Western States, as common
breeds do not sell for enough to pay fol
their feed. No man can afford to raise 9
colt for 500 or 800, even when it is given
to him; nor can he afford to raise and train
horse ten or twelve years to get a trotter
He must have breed that can win at and
years of age, and continue to improve
Such he can find in the Golddust. Ken.
lucky has produced in the last fifteen years
but five horses that have records as low as
221. Three of these were broken at Eden
Farm, and were by Golddust. But two
were raised in all the State besides, from
all other noted sires. Golddust was in the
stud twelve years, and sired about 800 colts.
Hambletonian was in the stud twenty
years and sired not less than l,20O to 500
colts. He has sired three colts only with
records as fast as 22I, out of over four times
as many produced, and having eight years
the advantage in age. Hambletonian has
not averaged one horse out of 300 that has
trotted as fast as 2.2l. Golddust got three
out OF his first 200 colts, and these were
from one mans handling, and were win
ners at 3 and years of age. This is PROOF
that the chances are four times as great to
get trotter from Golddust as from Ham.
bletonian, giving Hambletonian eight wears
the advantage in age; and the chances are
greater to get trotter by buying Gold.
dust than by buying from all other stations
that have stood in Kentucky, and we have
had thousand good ones; but among the
good there must be best.
The best breed of trotters are those that
can win at 2, and 4 years of age, and that
furnish the largest per cent of fast horses
from to 3 years of age. l have demon |
strated or proved that the get of Golddust
at an early age possessed more natural
speed and endurance than any breed in
America, by entering them for the last ten
years in colt stakes, having won over three
tourths of the colt races in which thev have
started, and having won first and second
money oftener than they have lost first
since Golddust was years old. They are
the only breed that have CHALLENGED all
others, at all ages, on even terms; and in ,
all the matches they could get since Gold
DUST was years old, have won over three |
1ourths. So great was their success in colt
stakes that even the most prejudiced minds. Y
several years since, were willing to award q
them the palm for early speed and endur-
ance' as they had won at all points-at G
Boston, New York, Buffalo, and Chicago /
IN Wisconsin, Michigan, and Iowa; at St.
Louis; at many points in Indiana and t
kentucky, and in Tennessee, Georgia. and t
ALABAMA. They were for years shown at y
our leading fairs for style, speed, and per-
Ject'0n o. form, and were even more success. 9
1ul when shown forstyle and perfection of n
form than for speed. But with these proofs a
OF their superiority admitted it was claimed a
oy hundreds OF writer's and croakers for So
other breeds that the Golddusts were fine IL
anu last when young, but did not 20 on to T
improve Now hope to show they do i'm st
prove with opportunity, and in greater n
rdtio than any breed in America. Mr.. al
bruce, editor and proprietor of the T,rf OF
f'e1d and Farm, of January 90, 1875, has. at W
great laoor and expense, compiled a list of at
horses that have trotted in 2.3O-tbis in. m
Guides all those bred in the last fiftv or Ii,
more years-and of this number he fnds h,
but 5O9 horses that have trotted and hove III
records as low as 2.3O. Out of those 500 as
that have trotted in 2.3O he finds but o6 an
'ha' nave records as good as 2.2l. So it is til
Out 1alr to place the sires of these 26 horses If
~ the head of the list of trotting sires and d,,
'neir ! relative merit will be in proportion to
me per cent. of their get, that have trotted ar
'S 40" as III or better-say at maturity or pc
u years old that have trotted at and sa,
ears old an won, and could 90 on an win We
III or better, are far more meritor;o,,s ha
han those that have to be nursed ood a {
ralned longer to get speed out of them. sw
~ examining this table, made out bv Mr. De-
'ruce, OF horses that have trotted in . o. -
better, we find that these 26 horses n
laim to be sired by the following twenty ~
oted sires: Patchen, one; Patcben. Jr wS \
ne; Champion, one; Smith Burr. one fay. fav'
BACK hawk, one; Mambrino, one: Blanco, me
ne con OF st. Claire, one; Knox. one. giS,
he-eyed Hunter, one; Mambrino Chief f5G1 5i1
ne; bogus Horse, one Legal Tender. one: and and
Orfnan' one; Amos Clay, one; Alexan. byt
y AOdailah, one; Edward Everett, two; Graz Graz
oiuhteer, two; Golddust, three, and the SS, SSe
'no"ned Hambletonian, three. Now 7 ton.
'opose 10 show from figures how the t,uo -
oS' worthy sires of trotters in America. \
'mpare as to the per cent. Of their got tbot
I'VE trotted in 2.2l or better. and how ,ouch
TINS excellence belong to the respective
res Golddust and Hambletonian Hon, A
etonian was in the stud long before Gold. q
lst was foaled. Hambletonain made hi. sa s@z'
81 season in the year 1851. Golddust Wha
IS foaled in 1855, and went into the stud IiA%
years old. Hambletonian was then Goo &
sire, according to report from Rysdvl,s prom
I'D Book, of 40S colts; from 1860 to 1s6e Age
cording to the same renort Ua,,LIo..I