Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-06-28
LIV I STOCK.
NATURAL AGE AND CONDITION 4
HORSES FOR BREEDING.

igan Farmer, that breeds that mature early
breed well young. and those that mature
late breed best at an advanced age. When
the parents are at the age of their greatest
strength and vigor they will undoubtedly
breed their best colts. The Abdallahs have
the merit of breeding well at all ages, both
old and young. Hambletonian got Alexan-
der's A~bdallah-the sire of Goldsmith Maid
at two years old. He was noted as the
sire of famous t%rotters, and he got many
excellent stock horses. Rysdyk's Handle
tonian sired George Wilkes at six years old,
and Jay Gould at the age of fourteen years
both have records low down i'm the TWEEN
ties. lie also got Messenger Duroc at ff-
teen, and Nettie, with her record of 2:lS, at
sixteen years old. Sherman Black Hawk
sired Vermont Hero at four years old, and
Vermont Hero, in turn, got Gen. Knox
VINO has filled the lane with trotters-at
three years old. These stations belong to
a breed that is noted for early rn aturity. 1t
is doubtful whether the early formed pre-
cocious breeds last as long under severe ex-
ertion as those that are longer maturing.
Mambrino Chief got no colts of any value
for trotting purposes while standing ia tire
State Of New York. He was much used in
1854 by James B. Clay, taken to Kentucky
at ten years old, where he became the
founder of renowned family of trotters.
He sired Lady Thorn at eleven years old
the heroine of her day. He sired Ericsson
at the same age, the fastest four-year-old OF
his day. He sired Mambrino Pilot at four
teen, and young Mambrino Chief at sixteen
years old. These capital stations belong to
the 2:27 class. Mambrino Chief died in Ken
lucky at eighteen years old.
To prove that some breeds of the equine
race are long maturing, we have only to re-
fer to the gradual development of the trot-
ting horse after many years OF training and
careful cultivation. This development
shows, in some degree, the natural age in
which mares breed and cast their best colts.
Flora Temple started in her first race in
1850, at five years old. She won her maiden
race-best time 2:49. She lowered her rec
ord year after year, and made her best time
at fourteen years old-2:194. She was kept
on the track about four or five years longer,
and won seventy-three races at mile heats,
eleven races at two mile heats and two sim
gle dashes at three miles.
American Girl made her first appearance
on the trotting course at five years old. She
made her best time at twelve years old
2:l63, and died at the age of thirteen years.
Goldsmith Maid was brought onto the
course at eight years old. She won her
maiden race, and left her mark at 1886. She
reduced her record nearly every year.
When seventeen years old she trotted one
mile in 2:l4, and repeated it at nineteen
years old.
Lady Thorn made her best time at thir-
teen years old, 2:lS4. She seldom found a
horse that could put her to her full speed,
and it was claimed that she could trot faster
than the record showed. She was prevent
ed by an accident, from putting on record
her great reputed speed.
Colts of precious growth. train off young.
Mares mature younger than stations. They
undoubtedly breed their best colts early, or
at the middle age OF life-at least before cid
age has exhausted their energies or hard
work enfcebled their constitution. They do
not breed as long as the male gender, and
therefore have a limited time to perpetuate
their developed powers and produce their
like.
The black mare, Garry, was ten years
old when she bred Dexter, 1t was her first
and best colt. She bred Dictator at the age
of fifteen.