, 1879-07-20
the 2:2S class, and q special purse for Col.
Lewis, Judge Fullerton, Hannis, Midnight, and
MORE ABOUT TRINKET,

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Sundays TRIBUNE an article in relation to Maj.
McDowell's wonderful 4year-old fl]y Trinket,
whose record of 2:19H in the fourth heat Of the
race for 5-year-olds and under, trotted at the
recent meeting here, stamps her as by far the
best fil]y Of her age that ever appeared on the
turf, and knowing that further facts in relation
10 her breeding and history would be of inter
est to your readers, have succeeded in collect
ing them, and am theretoro enabled to present
Tue TRIBUNE With the first authentic history Of
the sensational trotter OF the year.
As has before been stated in these columns,
Trinket was bred By Mr.. r. s. Vecch, Cashier
OF the Farmers s. Drovers' Bank OF this city,
who q few years ago established wnat is known
as the Indian Hill Stock Farm. Els wonderful
success In breeding trotters is not at all due to
luck, rs many would imagine, but rather the re-
suit Of the business-like sagacity which charae-
terlzes the man in all his dealings. In word
he will hare nothing but the best, and has 3
right to expect the best results. Let us see the
kind Of stallion selected by him to be at the
head Of his breeding stud Years ago the late
4. J. Alexander owned a famous and favorte
mare called Black Rose. She was by Tom
Teemer, out Of mare BY Cannon's Whip, and
celebrated as the dam Of Native American and
other turf celebrities. This mare Alr. Alexan-
der bred tTo successive years to his stallion
AIexander's Abdallan {sire Of Goldsmith siaid),
aud ons OF Hambetonian's most noted sous.
The produce was pair of tilics, which Mr.. Alex
anGer declared should never have harness on
them. Que Of the till1cs Was called Primrose, and
in 1869, being then Years Old, she was bred to
Nopdford a1ambrino, the best son Of Mnmbrino
Chief, and whose recent brilliant turf perform
anccs and untinely death are familiar to 1HE
TRIBUNE readers. The produce was bay
stallion called pFinccps- This was the horse
purchased by Mr.. Veech from which to breed, a,d
the results show that his Judgment was correct
careful; and in speaking OF this matter one day
to me, Cot. Conley, Of Chicago, said: "Mr.
Veech has the finest lot OF brood mares IN the
country. There is not one in the LOT that has a
bad point or ie In any Wav crippled. No man
could sell him poor mare to breed FROM"
His first extensive purchase OF mares was in
1873, when be bought in Orange County, N, T.,
four mares to breed to rrinceps. They were:
Forense By vo'uotse5 dam TT the Sasax2 dan 81
Ha,nblstontan; Alice, b Rysdyk's Ham
atsso"'i tiee' By o' Rysd,k's Hamelctonisn, oman dam m
By Roc's Abdallah Chief; and Ouida (dam OF
Tripket), by Rysdyk's Hambletonian: The last
named was purchased by Mr. Veech from Alden
Goldsmith, the price being $50, and the four
mares cost over. 81 600 delivered at Louisville.
From this it will be seen that expense was to
Mr. Veech secondary consideration: he must
nave ae osse a1 aos NV. ,'h ,;1a. " w. ~
farm, driving from there to Louisville and back
every day in the year, drove her this journey
until January, 1875, when she was turned out
to foa1, having again been stfnted to Princeps.
- 5s. ous 80: - 49, ~ ~ 1c~t pater p.own' ,ha
salo tnae ~ ne - ~. 49, 5r,a pa,aare fa @
months, and Mr.. Veech frequently speeded With
nl ~ LA ~ ~ nsa then
Ioau "aTo1' .os ~ vs. fs.t 1ae pr;7c.na
,,,d ennss ,h1n+ > IN ro;1 When rrintef
"no ~ epsso tsn% dan, ~, ,s 80. +ra-.ar
:* mas nt +ha 5,;+ I,own IN K.ntnrsr az rac-'
not a nacc-and when yearling. If triebten.
ed would dron her head in q funny sort Of way
md 60 into trot.
n iS7S Ns;, WsDoxe31 the nresent owner OF
Trinket. had bis first experience with The get Of
Princens. Mr.. Veech and the Major had been
to school tonc ther as bows, and strong friend
ship existed between the two Among tile stock
at Indja1lHill Farm was a Swear old black
fii1v by Princens. called Romance, This hly
Nr' Veech presented to Mai. Mcdowell on the
following conditions: one-half at the time he
took her. and the other half when she could
trot in ESQ Sixty days had not passed when
the Maior ovned her. and that fall Romance OBJ
taiucd record OF 2:96, her sire being then
6 years old. So we'll u2s the Major pleased with
Rornance that IN February, 1871, he visited In
2-yesr-o1d fil]jes by Princess that were then in
he stable. These filljes were Pantalette, cut Of
Florence bv Volunteer: Fernena. out Of Lin
dnra. hy Ham bletonian: Fringe, out OF Favor
ite hv AleYander,s Abdallah: and Trinkct.
Grnrre Rrasfield. Mai. McDowelI's traiucr went
with him. and number of other reulIemcn.
friends ot ali narties. we're nresent, from onr Of
whom have ea;1ed most OF the facts embodied
in th;s LETTER Durnp the talk that ensucu. Mr..
+ . RATES ne;ohbor Of Mr. Veech. and ~
1ood a ;udre of troftrrs as there is in Kentucky.
nointej o,,t tho tTo that hc and Mr- Vce,l con,
sp;dered he most nronising. Mr. Rates selrctinp
Er;nna md Wr ye.ch :Trini,et' After 1notinn,
1hese f;iiies over with greaI care. Bras6eId. ID
dreesinv W.ssre :Vcerh and Rotes. said
@ 1850. t,as , ,a Er;.oo nna r,.u.>
10 ou & entih a. .nos u, ,"o ti'n' t'4'o Af'oAe9
afs We oSot, ~ uo 1ha ra.,aa. .sua ,-,ou +hor
"as 1'e fesioo7e' "e Ano" t1e'
are. WI .., =, :a p.eo,a r., .u,,, .o,a
D.s,a, cl1, .nen, sa.o z!a 1'asoe'u' "1l 'aAe
rannea.eIte' ia0u anu ue @ ulu. po.. n ~
vas,s ra,,aie.ee : oe1ls h gone' rstef olomn. 5nI
teeSn'G t!alne1, oesar ~ once 10 genlie @ anu
s1eauns unIn June, io'., Hueu ': ne salu one gay
McFa-ro,,s tr,nr no, far am,r ~ or 80 ~ rnat
the fillies could Do In few DAYS they went to
the track, and, to hi: Veech's astonIshment,
irlnket trqtted qunrter, TO wagon, IN a sec