The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28

can trot In 240 if he has not already done So be-
an inheritance of speed but one of his ancestors
IL standard.
II is likely the weight Of opposition. If any. will
be directed against the fourth rule. morse that
has no trottng action of his own and no lines back
OF MIN to give him that trottinG acfion ana after
ioug lifetime fails to get anything that can 90 atahy
rate OF troting speed, except solitary individual
that scores $780, is nothing but failure as
trotting SIRE and his exclusion is emnentiy Just.
There are now about hundred and fifty sires OF
single 2:30 trotters; number OF them VIII
requirements but the larger proportion or them are
not known in their lineage. and they are not known
TO nave sired any other animal that could
trot at any respectable rate of speed what
ever. 10 empty this list of failures into
the register at the start equality with Volun-
teer and Almont. and Daniel Lambert, &C.. would be
suicidal to tho object aimed at. In the course OF
breeding even from the very best material, there
will be enough of failures without loading down
with them at the outset. 1t may be urged that
this would exclude the sire OF Rarus. We not
certain whether it will exclude him or not. but we
are certain OF this, that it, during the he stood
on Long Island he failed to get two other horses
that could trot in 2:4o. he ought to be excluded.
This Is the strongest case that can be presented
against the rule. But il should not be forgotten that
the rule is not formed to meet individual cases. but
to announce and establish what is sound as prin-
ciple in breeding
The sixth rule may be illustrated in this way "A
mare of unknown blood and history may be bred to
Old Harry Clay, and the produce being flly may
be bred to Messenger Duroc result OF this
would be accepted as standard The seventh rule is
similar to the sixth in it's results. standard
may be bred to an unknown horse and the produce
being FLY that lly may be bred Jay Gould, and
the of that cross woud be ms
In both these cases an animal would be accepted
standard that had one-fourth part unknown blood.
This lenency. If it may be so designated grows out
OF the assumption that what have called Gun
known" blood was not really unknown but lacy ed
some consideration of beins standard with this
struction, which Is reasonable one the animal ad-
mitted would have but an infntesimal part OF I'M
known blood An effort was made in the committee
to restrict admission under these rules to Mares but
did not prevail.
The ninth rule is on the principle that amare with
but one standard cross and record of 240 il good
AS one with two crosses and without any record.
To carry tho comparison turther daughter OF
Hambletonan with record of 240 would be chosen
always i'll preference to q mare of unknown breed
ing with record OF 1880. The requisite for more
less standard blood in the 2:40 mare is absolute.
In viewing the standard as whole the admission
OF a mare rs a standard blood mare merely because
she produced single animal with record of 2:30
and without any other qualification, appears to be
observation and science that occasionally parent
seems to wipe out the characteristics Of tho other in
dentas.' as we might call Them have always proved
unreliable in transmitting their own qualifications.
As the standard however. is not retroactive not
much harm can be done under this rule.
1t will be observed that in no case does the per-
Torrance of IN animal determine the status OF .
grandparent. The status already attained by q
grandparont may assist in determining the status OF
grandchild. but there is retroaction beyond the
Immediate parents. A very strong pre-
scented that seemed to require rule to cover it, The
Crawford Horse. in Name, the sire of 2 80
horse. and two of his sons were each the sire of
$3.50 horse. From the performance of these two
grandsons it urged that rule should be framed
that would make the Crawford Horse standard. In
the argument Of the question It was shown to be al
together unsafe to admit the principle of
in any case beyond the parents. Notwithstanding
the strength Of the case, think rigid adherence
to the principle eminently WISE. This exclusion
of all retroacton beyond The parents has been made
one OF the chief sources of complaint against the
standard. 1t is tearfully lamented that the dam of
Alexsnder's Abdallah, the dam of Alexander's Nor
man. &C.. are excluded Well. is anybody wronged
in their exclusion? What has como from them that
fails to get justice? What do We want with the
shadow OF the old Mares ut any rate. when we have
the substance in their sons?
1t is altogether probable that in working under
these rules of hardship may be dc veoped,
and, in time, some additions changes OF detail
may have to be made but III the grand principle of
subjectng family and strain OF blood to pre-
cisely the tests and requirements there will be
no change. In the nature OF things there must be-
great differences in the value of the animals admit
ted. and human wisdom can devise no rules that will
make them equal.