, 1881-02-13
THE TURF.
"A List OF the Winning Trotting
Stations Of the Year.
Piedmont Ont Of Peter Johnson's
stab1es-Track and Stable
Gossip.

SUCCESSFUL TROTTING 8IRES.
Now that the breeding OF trotters has taken
such shape that an intelligent knowledge Of blood
lines and pedigrees Is something that every per-
son interested in the turf should have at COM
mand the list Of successful sires every season is
read with increased interest THE TRIBUNE has
compiled and gives below a tnble showing all tho
horses whose get to the number OF four or more
have trotted in $50 or better. together with the
number Of heats in o:30 better TO the credit OF
each sire's progeny and the fastest heat trotted
By any member Of the family. In drawing the
line at those sircs which have four or more rep-
resentatiyes In the ESQ list one result
has been to keep out tho s1res OF sew
eral noted horses, whose claims to recognition
should not be overlooked. This Is notably the
case with Alexauder's Norman, who, in addition
to string Dlackwood, also gave to the turf TWO
such celebrated performers as Lula, record 2:15,
and May Queen, record $50; Golddust, whose
daughters, Lucille and Fleety, have records of
2:18A go, respectively; Waikiki CHIEF, who got
two such good ones rs Dick Swivelier and Great
Eastern. bath Of whom have a harness record OF
els, while Great Eastern Is also credited with
the fastest record under saddle-2:154; Strnth-
more, the sire Of Santa Claus, whose 5-year-old
record OF 2:l3 Is the best for that age. and also
the sire Of Chestnut Hill, record 2:@o..1>z. and
Steinway, 3-year-oid record e:25S; Jim Monroe.
sire of the wonderfully fast and game stallion
Monroe Chief, record 2:l834; Black Hashaw. the
siru Of those two well-known campafgners
Cozette and John H.; Princeps. the sire Of Trim
ket; Thornedalc, WHO got Dnisytlale nnd Edwin
Thorne; and the Hiusdate Horse, sire Of Deck
Wright and Wilbur r.
1t will be noticed that atHambletonfan. although
dead three years. still stands ut the head Of the
list, closely followed BY his son Volunteer, after
whom come the favorit New England stallion.
DnnteI Lambert, aud tho Indiana PAGER, Blue
Bull; they leading Almont, who is slightly
aheud OF George Wilkes nnd Green's Hashnw.
The latter horse is dead. and as the get Of Al
mont aud Wilkes, especially tho first named.
have come to the front very prominently this
season, it Is fair to presume that by the close OF
another yeur the two Kentucky stations will be
still nearer the top of the heap. although Wilkes
is too old to get many more colts, while Almont
is just In hts prime.
But when ni but horses that have trottedlfn
e:21 or better are discarded the Hanbletonians
stand fur in advance Of I'LL other families, and
Volunteer leads the way tn galiant style. having
no less thnn five suns with records better than
e:a0: st. Julien, 2:11L; Glostcr.2:l1: Alley, s:l9
Driver, 2;l9H: and B0dine, 2:1a2ai. Hambleln-
nnn his son Waikiki Chief. and his grandson
Belmont, hive two each In the list OF nurses shat
have benten s:2D, Gen. Knox pelng the only other
sire to reach double fgures.-which he does by
virtue OF Cnmors and Lady Maud.
The list Of sires four or more Of whose get
have beaten 2::0 Is as follows: