Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-15

"We find from this 81 horses In whose pedi.
grees thoroughbred is prominsnt--have Won
S4S heats, giving an average to each horse OF
Is 1927.
In a final conclusion Mr.. Bradford says:
"The records thus prove the old adage, that
blood will tell and verifies the theory that
the true science of breeding troiters is to 30.
cure trotting gait on a strict foundation OF
thoroughbred blood, to be gradually increased,
without impairing the gait too much, until
we have q family OF trotters almost, II not
quite, thoroughbred. Then there will not be
variation of more than twenty seconds be-
tween the fastest and slowest Of our trotting
horses. as is the case with our thoroughbreds
at present. Then, and not until then, will we
have attained the ideal bred trOtter. AS for
those trotters who fly for their life at trot,
have seen some of them, aud what horse
man has not had experience with some
animal who knew nothing but trot, could do
nothing else, couldn't be whipped into q
break, but as the saying is, gould travel all
day on three cent piece First secure the
correct material, then manufacture the object
desired. First be sure you are breeding
horses and not cattle, and then attend to the
gait you wish them to employ. Breed to what
you want, If gait is all you care for. You
have not to look far for most competent
instructor. II you consider The animal first
and gait next, you have rich source from
which to draw. In that most noble and beauti-
full creature, the thoroughbred horse"
Holding views as above set forth. it may well
be supposed that Mr.. Bradford applies them
in his own breeding operations. At the
head OF his trotting stud 10 the
stallion Portion, by Planet, son of Revenue by
imp. Trustee; dam Young Po-tia. by Nam
brine Chief (dam Of VOltare, 2:20X, and
Childe Harold, with two-mile heat race in Eng.
land in 5:04); second dam Portia, by Roebuck;
third dam, by Whip. He is dark chestnut
and Is twelve years old. His trosting record Is
1855, but he has shown 2:23 In trial, and last
season, at New Richmond, Wis, on half
mile track, he made dead beat with Capt.
Herod in 1927. He is to be csmpaigned this
season. He is now taking his preparatory
work on the Minneapolis tack, and II he
does not make record considerably below $3.50
Mr.. Bradford Will be greatly disappointed.
Mr. Bradford has four brood mares, all
bred to Portion, as follows: Lorena, bl. m.
foaled 1870; sire Mambrlno Patchen; dam
Alexander's Edwin Forrest. Nettie, b. m,
sire Son of Bourbon Chief, by Mambrino
Chief; LIST dam by Cripple, son Of Mambrine
dam Agnus Chew, by Alexander's
Edwin Forrest. Rosabel, Oh. m, foaled 1870,
sire Peck's Idol; dam, AleXander's Pilot, Jr.
Mr.. Bradford has three OF Portions get,
4-years old, which are very promising. One,
Minnesota, a bay filly, out of Lorena as above,
was entered IN the 3year old stakes race at
Minneapolis last year, and showed trial heat
in 2:4l. She will not be worked this year.
Another Is chestnut colt, very closely re-
sembling the horse in color and build,
out of the mare Rosabel. He
is named Montrose. He is now
being handled at Minneapolis, and will prob
ably take part in some races late in the sea-
son. Still another Is the chestnut lilly, Alta
lanta, dam Agnus Chew. Both these last
named colts are large and very promising
movers. ATLANTA will not be worked until
another season, unless perchance, some mis-
hap should befall the colt Montrose.
Mr.. Bradford Is about to try the expert
ment of breeding the thoroughbred in Min
nesots, and as the head OF his
stud he has purchased the
chestnut stallion Corystes by Asteroid, dam
Edna. by imp. Knight of Sc. George. His
breeding shows eighteen pure crosses. BE is
credited with several good races on the fiat,
among them his performance in the Belmont
and Wither's stake in 1876, when he ran Sec
ond to the famed Baden-Baden. Mr.. Brad.
ford will buy few approved mares, and give
the experiment Of breeding and fitting the
Thoroughbred for the turf in Minnesota fair
and Intelligent trial