The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-03-20


j. T. Riddles Western Reserve Stock
Farm is attracting considerable atteh-
ton. Turf, Field and Farm of March 'th
says:
At Western Reserve Stock Farm there are
two stations richly bred. Peermont, by Al
mont out of Mag Ferguson. by Mambrlno
CHIEF, is the full brother of Piedmont, ,: ~.
He is a rich bay with plenty of size and VIII u N De
patronlzed on account of the turf repllL'l1iGin ~
OF his brother. lr has long been theory ~
England that the brother of a Derby winner Is
more valuable tor stud purposes than the IA rae Z:
ing hero himself. The argument advances rs is
that, having escaped the training ordeal, an "
his vitality is preserved for procreative wofk
and he will be more likely, i'll consequence
thereof, TO stamp his image upon his onspiIng.
Pllot W llktS the other young Stallon Ill Weo.-
ern Reserve Stock Farm represents u strlkils
combination of winning blood. His sire was
George Wilkes and his dam was GraGei py ~ fdd3i' Wi
Jr. On the one side we have the 2: 1914 OF VIII
son. ana on the other side the 2: lO4 OF M;-rt ..
Mr.. Riddle, the owner of Peermont and Pllot
Wilkes, is now in position to do much toward
advancing the trOtting-h horse interests OF ONO
There are no better bred stalhons IN the Stale'
Last weeks Spirit OF the Times said:
Fine horse breeding interests are under mes
timable obligations to the Hanbletonlan Nam
bino Chief, and Pilot Jr, families, and we nigh
ly approve of the choice made by MIR j. T. Rld
die, who, like BasSsno, in the play, turned from
the dazzling caSketS, in the shape OF snowy
performers, without good breeding or nhefl-
lance, and selected the real treasures. Peer
mont and Pilot Wilkes, as sure sources OF sue
cessful trotting horse breeding, to he placed al
the head OF his Western Reserve Stock Farm,
Ravenna. O. He is really doing breeders IN
that section of the country great service, by
allowing these young stations TO make pun
lie season there, at $50 each, as announced by
our advertising columns.
Good judges, who have lately seen the horses
say that "'rhey are Il credit TO the very
fashionable families to which they belong,
and that Mr.. Riddle has Il number of yearlngS
OF each horses get, which are large, shapeiy,
strictly trSt-claSS, and show as fine trOttlng ac
tion in the paddock as any they ever saw.
Peermont is tlili brother TO Peldmont, ny Al
mont, 2:l14, dam Mag Ferguson, by Mambrino
Chief. The offspring of Almont, from mares
of Mambrno blood, have shown strong trotting
tendencies. Piedmont was the sensational
horse OF his year, and was afterwards sold to
Ex-Governor Leland Stanford for Il long price.
We look for this horse and his younger brother
Peermont to achieve a high place i'll the rank
of successful sires. They are both excellent
types of what an approved stock horse should
be, and will certainly do their part i'll pro-
ducing satisfactory results to their owners and
patrons.
1t has been well said by profound thinker
on the subject of trottng sires, that THE fam
lily is OF more importance than the individual
performer" and we find that Pilot Wiik IS is
scion OF high degree, as he is son Of . e )rge
Wilkes, out of Grace, by Pilot Jr, (sire of the
dam of Maud s., 2:101D; grandam by Orphan
Boy, by American Eclipse, whose dam was
Mile. S Damsel, by Messenger, and therefore
furnishes one of the most valuable thorough
bred crosses ever used by trOtting horse breed
ers. Mr.. Riddle is supplying a high class of
material to breeders in his neighbOrhood, and
they should not hesitate to give his royal-bred
sires the preference, by sending their best
broodmares to the Western Reserve Farm.
Governor HoadIy has designated
April 18th as Arbor, or tree planting
day.