St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-30
Remarkable Blood Lines.

A colt concerning which great deal has
been said of late, and whose future seems
full of promise, is the chestnut stallion AL
lendorf now years old. There can be no
question that in point of breeding Allendorf
is the peer of any horse in the world, and
if he shall fail to prove himself trotter of
more than ordinary speed his case will be
an exception to a well-established rule. AL
lendorf is by Onward, and his dam is the
famous Alma Mater. This is brief state
ment of his pedigree, but not sufficient to
inform the casual reader as to the possibili-
ties of a colt bred as Allendorf is. In the
first place. his sire has record Of 1868,
made before he was fully matured and after
a long season in the stud. The sire of On
ward was George Wilkes, that had hardly
peer among trotters during the time he was
on the turf, and whose work in the breed
ing ranks greatly enhanced his previous
reputation. George Wilkes was a son of
Rysdyks Hambletonian.
This is the breeding of Allendorf in the
male line, and while there are other colts
in whose veins runs as fashionable blood on
the side of their sires it is doubtful if
another horse can show so great lineage
in the maternal as well as the paternal
line.
Alma Mater, the dam of Alendort, is a
daughter of MambrinO Patchen, and she
has already produced three colts that have
beaten 2:30. The dam of Onward was the
famous Dolly, daughter of Mambrino
Chief; and her blood would add strength
and value to any pedigree, as among her
foals are Director, 2:17; ThOrndale, 1924.
and Onward, 2:2515. Thorndale has sired
two that have beaten 1920 and has others
in, tIa % lict Tnhn
son of Dolly, is also represented in the $3.50
list.
And in order that there shall be no chance
for disappointment on the part of those who
believe that the blood of the thoroughbred
gives speed at the trotting gait, it may be
said the dam of Alma Mater is thorough
bred daughter of Australian; but if Allen
dorf should prove himself a trotter and the
sire Of other trotterS, we do not imagine
that even the most enthusiastic advocates
of the blood of the runner would have much
to say on that topic, as the trOtting crosses
are piled ON each other so thickly in the
pedigree of this colt as to completely over
shadow every other feature. His sire has a
record of 2:25I, and is out of q mare
that has produced three $50 trotters
one Of these being the sire of two that
have beaten 2:20. His grandsire was
about the fastest trotter of his day, and
made a record of 1922 at time when there
were no fast tracks and none of the modern
appliances for getting speed out OF horse.
His great-grandsire was Rysdyk's Handle
tonan. This is combination of blood and
of performing lines of blood that has never
been equaled, and shows that the day when
one may speak with truth of a thoroughbred
trotter is not far distant. In short time
it will be possible to breed colt whose an
cestors on each side of the house for five
generations can be found in the $50 list.
Every year brings fresh knowledge to
breeders concerning the strains of blood
which mingie best with each other. and
whose union can be relied on to produce
extreme speed at the trotting gait. One of
the lessons that has already been thor
oughly learned is that the existence of the
hereditary instinct and the power to trans
init this instinct can no longer be doubted.
We are looking more and more to trotters
of proved ability for use at the head of our
great breeding establishments; and for dams
the mares selected are those that have made
records themselves or are closely related to
the winners of races.-Breeders' Gazette.