Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-28

troversy carried on some years ago in the
Nation as to whether over one American
in one hundred thousand knew how
often TO change his shirt. 1t refers only
to the breeding of the trotter, and whe-
ther running blood is benefit or detri-
ment.
The advocates OF the running cross
have been many and eminent, but their
success has been small. As an evidence.
almost conclusive evidence to some, OF
the value of the running blood and its
wonderful effect upon speed, the case Of
Maud SIS dam, Miss Russell, is cited.
Miss Russell was out of running mare,
but by Pilot, Jr., II, and Maud s. herself
is by Harold, Alb, son OF Hambleto-
man, The prepotency of old
Hambletonian and his speed pro-
ducing power are too well known
to need comment. Then there is cited
as another horse out of half-breed run
ming mare, Jay-Eye-See. But he traces
directly back through his dam to Pilot,
Jr., -, and to Old Hambletonian through
Dictator, 113. The dams of both these
leaders of the turf possess a hall blood
from the same horse, and that horse him.
self PAGER. Is it not the fact that it was
the pacing blood, and not the running
blood in the dams which made them such
remarkable speed producers? The power
Of the pacing blood to dominate all
other blood is well shown in Blue
Bull, 70, who stands at the head of the
list of 2 80 sires, leading since last season
Hambletonian, 10 /; and he had no special
chances. Then again but one thorough
bred horse has become standard, and
that horse is EXchequer, ,3551, son of
Revenue. The two of his get to give him
his place, are Lucille and Rigolette, both
out of pacing mares Has there been
any such success as this when the run
ming cross was with any other than pac-
ing blood? The pacing blood has al
ways asserted itself in any combination,
while the running blood has merely
served to neutralize other crosses, pro-
ducing so far as speed goes hybrid.
In the breeding of trotters no line has
been so potent as the Hambletonians,
where both sides have traced back to
imp. Messenger. The Morgans stand
high, and Ethan Allen, ,43, and Daniel
Lambert l02, are fair rivals to the
house OF Messenger. The NIambrinos
also and the Clays have aided
greatly the establishing of a breed of
trotters, but they have all helped because
they were trotters and not because some
OF them have had running blood some
generations back.
1t is claimed for the runner that he
imparts staying quality, and gives life.
On what theory of physiology can it be
predicted that the runner will transmit
only his powers Of endurance and not
his instinct to run? If there is any
truth in the evolution theory, it is that
the strongest instincts and parts control
the transmission of all instincts and
parts. The instinct to run is the all
powerful one in the thoroughbred, and it
is the one that is transmitted most; and as
for staying qualities, where is the
thoroughbred that can stand the cam
paigning that Goldsmith's Maid has
done, or that the little black gelding is
doing?
For trotters we must breed trotters,
and not cross running and trotting blood |
to get them. And let the advocates of |
the runner remember that every breeder
in England refused to use Mr.. Blount's
Arabians to improve their runners.