The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-05-21
descendant OF European ever trottcd

In answer / shall not take any
trouble to see whether they have OF
not. II Is enough to know, starting
from the horse European that they
sprang at once into prominence
and took standard rank and all
trottcd and produced trotters. They
have chain OF standard animals
without a broken link, and q crown
OF 2:15 In honor OF record.
The generous writer appears to
assume that to inbrced Hambleton-
ians would do, but no other. This
proposition is contained in his third
article in the Times. Now let us 90
back and see what he says In his
first article in the Times. He says
European came to the cover of Beck
who was by Hambletonian I'd, he by
Bishops Hambletonian and he by
lump. Messenger. In the production
Of the Morse horse Bishops Handle
tonian again comes to the rescue
ofthe Morse horse through the grand
dam Of AlexaDdcr's Norman. A great
grandson, MambriEo Chief, comes
to the rescue Of Alexander's Norman
and gives us Blackwood through one
daughter and Swigart through an
other. Here in his first article he
has them all inbred and they are all
trotters and producers Of trotters.
In his third article he has them none
inbred and none trotters or producers
OF trotters,
As the edlaer asks his readers topre.
serve his articles fer future reference
/ hope you have done 90 tor you see
they are OF great importance. They
should be framed and hung up In the
Smithsonian Institute to represent
the trotters sired by Wilbur Hamble-
tanian,
The writer Of their edifying articles
Ito themselves) says Western Lads
sire, Ruchel, never trotted nor sired
trotter. I have the statement In
my possession Of the following facts.
That Ruchel never was handled for
speed but three weeks In his life and
trotted a mile. pulling wagon, in
2:304. One Of HIS colts trotted At
Peoria, ILL.,, over poor half mile
track in 2:28A as q t-year old. An
other fllly Ia 2:42, another 3-year. old
FLY, owned In Rockford, III
inois, trotted the 9th time in
sulky in 2:48, first half, with a
bad break, in 1:27, second half In
1:2l. And host OF others that have
shown remarkable speed for their
age. A span Of 4-year olds Of Ruch.
els get sold In New York by Mr..
Arms, OF Toledo, for $3.50, Ed Ouch
er, OF Byron, ILL.,, sold one young
gelding to Chicago party for 1910
Another Agar sold to Mr.. Wood q:
Chicago for $7OO, and many more
have been sold for high prices. They
are rated very high. No sire OF his
age and opportunities has made such
q showing as Rucneei, and yet the
mouthpiece OF tho troubled comb.
nation dare publish such o false.
hood.
The troubled writer says Western
Lad is 8 years old and can't trot
I will say Western Lad has never
been handled day in his life fol
speed. His horse Woodbury. Is Il
years old and was handled one en-
tire season by a professional driver
Fl. Adams. Wilbur Hambletonian, h,
says, was used for II years as driv
ing horse. What pity to use sucl
a horse for a driving horse. VIII,
was he not used for stock. I will
say Western Lad can out trot eithe
of these two named horses with al
ease, and il they will name q a-yea
old and 2-year old Of the get o
either Of their horses and set tim,
to trot within one month and motif,
me within three days after this pub
LEGATION of the time set and ] viii
show the public that Western La
colts can out trot his horses colts
with oil case In hurness, and he hai
more than to my to pick from.
u He says had there been no Messen
ger we never would have heard Of I
Swigart, Alexander's Norman, q
Morse horse. Granted. But wher,
would Rysdyk Hanbletonian hav'
been had there been no Messenger
J He says they are great according Il
the amount OF Messenger blood II
i their veins. We find Western La.
has IA direct crosses to Messenger
with indirect crosses added, 20. Will
bur Hambletonian has direct an,
indirectcrosse combined, and Wood
burn, Z. (They got little confuse'
and the truth came to the surface.
The writer appears to be In trouble
, He is young and will know NOR
when older, or We hope SO. But thu
public say he has called for help 4
let 60. and the elderly gentleme
came to his rescue. II so ! am sorr,
as there Is no room for apology TO
him.
The learned writer now proceed
to compare Wilbur Hambletonian t
( Swigart. What q farce.) He ha
| better first explain why Wilbur 9
utterly failed to compare with KIM
Herod. The public, or the hors
| sharks as he terms them, cannot b
. mistaken, as they all know Wilbu
/ has had far more favorable Oppor
. TUNES in the stud than King Hero6
i Let this sensible horse talker, tha
{ he appears to think he is, who Is call
, ing for argument, teach the publ
, why Wilbur Hambletonian made b
ohONeu6 WtSu AAluSs AANAOus AAO 0AAO
colts from some OF the same mares
King Her0d's were trotters and Wi
) bur's were failures. Give US o littl
, sensible talk and explain. Clean u
about home where the public NJ
: familiar with the history Of bot
horses.
) But rs he appears to have the 60,
) and foolhardiness to draw out
!. comparison Of Swigart with poo
] old Wilbur, will present It in
J brief way. HWigart has 60 Of his &c
4 that have trotted In public races an
public trials, from 2:3O down to 2 q
/ and six that have trotted from "a
l down to 2:36. with a host more con
r ing to the front. I will now CIV
just few sales OF the get OF Swigal
; which l noticed in some Of tn
8 Journals:
One span OF mares sold by B. ]
= Eldridge OF GAINESVILLE. Wis. Il
I $l5,O0O.OO.
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