The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-23

years old, and 2:3l at three years, and
Transit, AS at one year, and 233 at
two years of age. A short time will
demonstrate that Prompter is great
sire. Another son of Blue Bull bred in
this same way is Ole Bull, owned by
Mr.. A. j. Lawrence, Maquoketa, Iowa.
His dam is Miss Dawson Che dam of
Chance, 2:20 1-2, j. A. Daniels trial
2:27, aud grand dam Of True Blue,
(2-year-old, PAID q PAGER by Pete
Gutfin PAGER, sire also OF the dams of
Richard 1921 Iona Gufiin 1928, Otto Il.
2:23 IL, etc. ! saw this horse at De
| Witt, Iowa, make record of :37 Ia,
last half in :16; many watches made
the time 1884. He was very lame at
the time, having been kicked abont
three weeks before by mare he had
Just served. His owner told me he
had made season of over 40 mares
and had not trotted full mile previous
! to the week he made his record. [
look for Ole Bull to trot in 1925, or
better, next year if he is campaigned.
lie is fine looking chestnut, 6 hands
high, and perfectly sound, and if given
an opportunity will demonstrate that
the sons of Blue Bull can sire trotters.
This in his second season in the stud,
consequently none of his get are old
enough to break, but they are fine
looking lot of colts. Frank Miller, an
other son of Blue Bull, owned by Dr.
Billmeyer of Cherry Valley, ILL.,, is
string trotters, equal to The get of any
horse. The doctor thinks they can stand
anything, so drives them to death to
please his friends who come to see
them. Very few of Blue Bulls sons
have been in the stud, and none of
them have had first-cass mares to
serve. Yet the following ones make a
grand showing: Greenback, .3i, ire
of Rose Shipman, PAGER, :23 IA; Blue
Bull, jr., sire of Lottie p, PAGER,
2;17 IA; High Jack. sire Of High Jack
PAGER, 20 IA and Coupon, 2:26 "a !;
Geo. Hall, sire of DR.. Frank, 2:27 !;
Prompter, 2.3l, sire of Apex, Swear
old, 2:3l, and Transit, 2-year-old, 2 :33 !;
Maze's Blue Bull, sire of Sunrise,
PAGER, 2:26 -; Frank Miller, sire of
Maze, 4-year-old, 2:3G ii; Bullion,
1882 II, sire of Barbarine, ) year.old,
3:Uj; Beavers Bne Bull, sire of f ).
Frazec, 2:3O IA; Ii tie Wonder, sire
OF Frank Grey, 2:34 2; Jamcs VIII
son, $50 -, sire of Big Man, 3.vear-
old, 2:40; Jacobs Blue Bull, sire of
Maud Miller,2 40; Cooks Blue Bull sire
of Sam Sharp, PAGER, 2:26. There are
many others might mention, but the y
now slip my mind. The daughters Of
Blue Bull have been quite rs successful
as his sires. II is well to bear in mind
that these grand children of Blue Bull
have been bred 10y farmers aud small
breeders. Not son or daughter OF
Blue Bull can be found in the first-class
high-tOned establishments OF the land
The same could have been said at one
time of the Pilots jr's., but now the
pacing blood of old Pilot has to be re.
cOgnized in the two fastest trotters III
the world, Maud S, pos 81, and Jay.
Eye-See, 2:10. When we come tC
compare Pilot, jr., to Blue Bull, Blue
Bull is so much the superior horse
there is no comparison. In breeding
they were about the same. In speed
Blne Bull was much the faster. A,
slres, Blue Bull has nearly 60 ? 80 per
formers. Pilot jr., has 9. The day i;
not far distant when the sons anC
daughters of Blue Bull will be in as
great demand as those of Pilot jr.
Yours truly,
PAUL VANE.