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


figured them all back to old Mcssen.
ger, as they took him az basis. then
their theory Of figuring would have
been some test as to merit OF families.
but not Of individual horses. Take
for instance, Old Wilbur Hambleton-
ian. Figured from their stand point,
his unrecognized crosses on dams
side would figure him TO cipher.
Again take the horse, Blue Bull, fig
ured from their stand point when at
the age OF Western Lad and he would
have made no showing whatever.
yet to-day he stands at the head Of
all stations, living or dead, as a sire
OF 80 or better performers.
It is amusing to see how the troub-
led faction cites the public to the
Hambletonian family. They would
draw the successful cons OF Rysdyk
Hambletonian that had the aid and
contribution Of the richest and best
trotting blood on dams side In q line.
and then attempt to steal in
old Wilbur with no recognized breed
ing on dams side, Is years old, and
not q spark Of merit glimmering for
him anywhere, then cry look at the
records, figure up the per cent, (what
q farce). It reminds me Of q time
when the home militia were called
out to drill in New Oregon and or
dercd to form In line in front Of 5.
n. Coles hotel, and a. is well remem-
bered Mr.. Coles billy goat vas CON-
spicu0us as goat, and to the cap
tain's surprise he found Mr.. billy
goat In line also, bleattng ~ II to
say am one Of them fellows, now
figure up the per cent, look 1T the
records. etc.
Why don't the troubled faction give
the public o little sensible horse talk
and say something about the indi-
vidual merit OF old Wilbur Hamble-
tonian and cite the public to some
speed he has produced, to some one
who has made a dollar patronizing
him.
The public very we'll know that old
Rysdyk Hambletonian never pro-
duced an animal worth raising as q
sire only from the best and richest
bred mares, and has produced moth
| Ing but absolute failures from such
ancestry as old Wilbur has on dams
side. Now II this learned horseman
will inform the public how poor old
Wilbur Is to be benefited by the pei
cent OF the successful sons OF old
Rysdyk Hambletoniap, and how tina,
/ per cent Is to benefit those patr0niE.
+ ing him, when his stock Is no better
than common scrubs and bring nc
better prices, 1t would probably be
more satisfaction to them than K
hear him blating, wilbur Hamble'
tonian, by Rysdyk Hambletonian
look at the records, figure up thu
per cent.
A horse like old Wilbur with nc
recognized breeding On dall's side, q
kyears old, without spark OF indlvid
ual merit shining for him anywhere
has no more recognition In the ranks
| OF the successful sons and daughters
OF Kysdyk Hambletonian than tht
billy godt IN line With Q company o.
soldiers.
They wish their readers to sit dowr
by their own firesides and study th'
lrecOrds. The public will probabl!
accept the palmer propositions ant
wait for an explanation OF how tn
records are to benefit old Wilbur o
his patrons.
The great edifier assumes that tn
merit Of . horse IL based upon hoy
Iclosely he is related to Rysdyk Ham
bletonian, regardless Of how bred OF
dams side. II that was q fact GU
trotters would fade away with tim
and il few years we would have n,
more trotters, and II they were al
like old Wilbur We would be out Q
Hambletonian trotters now.
AS he says the cream was skimme'
four times before it reaches Western
Lad. He claims coming througl
Goldsmith's Abdallah, by Volunteer
(thc best son of Rysdyk Hambleton
ian), Abdallah, (the sire Of Rvs dyl
Hambletonian), Bishops Hambleton
liam, Harris Hambletonian and Ham
bletonian I'd, as Western Lad gets i
is skimmiDg the cream. Where doe
Iold Wilbur get 1t on dams side (fron
the woods)? II he had 1t as Wester
Lad gets it ne would be standar
bred and have p number attache
| to him.
| His cry appears to be Wilbur Ham
bletonian, by Rysdyk Hambletonial
I"Now," he says, I'VE will stop and le
the cream SETTLE"
| Well he might stop here. TIL
whole business stops; recognize
breeding stops; merit stops; all con
Injection with trotting families stops
that Is the end OF the chapter, an
the public have been waiting unit
poor old Wilbur is 70 years old an
the cream has not settled yet
| He says Western Lads sire's moth
Ter was sired by grandson Of Rysdy
Hambletonian. That is a fact. An
we find st. Julian, record Ali, an
IJay Eye See, record 2 10, also grand
Isons OF Rysdyk Hambletonian, Mau
Is, record 2:93, Goldsmith Maid, rec
lord ALA. granddaughter Of Rysdy
Hamblstonian, with many more sucl
I'VE also find those grand childre
heat all the sons and daughters {
Rysdyk Hambletonial tr0tting. w
I'VE also find the horse that sired til
dam Of Western Lads sire was Colo
smiths Abdallah with Q record {
2:3O as a 5-year old, and was la
brother to St. Julian: we ind he wa
cut of in his prime by an acciden
but not before he had sired Alexan
der, record 2:28, Hickory, 2:27t, Dit
tator, 2:27, with many more celebr
ties. And the troubled faction cal
that skimming the cream, and erie
out who il jumping mud puddle
He Is in trouble but drowning me
will grapple at straw. Does b
think the public will look throug
the eye OF u lunatic or crank an
accept such scum. He says / III
trying to pull old Wilbur down IN
put his light out. In answer, aftt
he had set himself up as the mouth
piece Ut Western Lad and had wri
, ten three articles based upon b
own egotistical assumption, Islander
ing me and misrepresenting NJ
horse, I merely gave u history {
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