The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-15
Colonel West. lO77

Ray Horse. foaled s74; bred by Lister With
| erspoen, KY, by Sentinel (hecol d 2: 29%l. Sire
Siers as Arn;n entinel Aanelt V.ysT
| Grand Sentinel :s74 Mignon . :2714; Capoui
a:2s, Dam, Leah. by Woodford' lam brino
Mambrino Dudley, .: 2nh Convoy, ;: 22b NJ a
genta. 2 :24h; Rachel. 2:e6a; Lady @cFat-
| ridge. 2: -; Dacia. a:24A Geo. A. Aver. .: 80
old record. 2:l9H. &c. &c 2d Dam. Mand,
by Alexander's Abdallah. Is, sire of Goldsmith
Msia Man sasa ss;nf
2: 80; Almont and Belmont. Sd Dam by Rob
ert Bruce. 4th Dam by Muckle John. 5th Dam
by Trumpeter. eth Dam by Stamboul.
COLONEL WEST will make the Season of
1856 at the home of his owner. opposite the
New Fair Grounds. in Ravenna, except Fri
Stable in Kent, at $i5 the Season. with the full
privilege of returning in case the mare proves
WALTER FLETCHER,
Ravenna. Portage Co.. Ohio.
COLONEL W EST comes from the best rep
sentatives of the families oil Hambletonian
and Mambrino Chief. His sire and the sire OF
his dam both possessed speed and the ability
to transmit it to their progeny in q remarka
BILE degree Breeders generally are seeking
sres with either speed or the ability to get it.
But where both elements are combined In one
amin al, the bloo1 is doubly valuable Sentinel,
Woodtord MambriRo. aud Alex. Abdallah have
shown the capacity of not only getting sons
and daughters that could trot. but they could
produce lrotters. Sentinel was q son of a great
sire. Rysdyck's Hambletonian He was foaled
in 1861 and died in 1s73. hence was but 10 years
old. His stud service was limiteu to a few sea-
sons, yet in this short time he got Van rnim,
Sentinel, a:as; vivanaiere. s:aiH; Misnons' ns
2:274; Capoul. 2: :23. and Grand Sentinel,
':a74 His SON Capoul sired Omar. four year
| produced Lelah h. 3: a4ll; and Grand Sentinel
sired Sentry 2; 26, ard Grace Darling 2 29x
Many stalIiens have lived l'fe,time and mot
sired as many trotters as Sentinel sired in 1our
| seasons. His full brother Volunteer sired st
Julien. Q: :11A; Gloster, II: Ally. 2:ls; Bo-
dine ss priVsr; pcws;i sis1 Amy saSA
2:2lG. and fourteen Others with records below
| .: 30. His sons have sired twenty two 2: 80
performers. and his daughters have produced
six such. If the difference in their length OF
| life and their opportunity is taken into ac-
count. Sentinel is the equal if not the superior
| brothers that have ever lived that can ma Ike an
equal showing. This shows that the warm
blood of Lady Patriot comming gled most kind
| ly with that of the great founder of the Ham
The sire of Col. Vests dam, woodford Nam.
| brinO. as a trotter. campaigner and sire. has
never had but one superior (George Wilkes)
His record of 2:2ilS was obtained when fifteen
| years old, and when he was weak and wasted
| by disease He is credited with a larger pei
| cent. of trotters for the number of foals than
| any other sire. He sired Abbottsford. a:ls5l
pHalsy s
Inca. 2:T; Lady AcFatridge, a:2s; Dacia
.: 29h. and George A. Aver. 2: 80. He siret
1 anu ouCodst, LWO VI Tue S6nSAVlOnd
| sires of 1888. Col Vests grand dam was stree
By Alexis Abdallah. a horse whose descendants
lead those of any other sons of Hambletonian
Ftom his loins have come such great sires a.
| Almont, Belmont, Woods Hambletenian &c
&c All this combination of the blood OF thes,
greatest sire, of these great families is bull
.pOn n solid fourdation of thoroughbred bloc
running back four generations.
Individually, Col West is all that his breed
ing would indicate-large. strong and smooth
with the best of feet and limbs. He has neve
been handled for speed but was driven a mill
over the Ravenna track in 2:42. last halt il
las, driven by his owner. One of his colts
owned in Oil City, trotted in 8 :O6 "a a two yea
old, within six weeks after being broken. Ii
has never hal access to any well bred mares
but from ordinary mares he has sii ed a class o
roadsters that will command the attention o
buyers. His action is very fne and he goes il
| that 6 rand. m lies tic, commanding style that
so attractive to horsemen.
AS all the sires in his lIne have been positive
potent Sires, we count on [ OIL West being a
| important factor in the improvement of tn
road horse of this section.
We submit these few facts. hoping it wi
cause our breeders to C lrefully weigh his mel
, its anu analyZe the value of his blood lines,
will be seen that he is not depending upon th
: : number of lines of Messenger blood, but is fu
of the best lines on TOP CLOSE UP Nor is b
3 from a line that depends an accident tn;
! has cropped out and dependent on some ON
. REPRksRNTATIvE to bolster up line of success
? full FAILURES. but he comes from POTENT LINZ
. OF THE MOST POTENT FAMILIES. al9