The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-06
Colonel West, lO77

Bay IIor:e. foaled s74; bred by Lister With
erspoon. Ky., by Sentinel (Record :29Sl) Sire
dier', 2:2lla; Io NJ sentinel. s6; I. A..2 &c;
Gran'tSentinel,2:s 2: :s74 NJ gnon ? :27X Capoul.
3t5 (Record :2iJsJ Sire of Abbottsford .: : ~
genta. .: :a4S; IA .heI a:ssI; Lady ncFat.
ana grand-sire of Trinket. 2 IA; Patron VI
old recorL, 2:19H, &c. &c. 2d Dam. Maud
by Alexander's Abdallah. Is. sire of Goldsmith
Maid 2: ID; Rosaland,2 :2l%; Tharndal.. q ~
Mercer, 2:23K MAJ. Edsall, 2:29; saint Elmo,
80; Almont and belmont. Sd Dam by Rob
ert Bruce 4th Dam by Muekle John. 9th Dam
by Trumpeter. 6tS Dam by Stamboul
COLONEL WEST will make the Season OF
1856 at the home of his owner. oppos ite the
New Fair Grounds. in Ravenna, except Fri
days and saturdays, when he will he at Wells
Stable in Kent, at SIS the Season. with the full
privilege of returning In case the mare proves
to be without foal
WALTER FLETCHER,
Ravenna, Portage Co., Ohio.
COLONEL WEST comes from this best rep
reSen ntativeS of the families oil Hambletonian
and MSmbrino Chief. His sire and the sire OF
his dam both possessed speed and the ability
to transmit 1t to their progeny in remarka
Die degree Breeders generally are seeking
sires with either speed or the ability to get it.
But where both elements are combined in one
animal, the blooi is doubly valuable. Sentinel
Woodford Nam brino and Alex. Abdallah have
shown the capacity CT not only getting sons
and daughters that could trot but they could
produce trotters. Sentinel was a son of great
sire, kySuyCk'S hdmDletOnldn. he WAS fOaled
in 1868. and died in 1s73. hence was but 10 years
old. His stud service was limiteu to a few sea-
sons. yet il this short time he got Van Araim
2: 1S1s Annette. 2:2o&; T. A. 2:26; Young
Sentinel, 2:26; Vivandiere. 2:211s; Mignon,
2:27i4; CapOul. 2:2S, and Grand Sentinel.
2:2zI4 His SON Capoui sired Omar, four wear
old rec ,ru of 2: :25h. and one of his daughters
produced Lelah H.. ?: 2:241 and Grand sentinel
sired Sentry 2:25, and Grace Darling. = 29Z
Many stalliens have lived a lifetime and SGt
sired as many trotters as sentinel sired in Iour
seasons. His full brother Volunteer sired st
Julien. 2:1l4; GloSter, II; ALLY. 2:I9; Bo-
dine 2;,%s ,oiG Driver; :: 10y Amy 2:2gl4; +;
2: :2l q. and fourteen others with records below
2:3O. His sons have sired twenty-five 2:SO
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
oil his great brother. There are no two iull
brothers that have ever lived that can make an
equal showing. This shows that the warm
blood Of Lady Patriot commingled most kino-
ly with that of the great founder of the liam
bletonian family.
The sire of Col. Vests dam. woodford Mann
brino. as trotter. campaigner and sire, has
His record of 2:2l36 was obtained when fifteen
years Old and when he was weak and wasted
by disease lie is credited with a larger per
cent. of trotters for the number of Ioals than
any other sire He sired Abbottsford, 9:19L :;
PancOast. 2:2lL; MambrinO Dudley. 2:2OH I;
ConvOy.2: 92h Magenta.2 :A1s Rachel, 2 :962 !;
Inca. 2:27; Lady McFatridge, 2:2s; Dacia.
2: :291z. and George A. Aver. 2:30. He sired
Princeps and Pancoast, two of the sensati Onal
sires of 1896. Col. Vests grand dam was sired
by Alexis Abdaliah. a horse whose descendants
lead those of any other sons of Hambletonian
From his lOns have come such great sires as
Almont, Belmont, Woods Hambletoniap- sc
&c. All this combination OF the blood OF these
greatest sires of these great families is built
Gpon solid foundation of thoroughbred blood
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 never
been handled lor speed but was driven a mile
over the RaVenna track in 2 a. last half in
IL, driven by his owner One of his colts,
owned in Oil City, trOtted in 5: O6 as a two year
old, within six weeks after being broken. He
has never mad access to any well bred mares.
but from ordinary mares he has siIed class of
roadsters that will command the attention of
buyers. His action is very fine, and he goes in
that grand. majestic. commanding style that is
SO attractive to horsemen.
As all the sires in his line have been positive,
potent sires, we count on Jol West being an
impo' tant factor in the improvement of the
road horse of this section.
We submit these few facts. hoping it will
cause our breeders to carefully weigh his mer-
its and analyze the value OF his blood lines. 1t
will be seen that he is not depending upon the
mum ber of lines of Messenger blood, but is full
of the best lines on TOP CLOSE UP. Nor is he
from a line that depends on an accident that
has cropped OUT and dependent on some ONE
to bolster up line of success
OF THE MOST POTENT FAMILIES. 9l9