The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-20
Colonel West, lO77.

Bay Horse, foaIed S74; bred by Lister With
erspoon. Ky. by Sentinel (Record :29a4D. Sire
dierc, 2:a1a; 70. n= sentinel, 2 -2R; T. A p 80
Grand sentInel. .2:e5l4 MiguOn, 2: :27I4 CapOul
3t5 (Record. . 2I1sJ Sire of Abboltsford :lgH /;
senta. >: a4%; ia :heI; 3 ass9; ;'f Lady acFat-
au1 grand-sire of Trinket. . IA; Patron. 5 yr
old recori, a:19h. &c. &C. 2d DAM. Maud
by Alsxander,s AbdsiIah, IS. sire Of Goldsmith
Mercer, 2:2sl MAJ. EdsaIl, 2: 20; Saint Elmo,
. 80; Almont and Belmont: 81 Dam by Rob-
ert Bruce. 4th Dam by Muckle John. 9Th Dam
by Trumpeter. 6tS Dam by STEAMBOAT.
COLONEL WEST will make the Season of
1886 at the home of his owner. oppoS ite the
New Fair Grounds. in Ravenna, except Fri
days and ,aturdays. when he will be at Wells
stable in Kent, at $l5 the Season. with the full
privilege of returning in case the mare proves
WALTER FLETCHER,
Ravenna, Portage Co., Ohio.
COLONEL WEST comes from the best rep
resentatives of the families OF Hambletonian
and Mambrin0 Chief. His sire and the sire OF
his dam both possessed speed and the ability
to transmit 1t to their progeny in remarka
BILE 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 blood is dOubly valuable. sentinel,
Wood1ord MambrinO and Alex. Abdallah have
shown the capacity of not only getting sons
and daughters that could trOt but they could
pre,luce Irotters. Sentinel was a son of a great
sire, Rysdyck's HambIetonian He was foaled
in 1863, and died in lS73. hence was but 10 years
old. His stud service was limited to a few sea-
sons, yet in this short time he got Van Araim,
:1sh; Annette; a:25h; L. A 2:26; Young
Sentinel, 2:26; Vivandiere, 2:2lh; Mignon,
2:27&; CapOul. 2:2s. and Grand Sentinel.
old rec Dru of 2: 251s. and one of his daughters
produced Lelah H., a. :24h; and Grand Sentinel
sired sentry ?: IS, and Grace Darling Q 29x
Many stalliens have lived 4 lifetime and not
sired as many trotters as sentinel sired in Iour
seasons. His full brother Volunteer sired st
Al y
dine. 2;n9A; Driver. 2:19h; Amy. 2:20k (;
Huntress, 2:20Z; Powers, 2:21; Sweetness,
2:2IA, and fourteen others with records below
= 80. 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
of his great brother. There are no two full
broi hers that have ever lived that can make an
blood of Lady Patriot mmin gled most kind-
ly with that of the great founder of the Ham
bletonian family.
The sire OF Col. Vests dam, Woodford Nam
brinO. as a trotter. cam paigner and sire, has
never had but one superior George Wilkes
His record of 2:2lH was obtained when fifteen
years old. and when he was weak and wasted
by disease. lie is credited with larger per
cent. of trOtters for the number of foals than
any other sire He sired Abbottsforl, 2:l9A /;
Pancoast. 2:alA; Mambrino Dudley, 2:2U1a !;
Convey ,: 22Is Magenta .: 2I1s Rachel 2 :2GsI !;
inca. 2:21; Lady Mctatridge, 2:29; Dacia,
, :29[2, and George a. aver, ,: 50. lie sired
PrincepS and paucoast two of the sensa Il JHai
sircs of 1875. Col. w eSt's grand-dam was sired
by Alexis Abdallah. a horse whose descendants
lead those of anv other sons OF HambletoHIan
Z .om his loinS have come such great sireS as
Almont, Belmont. Woods Hambletonian, sc :,
81. AII this combination of the blood OF these
greatest sire, OF these great families is built
;.pOn solid iOuHdatiOn of thoroughbred blood
running back four generations.
Individually. Col West is all that his breed
ing would iuiIcate-large. strong and smooth,
with the best OF feet and limbs lie has never
heeu handled tor speed but was driven Il mile
over the Ravenna track in =: ~. last half in
I:l- driven by his owner. One Of his colts.
ned in Oil City, tTOtted in 3 O6 ;is two year
Old, within six weeks after being broken, lie
has never had access to any well bred mares.
hut from ordinary mares Inc has sired Il class of
roadsters that will command the attention OF
buyers. His action is very line, and he goes in
that Grand. ma ajcStic, commanding Sty lie that Is
50 attractive to horsemCn.
As all the sireS in his line have been positive,
potent sIrea, we count on JOl. West being an
impor t;tnt factor in the Improvement of the
road horse of this section.
We submit these few facts. hoping 1t will
cause our breeers To carefully weigh his mer-
its and aRalyZc the value of hi, blood lines. Ii
wilt be seen that he is not depending upon the
number of lines of Messenger blood. but Is fun
of the hest lines TOP CLOSE UP Nor is he
from Il line that depends an accident that
has cropped out aud dependent on some ONE
REPRESENTATIVES to bolster up line of success
ful FAILURES but he comes from POTENT LINES
OF THE MOSr POTENT FAMILIES. 9l9