The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-05-13
Colonel West. l077.

BAY Tiorso. foaled sTi; bred by Lister With
ersrooa. KY. by sentinel (Record :29Hl Sire
of NaE Arnim: 2; ls1.; Annette Q: s5z$ VIVIAN
diCTy, 22ii. lO NJ sentinel, 36; L A g: 20;
Grand sentinel 2.sTk; MjgEon. :27H Capoul
2:eS. Dam. Lrah. by W Oodford ,'ambrino.
S15 6eS0Gd s 1Te OF t%t a66ottsfogd as1
genta. ,: 24h; Ra hel ,: 26X Lady McFat-
ridge. :29; Dacia: :29h; Geo: A aver. .: 30;
old recor;, 2:l95S. SC. &C. ID Dam. Maud
by Alexander's Abdallah. is. sire of Goldsmith
Mazda: "a; Rosalsnd ? ;2ii<; Thorndale.a 22A;
a:3D; Almont and belmont, 3D. Dam by Rob-
ert Bruce. 4th Dam by Muckle John. 5th Dam
CoLUNET. 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 sis the Season. with the full
privilege of returning in case the mare proves
WALTER FLETCHER,
Ravenna, Portage Co., Ohio.
COLONEL WEST comes from ths best rep
resent tatives of the families OF 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 a remarka
BILE degree Breeders generally are seeking
But where both elements are combined in one
animal, the blood is doubly valuable. Sentinel,
Woodford Mambrino and Alex. Abdallah have
shown the capacity of not only getting sons
and daughters that could trot, but they could
pr5duce trotters. Sentinel was a SON of a great
sire, Rysdyck's Ham6lctonian. He was foaled
in 1868, and died in 1S7S, hence was but 10 years
old. His stud service was limited to few sea-
sons, yet in this short time he got Van Arnim,
Sentinel, 2!'s aaS: vivandiere. aa: Misnons i9%ns
2:27L; Capoul. 2:2d, and Grand Sentinel,
old rec Jra of 2: 25h. and one of his daughters
produced Lelah H., 2:24H; and Grand Sentinel
sired Sentry 2:25. and Grace Darling, 3 291
Many stalliens have lived lifetime and not
sired as many trotters as Sentinel sired in Iour
seasons. His full brother Volunteer sired st
Julien. 2:11I; Gloster, N: Ally. 2:19; BO-
Huntress, s:2O&; Powers, 2;2l; Sweetness
,: 2lJz, and fourteen others with records below
2:3O. His sons have sired twenty-five $3.50
performers, and his daughters have produced
six such. If the difference in their length of
life and their opportunity is taken into ac-
OF his great brother. There are no two full
broi hers that have ever lived that can make an
equal showing. This shows that the warm
blood of Lady Patriot mmingled most kind-
ly with that of the great founder of the Ham
bletonian family.
The sire of Col. Vests dam. woodford Man,
brino. as trotter. cam paigner and sire, has
never had but one superior George WiIkes).
His record of 2:2lh II was obtained when fifteen
6v disease ease a He is credised with Iarper per
cent. of trotters for the number of foals than
any other sire He sired Abbottsfold. 2:l9h /;
conTOSa aa Masentaa aa sy RaeSel
Inca. 2:27; Lady McFatridge, 2:2s; Dacia,
2:s9H. and George A. aver, 2; 80 He sired
L
SiFes of 1875. Col Vests grand-dam was sired
by Alexis Abdallah.a "A horse whose descendants
lead those OF any other sons OF Hambletonian.
From his loins have come such great sires as
Almont, Belmont, Woods Hambletonian, &c ,
&C All this combination of the blood OF these
greatest sires of these great families is built
:.pon II solid foundation of thoroughbred blood
running back four generations.
Individually. Col West is all that his breed
in.; would indicate-large. strong and smooth,
with the best of feet and limbs. He has never
been handled ior speed but was driven mile
over the Ravenna track in AZ last half in
l:I~ driven by his owner One of his colts.
owned in Oil City, trotted in % rs a two year
old within six weeks after being broken. He
has never had access to any well bred mares.
but from ordinary mares he has sired a class of
roadSters that will command the attention OF
buyers. Ills action is very fine. and he goes in
that lrand. majestic, commanding style that is
so attractive to horsemen.
As all the sires in his line have been positive,
potent sireS, We count on { oil. West being an
ImpOr Uint factor in the improvement OF the
road horse of this section.
We submit these lew 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
number of lines OF Messenger blood. but is full
of the best lines on TOP CLOSE UP. Nor is he
IRON 4 line that depends on accident that
has cropped cut and dependent on some ONE
REPRESENTATIVE to bolster up line of success
nul FAILURES bus he comes from POTENT LINES
OF TIE MOS POTENT FAMILIES. 9l9