Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-25

and "the said-to-be's were equalled
by the unknown. Now, am not will
ing to believe that Mr.. Wallace ever
authorized that letter in that catalogue,
nor would / pronounce against the
breeder or the author, but will say that
it will blind the eyes of many a young
breeder for years to come.
OF the six mares bred to General
Grants Arabian stations in 1850, one
was mixed.gaited-a racker, PAGER, or
a single-footer, just as her excitable
temper led her. Her first foal was
"Islam," by Linden Tree" since
when she has had three others, or four
f,als in all, and each one was by diff
fUent horse; but all four are pure
gifted, square-trotting horses and
mares, ell being inbred to the one blood
OF old Henry Clay, the dam herself
bang a granddaughter Of old Henry.
Another mare, remarked for her
suarc. clean way of walking and trot-
ting, as was her dam and granddam,
gave me ahorse to the Arab - Leopard
When this colt Was broken, at two
Years old, he developed in harness the
snoothest pacing gait have at any
tine seen in young horse; 1t is a.
easy as breathing, and he will strike
from that into long, even trOt that can
not be beaten for beauty Of action.
Now this young horse is model OF
physical beauty to any mans or womsn's
eye. The hips and lines and quarters
ard limbs are built to order, and his
sire was thoroughbred Arabian. |
have told you Of his dam; can you tell
me where the pace comes from?
Now, as none Of us would be In the
dark as to blood instincts, let US res-
sen together-not as | or ne, but as
Us, the breeders Of America.
From my old records and diaries we
find that from 1860 to 1860 a great
many Arabian stations were imported
into America. Between the years, and
earlier than in this country, many were
cent into Canada. Now, as Canada was
peopled by French subjects and Ameri-
ca by English, the parent Govern
ments were interested to send them the
best horses from which to build up
valuable ones. They did not send them
mongrels, but did send the primitive or
Arabian horse in its purest possible
form.
These two countries were condensed
in their populations, hence their breed
ipgs must be sufficiently close-bred to
the primitive horse to create types.
In Rhode Island, from its greater con-
densation, sprung the "Narragansett
PAGER"
In Canada, from similar cause, came
the Kanuck PAGER" In both cases
the Arabian lor Gods horse) was the
cause, and results were small horses
inclined to pace and which necessary
close breeding established into families,
whose condensed blood instincts are
felt to-day in our trothng-horses, de-
spite standardized " and record
breeding"
Virginia was peopled with higher
type OF men than settled 40 rule in
New England or New York city and
as a New Highlander | am proud of my
blood and breeding and Of my name
Huntington, not forgetting my grand
father gave me the Randolph).
Now Virginia received from our
mother country a good many English
thoroughbred race horses, close bred to
the Arab. The intelligence Of the Nir-
ginia horse-breeders knew the value OF
Arabian blood ; hence drew into that
State the majority Of imported Arabian
horses from 1900 up to 1913. AS the
Virginians were race-horse people, their
horses from the primitive were trained
TO run, but old Virginia gentlemen will
tell you they had any number of PAGERS
in old times.
Now in these later days of my life,
when We oil begin to reflect and know
little from review, we know that the
superiority Of Virginia horses was from
the greater amount of Arabian blood,
with less mongrelization for work pur-
poses, the mules, as in the days of the
Egyptians, being the workers.
Then again Kentucky has pro-
eminence from the same blood cause
Arabian.
Virginia bred and raised negroes
which she sold or traded to the South
lots of Virginians, with their fine-bred
horses and mares, working over into
Kentucky, where they remained.
gained much information from camping
with negro-traders years ago as they
worked towards New Orleans with
their stock. In the traces Of men "
some of these old-time traders were
blood students-above their calling.
A recent investigation through acct
dent into the breeding Of valuable
young stallion-bred, raised, and owned
in the State Of Virginia--re, ealed strong
evidence of Arabian blood. Some OF
your readers will know how persistent
| have been in the matter, from acci-
dentally seeing colt by the horse in
question. This colt, now miles away
from Virginia, and credited to anything
but Arabian blood influence, bids fair
to prove "the magnet in the sand
BATH" and verify Sir Thomas Morton's
saying Of three hundred years ago,
"Blood will tel" "!
Before the breeding Of horses can be-
come profitable in America, we must
breed fewer and better. Breeders
must be men Of cultured intelligence,
also practical workers. Before breed
or can tell bis men how to do, be must
himself be able to do and to teach.
No man can judge well of . horse
until he can clean one better df neces.
ssry) than the ordinary man he can hire.
1t requires practical experience to
know when stall is properly cleaned
and bedded down. Many . capped
hook comes from improper bedding, and
many Q horse learns to cast himself