The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1886-09-21
PEDIGREE:

SPECULATION, JR., was bred by E. c. GiIispie
of San Francisco CAL and was foaled in 1873 He was
sired by Colonel Sprecels celebrated trotng stallion
Speculation; he by Rysdks Hambletonian the great
est progenitor of troters that lived Speculation
Jrs dam sired by Easton : David HILL the sire of
Geo Treat record 2254; also, Black Swan a:2S and
number OF other fast ones Speculation became very
noted several years since as string the two cele-
brated trotters Oakland Maid, record 22 and Crown
Point. 1924, two game roters are often seen on
race track.
1t is fact worthy of note that the breeding of Spec
uation, Jr is almost identical with that of the great
champion rotting stallion Maxey Cobb whose record
of al3 made only last year. stands the head of the
list of all stallicus. Maxey Cobb was by Happy Med
! ium, he by Old Hambletonian, and his dam was BY
Prince Nebo, of old Long Island Black Hawk
Speculation, Jr., by Speculation, he by Old HANDLE
tonian, and his dam by Eustons David Hill, who was
also of old Black Hawk, making them bred exact
y in the blood lines. This is fact that should
not be lost sight of by breeders and say that he will
sire fast horses when coupled with good mares would
be superhuOus, if he should fail TO do would be
strictly against the law Of Nature that like produces
| like, or the likeness, of some ancestor.
SPECULATION, JR., in addition to his fine breed
ing and great individual excellence is fast and game
trotter himself He has been trained or prepared
in any manner having been kept as private roadster
and undeveloped He was never in but one race and
that was astyear. His owner started him in matinee
trot to see how he would behave in company. This
against the advice of his friends who stated that
it dollars TO rotten egg that he would get the flag
in his face in short order but contrary to their expec
tatiOns and to the surprise of everyone he went of
and beat large field of old seasoned campaigners
with such and apparently with such little effort
making record of 2:36, that it Immediately stamped
him as being nothing short of trotting wonder and
making it doubly certain that could he have had the
advantage of the long continued careful training from
day day, week week month to month and year to
year that is given the great turf performers he would
long ago have placed sensational mark to his credit
perhaps equal to that of his celebrated brother in
blood Maxey Cobb whose untimely death early in the
present year greatly deplored by all horsemen
in America. His owner, Mr. Cohnfeld of New York
City, refused $4,000 for him few days before his
death
SPECULATION, JR, and Maxey Cobb are not the
only horses of this famous Hambletonian and Bla.k
Hawk cross that have won distinction on the turf
Some years since there appeared at every meeting
through the Grand Circuit In the East a little brown
horse named Gloster, that literally swept everything
before him He would around on the extreme out
side Of large field Of horses the whole mile and win
with such apparent that il plain to everyone
that he had several seconds c speed in reserve every
time. At the end OF the trotng season he had made
record Of 2:17 in fog. and had earned the title
of the trotng whirlwind of the East. Shortly after
this he suddenly taken sick with lung fever and
died, and it then that his owner Mr.. Goldsmith,
unbosOned himself concerning him. and declared that
if the horse had lived would certainly have trotted
mile the next year in minutes, a there really
seemed to be limit to his wonderful speed The
whole country then anxious learn his breeding
which follows: By Volunteer he by old Old
Hambletonian, dam by stockbridge Chief son of Old
Black Hawk. being identicaly the same combination
of blood lines heretofore alluded to- mare called
Molly, by Old Black Hawk produced by Old HANDLE
tonian the mare. Fife Deans s:25hs and Lottie
2:2s.
In California we have another instance of the value
Of this cross in the two fast mares Sister record
aud Huntress, 2:2s< full sisters their sire Admiral
being BY Volunteer, he by Hambletonian, their dam
being by McCracken's Black Hawk, a son Of the old
original Black Hawk These mares have full sister
Cyoungerl called Mona s. that is said be faster than
either of them and viii doubt be driven to fast
record soon. Their sire Admiral, although bred to
great many fine Of other blood has never pro-
dueed any other trotters Of records Other instances
eonid be cited but these sufcentt establish the
fact that horses possessing the blood lines Of specua
ton, Dr. stand the head Of the list producers Of
extreme speed.