The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-08
Colonel West, lO77.

Bay Hor q. foaled a74; bred by Lister With
Of Var Arnim. a:isK; Ann etts, 3: a5T VIVIAN @
Grand sentinel. a:a7H; Misnon. a:1I cSpoui
st5 (Record. 21KJ. Sire Of A Abbottsford. 3 :isS;
senta Ma%prno Rldlfy gssia q apH SSsSn!Oy
Fidge o. ~; Dacis, asx; Geo. Aa Aver nsfs5 40:
ami grand-sire OF Trinket. .: IL; Patron. yr'
old record. a:1s1l Ac.. &C. I'd Dam. by Maud,
Maid, .: Il; Rosaland, 2: 2ik; Thorndaie, Q 2qK
.: 80; Almont and belmont; Sd Dam by Rob,
ert Bruce. 9TH Dam by Muckle John. 6th Dam
by Trumpeter: 6th Dam by stamboul
COLONEL WEST will make the Season of
New Fair Grounds. in Ravenna, except Tues
days and aturdays, when he will be at Wells
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 WRIST comes from the best rep
resen 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 q 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,
Woodford Mambrino .and Alex. Abdallah have
and daughters that could trot, but they could
produce trotters. Sentinel was a SON of q great
sire. Rysdyck's Hambletonian. He was foaled
old. His stud service was limited to a few sea-
sons, yet in this short time he got Van Arnim,
snsH sensine Ana 'e vivaSSere as msSas mh0Sns
ta7a h,s SON capoui sired oman. fo9r oar'nsl ysaf
produced Lelah II, a:24X; and Grand sentinel
sired Sentry 2:25. and Grace Darling Q. 99X
Many stalliens have lived lifetime and not
seasons. His full brother Volunteer sired St
Julien. a:1lH; Gloster, III: Ally. 2:1e; Bo-
ffne anetress riVfs PcusIi elsE Amy aas
, 2lH, and fourteen Others with records below
$50. His sons have sired twenty-five .: so
six such. If the difference in their length of
life and their opportunity is taken into &C.
count. Sentinel is the equal II not the superior
brothers that have ever lived that can ma ke an
equal showing. This shows that the warm
blood of Lady Patriot ommingled most kind
ly with that of the great founder of the Ham
bsetonian family.
The sire of Col. Vests dam woodford Man,
never ever had but one superior George wilkes Viii esq
His record of 2:2lZ was obtained when fifteen
years old. and when he was weak and wasted
by disease He is credited with o larger per
cent. of trotters for the number of foals than
any other sire. He sired Abbottsford. 2:lsK /;
.sx Manosia9 DRdlsy EasSs
Inca. a:27; Lady McFatridge, 2:as; Dacia,
.: s9k, and George A. Aver. 2:30. He sireu
sires of 1855 Col. Vests grand dam was sired
by Alexis Abdallah a horse whose descendants
lead those Of anv otner sons OF Hambletonian
From his loiBs have come such great sires as
Almont Belmont. Woods Hambletonian sc
&C. All this combination Of the blood oi.these
greatest sires of these great families Is built
apon solid foundation of thoroughbred blood
running back for 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 for speed but was driven q mile
over the Ravenna track in Q: %. last half In
1 rs driven by his owner. One of his colts
owned in Oil City, trotted in 8 06 as 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 class of
roadsters that will command the attention of
buyers. His action is very fine, and he goes in
that erand. ajestic, commanding style that is
so attr active to horsemep.
AS all the sires in his line have been positive,
potent sires, we count on col. West being an
road horse of this section.
We submit these few facts. hoping it will
cause our breeders to carefully weigh his mer-
its and an alyze the value of his blood lines, 1t
will be seen that he 10 not depending upon the
mum Der 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 accident that
has cropped out and dependent on some ONE
REPRESENTATIVE to bolster up line of success
full FAILURES. but he comes from POTENT LINES
OF THE MOST POTENT FAMILIES. 919