The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-09-07
PEDIGREE:

SPECULATION. JR-, was bred by E c Gillispie
Of Francisco Cal, and fOaled in ISIS. He
sired by Colonel Specke celebrated trottiug stallion
Speculation; he By Rysdk's Hambletouian, the great
progeutor OF troters that lived. Speculation
Jr.s dam was sired by Eastons David HILL the sire Of
Geo. Treat record 2a5s also Black Swan, ssS, and .
number OF other fast ones. Speculation became very
noted several years since string the two cele-
brated trOttsrs Oakland Maid record 2eS and Crown
Point ga game trOtters as are often seen on
race track.
fact worthy note that the breeding of Spec
uzrion Jr is almost identical with that Of the great
champion trotting stallion MAxey Cobb whose record
Of 2s made only last year, stands the head Of the
list Of all st4lHous. Ma1sy Cobb was by Happy Med
Jun, he by Old Hambletonian. and his dam was by
Prince NebO, son Of old Long Island Black Hawk.
Speculation, Jr By Speculation, he by Old Hamble-
touiaa. and his dam b. Easton's David HILL who was
also son OF old Black Hawk making them bred exact
y in the same blood lines. This fact that should
not be lost sight Of by breeders and say that be viii
sire fast horses when coupled with good mares would
be SupsrHuogs 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 10 his the breed
Ing and great individual excellence i fast and game
rottsr himself He has never been trained prepared
in any manner, having been kept private roadster
BY his owner that his speed Is only purely natural
and uudeve0ped. He was never in but one race, and
that Ilstyear- His owner started him in matinee
trOt 10 see how he vould behave in company. This
against the advice OF his friends who stated that
It dollars rotten egg that he would get the flag
in his face in short order; but contrary 10 their expec
LAtons and TO the surprise Of everyone, he went on
and beat large field Of old seasoned campaigners
with such ease, and apparently with such little effort
making record of a:35, that it Immediately stamped
him being nothing short Of trotting wonder, and
making It doabIy certain that could he have had the
advantage Of the long continued careful training from
day day, week week month to month, and year 10
year that given the great turf performers would
long ago have placed sensational mark 10 his credit
perhaps equal that OF his celebrated brother in
blood, Ma1ey Cobb whose untimeIy death early in the
present year was 20 greatly deplored By all horsemen
in America His owner. Mr. CohndeId OF New York
City, refused $4,000 for him few days before his
death
SPECULATION, JR-, and Ms1ey Cobb are not the
only horses Of this famous HamblstOnia1 and Black
Hawk cross that have won distinction on the turf.
Some years since there appeared Al every meeting
through the Grand Circait II the East little brown
horse named GIoztsr. that literally swept everything
before him lie would trot around OF the extreme out
side Of large field OF horses the whole mile, and win
with such apparent ease that was plain to eyeyone
that he had several seconds q speed il every
time IL end Of the trottng season ne had made
record Of :I7 won in fog, aud had earned the title
OF the trottiuz whirIwfzd OF the East Shortly after
Il L he was Suddenly taken sick with lung feTer and
died, and It Ihel that his owner, Mr.. Goldsmith,
ul5osoed himself concerning him. and declared that
If the horse had lived lie would certainly trotted
nile the next yer in two minutes, there really
seemed 10 Be no limit 70 his wonderful speed. The
whole country was then anxious Learn his breeding,
which vas a. follows: b. Volunteer, he D. old Old
HanbIetoniaE, dan by stockbridZe Chief Of Old
Black HawS being identicaly the same combination
Of blood I:Hss herst0fore alluded mare called
Molly. By Old Black Hawk produced b. Old HANDLE
t0nisa the tEo mares. Ef5e Deanz 2:1s, and Loiie.
a.2
II California have another instance Of the valve
Of this crcsz II the TWO fast mares Sister record s1
aid Hzntress s-sz fall sisters theiE sire Admiral
being b. Volunteer. he b. Hznbletonian. theE dam
being b. HcCr.ckeH'- Black Hawk. son Of the old
original Black Hawk These mares hzve fall sister
called Soaz s. that Is Ead 10 be faster than
either Q. them and viii doubt be driven . fast
record so0a. Their sire ADMIRAL although bred 10
great znE kne mares q othcr blood, has never pro-
daced zuF other troteEz Of records Other instances
conld be cited bat hese are sEscent establish the
f4 that Eorses po.sessn the blood lines Of speeHIa
tick IT, stand AZ the had o. The list producers Of
eTTreEe speed