The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-04-22
WALTER FLETCHER,

WALTER FLETCHER,
Ravenna. Portage Co., Ohio.
COLONEL WEST comes from the best rep
resen tatives of the families OF Hambletonian
and Mambrino Chief. His sire and the sire of
| to transmit it to their progeny in a 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 MambriRo, and Alex. Abdallah have
shown the capacity of not only getting sons
and daughters that could trot, but they could
produce trOtters. Sentinel was a son of great
| SIRE Rysdyck's HambletOnian. He was foaled
old. His stud service was limited to few sea-
sons, yet in this short time he got Van ArRim.
2:19h; Annette; a:25H; T. 2:26; Young
2:27L; Capoul. 2:2d. and Grand Sentinel.
| !:T4. His son CapOul sired Omar, four year
old rec ,ru of 2: 2516. and one of his daughters
sired Sentry 2:25 and Grace Darling 3 29a
| Many staliisns have lived a lifetime and not
seasons. His full brother Volunteer sired St
Julien, 2:llk; Sloster, II: Ally. 2:1s; Bo-
dine a;'sS ,oI priver s:lsH; Amy g..a a;a"s
2:2Ik, and fourteen others with records belOw
$50. His sons have sired twenty two 2: 80
performers, and his daughters have produced
six such. If the difference in their length OF
life and their opportunity is taken into ac-
count. Sentinel is the equal if not the superior
| 6rol hers that have ever lived that can make an
equal showing. This shows that the warm
blood of Lady Patriot commfngled most k1nd-
| ly with that of the great founder of the Ham
bletonian family.
The sire of Col. Vests dam. woodford Nam
brino. as a trotter. campaigner and sire, has
| never had but one superior George Wilkes).
His record of 2:2ih was obtained when fifteen
years old. and when he was weak and wasted
| by disease. He is credited with larger per
cent of trotters for the number of foals than
| any other sire He sired Abbottsford, 2:l9hz
Pancoast. 2:2ix; Mambrino Dudley. =: 20h
| Convoy 2: 22h Magenta.2: 246; Rachel. 2 :a6s4
Inca, 2:E7; Lady McFatridge, 2:29; Dacia,
| 2:29h, and George A. Aver. 2; 80. He sired
| Princeps and Panco3st, two of the sensati Onal
| sires of 1885. Col. Vests grand-dam was sired
| by Alexis Abdallah a horse whose descendants
| lead those OF any other sons OF Hambletonian.
From ms % IONS nave ,l come sncn great sires as
| &c. All this combination of the blood OF these
| greatest siIes of these great families is built
.pOn p solid foundation OF thoroughbred blood
| running back four generations
| Individually, Col West is all that his breed
| ing would indicate-large. strong and smooth,
with the best of feet and limbs. He has never
been handled Tor speed. but was driven a mile
over the Ravenna track in 2: az. last half in
1:1$, driven by his owner. one of his colts,
owned in Oil City, trotted in 3 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 shed a class of
roadsters that will command the attention of
buyers. His action is very fine, and he goes in
| that grand. majestic, commanding style hat is
| so attr active to horsemen.
As all the sires in his line have been positive,
potent sires, we count on e oil. West being an
| impor rtant factor In the improvement of the
| road horse of this section.
| We submit these few 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 fun
| of the best lines on TOP CLOSE UP. Nor is he
| from 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
| oFTHE MOST POTENT FAMILIES. 9ls