The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-06-03
Colonel West. l077.

Bay IOr-e, ioaled s14; bred by Lister W it'll
crsp0on, Ky, by sentinel tsecord :e951) sire
of Va nrniIr, 2:l91I; Annette J: 25,<; VIVIAN
GIerr, 2: d y Io sentinel. sc; n \ - 26
Grand se'..ineI . a7Il; Mgnon, . :2I14 Capoul,
2:"S. ham. Leah. Dy " NoodfOrd A.ambrino.
3r5 (4ecnrd, 2:2i3ay sire of Abbnttsford 2:ish /;
Manibr'uo Dudley, ,: 2n15 Convoy, a:s2Ii bia-
ridge. 2:29; Dacia. ; :291a; Geo. a aver. :: 80; :;
ana grand-sire OF TIinket. AHA; Patron. 3 yr
old rocor'I, 2:leI, &c. SC. 2d Dam. Maud,
10y Alexander's Abdailah. 15 sire OF Goldsmith
Eiaid,2:l4; Rosaiand, . :2lsl; Thorndals.2 29L !;
MCrcer, e:a91s; MAJ Eisall, 2:29; Saint Elmo,
. 81; Almont and belmont. Sd Dam by Rob-
ert Bruce 4th Dam by aiuckle John 5th Dam
by Trum peter. 9Th Dam by Stamboul.
COLONEL WEST Will make the Season of
1856 at the home of his owner. opposite the
New FAIR Grounds, in Ravenna, except Fri
days and aturdays, when he will be at Wells
Stable in Kent, at $i5 the Season. with the full
privilege of returning in case the mare proves
WALTER FLETCHER,
Ravenna. Portage Co., Ohio.
COLONEL WEST comes from tho 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 10 their progeny in remarka
sires with either speed or the ability to get it.
But where both elements combined in one
animal, the blood is doubly valuable, sentinel,
Woodtord Mambrin no and Alex. Abdallah have
shown the capacity OF not only getting sons
and daughters that could trOt, but they could
produce trotters. Sentinel was son of "A great
sire, Rysdyck's HambletOnian. lie was 1oaled
in 1868 and died in 1:73 hence was but 10 years
old. Ills stud service was limited to a few sea-
2:19h; Annette: 2:25h; L. A 2:26; Young
Sentinel, 2:26; Vivandiere, 2:2lA; Mignon,
2:27A; Capoul. a:2a, and Grand Sentinel,
s:27I4 His son Capoul sired Omar, four year
old rec Ir of 2:25x. and one of his daughters
produced Lelah H., 2:24h and Grand Sentinel
sired Sentry 2: 25, and Grace Darling 3 29L
Many stallIsns have lived Lifetime and not
sired as many trotters as Sentinel sired in TOUR
seasons. His full brother Volunteer sired st
dine. 2;'9s; Driver. 2:19h; Amy 2:9O14 /;
Huntress, 2:205I Powers, 2:2i; Sweetness,
,: 2IA, and fourteen others with records below
d: 80. His sons have sired twenty-five 1880
performers, and his daughters have produced
six such If the difference in their length of
life and their opportunity is taken into ac-
OF his great brother. There are no two 1ull
brOiherS that have ever lived that can make an
equal showing: This shows that the warm
blood of Lady Patriot commingled most KIM
ly with that of the great founder of the Ham
bletonan family.
The sire OF Col. Vests dam, Woodford Man,
brinO. as n trotter. cam mpaigner and sire, has
never had but one superior George Wilkes).
His record OF 2:2lk was obtained when fifteen
by disease He is credited with a larger per
cent. of trOtters for the number of foals than
any other sire lie sired Abbottsford. 2:19k /;
Pancoast. 2:21%; Mambrino Dudley. 2:a01S !;
Convoy g 22Is Magenta.2 24H Rachel, 2 :a6a |;
Inca 2:2I; Lady hcFatridge, 9:2s; Dacia
J: 291a. and George A. aver, ?; 80 He sired
sires of 1875. col. w est's grand dam was sired
by Alexis ADdallah. a horse whose descendants
lead those OF any other sons OF HambletOnian
F'Um his loins have come such great sires as
AlmOnt, Belmont, Woods Hambletonian, &c &,
SC All this combination OF the blood OF these
greatest sires of these great families is built
..pOn a solid foundation of thoroughbred blood
runs ing back four generations
individually. Col West is all that his breed
ing would mdIcate-large, strong and smooth
with the best of feet and limbs He has never
been handled Ior speed. but was driven mile
over the Raveuna track in 2: i2. last half in
las, driven by his owner One of his colts
owned in Oil City, trotted in 8 :O6 as two year
old within six weeks alter being broken. He
has never had access to any well bred mares.
but from ordinary mares he has sill ed a class Of
roadsters that will command the attention OF
buyers. His action is very fine, and he goes in
that Lrand, majestic, comm anding style that Is
SO attractive to hOrsemen.
As all the sire> in his line have been positive,
potent SIres, count on col. west being an
impor tant factor in the Improvement OF the
road horse OF this section.
We submit these few facts. hoping 1t Will
cause oar breeders to carefully weigh his meT-
its and aualyze the value of his blood lines. 1t
will be secu that ne is not depending upon the
number of lines OF Messenger blood. but is full
OF the best lines on TOP CLOSE UP Nor is he
from :. line that depends on an accident that
has crop Acd GU: aud dependent on some ONE
REPRE kNTATIvE To bolster up a line of success
ul FAILURES hut he comes from POTENT LINES
OF THE MoST POTENT FAMILIES Sl9