Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-12-07

only those winch are eligible under rules
first, second, third, fourth, fifth and
ninth. Every animal standard under
those rules has proved that he or she
possessed merit as well as breeding.
They must either have trotted themselves
or produced trotters, or both.
The produce of stations of the first
class from mares of the first class might |
be entitled to rank as second class. The
produce of stations of the first class
from mares of the second class might al
so Justly be entitled to rank as second
class. All others should be placed in the
third class. When horses or mares in
class two are entitled by their own per-
Torrance or that of their offspring to
rank as first class, they should be so adj
vanced, and such of their offspring as are
then entitled to the change should be
This arrangement might not be so popu-
lar with many breeders at first as the
present rules, for few men when first
starting in the business stop to ask under
horse or mare is only registered as stand
ard they do not investigate farther.
Such a classification as suggested will
cause this class of breeders to inquire the
grade of standard the animal is which is
offered for sale. Provided those already
registered under rule seven were not
worthy of such rank, it can certainly do
no harm to class them by themselves.
By making few applications of the
old and new rules to the most noted turf
performers and most distinguished sires
and dams of trotters that haye yet been
produced, one can form pretty correct
idea of the evil effect of the obsolete rule.
The fastest time made by any trotter in a
race during the past season was 2:12.
The trotter which accomplished this feat
was Guy, by Kentucky Prince, a horse
not standard by breeding, but made so
by the performance of his get. The dam
of Guy was Flora Gardiner, by Seely's
American Star; second dam by Bay Rich
mond, etc. Guy was standard by breed
ing according to the old rules, but not by
the revised ones.
Prince Wilkes was one of the most
prominent trotters upon the turf the past
season. We believe he suffered defeat
but once, and the trotter that beat him
was Guy, above mentioned. He reduced
his record to 2:l4i. Prince Wilkes was
by Red Wilkes: dam by Brown Chief, a
standard horse; grandam by John Dill
lard, a non-standard animal. Prince
Wilkes breeding would make him stand
ard under the old rule seven. 1t would
not admit him to standard registry under
the present formula, however. No trot-
ter on the turf the past season, whether
stallion, mare Or geldng bred in accord
ance with the present rules, has been able
to beat him, however.
The greatest amount won by any trot
ter in the grand circuit during the past
son was Sl2, 403. The winner of this was
Jack G :l94) by Pilot Medium; dam by
Magma Charta; second dam by the non
standard horse Black Prince, son OF
Vermont Black Hawk. Jack would have
been standard by breeding under rule
seven. The change of rules would have
left him out in the cold He got there
just the same, however.
The next greatest winner was Genevf
S. (2:l9D, which captured Sll ,095 il
purses. This is not bad for a five-year
old. The sire of Geneva 5. was Abdal
lab Mambrino. He is by Almont; dam
Lyd, by Brown Chief, standard; secont
, dam by Ben Franklin, anon-standard sol
of Hazarack. Abdallah Mambrno would
not be standard by breeding under tn,
present rules. He would be eligible
however, under rule seven, which wa,
working so disastrously to the breeding
interests.
The trOtter which ranks third in tn,
list of Grand Circuit winners is Spofford
by Kentucky Prince. Spofford's dan
was by Dispatch, a non-standard son O
Rysdyk's Hambletonian, so he was no
entitled by breeding to standard registry
under any rule. The fourth horse on tn,
list was L. L. S. (2:l9D by Melrose
dam by Vermont Hambletoniau, non
! standard horse. His winnings aggregat
ed S7705. His sire, Melrose, was b,
Victor Won Bismarck: dam by Mambri
no Pilot; second dam by imported knigh
of st. George. Melrose would not b.
standard by breeding under the presen
; rules, but was registered as such unde
the obsolete rule seven. Guy alread,
, mentioned ranked as the sixth winner
and Kit Curry Gasp, a non-standar,
bred mare, got seventh place, with
total of 1912 to her credit.
a j. b. Richardson (2:l74) comes mex
e in order, with winnings aggregatin,
e S50S7. lie is by George Wilkes; dam
+, Tullahoma, by Almont; second dam b.
: imported Glencoe, and third by Bertrand