Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-30

than utility.
ITO be concluded
WAS IMPORTED GLENCOE OF
RUNNING. TROTTlNG, OR PACING
BLOOD2
Editors Turf, Field and Fdrm.-At the
first glance this question will be pro-
nounced very absurd, but the unparallel-
ed performances of that greatest of all
four-year-old pacing wonders, Arrow
g IA in second heat), having downed
with the greatest ease all of the fastest
and best trOtters I'M PAGERS that were
pitted against him-pacing no less than
nine races, winning them all-is my
apology for this inquiry. His breeding
is even more astounding than his perfor-
names, being sired by the stallion A. w.
Richmond, son of BLACKBOARD (out of a
mare very largely of running blood), and
his dam a thoroughbred daughter of
Crichton, son of Glencoe; therefore he is
fifteen-siXteenths thoroughbred at least.
But the most amazing thing about this
most wonderful performer is that he
traces directly through sire and dam lin
quadruple llnes) to imported Diomed,
and not to a single animal in his whole
lineage hat was ever known to pace a
step.
If Arrow were the only performer at
the pacing gait carrying the blood of
Glencoe, he might be considered a freak
of nature, but as l write without con-
sulting the register, the following car
rying his blood occur to me:
The dam of Jewett, 2 :221 trotting, 2:l4
pacing, was by John Times, son of Glen
coe.
The dam of Clara Cleveland, 2 :23 (trot-
ting), was by Glencoe.
The dam of Richball, 2:l2t (pacing),
was by Little Arthur, son of Glencoe.
The dam of Loretta F., 2 ISL Ctrotting),
by Col. Grayson, son of Glencoe.
The dam of Arrow, 4-year record 2:14
Cpacing, in second heat), by Crichton, son
of Glencoe.
The second dam of Jay-eye-see, 2:10
(trotting) was from a daughter of Glen
coe.
Col. Lewis ia converted pacer) 2:ls4,
(trotting) was sired by Ri1eman, son of
Glencoe.
Abner F., 2 PA (trotting), was sired
by DR.. Maxwell, son of Little Arthur, by
Glencoe.
Dolly, the dam of Fleta, 2:29t (trot-
ting,) and Envoy, 2 rs (trotting), was by
Iowa, son of Glencoe.
Almonarch G :24a) put four in the 2 :3(
list Gncluding a , 20 pacer) in 1887. His
dam is Iii (Brilliant), by Asteroid, son OF
Lexington. The dam of Asteroid was q
daughter of Glencoe, and the dam of II
was from another daughter of Glencoe,
thus making him a double Glencoe, and
Notwithstanding that no other son OF
Almont has equaled him, it is not at al
probable that any mares worthy of hi;
embrace will be stinted to him, not being
bred according to that bundle of ''idioc
les" called the ''standard."
There are many other performers carry
ing the blood of Glencoe, which to en-
umerate would be a tedious task. But
there is another very instructive fact il
this connection which | would mention
for the benefit of any of your reader
who may have allowed themselves to b,
blindfolded by this silly standard
The two very best of those | have Ell
umerated, viz, Arrow and Richball, car
ry vastly more of the blood of the thor.
oughbred than any of the others. Thu
latter was sired by King Pharaoh, a sol
of American Star (out of a mare nearly
or quite thoroughbred), and the sire o
the former, coupled with a strictly thor
[ oughbred daughter of Bonnie Scotland
produced the only mare on earth to pu
[ two stallion sons in the 2:20 list; also
coupled with two mares of very low
; breeding, produced Romeo, 2:l9t, anC
; Len Rose, 2:27. Had Richball not re
l ceived such inhuman treatment he would
unquestionably have been the king o
! PAGERS; but, like little king of trotters
l was ruined through the unsuitable greco
/ of his owner.
1t is said that Budd Doble has secure,
) Arrow and will bring him East in tn
: spring. Hope the report is true; h
l couldn't have fallen into better hands
If no accident befalls him he will max
a clean sweep of the circuit ~(unless he /
D already ruined), or my name is not
I LEXINGTON.