Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-09
NOT TRACED"


In these days when the rearing of trot-
tiers has become business of enormous
magnitude, we find many able writer's in
structing us how to breed in order to at
tain the desired end. The theories vary
widely-one may tell us that in order to
have fast speed at the trotting gait, we
should have from % to 30 per cent of
running blood, while another says to
keep as far away from running blood as
possible, and each one establishes his
opinion or position with facts adduced
from the established records.
1t appears from examination that there
is an element entering largely into the
composition of trotting pedigrees which
has been entirely ignored by these writ
ers. 1t is the mot traced
If it be clearly demonstrated that an
entire absence of running foolshness -
is productive of an extreme rate of speed
at the trot, then surely it follows that the
correct way to breed trotters is to keep
entirely away from the runners. If it is
the % or 90 per cent of running blood in
Jul last llOJitIS l1ldJ enables tnpm TO
fight out long contested races and get to
the front in quick time, then we should
follow that course of breeding. But our
writers have not noticed that the sires or
dams of large proportion of our trotters
are - not traced" Let us look at the facts.
In the last issue of Wallace's Year
Book, on pages 435 and 1876, is list of
2 20 trotters-253 names. Among these
we find that over one-thrd have from 25
to 100 per cent of blood mot traced
Rarus, 2;l3i, ex-king of the turf, with
lS5 heats in 2 80 or better, has as his sire
a horse whose breeding is mot traced"
Goldsmith Maid, II, 1892 heats in 2 80
or better), has, according to the rules for
registration as laid down by Mr.. Wallace,
only % per cent of known blood. Flora
Temple, 2:l9f, another ex-queen of the
turf, and with 80 heats in 80 or better.
has " breeding not traced" on side of her
DAM In the same category we find Arab,
2l5, Smuggler, once king of stations.
Hattie Woodward :l5t, American Girl,
2l6t, Charley Ford, 2:l6i, Hannis,
, 2:173, etc.
: Turning to the table of 2 80 trotters.
under their sires we find that 139 horses
HdNctd sHtu Jour OF more :0U trOtterS.
Of this number 40 have either sired. their
fastest performers, or majority of their
performers, from mares s'not traced. -
In the table of great brood mares we find
191 mares that have each produced two
or more 30 performers. OF these mares
~ are either mot traced " or from mares
A mot traced"
, Let Us see if this element is hereditary.
Andrew jackson 4, was from mare
mot traced" lie sired Henry Clay s.,
e from mare mot traced Henry CLAW
4 sired Cassius NJ. Clay, IS, from mare
mot traced" Cassius NJ. Clay sired
George Nj. Patchen, 30, from mare by
I Head'em. George NJ. Patchen sired
D. Henry Il. Patchen 1913, from mare mot
. traced Henry b. Patchen has five 30
trotters to his credit, four of them being
from mares mot traced and the fifth
. from mare said to be by Abdallah |.
5 AleXander's Abdallah, 10, was also from
a mare mot traced" and he sired Wood 5
Hambletonian, SO, from mare mot
II traced. Woods Hambletonian has Is
= trotters in the 80 list, seven being from
n mares mot traced" His son. johnny
b.. 1883. was from mare mot traced
; and sired Taylor, , :26t, from mare
mot traced" while another son, Nonpa-
il rlel, 9435. also from mare mot traced
4 sired Minnie d., 2 :23i, from mare mot
: traced"
> Is not this pretty good showing for
: the mot traced."-FEB. in Kentucky
t Stock Farm.