Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-16

to obtain such, he must use his brains
to discard animals suffering from all
forms of hereditary unsoundness. There
are some unsound animals, however,
which possess qualities so valuable that
they are likely to prove more successful
than some of the higher priced sound
ones. Many of the most celebrated trot-
tiers and most successful sires in the past
have been the produce of just such mares.
The Charles Kent Mare, dam of Rysdyks
Hambletonian, was one of this class. 1t
is stated by II. 7. Helm, in his "Ameri-
can Roadsters and Trotting Horses" that
in 1874 Jonas Seely purchased this mare
with foal at foot for Sl35 the two. The
mare was very lame at that time. Five
years later Mr.. Seely sold the mare with
colt foal at foot, receiving Sl25 for
both. The colt was none other than Rvs
dyk's Hambletonan.
In 1865 blind mare by Mambrino Chief
was offered for sale at auction at Lexing-
ton, Ky, among lot of other undesirable
stock then owned by the proprietor of
WOODBURY. Farm. When this mare was
brought out it was impossible to get
single bid for her. She was offered for
800, but no one wanted her. The auc-
tioneer finally decided to take her at that
figure, and did so. After keeping her
few weeks he sold her for 1925. She had
been bred to Alexander's Norman, and
the next spring dropped colt which be-
came when three years old famous by
beating all previous three-year-old trot-
ting records, and scoring a mark of 2 81
under the name of Blackwood. At that
time he was owned jointly by two men,
one of whom paid the other $500 for
his interest, then sold the colt to Harrison
Durkee, Esq, for $50, 900 if report is cor
rect. He is the sire of several fast trot-
tiers, including Proteine cas- ana Black
wood, Jr., 2:22a).
Somewhere along in the forties, one of
pair of bay mares, which was being
driven on the road in new section of
country somewhere in New York State,
stepped upon small, sharp stump, which
penetrated her foot and made her Grip
pie for life. In 1851 this cripple was bred
to Rysdyks Hambletonian, then a two.
year-old colt, and in 1852 dropped foal
now known as Alexander's Abdallah
and shown by the records to have beer
r. a % he
of Chester.
In 1857, Mr.. Jonathan Hawkins of Or
ange county, n. y, bred a l4.2-hand
spawned, black mare called Clara to Rvs
dyk's Hambletonian. The produce wa:
Dexter, king of trotters in his day, anC
the first to get record of 2:l7t to har
ness. Five years later the same mar,
produced another colt by Rysdyk's Ham
bletonian, which is now known as Dicta
tor, and distinguished as the sire of tn,
wonderful trotters Jay-Eye-See (2:lO)
Phallas (2:l3D and Director (2:lO. [
we are correctly informed, Clara. befor
producing these foals, was sold for abou
S13.
The dam of the trotter Jack was 5,
small that she was thought to be of n,
value for brood purposes, and was sole
for about $50. Jack won more money
last season than any other trotter on tn,
turf. y few years since Mr.. c. W. vii
liams bought resolute, nervy mare o
the Messrs. Stout of Dubuque, Ia, at
nominal figure. She was by Mambrnt
Boy @ :2Gt), a son of Mambrino Patchen
If we are correctly informed he bough
two at the same time, paying only abou
$3.50 for them. Four years ago he tool
them to the farm of George Wilke!
Simmons" Lexington, Ky, where h,
mated the one with short pedigree OF
her dams side with William L., and tn,
other, which was much more fashionably
bred, with Jay Bird. The produce of tn,
former was the wonderful three-year-olC
trotting stallion AXtell, with three
year-old record two and one half seconds
faster than any other trotter yet brough
to light. The produce of the other mar,
was tiiC SAdiiioh -AiiOl tOH, NIilCil has WOi
several good races this year, getting
record of 2 .23.
The dam of Ethan Allen was spawned
and well advanced in years when sh,
brought this distinguished son of Yer
mont Black Hawk. Had it not been fol
a large puff on one hook of Lady Patriot
Volunteer would probably never have ex
listed. This puff, which became running
sore, was, according to Helm, the caus,
for breeding at three years of age instead
of breaking her.
The above facts show that there is
chance for breeders of limited means
who are not able to pay fancy prices TO-
choice brood mares. BY selecting wiry
nervy mares of great courage and endu
rance, noted for excellent road qualities
and mating them with properly gaite(