Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-25
LIGHT HARNESS HORSES,
HOW THE SCIENCE OF BREEDING THIS
GLASS HAS MADE PROGRESS.
Vermont Breeders Whose Efforts in This
Line Have Been successful Import
ance ofthe Dam in Breeding Not
ed Horses in This vicinity.
Written ror the Free Press. !

That the breeding of the light harness
horse is n science is best illustrated by the
readiness with which those who have been
Engaged in cattle or sheep breeding become
practical horse breeders. Me,srs Miller &
Sibrv Prospect Hin farm, Franklin Pa,
have for years past extensively and Success
fully engaged in breeding Jersey cattle. In
the breeding of Jerseys they only bred the
hest and found the producing strains. In
their horse breeding they have selected the
hest without regard to cost, pursuing the
same course making their selections from
the great producing and performing dams,
and by sircs that have produced perform
ers.
The same course was pursued in a limited
way ny Henry Thorp of Charlotte, who has
lecn breeder of melino sheep When Char
Icy Mack 3:2J, and Laura Williams 2;244,
both by HoIabild's Ethnn, commenced to
show speed. Mr.. Thorp lid not purchase
son on daughter of Ethan, but quietly went
looking for Il daughter of the Same mare
dam Of Charley Mack and Laura Williams
and when he found one he bought her and
from her heraised Robert Lee 4:23t, and has
t''u mares from her which he i, breeding
These two mare, having two producing dams
make them good enough FOR most any
one.
There is now in Hlnesburgh a mare about
| - years old. owned by G gorge W. Flanagan
that can almost be called a great brood mare
She is the dam of Sister, 2:3j9 Overlabe.
2;34 and Brother. 2;3l4 the last two being
made on one half mile tracks, that of Broth
| err in the seventh heat of closely contested
race. Ovei'ake has well authenticated tri-
| ais over Howard park Of better than 2:-I.
Joseph Bacon of this city has twotllies from
| this mare, one by WndenSian a son of Hola-
| birds Ethan and the other by HClGbird' :
Ethan, making her full sister to Sister, 2:254
! Both of these illies give promise of speed,
the Waldonsian FLY being PAGER. The old
mare brought Mr.. Flanagan Il very promis-
ing flly last year and is thought to be in
| foal This mare was bred 10y Hon. c. W.
Brownel of Wilhston. sired by son Of old
! Ethan Allen also bred by Mr. Brownell. Her
dam was by Adam Styling Morgan This
mare could now have had three i'll the 2:3u
| list with several younger ones TO hear
| from.
| There are somewhat less than POO mares
! that have produced two 2:3O trOtters each.
only % TINT have produced three or more,
only seven that have gone up the next step
| and produced -four or more, and only three
| that have produced five 2:3O performers
| each. The dam is of the greatest importance
| in breeding, and in selecting a ire select one
who descends from one of the great dams,
and in breeding, ii you are looking for i'm
mediate results don't breed TO brood mare
a stallion one whose blood elemcntsa are of tho
brood mare producing strains. Tie blood
OF Mambrino Patchen Pilot .ir., Harry Clay.
American star and John billiard, has irs
greatest value when coming through the
dam. No practical breeder would breed tc
a stallion sired by any of the above mention
Cd expecting to realize from the imme late
| nrOlNce.