The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-28
ITEMS FOR HoRsEMEN.

VIM. b. Fasig gives the following advice
to the owners Of brood mares respecting the
selection Of stallion: Don't breed to an
unsound stallion. Don't breed to a pedigree
alone. Avoid lunk-head stallion, no mat
ter what the breeding. On such a case the
pedigree Is the tail and it wags the horse
you want horse that can wag his pedigree)
Don't breed to horse that can't trot himself
Dut depends entirely on some relation for his
reputation. A horse cannot transmit a
power he himself does not possess. There
are many stations parading under a fash
ionable pedigree (and "number.'1 that
can't trot as fast as a pig can swim. A
horse that Is bred to trot and can't trot. can
not do what he IL bred to do, and is. there
fore a fraud and failure. Breed To a horse
that is good himself, that can trot himself
that Is trotting bred through proved trottine
lines handsomes horse, good-sized, a
good-galted one. Find the stallion that com
bines all these qualities in the greatest de-
gree-then breed to him let your neighbor
breed to theory only-you stick to reality
and what your common sense tells you Is
right; and when the test comes you will find
that your reality gets the money from your
neighbor's theory every time Use your own
judgement; don't be unduly Influenced by
visionary theorists.
The following agreement has been entored
upon Dy the owners Of colts in this city, re-
garding the colt stakes race which Is 10 be
trotted In the fall:
A colt stake foals Of 1888 TO be trotted I'm the
iail OF 1889 at some date and place 10 be agreed
upon hereafter by the majority Of the parties who
upon as follows:
:. The race is to be trottIng race best two in
and no distance In said race. Henry Foster Is 10
De stakeholder, two thirds OF the money 10 20 TO
tne winner; two thirds Of the balance 70 90 10 the
second and the remainder to the third. THE en-
trance Zee TO be S26. Five dollars on the day of
nomination. $40 on July goth, andls1O ten days
All money deposited by the nominators 10 he
,9rIeited unless said colts participate in the race
70 be hereafter agreed upon BY the maiorIty of
the starters In the race.
tor Sa%ss as% w w PdSlanS FGyd bay & Hattie F. by Eec
j. J: f. Barrett chestnut hlly. Artemus, by Arte-
,uM, 1W: y. morrill,, bay flly Dawn, by Messenger
Wilkes, dam OF Young Nelson, dam by Hasting
CO. e A. ma Maxwell @ bay fy by Portland Pilot, dam
EDWARD Fletcher. bay stud Artemus Chief by
Artemus Jr, dam Smuggler Chief
n W. Ilsley, bay stallion Genarm Pilot by
winthrop Pilot, dam Pllotta by Black Pilot.
y. r; Hawkins, Blanche Wilkes.
MI; LlDDy, mare colt by G0ldrow, dam Belle
OF Fitchburg.
Jonn " Packard OF the firm Of j. ID
Packard q Son, Chardon street, Boston.
was In Dover last week and took with him
on his return six excellent specimens Of Pis-
cataquis bred horses for that market. This
was probably the most valuable line Of stock
ever taken from the county at one time. All
are first class horses. They keep Maine
horses on hand at their stables constantly,
making them speciality.
On the evening of the day when Maud
lowered the record to 2.092 at Cleveland.
beating Jay Eye Sees 2.10 made on the pre-
vious day at Providence, Mr.. Vanderbilt re-
ceived at least one offer Of 100000 for the
mare, but he refused to sell her for that
price, knowing she would be used for exhi-
bition and speculative purposes. That offer
was undoubtedly the highest ever made for a
horse In America If not in the world.
W. +. Todd Of Calias recently refused an
offer from Kentucky breeder Of $1,000 each
for the use Of four Emeline's daughters one
year.
The costiliest stable in the world has been
built in Syracuse, N. Y, for ID. Edward
Grouse, the millionaire horseman. When 1t
Is complete It will represent an outlay Of at
least S5OO,0O0.