Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-07

dian Hill''-this being the place referred
ton the present regard? Before an
swering this question it would be well
to call to mind the fact, which the cat
alogue issued on behalf of this great
breeding farm fully shows, that Mr.. r.
$. Veech's Goddusts have been as the
merest 1.-THE in comparison with his
other extensive trotting-horse posses
sions; and still no less than three out
of the seventeen 2 80 or better perform
ers, with which his principal stallion is
credited, are from Golddust dams. II
was no accident with Mr.. Veech that he
had and has on his place some of this
strain, for he knew the old horse Gold
dust in his palmy days, and he is but
one of many who, having seen him in
his prime, when he commanded the adj
miration of all, remembers only to de-
plore. What-so runs the question that
has passed through many mind-if the
opportunities of Golddust and Pilot. .Jr..
had been equal? They were unequal
in years as well as otherwise. The one
had the best the great "Woodburn"
could afford, the other had what feeble
chance afforded and yet Golddust got
Lucille Golddust, 2:lGt, a record seven
and three-quarters seconds better than
the best to the credit of Pilot, Jr. And
the end is not yet for this blood of Gold
dust. In commanding relationships il
prOng hprp aud thoro
line. Taking the conspicuous on the
turf or last year, it is found that among
them, and having Golddust blood in
their veins, were Rosalind Wilkes.
2:lS3; Johnston, PAGER, 2:OGf: Gossip.
PAGER, 2:lS; Gossip, Jr., PAGER, 2:14:
Billy e., 2:2l4; Bracelet, 2:26}; Fic-
ton, 2;264; Lucille's Baby, 2:27b, and
Estelle. 2:20. And Rosalind Wilkes
adds further important truth in favor
of the Golddust family, in that no son
OF even Pilot, Jr., has produced daughter
that can be credited with the equal of
this great young trotter.
The stud career of Golddust was q
short one, and, fOaled as he was in 1874
and with his death occurring in 1871.
he passed away in his prime. OF the
years in which it was possible for him to
do stud service he lost five during the
war, and it is authoritatively stated that
the total number of foals got by him
was under two hundred and fifty. Few
OF these were out of mares of any note
in breeding, and yet in Chester's ssRec-
ord 1t is shown that twenty-three of
ms get have records of 2 40 or better.
his direct contribution to the 2 80 list
being Lucille Golddust, 2:lGt: Fleetv
Goddust, = 20; Indicator, 2:23d: Rolla
Golddust, 2:25. and Tennvson. . 80: a
number quite large in comparison with
the whole of the get of Golddust. and
in view of the usual proportion in such
cases have records better than three
minutes. and to-day, as ever since Gold
dust was ut the height of his fame, the
roadsters to his credit and the credit of
his sons in Louisville and Jefferson
county, as well as throughout the
neighboring counties, have not been
~N'' I''''' - any VI lItl lOduSltTS WIl;lt-
ever, and as regards style and beauty
they have certainly had no equals.
The case for the sons of Golddus #
that have produced , 80 or better trot-
tiers may now be stated. The best son
of GoldduSt is Zilcaudi Golddust. and
he has sired Whirlwind, 2:2l; Estelle,
2;2o; Fanny, PAGER, 2:25l; Tennessee,
PAGER, 80. The other sons of Gold
dust that in this way have produced are
Dorsey Golddust, sire of Arthur, , PSI !:
Fancy Golddust, sire of Fred Golddust.
2;214; Forrest Golddust, sire of Stand
ard Bearer, , :29!; Lexington Golddust.
sire of Sir Roger, :23t; Glencoe Gold
dust sire of George w. Davis, 2:2Gf;
Golddust III, sire of T. l.. d., PAGER,
2;22i; Messenger Golddust, sire of
Harry Golddust, PAGER, , :294 Manning
Golddust, sire of Fanny Golddust, , Us ::
Sam Golddust, sire of Bay Diamond,
PAGER, 2:24t; Golddust, Jr., sire of
James H., al; Brilliant Golddust. sire
of Billy e., 2;2l4, and son of Cold
dust without name that was the sire
of Montague Boy, , :29i.
The outcome for the female descend
ants of Golddust in this relation is also
of interest. From the daughters of
Golddust have come Lucille's Baby.
2:2Ot; Isabella, 2;25t; Farce, 2:29t;
Romance, 2:294; Orient, , $50; Path
finder, Jr., 2 ;294; Lady Jerauld, 2:24t;
Jessie Hammond, 2;254, and Gossip,
PAGER, lis.
granddaughter of Golddust are the
dams of Rosalind Wilkes, 2:lS4; John
w., 2;23i; Emery's Alexander, 2:25;
Fiction, 2:26t; Geneva Wilkes, 2:2G4
Bracelet, 2;2G3; Four Corners, DPS;
Reference, 2:29t, and Justna, , :234,
to pole 2:lS; and from these same
granddaughters are Bashaw Golddust,