The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-03-07

Is In the city, CONSULTING Win the In
terror Department about matters In
connection with the Indian service.
Sd long,
X. g. HOPPER.
OUR HORSES AND THEIR BREEDING.
PAPER NO VIII.
AS nearly all of our trotting horses
trace to the same fountain head, many
are afraid Of breeding to stations
whose breeding lines are somewhat
similar to those Of their mares, can
net do better than to quote from e. II.
Smiths catalogue as follows. "The
subject of in-and-in breeding has &C.
cupied the attention Of some Of the
abiest breeders and profundest think
ers engaged in rural pursuits. Many
eminent breeders have illustrated the
generalogy Of the animal race by
adopting the practice Of in.and.in
breedlDg-avoiding incestous connec-
tions-with an occasional out cross to
prevent the degenerating effects Of
consanguinity. How far breeding into
relatives can be carried without de-
generating, is q subject to be determin-
ed by its practical effects. 80 far as
the writer's experience has led him to
investigate the subject, no serious ex-
amples of degeneration have been
proved by this system of uniting kim
bred blood, but quite to the contrary
the best of results have been attained.
All breeds are more or less connected
by blood. The thoroughbred is closer
inbred than any other class. He is
priced higher because no alien blood
has been suffered to pollute his escut.
cheon. Breeding in-aDd.in gives q
strong form or fixed type to the breed
that they will be likely to transmit as
q family inheritance. Many Of our
most famous trotters on the turf today
are the result of this system ofin.
breeding through sire and dam.
Rysdike's Hambletonian has no less
than four collateral lines through sire
and dam, running back to Imported
Messenger. Two crosses through HE
sire, Abdsllah, and two more inbred
strains through his grandson Que Eye
y daughter of Bishops Hambletonian,
con of Messenger. Lady Suffolk, one
of the best tlotting mares that ever
appeared on the American turf, had
three crosses to Messenger. General
Knox is another example Of close
breeding. He has four strairs run
ming back to Messenger through sire
and dam
Goidsmith's Maid (record 2:13) is In.
bred to old AbdaDlah. Her sire was
Alexander's Abdallah, grandson of
Abdallah out of a mare by Abdallah
giving her double cross to that ia.
nous stallion.
Maud 3. (record 2:O94r is inbred
through her sire Harold, q grandson of
old Abdallsh, out of the mare Enchan.
tress. by Abdallah.
Mambrino Gift, the first stallion to
trot annie in 2:2O, was inbred on his
dams side to Pilot Jr., also through
his sire Mambrino Pilot, he being out
Of Juliet by Pilot Jr.
Phallas (record 2:122 is twice inbred
to Mambrino Chief through bis dam
and grandam.
Clingstone (record 2:13) is inbred to
Hambletonian through sire and dam,
being sired by Rvsdyk. son Of Ham,
bletonian, dam Gretchen. by Casrose.
a son of Hambletonian.
Piedmont frecord 2:l7a) is inbred to
Mambrino Chief on sire and dams
side. being by Almont, whose dam was
by Mambrino Chief and out of Mag
Ferguson by Mambrino Chief.
Amy (record 2:2Oi) by Volunteer,
dam Belle Brandon by Hambletonian
Thus we might go on and name
many more instances In all the leading
trotting families, to prove the theory of
in-and-in breeding, but the examples
set forth above are conclusive, and
nearly every Intelligent and progress
I've breeder in the country Endorses the
practice. The Kentucky breeders of
trotting horses have been forced to
adopt this principle and are fast weed
ing out from their harems all plebeian
blood, and supplying their places with
animals who are close Or remotely bred
within the family lines of the stallion
in use The most popular practice to
day among Kentucky breeders Is to
breed the daughters and granddaugh.
tiers Of Rysdyk's Hsmbletonian to
stations descended from the same
fountain head. Daughters Of Geo.
Wilkes are coupled with his sons and
grandsons.
The prince of stations, Happy
Medium, was placed at the head OF
Fair Lawn as q worthy successor to
the great Almont, and the object
sought by Colonel Withers in securing
this most prepotent sire was to concen-
trate the blood of the two representa-
tive Hambleto lian stations, and thus
preserve the grand Inheritance of both,
pure aud undiluted. The wisdom of
Colonel Withers 10 uniting the blood
Of these two phenomenal sires is &C
knowledged, and the purchasing pub