The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-13

little analysis OF this list-tO be 4
member OF which is about the highest
distinction that can be conferred on 4
trotting sirc-shows better than any
thing else the wonderful prepotency OF
Rysdyk's Hamblctonian, and illustrates
in the most forcible manner that no
matter from what standpoint the sub
ject OF the breeding OF trottcrs is con-
sidcred, the Hambletonian family COM
plctGly overshadows all others. The
list contains thirty names. One OF these
is Hambletonian himself, twelve others
are his sons, nine others his grandsons,
and two-Robert McGregor and Nut
wood-his great grandsons. This is a
total OF twcnty-iour out OF thirty, leav-
ing in the list only Blue
Bull, Daniel Lambert, Governor
spraguc, Princeps, Swigert and Sultan
that are not direct descendants in the
male line OF Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
In other words, four-iiths OF all the
stations that have sired twenty or more
$50 or better trottcrs are OF the Ham
bletonian family, 1t is not necessary to
cNpatiate upon I fact like this, for it
tells its own story concluSively and with
eloquencc. ii the Investigation was to
be extended still further it would be
found that in every other branch OF the
breeding problem the superiority OF the
Hamblctonian blood is equally appar-
ent. The best records at one, two, three,
four and five years OF age are to the
credit oil the get OF Electioneer, son oil
Hamblctonian. The worlds trotting
record, 2:0Sf, is held by Sunol, a daugh-
ter OF the same horse, and she dcposed
Maud 5, that was by Harold, 4 son OF
Hambletonian. The next best trottinc
record to this is the 2:09oi Nancy Hanks,
4 daughter OF Happy Medium, son OF
1iambletonian. The fastest trotMng
record by gelding is the 2:lO OF Jay
Eye-Scc, and lie is by Dictator, son OF
nambletonian. The fastest stallion
record is Allcrton's 2:09t, and he is by
Jay Bird, son OF George Wilkes, he by
Hambletonian. It is also y noticeable
fact that George Wilkes has moro repro
sentatives in this list OF stations with
twenty or more trotters in the $50 list
than any other son OF Ilambletonian,
he being the sire OF iour-Red Wilkes,
Alcantara, Alcyone and Bourbon Wilkes.
Alexandcr's Abdallah stands second,
with two to his credit, they being al
mont and Belmont.
The list is certainly 4 very interest
ing and instructive one, showing, as it
does, that although there may be good
sircs OF trottcrs outside OF the Hamble-
tonian family, when it comes to meas
uring horses by the highest standards
that can be applied, no other strain OF
blood has much OF show. Three sons
OF Observation-Disclosures, George
Wilkes and Happy Mcdium-havc
sired 22l trotters with records better
than 2:3O, and their get also hold the
worlds trotting record and the best
record at one, two, three and four
years. 10 put the matter in another
light it may be said that the stations,
each OF which has sired twenty or more
$50 trottcrs, have produced in NIL LIP
rioters with records OF 80 or better.
OF this number Hambetonian himself
sired IL and his sons are credited with
4IG His grandsons have sired 296 and
two great grandsons 81 more, making a
grand total OF sos, which leaves 2l4 for
all tho other families represented in
this list. No matter how you figure it,
the Hambletonians are overwhelmingly
in the lead when it comes to the pro-
duction OF speed at the trot.