The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-05-07

from els to 2:3O; has II daughters
that nave performers with records
from 2:1o 10 2.3O. He now stands at
$500 by the ssa3on and his book filed
and closed last January-a showing
which stands unequaled by any sire
living with no older produce than
has Swigan AZ is shown, WESTERN
LAD, through his sire's dam, takes in
the choicest bloodof the HaInbletOn-
ian family, viz: Goldsmith's Abdallah,
Volunteer, Rysdyk's Hambletonian
and the sire OF Rysdyk's Halnbleton-
ian, Abdallah n), which constitute
the father and parent OF all the most
popular trotting strains in the world,
and it is well known that they are all
performers and sires OF performers. ]
will not tire my readers with list Of
their performers which would occupy
much time and space. WESTERN LAD
up to season of 1889 never served q
mare that ever produced any speed
from any other sire, and yet with his
unfavo-able opportunities, from COM
mon farm mares he has sired o very
liberal average amount Of speed.
None Of his get have entered the 2:3O
list, but quite number have shown
better than 2:4O. and / never knew
one Of them that was handled, but
with a little handling would show B
minutes. hear some very flattering
reports from one filly called Maud j.,
owned by Mr. Broadwater Of Helena.
Montana, and in charge Of II. Kir-
kendall of same place William Sha W
of Milbank, Dakota, told me recently
that he saw her trot in q race ut Mil
h0 - -, nnr <hroo rld form in
2:35 and won the race over field OF
old calnpaigners. / have letters from
Mr.. kirkendall and Ed. Laferty, his
trainer, saying Maud J. had shown
trials 2:25, and they will wager $500
that she will get record in race
this season OF 2:3O or better. Her dam
was an old mare that failed to pro-
duce any speed from any other sire.
While the Opportunities of the now
Geo. Wilkes were confined
to the patronage OF the farm mares
q country village in
York State, he failed to make a fav-
orable mark as q sire, and his fees
were reduced to SO to insure; but
when taken to Kentucky and had
the embrace Of well-bred mares, he
soon sprang into favor and built his
fame as sire Of speed. The result
was that he WAS eighteen years old
when his first get entered the $50
list. claim WESTERN LAD has
shown himself equal to any horse as
q sire Of speed-his opportunities con-
as for size, quality, dis |
position and average sellers are une-
qualed. l will refer my readers to
George Miller, John +. Manning, A. |
Thayer, as they have bought and
shipped them. They all tell the same |
story that there is n quality about |
the get Of WESTERN LAD that makes |
them ready sellers at paying prices. |
The sales Of his get average from $500 |
to $500, that being the price Mr..
paid for Maud j. in her
old form. No man can af- |
ford to breed for speed alone. The |
per cent. Of performers is too small. |
Breed to standard sires that get size, |
quality and disposition and an equal
chance for speed. Then there is no
lottery abont il; you have a safe and
investment ut all events. |
Combine q high order of individual
with q fashionable pedi |
gree and you will never strike a dull |
market. The horse Of all others that
Is best suited for drawing q heavy
or coach Is the American
trotter when of proper size.
TERMS: SIS for the season; $50 to
insure q mare in fOal.