The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-26
SEDGWICK COUNIY'S GREAT STUD
FARMS.


To the Editor Of the Eagle.
AS Sedgwick county is fast becoming
great center for breeding trotting
horses, and is destined 10 take leading
position ia that business, now having
three breeding fast horse farms, two of
which have often been mentioned in
these columns, the readers of the EAGLE
will doubtless be interested in knowing
what Is going on among the record
breaking sires of the country. So many
and such rapid changes are taking place
almost every day in the records made by
trotters that 1t is difficult to keep track
of them or to know exactly where they
stand. All know that for some time
Palo Alto held the record for trotting
stations at 2:0Sa, On the 9th of Oc-
tober last Stamboul lowered Palo Altos
record TO 2:0S!, and was crowned King
OF Trotters.
Stambours sire was Sultan, a son Of
The Moor; his dam, Fleetwing, was a
daughter of Hambletonian 10. His sec
ond dam, Patchen Maid, was by George
NJ. Patchen. The Moor WAS by Clay
Pilot, "a son of Cassius NJ. Clay, Jr } and
was the sire OF Beautiful Bells, the
greatest brood mare of Palo Alto stock
farm. 1t will thus be. seen that Siam
boul is royalty bred. He was able,
however, to hold his crown only about
ten days, when it was taken from him
by Kremlin, Ga son OF Lord Russell, a
full brother of Maud S. } dam, Eventide,
by Woodford Membrino. kremlin low
cred the record to 2:084. A few days
later STEAMBOAT captured the crown
again in 2:0S. 1t was soon wrested from
him again by kremlin, in 2:07a. STAN
boul is booked for another trial, and it is
expected that he will lower
the record to 2:01l, or less. Whether he
will be able to regain and hold the crown
of the king of trotters or not, he is GER
tainly entitled to the credit of being tie
king of trotting sires. A natural born
trotter himself, he, at 10 years of age, is
the sire OF nine in the 800 or better.
Four Of these entered the list at 2 years
fornia, and his trotting career began in
1884 at Stockton, Cal, where he won the
2-year-oid stake in 18Th. In 1885, as a
S-ye,.r-old, he started III four races, win
ming first money III three. and second in
the other, and lowerd his record to 2:263.
As 4-year-old he was in eight races
and won first money in five, and second
in three. and lowered his record TO 2:223.
As a year-ol, he won first money in
five races, and reduced his record to
2:1.1. When 6 years old he won four
races got race-record Of 2:15, and
record of 2:14f against the watch.
When Z wears old he made a record of
2:12L against time. At 8 he low
cred his record to gil at Stock
ton, Cad, Nov. %. 1890. This record
was made on a regulation track, before
a common trotting suiky. The first half
Of the 2:0S4 mile in which he captured
the stallion record of the world, on Oct.
q, 1892, was made in 1:012. a 1908 gait,
and shows that he has the necessary |
speed to lower his present record. His |
record at this writing is 2:0S. During |
the wears these records have been made, |
he has been il actual service as a sire |
avery season.
As an indication OF his power to trans |
mix speed TO his progeny, we have bat |
20 refer 20 the records of his get and /
hose of his sire and dam. Stamboul Is |
one of only seven stations who has sired |
line $50 trotters at the age Of 10 years. !
Sultan, his sire, was the first horse liv- /
ng dat sired eight $3.50 trotters at 10 /
Years of age. Old Hambletonian ten |
VAS IS wears old before I've had niue in |
lie 2:30 list. GEORGE Wilkes only had /
en- in the list at u Years of age. Blue
pull had nine a. %: Happx Medium had /
en- at is; Elecuoneer only eight at Il: /
Robert McGresor eight a. IS. Nephe y
hight at Il, Almont had eight at II,
sidney had Ten at ten years OF age. Il /
II the $50 list at ten years o. age, be-
ore any other horse equalied him.
An article in the Spirit on Speed in
Sires," by Hark Comstock has the fol-
owing interesting facts il regard TO Sui
an and Stamboul.
"Sutan Is sire OF Stamboul and his
Excessive demonstration of power 10
ranSnit trotting proclivity doubtless
accounts, in part, fo. the great showing
hat his son. Stamboul, has also made in
he stud when ten years old, in COM
,arlSoa with all other sires OF approx
nalelv last record No other horse sue
esied in getting eight representatives
u the $50 list 81 a younger age than
,uliaa did ii until the present year,
: hen Sable Wilkes has accomplished
he result al eight years old. Only four
ther horses have, IN fact, accomplished
be point as young as Sultan did II,
aaking the following list thai have
cached tie limit ut ten wears
ID, with the exception of Sable Wilkes,
5 noted. / give them in the order OF
heir records rs far as they have any:
ts,rlhoUl .2:oS
stiie Wilkes l.----.------......-- LIS
'asea Wilkes. lis
4dASy -.-.,----.-..--.-... .--Spl -sUss4
aissn .--.-.------.----- -
ord Russell .......-.:.. .-..- Pe<isssree
The record of the horses THEMSELVES |