The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

animals already disposed Of at aucuon
this year. and the number OF saIes au'
vertised 10 take place during the winter
where numbers OF the richest Dred tiol-
ting animals In the country Will pass uI'
der the hammer. when n calm UMPIRE
JUDGED view Of the situation Is taken
the firm belief Is induced that no alarm
need be felt The present year has been
one OF widespread financial depression
which has affected the horse market TO
some extent Yet the outlook for the
coming year is much brighter
The country is big and prosperous.
Statistics show that up 20 the present
about % 900 horses have been registered as
standard OF this number probably NV
have been sent abroad. while possibly
Canada claims about the same number.
fIit Of the whole number registered
and the American Trotting Register has
been in existence less than fifteen years
at least 5000 are dead This leaves only
1900 standard trottcrs alive In TINS couh-
try, OF which 1t may be estimated that
1000 are geldings and barren mares. when
leaves only 5000 standard trotters IN
the United States fit for breeding pur-
poses. That number for a country OF
100000 people can not be considered
as an overplus. Surely each state ought
20 be able 10 handle 20 standard rotters
without causing a mad rush among owners
10 get out of the breeding business Tor
fear of a crisis. The methods when eA-
listed in the beginning have been vastly
changed and the next few years WIN
witness a greater change still. The old
haphazard manner Of breeding no longer
= exists among intelligent students OF that
eprofound science Though the problem
Fhas by no means been solved, yet When
fmare Is sent TO the embrace of stallion,
1.-THE breeder having specific OBJECT IN
1tlew, and his act being the result OF
pintelligent reasoning and forethought
pthe product Of such union should make
fa very near approach to the animal
fsought for
e That period is fast approaching when
uhe value of the trOtter will be gagged
.by his earning capacity, both In the STUD
land on the track. AS the value Of purses
Fand stakes offered by the large trotung
fbnd breeding associations increase-which
tshey are yearly doing-the value OF the
ptrotting race horse, the campaigner OF
hree-for-al calibre, will be increased &C
fcordingly, while the price that can be OBJ
Aained for his near relative of but medium
capacity will be decreased in proportion.
bWhether sold at the auction mart or dis
fpOsed of at private sale, the young horse
h1escended from great producing lines
tthemeselVes good individuals, will bring
good prices. Mere breeding without tndi-
kiduality will not count in these days Of
Progress Take for instance, the costly
EIascot by Stamboul, out of Minnehaha
Dat two years he Was sold at the Kellogg
bale for SIG O00 This year. at the age Of
Five, he was put up at public auction and
Knocked down at $700-a mere pittance
{compared with his first cost, the reason
tLeing that he had neither shown speed
Dor the capacity as a sire at all cOmmensu-
tate with his breeding. Another cause
(which has acted adversely to the trot-
fing horse interest has been the almost in
tane desire TO produce extreme speed re-
Eardless of the all-important requisite Of
boundness and constitution, while size,
finnish and style have been much too often
t1sregarded 1t being impossible TO pro-
6uce in each instance an animalpossess-
tng both individuality and great speed,
the culls and those giving but slight in
k1iCatiOn5 Of future promise have been
disposed Of at prices far below the cost |
fbf production. The tendency in the past |
BIAS been TO retain entire the great ma
Doriy Of even fairly well-bred colts |
that possessed no especial requisite to JUS |
tily such n course. Had those same indi- |
Fiduals been gelded and sold for road and |
carriage purposes the wisdom Of such a |
course would have been manifested in a |
fery satisfactory manner when the breed |
fr and owner came to estimate profits. |
Great and extreme speed has in the past |
6nd Will continue to realize large prices |
However, the breeder who is fortunate |
enough to have In his stud stallion pos
fessinG size great style and finish, COM
bined with approved breeding and even |
lfair amount Of speed, who has shown his
purpose TO uniformlystamp those desirable |
traits on his offspring need entertain no
Year OF the future, for the produce of /
such stallion-even though they lack
fhe speed required in a campaigner eligi-
Ole to the free-for-all class-will at all |
fines be In demand for pleasure purposes
ht prices realizing fair profit on the
post of production.
The 1892 catalogue of the renowned Pa1o
Alto Stock Farm. the property of United
States Senator Leland Stanford, of Cali
fornia, has been received at this office.
II is neatly printed, we'll arranged and
attractive We rk Of SIC pages. 1t contains
the rames of 575 animals In the trotting
department, though number OF the brood
mares in it are strictly thoroughbred The
catalogue Of this mammoth establishment
also contains the names of lightweight
thoroughbreds. which have been or are
row owned at this renowned nursery OF |
trotters and runners. each pedigree being
tabulated, valuable feature Of the pub
4iSdAoh, WHICH contains the names or q |
humber Of animals that are either dead
or have been disposed Of Electioneer,
the dead son Of Hambletonian and Green |
Mountain Maid. is the first horse men,
ttoned His roll OF honor occupies two
pages, and he is credited with lis stand
ord performers, though since the compile
tion Of the work, his list has been in
creased TO 80, and several notable reduc-
tion OF records have been made. After
Electioneer comes his departed son. Palo
Alto, 20S ga, out of Dame Winnie by
Planet. The half-bred son Of Electiopeer,
Whips, 2:N IL, occupies the post OF honor
among the twenty-five stations retained
for stud purposes After which comes
Electricity, 2:17 81; Advertiser, 2:16; Ber-
nal, 224; Amigo, 2;16 ga, and number Of
others. among them Hugo, 2:27 ID and
Paolo, 2:2S "a, both Of whom are out Of
mares by Planet. thoroughbred son Of
Revenue and Nina. by Boston. One Of the
brood mares in this department, whose
name stands out prominently as a great
producer. is Dame Winnie. thoroughbred
daughter OF Planet and Liz Mardis. by
Imported Glencoe. She is the dam Of
four In the 2:30 list including Paio Alto.
2:OS "a. and Paolo. 2:2s "a. A great num-
Der OF mares of the richest trotting
blood are also owned at Palo Alto, in
cluding the wonderful mare, Beautiful
beiis. dam OF seven in the 2:30 list. and |
another (Chimes) just out side of IL, with
marx or 2:30 "a. Another great mare
Is Sontag Mohawk dam of seven In the
z;oO list. She was this year stinted TO |
faio Alto, as was Sontag Dixie, dam
OF Tour In the 2;S0 list. There are S27
prooa mares represented In the catalogue. ,
:. - oi wsieh nave records OF 2:50 and bet