The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-07

As well give England all the credit for pro-
duclng the American trOtter, because Mes
senger and Bellfounder came from that
country. Brought to this coast Eastern
sires have done more than sustain the
records of their tamlies-they have eStab-
llshed lines that bear their names and have
ecllpsed the achievements of their own Illus
trlous progenitOrs. Guy Wilkes was so far
without honor In his own country that he
ran out until he was 5years old, but bought
by Mr.. C0rbett and brought TO this coast, he
has proven himself q greater sire than ever
the founder of his family. Sidney. with
20 In the list 10 his credit at 10 years Of age,
Is undoubtedly destined to be a greater sire
than any OF his immediate prOgenitoTs The
performances of the sons and daughters of
Nutwood, got 10 California from a much
poorer average of mares than have been
bred TO that great sire IN the East since the
establishing OF his reputation. compare
very ereditably with those of their EASTERN
brothers and sisters. Dictator himself has
produced nothing so great as Margaret p
and Direct, his grandson and daughter, by
his great son Director, here N California,
and IL was something more than mere
climatic accident rendering early develop
ment possible that made ElecliOneer the
greatest sire in the whole horse-word.
Moreover, II must not be forgotten that
the industry In California is vet in It's in
fancy. Palo Alto is scarcely 10 years old
Sau Mateo not much older. Souther farm
was established but five years ago. G.
NaiensiD, during the 10 years lie has been
in the business In this State, has raised
eight or niue horses that have held worlds
records for their classes, and Monroe Sails
'bury's PleasantOn farm. established but
half dozen years or SO, has produced the
fastest harness horse the world has thus far
heard OF. Given another decade and
IT Is safe to predict that Califor-
MIA will lead the whole horse-breed-
ing world. Already she has produced the
fastest yearlinE, the fastest two-year-old,
records ever made. both for trotting and
pacing. aud it is hardly unreasonable to
suppose We have some foundation for our
belief Ia the future greatness of our State
along this line. Certainly early develop
ment cannot be claimed as any factor In tie
phenomenal performances OF the great CALI
f0Tnan PAGER Flying Jib. who is just now
astonishing the natives on the Eastern cir
cult.
1t Is quite true, rs our critic claims. that
most. If not all, our great siFes came from
the East, but that IS not saying more than
II they had come from Russia or Germany.
There being no known representatives of
the great trOtting-blOOd lines in this new
country such must necessarily have been
brought from somewhere il we were to have
them at all. Even so, however, good
foundation for California's great horse
raising industry already existed, not only in
the class of mares already within the State.
but IN tho adaDtability of this climate to the
nature of the animal. The fact that horses
having been brought 10 this part of the
world nave so thriven, as we see, is signifi-
cant. AS L have shown before now. the
earliest known traces of that little