Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-03
alue ofPedigree in Horse Breeding
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harness, one mile in 2.30 and better. Four
teen OF the forty were produced by dams
sired by the horse, Seeley's American Star,
son of Stockholm's American Star, by Du-
roc, by Dlomed His dam was daughter
OF Henrysby Sir Archy,by Diomed. BE was
/ quite trotter himself and sire Of four in
the 2.30 list, and eight sons, sires of 230
trotters and thirty six of his daughters
have produced trotters with records from
/ 2.10 ga to 2.30.
This Hambletonian and American Star
| blood produced the great Dexter, 2.17 la,
five in the 2.30 list, including Jay Eye See,
2.10, trotting, 2.06 Ia, pacing, and four
others better than 2.20. Jay Eye See had
for his dam, Midnight,b Pilot, Jr., son OF
Old Pacing Pilot OF unknown breeding.
Pilot, Jr., had for his dam, Nancy
Pope, by Havoc, by Sir Charles, by Sir
Archy, by Diomed, shows another strain
of Diomed blood in Jay Eye See, whose
second dam was daughter of Lexington,
son of Boston, by Timoleon, by Sir Archy,
by Diomed, which gives another return
line from Jay Eye See to Diomed through
| Lexington and his sire, Boston, both
| fast four-mile runners OF their day. /
might as well say right here that import
ed Diomed was never beaten in a race, from
| the time he won the first Derby in
| England in 1850, until the day of his death.
All the holders of the fastest rec
ords at any. way of going, from Nan
cy Hanks, 2.04, trotting, Kremlin, 2.07 3-4,
Sunol, 20S Ia Maud s., EOS ga, and all
others, save one, which have trotted
In 2.14 and better, have this Hambletonian
and Diomed blood. Not only the fastest
trotters but the greatest sires and brood
mares ever known have this same combi-
| nation Add to this the Morgan Cham
pion, Mambrino Chief, Royal George and
Clay blood, and you have the founda-
ton which includes all the valuable blood
in the road oil trotting horse Of the present
day. The Clay family Includes the Patch
ems, Henry Clay s, sire of G. ssius NJ Clay
49, was son Of Andrew Jackson
bian Grand Bashaw. The second dam OF
Young Bashaw was daughter OF import
| ed Messenger, giving the Clays a return
strain of Messenger blood. No other
proof than .he fact that Henry Clay sired
Dolly SpanKer, dam of George Wilkes, is
needed to show that the blood OF the
Clays blends well with that of Ham bleto-
nian 10. Cassius M. Clay IS is the only
son of Henry Clay which transmits the
excellence Of the Clay IA nily TO S
progeny. 1t was the fortune
OF Cassius NJ. Clay IS to mate with
the daughter OF thoroughbred Headem,
| son OF imported Trustee. Headom had for
his dam, Itasca, daughter Of American
Eclipse 1.-THE great four mile race horse
| which defeated Henry in the memorable
contest between the North and South over
Long Island course in 1929, son OF Duroc
by Diomed.
Itasca's dam was Betsey Ransom, by
yirginian, by Sir Archy, by
EN- that way bred was, in 1918, bred to
Cassius NJ. Clay is, and the produce was
| the bay colt, with star, and a few white
hairs mixed with the black OF one hind
ankle, making i slightly grey, that was
named George NJ. Patchen, in honor OF
the owner OF Cassius Nj. Clay 49, The
great Ethan Alien obtained his record Of
2.2S, making him champion trotting stall
| lion OF the world, in a contest with this
representative of the excellence OF Clay
blood combined with that of importe
Trustee and imported Diomed. George
Nj. Patchen was by far the best trotting
sire OF his time. He afterward defeated
| Ethan Allen and lowered the record for
champion stations to 223 IL, which was
/ diminished one fourth second by the son
OF old Morrill,, who passed the kingly
crown to George Wilkes, of Hambletoni-
an, Clay and Morgan blood (record 2.22)
founder OF the Wilkes family, the greatest
and most prolific speed producing of all
subdivisions OF the Hambletonian family.
To further illustrate the value OF pedigree
may perhaps rs a ex Y6a ms dam danrb
ter of Abdallah (sire of Hambletonian
l0); second dam, daughter OF Lawrence
Eclipse, by American Eclipse, the before
named son OF Duroc by Diomed. This
way bred, he made a trottirg record OF
2S5 IL, sired four in the list and ten sons.
slres OF Soar better trotters. Twenty
six OF his daughters produced thirty-two
trotters and two PAGERS in the $50 list. |
Cassius Nj. Clay, Jr., 20 fanother son of
Cassius NJ. Clay 49, had for his dam a
daughter OF Chancellor, speedy son OF 4
Mambrino, son OF imported Messenger. |
IL sod L4a 3D. -. 4. q
producing daughter and four sons sires |
Of 80 and better trotters, including Clay /
Pilot, sire OF three in the 2.30 list CLAY
Pilot also sired The Moor $40, record 237.
sire OF the great brood mare. Beautiful |
Bells, 2.z9 l-2.d dam OF seven in the go list.
Tour below 2.20 AID two others better than
10, ana three sons, sires of sixteen. The
Moor also sired three other great brood
mares and three sons. sires of 2.30 speed at
the trotting gait, including the great Sui
tan, 2.2i, that tad for his dam daughter
OF Delmonico, sire OF one in the list Del
monico's sire and dam are both by Ham
bletonian TO- That way bred with the
dam OF his sire OF unknown breeding but
thought 10 be thoroughbred), Sultan sires
twentv-seven trotters with records from :
he 2.O1 l-2 of STEAMBOAT to 2.30. Twelve OF
his sons have sired twenty-five trotters
and half as many PAGERS in the 230 list. :
Excuse me for noting the fact that Clay !
Pilot, sire OF The Moor, had for his dam a l
Catch FLY by an unknown sire, and bis /
second dam was Kate (the second dam of 5
by Pilot Jr,,whose dam was Nam S
cy Pope, by Havoc, by Sir Charles, by Sir a
Archy, by imported Diomed. Nancy /
Hanks, 2-04, is by Happy Medium, son OF | /
10. Her dam. Nancy Lee, b
8 by Dictator, son of Ham bletonian 10. s.
Dictator had for his dam, Clara dauRh- o
er OF Seeley's American Star by Duroc. by 5
Dlomed, and this Is the way frottcrs are 4,
'red. Not TO carry this object lesson fur ii
hur, ask question. Nancy Hanks, a.os. I
ay Eye See 2. 10,trotting cos Id pacingl' r
'unol, POS Id, Maud s., 2.0s "a. Palo Al d
o, 2.0S 3 4, Kremlin, 2.07 Sd, StambouI. II
.O1 IL, Nelson, 2.l0, and numerous others Il
I similar speed quality all have the al
lam bletonian- Diomed combination of ltl
lood. Are all these the result of accident? IL.
re Ethan Allen, ? 25, George NJ. Patchen. ii
% IL, and George Wilkes, 222, and ali OF
heir produce the result of accident? or Y
re they the result Of Natures law of her. Il
n ffll an for.