Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-01-19
MissOURps CHAMPION STALLION,
Colts BY This Great Sire Showing Up
In Fine Style-His Dam . Pre-
ducer Of Speed.

Correspondence Of the American Trotter, In.
dependence. Iowa.
Mexico, Mo-, Jan. 4, 1893.-As
all astute breeders nowadays look
well to the dams side Of a stations
pedigree, We are attracted to stall
lions whose dams are great pro-
ducers, especially when we find a
stallion with such a dam as Queen
B. She is the dam of Robert
Rysdyk, 2:13A, Colbert, 2:12k,
Hermitage, 2:19, and Ruby Mack
lin, 2:22k. 1t will be seenthant
Queen B. has produced four whose
average records are 2:16A, three
being below 2:2O, whose average
records are better than 2:15. Your
correspondent thought it well worth
the time to stop off at Mexico, Mo-,
the home of Robert Rysdyk, and
see the horse and what his owner,
Mr.. c. F. Clark, had IN the way of
colts by Robert. / found the grand
stallion, Robert, looking splendid
and as sound as a new silver dollar.
[ well remember him as / saw him
go his mile at Independence, Ia,
in 2:134. One once seeing him
at his speed will never forget him.
He is the only horse I ever saw that
has the gait and general appearance
when at the speed Of the great Aller-
ton, 2:09L.
Robert Rysdyk, 2:13h, is with
out doubt one OF the best going
horses in the land. Mr.. Clark is
Jogging him preparatory to next
seasons record work, and ifall goes
well Robert should lower his mark
several seconds. After seeing this
fellow the next question would
naturally be, "Where are Roberts
colts and do they show any speedf"
Mr.. Clark is not afflicted with
that dreadful malady known as
blowing" He is q perfect gentle
man, sociable and modest, and be-
lieves more in talking about what
has been done than what one is 60
ing to do. I am glad to say that his
reputation is such SIS any n might
be proud of. Such men as Mr..
Clark are to-day doing as much to-
ward promoting the trotting-horse
interests by simply connecting them
selves with the business as are the
noble steeds which excite the world
with their miles of 2:04.
Gamblers and thieves are a curse
to the business, while men of honor,
responsibility, capital and business
tact are the life, the bone and sinew.
In replying to my question as to
| Roberts colts Mr.. Clark asked the
boys to hook up some of them
and step them by the Office, which
is located on the boulevard. Five
strong and elegantly gated year
lings were shown to cart, and not
one but what showed speed, and
with that very important factor,
trotting instinct. I was fully con-
WINGED after seeing these baby trot-
tiers that Robert Rysdyk, 2:134,
is a sure sire of speed and being ready
to take my leave then, MIR. Clark
said that if I would go with him to
the track he would show me a Rob-
ert yearling far better than any /
had seen, and sure enough he did.
One of the best looking fellows to be
seen anywhere came out hitched to
a cart, wearing topples. l timed
him a quarter in 40k seconds and
found his stride to be seventeen
feet. This is a great yearling con,
sidering that he has had but little
work and is wearing hopples. He
should be one of our great two-year.
olds next season and should take a
very low mark for his class. His
dam is a PAGER, nothing being known
of her breeding. That Rober! Rys'
dyk, 2:134, is a sire of speed there
can be no mistake.