The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-21
The blood Line. .. the Pea,sr.. or Au..

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Sir: Now that
Alix. 2:o3s4, has accomplished the feat Of beat
ing the 2:04 thus becoming for the time being
the trotting champion Of the world. her breed
ing becomes matter Of interest TO hundreds of
people. Briefly stated. her sire was Patronage,
son Of Pancoast; dam by Attorney, son of
Harold: second dam by General Hatch. son of
strader's Cassius NJ Clay; third dam by thor
oughbred Iowa, son Of imp. Glencoe; fourth
dam Dolly Aldrlch, supposed TO be daughter
of old Abdallah, the sire of Rysdyk's
Hambletonian. As the dam OF Pan
coast was by Harold. and as Attor-
ney was by Harold, the marc Is inbred to that
horse. As all familiar with trotting pedigrees
know, Harold was the sire Of Maud s.. that for
so many years held the championship record of
2:OsE. The trotting leaven In the pedigree Of
Alix brings IN the blood Of several Of those great
families. Of which one or more is usually found
In the pedigree OF all fast horses. She carried
the blood of Hambletonian four times repeated.
she has the blood of Henry Clay, and has three
crosses OF Mambrino Chief. She is the first
champion that has ever carried any Mambrino
As fsF as tro,tipE lines 60: the great feature of
markable half Thoroughbred stallion, old Alb
daliah, that got Rysdyk's Hambletonian. or
course she gets four crosses of his blood through
she has three and probably four crosses OF Alb
dallah's blood that do not come through Ham
DlctOnlhn many OF tlie OlutT nOrScmcn VINO re-
member the trotting stock OF the old days when
they were ySnnF rsSSsd he6a hng as great
stances have favored the latter 10 such an ex-
tent that his blood probably enters into seven
eiEhths OF all the tTotters that have entered tho
2:20 list. Since Dexter took the crown from
Flora Temple every champion save one has
carried Hambletonian's blood. and that one,
though the register does not affirm II. GOLDSMITH
Maid, that succeeded Dexter, was BY a son OF
Hambletonian. out of a daughter OF Abdailah
The sire OF Maud y. was likewise inbred To All
dallah.
WhsV we come to tabulate the pedigree of
bred blood entwined among the trotting lines
- The fourth % her PedTse we nd
daughter OF 'RoSsrt Bruce. a thoroashbred
Maud 8. and Jay Eye,See. who. have preceded
ng brea %Rosa has SssS
by infusions Of running blood.
championship since the, Introduction OF the b.
cycle-whsel snlky with its ball bearings and
snt estimates upon the comparative value OF rec.
oT'is made since and before the change OF wheel.
Personally, believe that at such extreme rates
the trotting course there Ii an average Oh six
seconds difference. one time with another, and
Thoroughbred whaleb0ne, expect TO see her
equal the record Of Sunol based upon that |
onds from her present record. SunOl, however,
had the advantage OF q kite track, while be- |
lieve the track at galesburg Is oval. The diff
ference between the two Is not much where the |
vantage with the old wheel I expect TO see |
Andy Mcdowell drive Alix In 2:024 or better. |
because think she Is as great as anything that |
cessful management while Mr.. Salisbury has his |
eye on her. and when II comes 20 driving, Andy |
can drive. But the twO-minnte mark Is long |
way on yet, unless the mile Is shortened a |
dOwn-hill track arranged. or some innovation
changes its conditions. Yours truly.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. HARK CoMsTOCk.