The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-07

Ni~ador. but he responds nicely to the
toneh Of his Young mistress Low. and at
-ho gccn-Run Hunt meets this fan II IS
worry likely that the son OF Coerplus VIII
nato "a nret-claas cross-country horss.
~ino a shaccly chestnut mare, by As
plnvaI. brother 10 Springbok, har been
The following is clipped from late
issue Of the Spirit of the Times, and
r,iu prove Interesting 20 breeders and
fanclers OF the thoroughbred. citing as
n does the Views OF such well-known
authorities as Captain Hancock and Colo
mel Thompson:
The Spirits recent editorial upon the
reiatlve prepOtency OF thoroughbred sireS
and dams has evidently created not
little interest in this most interesting
question Below we print cOmmuni-
cation from Colonel X. j. Hancock, Of
the Ellcrslie stud. valuable as coming
from so experienced a breeder. Colonel
". T.. Thompson. OF the Brookdale stud
writes that trip to Colorado prevents
him from giving his views in fun on the
subject. as he would like TO do, and
adds. Il should have TO disagree with
both Mr. Allison and Mr. Vosburgh."
That this is a vital question in the
breeding of all manner Of fine stock
there can be no doubt It has been
discussed from time immemorial and
seems 10 be as far from successful
solution as ever. a revival Of the ques-
ton al this time among American breed
ers Is opportune, IN view Ct the fact that
moro than ono alarmist is beginning to
sound the warning note that the ten
dency OF our breeding and our racing IL
away from, and not towards, the develop
ment Of stamina In the thoroughbred.
That 10 is not a one-sidcd question IS
evident TO the naaresL iyro. For eX-
ample. some stations seem TO get race
horses from all sorts Of mares. as Han
over has done, 10 cite one Of the most
conspicuous recent instances. When one
contsmplates the stud performance OF n
horse like Hanover IL begins 10 look
as though the cire is all dominant. But
as oppe sed to this is the fact that some
great mares. such as Marian and Mor-
cedcs. TO quote two ftiustrious examples
throw stake horses 10 all sorts OF stall
lions. Now this turns bCfh theories
tOpsv turyey In one instance the horse
SEEMS 20 he the potent factor, and i'm
the other the horse is of minor ccnse-
Queuce and the mare Is apparently the
chief recraative agent This mere fact
OF occasional supcr-eXceilcnce in both
mares and horses is at any rate a ire
m a1d0us argument In favor of individ-
uality, and bears out the opinions adj
vaacsd by both Colonel Thompson and
Colonel Hancock. IL is a great subject
a prolific subject, and the Spirit viii
be glad TO serve as a forum in which
breeders may express their unrestricted
opinions. Colonel Hancock writes as fol-
lows:
yours. enclosing slip, which 1 had
previously read IN the Spirit, giving
Messrs. Allison and Vosburghs views on
the theory Of breeding the race-horse,
md ne
me on the subject, are at hand. L hardly
know that my opinion is worth print
ing, as 1 have generally looked more TO
results than TO theories. The English
people have been breeding many years
Eclipse horses 10 HerOd mares with the
result that they now have more speed
than stamina. For instance. there is the
Duke of Portland, perhaps the best horse
man in England. This gentleman owns
St Simon. Ayrshire. Donovan, and Child
of the Mist. an tracing back in the male
line 10 Eclipse, yet recently he has sent
20 Australia and bought Carbine and a
son, evidently to fill a void in the Eng
lish system Of breeding l am aware
that Carbine traces back through Musket
20 Eclipse, but. perhaps the change Of
climate and soil from England 10 Aus
tralia may have improved Musket az a
sire. or carbine, like Eolus may have
inherited his staying qualities from his
dam. So much for England
1--WE now come 30 Kentucky. the home
OF Boston, Lexington. and imp. Austria
Ian, three Of the best. IF not the very
best, stations that ever stood in that
state. Boston and Lexington trace in
male line to Herod. Australian TO the
Godolphin. Then we come 20 old Vir-
MIA. Here were Timeleon, Sir Arrhy.
and imp. Diomed, the best OF their day
by long odds They all trace in the
malt line 10 Herod, Australian 20 the
Eous He has two Eclipse crosses
through the stout blood OF Sir Hercules
and Cation on the sire and dams side
and four crosses, close up, of Sir Archy
through his dam. EOle. the best horse, In
my opinion. ever foaled for a distance
under heavy weight which is the true
test of a raco-horse, has two crosses each
of Cation and Sir Hercules. In addition
he takes Reel and Fanny Washington,
where after all, I think he gets his
stayrg blood. Back Of this there Is
Melbourne and Muiey Moicch.
But l believe any theory carried too
far viii tend 70 deterioration instead OF
Improvement 1 think the best plan for
a breeder Is to take n good, sound,
stout bred horse on botn sire and dams
side. Who has proven a fairly good race
then every other year for n few years.
III he does not get race horse In the
course Of four or five years, let him OF
and Try another IL matters not whether
he Cesconds from Eclipse, HerOd. or the
Godolphin- / may add that l believe the
dam has much 10 90 with the colt, both
as a race horse and stalliOn-that IL was
Fanny Washington and not bennington
whose blood l wanted in Eolus end Reel,
and not Lexington. that made me select
War Song. Still L liked Lexington and
Leamington. too"
Mi Harry c. Beattie reports the fol-
lowing thoroughbred foals OF lss5:
April nth, chestnut FLY by Eon, dam
Natalie j. by Wilful: May 18th, chestnut
colt, with star, by Eon, dam Lady F.,
by imp. Kyrle Daily; May 18th, bay filly,
by Elcve. dam Amulet. by King Bolt
Mr.. William NJ. Leathley, Richmond.
reports the following thoroughbred foals
for 1870. March 10Th. bay colt, solid color
by licye. dam blanche, by Alarm,
April 18th, chestnut filly. by Eleve, dam
infatuauOn, by Teiemachus.
The cicht-year-old stallion Bourbon
Baron, owned by Mr.. II. G. Chamblin
Whitby Farm, has been placed in the
stable Of John Shillingiaw, at Glcnlea
Farm. The brown son OF Baron Wilkes
and Ariadna has quite a turn of speed,
and II he keeps right Shillinglaw will
make a trotter Of him.
Mike Bergen, a very capable man IN
his line. who formerly resided here and
was We'll known as a trainer and driver
OF trotters, has returned 10 Richmond,
ana Is engaged as second trainer 20 John
Shillinglaw, at Glenlea Farm. Bergen