Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-05-24
HENRY CLAY.
Accurate Statement of the Descent Of a
Noted Horse Family.

to procure an extended and corrected ac-
count of the exact pedigree of the famous
horse Henry Clay. In the following
statement Turf, Farm and Home speaks
'by the book"
Henry Clay was foaled in 1887, and
was bred by George M. Patchen OF
Brooklyn, and was owned by many diff
ferent parties, always in New York, be-
ing owned the late years Of his life by
General Wadsworth of Geneseo, and he
died in 1867. He was got by Andrew
mare known as Surry. and she was said
to be a Canadian, with an untraced pedi-
gree, but the Year Books contradict this
by saying that she came from Surry, N.
H., Oh what information we do not
know, but all agree upon the fact that
her breeding is unknown.
Andrew jackson, the sire of Henry
Clay, was foaled in 1927, and wa by
Young Bashaw, from a black pacing
mare of unknown blood. and Young Ba-
shaw was by Grand Bashaw, out of
Pearl, by First Consul, granddam by i'm
ported Messenger.
Grand Bashaw was q Barb aud was
imported from Tripoli i'll 1920. The cir
cumstances of his being sent to this coun
try are as follows: In 1913 Hon. Rich
ard B. Jones, then United States consul
at Tripoli, had loaned some Danish Off
GERS a valuable Arabian horse, which by
accident they killed. On the following
morning Mr.. Jones found Grand BashGw
in his stable, sent to replace the lost
Arab. The offer of compensation was
declined, but at the suggestion Of Mr..
Morgan, then residing with him. Grand
Bashaw was bought and imported sub
~sequently TO the United States. He was
described as a Barb of the purest lineage
black, with small star and sniD. and
very beautiful. He died in PENNSYLVANIA
in 1915.
From Grand Bashaw, through Young
Bashaw, descended tho formerly well
known Bashaw family. and through An
drew Jackson. son of Young Bashaw,
came Long Island Black Hawk, the
founder of Il famous trotting family,
entirely distinct and separate from the
famous Vermont Black Hawk family.
1t will thus be seen that the Clays,
the Long Island Black Hawks and the
Patchcn families, the latter being found
ed by George NJ. Patchen, 2:23la by
Cassius NJ. Clay, Il son Of Henry Clay,
all descended from the imported horse
Grand Bashaw, rs the Mambrino Chief
and Fambletonian families did from
imported Messenger, the former being Il
pure Barb from Tripoli, and the latter
q thoroughbred from England, and that
their origin is entirely separate and dis,
tinct, and although the blood has i'll
later generations been mingled and i'll
t~ermingled the first prominent instance
was probably when Pearl, by First Con.
sui, out Of d mare by imported Messen
ger, was bred to Grand Basllaw, 81
whose worth us Il progcnitor We have
given III %iuti1uatiOll above.
Later instances of the success of this
line Of breeding are to he found III Flee.
]tioneer, son of HamblcGunian, dan
Green Mountain Maid. by Harry Clay
IL descendant pf Henry Clay, While W.
do not care to express any opinion Ui
the merits of the controversy. we may
be allowed to remark III passing that
it is claimed by many and has generally
been conceded III the records for the pas:
few years that Dolly Spalker, the
dam of George Wilkes, was by Henry
Clay.
Henry Clay was II coal black horse
about 1915 hands high, with rather ;
short neck. His head WIS rather large
and he's mdZZlc square, but fine i'll out
line. and his eye wa large, pleasant unt
full Of fire. In the forehead was Il re
markable white crescent. very perfect
the line Of which extended up and dow
that j., one horn above tho eyes, th'
other bell ". His ears We're rather short
but wide apart. active and even ON tlt
alert. The neck was set on fine Obliqut
shoulders, with elbows well out from
the chest, arms long and large, shor
cannon bones and springy pasterns, AM
feet rather large, but round and hand
IN
Henry Clay, at that early day, sire,
two 2 80 trotters, Black Douglass. VIII,
made a record of 2 80 in 1853, and Jeri
cho, who also made Il record of 80.
The most prominent SOL Of Henri,
Clay was CasSius NJ. Clay lS, Il brown
horse foaled in 1913, out Of Jersey Kate
a mare whose breeding was untraced
Hence it will be seen that whateve
merit the Clay family possessed prob
ably descended to it through TIN
male line from Grand Basllaw, as Their
are no collateral lines of inheritance t.
give it strength OF ~pcrmanency up to tn
time of Cassins Nj. Cluy's birth i'll 1913
his dam being Of untraccd blood, as wa
that of the dam Of Henry Clay, his sire
and of Andrew jackson, his grandsire
Cassius Nj. Clay IS. sired only one il
the 2 80 list, and that was George M
Patchen, 2:23l2, the champion stallion
of bis day, and the founder and progeni
tor of the Patchen family.
Live Stock Points.
The horntly pest may be looked fo
the coming summer. The fly Away
lays its eggs in COW manure. Where thi
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