Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07
SIRES OF SPEED-PRODUClNG
DAMS.

OAlMo.
la our last few issues we have given
the main points of pedigree to be gath
cred from the list of stations that are
represented in the 2:l0 list by two or
more performers. Now we turn to the
list of sires that are credited with having
begotten the dams of two or more per-
formers in the same select circle. Ten
stations are named therein, and taking
Blackwood Chief 1870, son of Blackwood
(by Norman) and Dictator Maid, by
Dictator grandam the O'keefe mare, by
One-Eyed Kentucky Hunter. This
O'Kee fe mare likewise produced General
Stanton, the foremost of the sires that
have won renOwn in Canada, to the cover
of IIambletonian. Blackwood Chiefs
daughters that have added to the 2:l0
list are Hypata, which produced Merry
Chimes, , 0S4. and Bright Eyes, which
produced Bright Regent, 2:0Si, both
PAGERS, the former by Chimes, , :30S. and
the latter by Prince Regent, 2:lG3.
Bright Eyes also produced Bonita, one
of whose foals is now in the list. As
Chimes is by Electioneer, out of Beauti-
full Bells by The Moor, and Prince Reg
ent is by Mambrino King, out of Esta-
bella by Alcantara, we may assume that
to intelligent mating of sire and dam
may be traced the speed of the progeny
rather than to the confluence of two
'nicking" lines of blood. Merry Chimes
was bred at Village Farm and the same
may substantially be said of Bright Reg
ent, though the actual fact is that Bright
Eyes had been sold before she gave birth
To the sensational and unbeaten four
yeaT-od of 1895. Mr.. Hamlin bred her,
sold her, and advised breeding her to
Prince Regent. lie ought, therefore, to
have the credit of breeding Bright Reg
emf, though technically it cannot be
given him.
Daniel Iambert's daughters have done
very we'll in the stud, Dandy jim,
} :O93; Pamlico, 2:l0, and prima Donna,
;09i, having been foaled by three of
them. In this case we have evidence
that sons of George Wilkes are the best
mates for Lambert mares, Dandy Jim
being by Young Jim and Prima Donna
by Betterton. Pamlico was by Meander,
:263, son of Belmont, and Betterton is
full brother to Lumps, 2:2l, by George
Wilkes. Additional Instances, such as
Baronet, 2:ll4, prove the wealth of
speed in the Wllkes-Lambert cross and
the lesson taught is cOnclusively that
Lambert mares should be bred to scions
of the house of Wilkes. Old Blue Bull,
"the hero of Flat Rock" as his admirers
delight to style him, sired many daugh-
tiers that have produced speed, but only
two of The many ever threw it of the
, 10 order and even then 1t was not of
very high class. Atlantic King, by
Atlantic, 2:2l, and Vitello, by Legal
Tender Jr., are both out Of Blue Bull
mares, but neither Is OF sufficient merit
to warrant discussion, though after all
Nitello has done lot of racing and got
into the J 10 list the past season after he
had been considered back number for
a year or two.
Dictator mares do well with any stall
lion in fact the blood of the brother to
Dexter is pure gold in any trottng pedi-
gree. His daughters three representa-
tives in , 10 list are the peerless Nancy
Hanks, 2:Oi, by Happy Medium, , ;324 !;
LOckheart, 2;0S4, by Nutwood, 2:lSf,
aud the PAGER Gazette, , :09i, by On
ward, , PSI, 1t is unnecessary to say
much about Nancy Hanks, save that her
owner considers her safe in foal to
Arion, 2:O1f. Nancy-our Nancy-was
the most popular mare, except Maud S.,
the American people ever went to see.
Lockheart proved himself fast, game
horse before he was temporarily retired
to the stud, and in 1895 he came out like
giant refreshed, cut four and One-half
seconds from his former record and
made a profitable campaign. His daugh-
ter I.aBelle, , 100, is one of the few mares
that ever beat 2;l0 pacing, and Gazette
is similarly hOnored, the champion four
year-old pacing mare Aileen. :074,
claiming his paternity. Thus Dictator
mares are the dams of two of the three
stations holding records of , 10 or bet
ter and being represented at the same
time in that list. Direct, :054, with
Directly, , :07i, is the third Breeders