The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-27
COLT OF ROYAL LINEAGE
PROMISE or TwO-MINUTE TROT-
TER on An ALLEN COUNTY FARM.
Gerald McKinnie, Infant Son of Cres-
pIOn-Strsin OF Famous Blood.
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FORT WAYNE. Ind. April 26.-Fort
Wayne is the home Of a scion OF equine
royalty in the equine person Of Gerald Nc
Kinnie. the infant son Of Cresceus and
Mary Centlivre. Hundreds Of lovers of
hOrsefesh and admirers Of Ketcham's
champion trotter come TO this city and visit
the youngster in his pasture at the McKin-
ME farm. lie is now not quite six months
old and is literally without price. His
owner was offered 1000 for him before he
was born, and, now that he is growing fast
and symmetrically, showing every evidence
of his royal birth. no money can buy him.
His owner is William NJ. McKinnie of this
city. proprietor Of the McKinnie Hotel. at
the Pennsylvania depot The colt was
named for the young son Of the owner.
Every member OF the family looks upon the
colt as one OF them and his temper is such
as TO make him almost as much loved as
one of the family. Gerald has become hal
ter-broke. and any Of the owners children
can fondle him as II he were big New
foundalnd dog
Mr.. McKinnies stock farm is in charge of
the well-known driver and trainer. Frank
BOgash, who has had wide experience with
fast stock. He said TO a Journal reporter
the other day that Gerald is the greatest
trotter Of his age he has ever seen. He ex-
poets Gerald TO reach the twO-mnute mark.
He called attention TO the colts wonderful
development or bone and muscle and also
10 his evident possession of a strong vital
1ty. The colt is a crow black, without a
white hair He gives promise of becoming
not only famous for speed, but also for the
perfection Of equine beauty The opinion
has been expressed by many Of those COM
petent 10 judge that Gerald McKinnie is the
pest Individual OF his age that was ever
tOaled on Indiana soil.
y brief recital OF the speed inheritance
OF this royal yOungster fully verifies the
statement that he is the most promising
product on the theory OF heredity ever
fOaled In the middle West Born Nov g.
1901. his sire is the worlds champion trot-
ing stallion, Cresceus, 2:O24. His dam was
Mary CentliVre, PIP (deceased). by Y. G.
Brown H3l1. he by Florida ASP. son of Ham
bletonian 10; r. c. Browns dam was War
wick Star dam by May Queen. 2:7. and
lady Woodruff, 2:29L. Floridas dam was
by Volunteer IS. The dam OF Mary Cent
livre was the famous Carrie BIackwood. by
old Blue Bull 20; she is the dam of Atlantic
King 2:094. Mary Centlivre, 2.12; Major
Centlivre. 2lO14, and Carrie Strathrnore.
2:l1A. Carrie Blackwood is also the grand
dam Of Captain Rankel. 2:21i2 and an own
sister to Daisy Blackwood. 2:291y. Daisy
Blackwood is the dam of Royal Baron.
2:lO15 and Baroness Marguerite 2:15%, and
granddam of Baron Bel. 2:11k.
The sire OF Gerald McKinnie, Cresceus,
the worlds trOtting stallion champion,
holds six worlds records. including his
record 10 wagon half mile and mile
tracks He is rich in the hot. stanch blood
OF the best American trotters. His sire.
Robert McGregOr, 2:l71z. known as the
monarch of the home stretch, was in his
day, 1888, champion. taking a record at
Forth Worth. Tex, on Nov %, 1883 OF
2:1T1z- His dam Nancy Whitman by
American Star, was also a producer. Cres-
ceus also inherits stanch blood from his
dam, Mabel, by MambrinO Howard. son of
MambTinO Chief. Mabel is also the dam
of Black Nightingale. 2:lOlA. Miss Mary,
2:2412, and Sadie Hasson. PISA Nightin-
gale, will be remembered. in the Gus
tody OF John Pickett. in 1S92-1Sg3, was a
sensational performer and large money
winner in the grand circuit. In 1892 she
Won the $1,000 stake at Hartford for 2.%l
trotters; the $500 a Detroit. s. 900 at Buff
falc, 5000 at Fort Wayne and a number
of minor stakes. In 1893 at Buffalo she took
a race record Of Zl01z. a heat i'm which the
afterward champion Alix. 2.03A. was dis
tanced And who will doubt that this new
born youngster Gerald McKinnie the blood
OF so many champions Of the trottins turf
In his veins. has not the richest promise
OF two-minute trOtter. in the nearby
coming years. of any yet born? With good
luck in his rearing the owner. now so proud
OF MN. VIII never regret that he gave the
colt the name of one of his sons