The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-08-29
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AMERICAN TROTTfRS NOT FREAKS
DR.. WILLIAM BENSON GLOVE


Mans effort to improve the Amer
lean trOlter and establish a type, has
NOT yet been completed, but has ad-
vanced TO the ideal very closely,
ever remindful Of the fact that in The
present state Of evolution the moi
era trotter is artificial. The forma-
ion of the habit OF gait is the crea-
ton Of man. 1t is, the triumph OF
mind over matter. . 1t is, unfortunate
ly, only too true, that the majority
of the breeders, lack knowledge or
the proper idea of the ideal they
seek to produce and that the cO-as-
sOciatiOn Of sire and dam is nap
hazard. Through the long years
since the days of Hiram woodruff
and Bill PCsdyke men Of Skill IN
their calling have been resolutely
| trying to establish a given charac-
teristic, a fixed quality in trotting an
imals belonging to given strains.
That they have succeeded and how
we'll is now known by the trottlng
records. There are breeders who be-
lieve that by coupling two animals,
the resulting progeny will possess
| in combination, the characteristics
of the two strains so coupled, losing
sight of the fact that there are pre-
natal Influences which modify or al
ter the inherent characteristics, per
hitting Onl ythe stronger to prevail
The laws governing the harmonious
blending of especial functions are
| beyond the comprehension OF the hui
man intellect We know by actual
experience and BY that only, that
certain strain Of blood with fixed
characteristics will nick with anOth-
er strain whose characteristics are
also fixed.
AS a proof Of this we have the rec
ord of the worlds fastest trOtter-
Lou Dillon and her own very blood
relative, Cresceral. who now stand
before the world as examples Of IN
equal quality, male and female.
among all of tne representative trOt-
ting families. A superficial analysis
! of their breeding will disclose the
plan of establishing certain physio-
logical functions which conform to
the natural law of heredity and by
further cycles OF evolution will es
! tablish the type Of the American
trOtter. Lou DillOn's record for the
world-a mile in two minUtes-Was
sired by Sidney Dillon. he by Whip
pies Hambletonian, he by Rysdyks
HambletCnian.
Her dam. Lou Milton, was sired
b. Milton Medium. he by Rysdyks
i HambdletOnian. 10. he by Abdallah,1 .
he by Mambrino and he by imported
Messenger (thOrOughbred) Milton
Medium. dam was by Sacketts Ham
bletoniap. he by Rysdyks Handle
tonian, 10. AIilton's grand dam was
Princess, the greatest long rfstance
trOjter in her day. She trOtted in
T San Francisco for a wager of $40 600
to so 10 miles in 80 minutes and
won by doing the distance in 29&
minutes She repeated the perfor
nance the next day for the same
wager in 29A minutes and it was
known by her owners that she could
go the route, if necessary, many sec
Onds faster Her maternal breeding
is in line with the above written
and ends at the fountain head-Im-
ported Messenger. Creseus is al
most the bone and very blood Of
Happy Medium and consequently
stands coupled with Lou Dillon at
the head of American trOtters.
There are scores Of younger as
pirants bred in these fashionable
lines. in this same family being ed
ucated to equal or excel the covet-
ed record with a reasonable pros
i peCt Of success.
l have herein written that the ev-
oIution of the modern trotter is ar
tifcial. Let us see. We all admit
that the pre-disposition Of the
thoroughbred race horse is to run.
He has been cultivated in that man
l ner Of lOcOmOtiOn and he is one Of
the breeds of fixed type. His phys
ical conformation corresponds with
his especial manner Of locomotion
but this is not the whole thing.
Through his cerebro spinal an sym
pathetic nervous systems he gets his
power of propulsion whether his
task is rapid or very rapid. We can
not develop an animals muscular
capacity without developing the
nervous forces also, consequently
the race horse is endowed with the
capacity Of transmitting vital force
peculiar to his type, because of
long and persistent environment.
training, and breeding. Applying
these principles 10 the endowment
Lou Dillon and Creseus, is it not
plain that the quality and capacity
of physical activity, endurance and
strength, came, at least so far as
vital force or energy is concerned.
from ghbreds-Imported Mes