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Golfers at Palm Beach.

PALM BEACH, Fla, February Sin yes
terday's play for the Lake Worth cup, pre-
sented by William ]. McCreery of New
York. the results were:
First sfxteen-First round-C. B. Cory. Wollas-
ton. defeated Sidney Maddox, Crescent, A. c., 2
ana /: &. e Christian. Boston. defeated Paul
den City. defeated j. E. Linneman, Shawnee
q; c., and Z; Davidson Lloyd Lakewood defeat
ed G. Q. Worthing tNew York;, Manwalawink
Country Club, 2 up; G. Lonely. Providence. de-
feated John Moler jr., Garden City, and l.;
II. r. Worthingten, Ardsley, defeated A. W.
Black Lakewood, and 5: II. s. worthington.
Ardsley, defeated r. J. Allyn. Hartford, 9
and 8; ID. I. Dana, Lenox, defeated s. ]. w.
Johnson. Ardsley. and f. Second round-Cory de-
feated Christian, and 6; Clapp defeated Lloyd,
! up; II. r. Worthngton defeated Langley 2 up;
Dana defeated r. s.. Worthington, and 4.
In the second division, after yesterdays
results. d. O. Wickham of Cleveland will
meet A. j. Mcclure, Albany, and c. A.
Fowler tr.. New York, will meet II. R..
Bolter, Chicago.
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FOR DEFENSIVE AREAS.
Secretary Taft Urges Amendment of
the Navigation Laws

Secretary Taft sent a letter today to
Speaker Cannon. urging such amendments
to the navigation laws of the United States
as will put into effect the regulations sug-
gested in the following resolutions. ap-
proved by the joint army and navy board,
providing for the delimitation of defensive
areas:
That defense areas should be established
THAT. In providing for the defense OF
any harbor or port by the planting of
mines. a passaiseway should be left SO as
to permit OF tht, safe ingress and egress of
commercial and naval vessels through the
mine fields: and
That the navy may best have control OF
the ingress and egress OF the vessels within
the defense areas.
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NEW ORLEANS RACES.
King Leopold in Front at the Good
Odds of go to /.

King Leopold furnished a surprise at the
Fair Grounds, New Orleans, yesterday by
winning the two-year-old race at the lucra-
tive price of GO TO 1. Salvisa. the favorite
was all but left at the post. but finished
third With an even break she could hard
ly have lost. jerry Lynch. Legatee and
Holloway were the winning favorites King
Ellsworth bled in his race and was pulled
~.
Favorites failed TO land a single race at
City Park. In the steeplechase Redman
bolted and Ohio King. Blue Grass Girl and
Tripoli fell The defeat of Minnie Adams
in the fourth was the surprise of the day
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BASE BALL, RACING
AND OTHER SPORTS

son coming and for the seasons to come
after that. 1t Is not all the fault Of the
foul-strike rule tifat hits are fewer than
they were In days of the past. The field
Ing is improving steadily and more chances
are being accepted at the present time than
ever were before. The gloves which the
fielders wear have a great deal to do vita
that. as they not afraid to take
chances, or rather accept difficult chances
with more ease than they could in other
days, when they played with bare hands
with small gloves"
Connie Mack of the Athletics, WHO is also
member of the rules committee of the
American League. says the foul-strlke rule
will not be abolished. and voices n great
many of the same arguments In its favor
as are advanced by Griffith. To his mind
IL would so upset the pitching strength OF
most of the clubs in the major leagues that
maragers would be entirely put out of the
running before the season had been two
months old.
Both Murphy of the Chicago Nationals
and HanIon of the Cincinnatis. who are
members of the National League rules COM
mittee. are known to favor the foui-strike
rule while there is little reason to believe
that Dreyfuss of Pittsburg is not strongly
in its favor.
May Favor Modification.
At the same time it is conceded that all
these men would not object to some r1odi-
fication which would give the free hitters
who try to bat safely more announcement
in trying for long hits to fair ground
Griffith says that he is not downright OPP
posed to three balls and three strikes # 1t
Is the sense of the club owners and the
managers that II would be good thing
for the game. 1T would place more men
on the bases" he argues. land would COM
pei the pitchers to keep the ball on the
plate all the time instead of most of the
time. If such rule were in effect" he said,
lit is probable that the pitcher would de-
liver few balls to the bat er which could
~ e-;,, r. tjN,,
on the part of the pitcher in getting the
ball over some angle of the plate at which
it would be difficult for the batter 10 meet
it fairly. In other WORDS, all pitchers would
be compelled to study their batterS even
more closely than they do now, to ascer-
tain where they are likely to meet the ball
with the least effectiveness and still be
compelled to strike at it or have Strikes
called against them.
Judging from what other base ball men
have said to Griffith regard ng his proposed
amendment to the rule it Is likely that 1t
will receive serious attention VIXEN the joint
committees assemble i'll this city. 1t is the
general Impression that Mr. -Noyes OF
Washington, who is also a member Of the
American League rules committee. WI ! BE-
in favor of it, and Connie Mack would rot
object in all probability to trying If, since
he has n corps of pitchers VINO :.fe likely 20
be very effective in the American League
campaign the coming season.
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Two Games at Y. M. C. A.

At the Y NJ. c. A tonight there will be
two games of basket ball The first game
will start at SIS. and it will be between
the Orioles of the association ard the
Shamrocks.
The first half of this game viii be play
ed. and then at $40 pm the first half of a
game between the Y. NJ e A. Reserves
and a similar team from the Epiphany
Lnurch Athletic Association
The second halves of the games will be
played In order as above.
From the way things look, these games
should be interesting and entertaining to
the followers of the game of basket ball
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-ouinn Brady. IA ID. AUSTIN. II to 2, won; Dos
Fonso, los tB. Smith, . to ]. second: Minnie
Adams, 119 tNlcoi,. to 5. third. Time. -o7 so
Brgonia, Nutwood and Meadow Breeze also ran
Fifth race, miIe-Fforixel 1e2 tPierratti. y
to g. won: Baron Esher 1915 tNieof. 9 to ;. Sec
oad Freebooter, 13i tMciutyrl, to i, third
Time 40 SO Careless also
Sixth race, one ufe fai u sixteenth-H adnr, -
tHarrigani. IL to ], Big Bow, la6 tpealyi,
TO 2. ofd Tsrp. 50 tfIenernanf. to =. third.
Time, las 3-,. Marlin. Br,shton. Ran and Bel
den also
Seventh race. six f-r'on-s-yraden. 100 -. Aus
TIM. to 1, wUn; Felix Mozzes, H. sRomanelli,,
Is to i, second Aureceiyer. 10 turegar,. even,
third. Time, LII IS. Weberficiis and Matte
Rumpno also ri1.
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as follows
Basket Ball Tonight.

There will be game of basket ball at
National Guard gymnasium. Center Market
armory, this evening at $50 O'Clock, between
the Ordway Athletic Club and the West
Branch Y NJ. c. a. of Baltimore. AS the
West Branch team is one of the best in Bal
timore a good game is looked for.
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PROTEST OF DIPLOMATS.
Object to the Treatment of the French
Charge at Caracas.

Secretary Root has made public the cor
respondence between the dean of the diplo-
matte corps at Caracas protesting on be-
half of the corps against the treatment OF
NJ. Taigny. the French charge d'affaires.
and the reply OF the Venezuelan minister
for foreign affairs, together with note
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accept the match with Sullivan after the
go with Britt. providing the Boston man
makes 135 pounds at 0 o'clock on the day
of the contest. When Cans beat Sullivan
for the weiterweight championship they
were TO weigh I'm at 49, pounds, while In
the bout In Baltimore between the pair
the stipulated weis..t was 133 pounds at
o. clock, which was made by Sullivan.
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Ordways Beat Columbus.

The Ordways defeated the quint of the
Columbia Athletic Club at the Minute Mems
Armory on Thursday by score of % to IL
Sinnano for the Ordways, and Ellis, for the
Columbia Athletic Club, did the best work
for their respective teams. The lineup was
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FAST BASKET BALL.
Soldier Boys Played a Close Game
Last Evening.

The basket ball game last evening be-
tween the teams of Company G and Com
pany of the National Guard was won by
Company G. by score of 0 to s.
The teams were evenly matched, but to-
ward the end of the contest the team of
Company G. forged to the front and won the
contest. Mulloy did good work for Com
pany {. The lineup was as follows:
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Man of Honor.
From Puck.

FfOn Puch.
Brown Gin restaurant)-"Say. Jones. what
is the matter with you. anyway? That's
the tenth rum omelet you've ordered since
you have been at this table"
Jones-'.Shash so, Brown Promised m
wife on New Year wouldn't drink any
more-an' always keep m word like shen-
tlemanw
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from Mr. Taigny aboard the Martinique,
formally protesting against the proceedings
of which he was a victim. The dean. the
Brazilian minister, addressed note TO
Minister Ybarra saying the corps may refer
the matter to their governments and that
the action seems strange to them" Min
lister Ybarra replied that the affair is one
of mere internal police" The dean re-
piled that the corps cannot agree that an
gent thus loses his diplomatic character
from the fact of a rupture OF relations.
without the fulfllment of the usual for
malities," and that in this case Mr.. Taigny
did not lose his diplomatic character.
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be carefully Investigated to answer this

be carefully investigated to answer this
question correctly, and when searched 1t
will be found that the families founded by
George Wilkes. Electioneer. Abdallah Is,
Dictator, Harold and Mambrino Chief domi-
nate adj others. It is worthy of note that
each of these great sires. with the single
exception of Harold, was foaled In New
York. Wilkes, after being severely and
sometimes cruelty raced from his five-year-
old form until his eighteenth year. was
taken to Kentucky. where he was. derlded
as simmons little baked pony until his
get raced successfully. Abdallah 10, DC
tator, Mambrino Chief which also found
their way to Kentucky, were never raced
nor was Harold. Elecuoneer crossed the
Rockies when twelve years of age. He. too,
was never raced. All gained regulations as
sfres In Kentucky, except Electioneer, who
found home at Palo Alto, Cal The SUI
preme test OF a sire is his capacity to breed
on through his descendants. All of the
horses named have met this test grandly,
and II were as easy to move the Capitol
building with common jack screw as TO
argue successfully to the contrary. What
ever there may be of a future for the
American light harness horse must come
from the sub antilles founded by HANDLE
tonian 10 and Mambrino Chief, and the
breeder who skillfully blends the descend
ants of the two sires named will come as
near to what is known scientific breed
ing as mortal man may hope to achieve.
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nursery of trotterS and thoroughbreds in
thu days of ]. A. Alexander also of Scotch
ancestry like the Hendries comprises about
600 acres On this farm was bred Maud
s., 2:O7&, and on this farm lived and died
the famous Abdallah 10, founder of a cele-
brated trotting family, and here, too, also,
ed Pilot, IL, sire of Miss Russell, dam of
Maud s. 1t was from Woodburn that the
guerrillas stole Abdallah, and in trying to
escape from the Union cavalry IN close pur-
suit rode the stallion SO hard that he died
of exhaustion. Thomas Lawson. the cop
per magnate, Is master of a breeding plant
in Massachusetts, comprising about 13GO
vestment estimated at $1,000, 600. William
Russell Allen, another millionaire trotting
horse breeder. has about the same number
of acres and about the same sum of money
invested in Allen Farm, Pittsfield. same
state. The last named estate is presided
over by that famous son of Lord Russell,
Kremlin, 2:07A the $4,000 Pennsylvania
pion stallion of 1892 At the head of the
Lawson stud is the $4,000 Dare Devil, 200.
Coming nearer home. probably the largest
breeding plant in Maryland is that near
Germantown, Montgomery county, owned
by Charles c. Waters. The entire holdings
Of Mr.. Waters comprise 500 acres and the
value of horse stock is estimated to be not
Gettysburg, Pa Jacob l.. Bert, owner,
consists of about 1890 acres divided into
tracts of three hundred acres, more or less.
with an investment in horse flesh of not
far from $4,000 But these are only selec-
lions made here and there at random as an
illustration of conditions which exist. and
of which only few persons are aware.
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This much having been said, the question
arises In the mind of the intelligent breeder
what families and sub-families are the
fashion as judged by the infar1ible test, the
race course. Race summaries must again
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According to the latest statistics furnished
Senator Bailey's stallion. Prodigal. ZIG,
heads the list of leading speed sires for
1905. 1t is possible that a later revision of
figures may alter present results, but as
they stand at present Prodigal leads off
with seventeen new performers In list of
forty-six of the greatest sires now living.
In addition to the above, Prodigal Is the
sire of seven new = - performers, of one
2104 performer for 1905, and the sire OF
siXty-Seven that have performed all the
way from 80 to 20S1s. ProdigaPs age is
nineteen years. Ranking next is Gambetta
Wilkes. 219A. five years older than Prodf-
gal While he has the same number as the
latter of newcomers for the year, his I'D
list only numbers four, as against Prodi-
gals seven, but he produces one for the
year with record just one second lower
than the Bailey horse-209R. Gambetta
Wilkes 230 performers to date number 49,
Third in rank is Ashland Wilkes. 2.17A,
with fifteen new standard performers six
new 80 performers, and his fastest new
performer having record of 209lk Ash
land Wilkes is twenty-three years of age
Allerton, 2O9A, is fourth in the list with
twelve new standard performers, six new
go performers, one new 2.15 performer,
and sire of son, Locanda, that in 1905 re-
duced his record from 2.034 to 2.02 AIler-
ton is nineteen, and is the sire of las in the
list
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Why some sires are perpetuated through
the female line by reason of their descend
ants becoming great brood mares is secret
which old mother Nature has not thought
fit to reveal, although students of heredity
from Darwin to Prof Reddeld have tried
to solve it. The greatest brood mare sires
of tho first epoch of light harness horse
breeding were American Star and Pilot Jr.
Hambletonian's early fame rests almost ex-
clusively on Star mares, from which came
Dexter. and his full brother. Dictator.
Pilot, Jr's, blood enriched everything 1t
touched. Then came to the center Of the
stage the prepotent son of Mambrino Chief
and the Rodes mare, Mambrino Patchen,
and last of all, but not least, the son of
Belmont and Miss Russell-Nutwood. Lesser
lights, but relatively great in a certain
sense, are Daniel Lambert, Harold, Edwin
Forest, Blue Bull Princess. imported Trus-
tee, thoroughbred Planet, Trustees grand
son; Kentucky Prince, his sire, Clark
Chief, and Messenger Duroc. 1t is fashion
able nowadays to sheer at the latter's pre-
tensions as a sire, but the great table, of
sires vindicates this son of Hambletonian
from the aspersions some persons are swift
to cast against him.
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Great as Nutwood concededly is as a
brood mare sire 1t is serious question
whether or not the descendants of Ameri-
can Star (for he only lives through his
daughters), do not outrank him in purely
racing qualities. One daughter of American
Star, Clara, dam of Dexter. has thirty-nine
descendants In the 30 list from 1905, while
1,63o of her descendants were In the 2.30
list in 1904. Directum, 2o5N, Direct. 2.05ls.
Cresceus, 2.021z, Nancy Hanks. 204. Major
Deimar. 1.59a4, John A. McKerron, 2.041z.
Dare Devil, 200. and ninety-four others in
the 210 list trace to American Star. The
greatness of Nutwood as a brood mare sire
is fully attested. when it is stated that 13s
of his daughters have produced 249 in the
$50 list. But 1t is quality and not quantity
that is under discussion. and according to
tho facts presented Nutwood fails. Star
has been dead upward of forty years: Nut
wood upward of three years. and although
time may tell a different story 1t is hard to
believe that the day will ever come when
the blood of American Star will cease 10
be a potent factor where the battle Is hot
test and thousands of dollars are hanging
In the balance.
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MILLIONS IN HORSES
Famous Stock Farms OF the
Country.
0 Ne OF 1900 ACRES
Prodigal Heads List of Leading Speed
Sires for 1905.
STUDY OF EQUINE FAMILIES
Descendants of Hambletonian 10 and
Mambrino Chief Are the Ones the
Future Will Look To.
'TUDY OF EQUINE FAMILIES

statistics are not at hand but it has
been stated that not less than one hundred
million OF dollars are invested in horse
breeding in the United States. Since Palo
Alto went out of commission with 90. coo
acres. more or less, the largest stock farm
devoted to breeding purposes Is the Iron
Mountain Stock Farm, located In the Iron
mountain region. Mo. 1t comprises II, 600
acres, 10000 acres of which is tillable land
and the tract entire the property of w Fl.
Smollfnger, formerly Of Galesburg, Ill. 1t
us in the center of this tract that the fam
Gus Iron mountain mine, once the seat of
great industry. but now abandoned, is
located. The largest breeding farm devoted
to the thoroughbred in this country is in
Tennessee, for many generations the home
OF the -Jacksons. 1t comprises 5000 acres.
part OF which is. was, devoted to a deer
park. Recently it has become the property
Of the Hendrie family of Hamilton, Ont,
the younger members of which have been
devoted to breeding and racing thorough
bieds for some years past.
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Fair Grounds Summaries.

First race. five and one-hsf furlongs DR. Coffay
III (Robb!ns. IL to 8, won proteus. 102 Nv
Hayes. 40 to l. second; usury, iol L. smith
to !, third Time. 1.07 10 Amador, Sweet
Favor. Ala Russell, Swell Girl, Pnsticker Bill
Carroll, San Antoine, Duessa and May German also
ran.
Second race. three one and one-h half furlongs-
King Leopold 10 tCrimmins), 60 to /. won: Helen
Lucas. III tO'Neiin, 10 TO /. second; Salyisa lUa
lN. Hayes, 3 TO l, third. Time, 0.42 AS. Mamie
X, Miss Hynes. L. 4. s.. Blackjack Pepper and
Salt Bitter See, Rudy. Sainzilla, Runsum aud
". A. German also ran.
Third race. mile and one-eigbth Jerry Lynch
ITO tHsyes), TO 2. won; Athena. 40 (Crimminsl
30 10 l. second; Kenton, los Jones'. 10 to L,
third. Time, l-55 Light Opera ARABIC, Lemon
Girl, Gleemsn. Gay Iizette Bernie Dreamer, Dr.
Fart and Handbag also ran.
Fourth race. handicap: six and one-half fur
loEgs-Brcom Handle, 1903 tMcIaugblin), o to z,
won; Lady Yashi, l06 tseweiD even. second;
Escutcheon, l06 u. Martini, TO s. third. Time,
i.lS As. Cigar Lighter and Shunpike also ran.
Fifth race, one mile Holloway, l0i McDonaidl.
IL to 5, won: Nine. Ill q. Martini. to Q, Sec
cnd; Kitty Plat, 1903 tReynelds) 20 TO l, third.
Time, i.42. Rainlsnd, Bitter Hand King ELS
worth, Harry Scott and Stockwood also ran.
Sixth race, mile and oneeighth--Legatee, lo5
D;gginsl, o to 2. wen; Prince Salm Salm i0f
tBedegD, 8 to 2, second; Saul, ii3 CIountsinl, is
10 / third. Time, 1856 Is. John Randolph, Jim
Collins, Benora, Maggie Doran. Erne, Mr.. WIxon,
SempeF WAX, Soldier OF Fortune and Ethei's
Pride also ran.
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The Sunday Star,

Including the Magazine Section.
By Mail, SLIGO a Year.
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City Park Summaries.

First race. seven furiongs-April Shower ll2
l. second Immortelle, I07 Crillmanl IL to /, third
Time, % SO. Federal. Leader. Clique oddoletts.
Sweet kittie Bellairs, Limerick Girl, Azelina Al
cantara, Royal Legend, Miladi Love and Saranola
also
Second race, three and one-hah furlongs-Collo-
guy, los toberti, TO l. won; Lens, ITO u. jones',
TO l, second Blue Dale, ITO tSicoi), even, third.
Time. 0.4l 35. Prophecies, Arthur Rosenfed.
King Brush, Miss Jewell, Larry d., Tom Morgan,
Black Flag and Belsay also ran.
Third race, steeplechsse; short eourse-Flytng
Rsincleud. 123 fDupeel, to /, wc7; Judge Nolan,
las (E Miller, 10 2. second: Trouvere 1855 tGii.
morel, Is 10 1, third Time, 3.0s rs. Ohio King
Redman, Blue Grass Girl. Conciase ane Trpoli
also ran.
Fourth ncs. hasease. ~ ssA sas-hsk furlonss
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It will surprise many horsemen to learn
that Axworthy (three), 2.15lk. surpasses his
dad, Axtell three), PIP, in his number of
new performers. he having to his credit
twelve, while his sire has only eleven. AK
worthy is thirteen. while Axtel is nineteen.
The latter, however has to his credit three
new 30 performers, while Axworthy has
none He has also three 215 performers,
while Axworthy has none, and Is repre-
sented for the year with one in 209A-Fred
Moran's good horse Mainland. The Sunday
Star has not the space to give further com
parsons, but enough has been furnished
for reflection. especially when Is added the
fact that of the entire forty-sx leading
sires of 1905 only three OF its members are
without standard records. Ten In the list
were champion stations and ten in the list
are dead, among the number Red Wilkes,
sire of lib in go or better, which died last
year at thirty-one.
In view of these facts advocates of the
development theory may now sit up and
take notice. or the six leading sires named
all are descendants of George Wilkes with
one xception-Prodigal. Gambetta Wilkes
is a son of the simmons pony Ashland
Wilkes by Red Wilkes. a grandson: Aller-
ton by Jay Bird, grandson; Axtetl by
William L.. also grandson and Axworthy,
son OF Axtell, great grandson. Prodigal
traces through his sire, Fancoast LIN, to
Mambrino Chief teieven), Pancoast being
son Of the celebrated Woodford Mambrino,
2.2l1a. the greatest son Of Mambrino Chief.
not only as a sire. but in racing qualities
and in the power to reproduce them.
II breeding were an exact science, under
present conditions light harness horses
could be purchased-at 10 cents per dozen,
while some could hardly be given away.
Fortunately such is not the case. The best
that breeders can do Is to get as close to
exactness as possible, and this can only be
done by studying the race summaries each
year and there ascertain what families are
breeding and which nick best. A
breeder who does not do this and Is not
possessed of most excellent judgment can
not hope to succeed Time, like death, is a
great leveler and the lapse Of years has
demonstrated that the families which doni-
nate the light harness world are those which
trace to Hambletonian 10 and Mambrino
Chief Ii. Each trace to the same foun-
tain head, thoroughbred Mambrino. son of
Imported Messenger. The Morgaps, the
Blue Bulls the CIays and even the Pilot
Juniors have ceased to breed on except
through their daughters, while there Is
not today in the stud a descendant of Amer
lean Star in the male tail line. But through
their daughters and granddaughter each
family has accomplished wonders. Were 1t
not for their female descendants there
would be little of light harness history
worth recording,
"