Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-03
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Representative Wadsworth of New York,
whose uncle, Gen. William Wadsworth,
once owned the celebrated Henry Clay 3,
founder of the Clay family of trotters, Is
very much interested in the government
experiment to found breed of carriage
horses. Nearly all of the stations and brood
mares used In the stud In Colorado are OF
his selection No better man could be Sc
lected for the task of laying right foun-
dalton for 50 important an industry. The
Wadsworths for generations have been en-
gagged in breeding the highest types OF DO
mestic animals. and their carriage horses
have for many years been among the best
examples in that line. 1t may truly be said
that II was largely through Representative
Wadsworths ancestors that the Gay lam
lily rose from obscurity to eminence. Henry
Clay was a black horse with crescent in
forehead and weighed. when in stud condi-
ton, about /, 100 His three greatest female
descendants tfor he was brood mare sire
distinctively) were. Beautiful Bells, which
died in 1904, at thirty-two years of age,
Green Mountain Maid and Erniline
Beautiful Bells produced eighteen foais.
nine sons and nine daughters. and eleven
OF them trotted all the way from 2-29.s to
ZI2sa. Three of her produce trotted to
worlds records Adbell. one of her sons,
trotted to a yearling record of 2.23. and 1t
stu stands as a worlds record at that age
Eight of her nine sons have sired standard
has sired two trotters that have held
worlds records. Five of her nine daughters
have produced seven trotters and one PAGER
that have made standard records, making
thirteen of her eighteen foals that have
perpetuated standard speed She stands
among matrons without a peer Beautiful
Bells dam, Minnehaha. by Stevens Bald
Chief. Is the dam of eight in standard time.
Beautiful Bells was the most intensely in
bred Clay mare living or dead. The Moor,
her sire, was by Clay Pilot, and he by
Neaves' Cassius M. Clay, Jr., 20, son of
Cassus M. Clay IS by Henry Clay (Wads-
worths) Beautiful Bells second dam was
Nettie Clay, by Strader's Cassus M. Clay,
Jr., % a son of Cassius NJ. Clay Is: her
third dam by Abdallah /, sire of Handle
tonian 10. and her fourth dam by Engineer
2 Z slfe OF 'ns ee'e0fa's' Lazy s0n0'A'
Green Mountain Maid, Oldest OF the tri-
umvirate of great brood mares carrying the
blood of wadsworth's Henry Clay, pro-
duced thirteen foals, nine of which were
trotters that have records from 2,2sA to
go. Had she produced nothing but Eec-
tioneer she would be entitled to a high
place in the ranks of great matrons. Her
sire Sayre's Harry Clay Q % was son of
Neave's Cassus NJ. Clay. Jr.. 20. and he a
son of Cassius NJ. Clay IS, by Wadsworth's
Henry Clay Green Mountain Maids second
dam, Shanghai Mary is given in the Trot-
ting Register as of unknown breeding. She
was a bloodiike chestnut mare that came
from Ohio. and while it cannot be abso-
lutely proven, there can be but little doubt
that she was by Irons Cadmus, grandson
of American Eclipse. Irons Cadmus was
the sire of Smuggler. 215.
Emiline. the third of great Clay brood
mares was foaled in 1861, and Is the dam
of ten foals. nine of which took standard
records Eight of her foals were FLIES, and
five of her eight daughters have produced
standard speed. 1t is claimed, but not alb
solutely proven, that the dam of George
Wilkes. 2.22 was by Wadsworth's Henry
Clay. The pedigree of George Wilkes dam
stood that way for many years, but the
question was strongly disputed by reputable
gentlemen the reg. stry association threw
1t out. One searches turf annals in vain
for three other as great brood mares in one
family Beautiful Bells, Green Mountain
Maid and Emiline.
The paragraph in The Star of last Sun
day calling the attention of local horsemen
to the neglected condition of the new CEN
fury speedway promises to bear fruit In the
near future. There is talk of a meeting of
the racing committee soon, and for the
credit of the city it is to be hoped that
something will be done to revive interest I'm
one of the finest courses on the continent
1t Is what all local horsemen sighed for and
than any course ever constructed 1t Is
mile in length. and its bed is so constructed
that If kept in condition ii will not sore the
feet of horses driven over 1t at speed 1t Is
admirably located. and its deserted condi-
ton Is a severe reflection upon the horse
men of the capital of the nation. II is true
that a number of horses with fast records
are in training, and IL is also true that ii
would be dollars in the pockets of a large
percentage of the owners of them If they
were thrown out of training and used for
speedway purposes. OF the aged loW-record
horses in training at Brightwood probably
not per cent can race within several sec
onds of their records. This was illustrated
during the four days meeting of the past
week Age and hard service dull the speed
of horses.
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The Goldsmith Maids Woodford Mann
brino's. Harry Cs and Dick Hubbards are
the exception and not the rule AS a rule
q good young horse will prove himself a
better racing machine than a good old
horse. There are a number of promising,
well-bred young horses owned In Wash
ington. Instead Of taking them TO Bright
wood for development a little careful
schooling over the new speedway will be
found not only cheaper, for their owners,
but more beneficial to the animal, If he be
wisely driven and not hammered too per-
slstenly. However much the uninitiated
may believe that there is money to be made
In racing. the contrary is the case. Racing
for money is a game in which only the rich
can afford to indulge, and it Is a luxury
for which they dearly pay. AS matter of
fact the true horseman derive more
pleasure and profit from driving his horse
in friendly contests over a course like the
new speedway than In racing him for
money, If he only knew It, In such con-
tests a hp hau