Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1907-03-21

IL may be set down as i general
proposition. that any. man who
brings well bred stock horse toto
community is . public benefacior.
Such horse adds 70 the wealth OF
the section in which be stands. by
improving the breed. As . case in
point: Early in the fifties the Wads-
worths, nj Genesee county. N. Y.
visited Long Island and there pur-
chased the horse now known as
Henry CLAY 8. founder OF the Clay
family of trotters. They paid for
that day the largest sum ever given
Tor trotting Stallion, 81. 100. or a
dollar per pound At the period
mentioned Henry Clay was urknowu
as sire. but the Wadsw0rthsy risk
ed their money and the resulssbow-
ed that they risked IL wisely. for the
Clay blood as collateral straiu is
highly valued wherever the light
harness horse is bred: S-sa-I.
About two years ago our highly
esteemed fellow citizen. Mr.. Frank
@. Combs, purchased. therichly bred
troIting stallion Dop ,.Cozine. $40,
for service in st, Mary's- The
horse had proved his worth as
race horse in many hard fought con-
tests. while bis low mark is the very
best evidence that he possessed ex-
treme speed. Whether he will
breed on or motifs for the future to
answer, as none Of his get are old
enough to train. But 10 like pro-
duces like, as is the proverb among
scientific breeders, then those own
ing the blood of Don Cozine have
reason to have high hopes that in
patronizinR him they have done the
proper thing.
An analysis of his blood lines may
at this time prove Of interest. BY
Gambetta Wilkes, 2:19i. by George
Wilkes. 2:22, to high wheels. and
one of the greatest race hcrses of his
day, his dam was the celebrated,
Lady Yeiser. (dam of 10, by Ger
rard Chief. he by Mambrino Chief,
founder Of the family bearing that
name. Lady Yeiser's dam was by
the Morgan bred horse. Jewell. by
Vermont. he by Downings Vermont,
son of Blackhawk 5. JEWELS
dam was Brown Kate bv Black Jack
Morgan bred) out OF Little Black
by Vermont Blackhawk, while Yer
mont's dam was by Barclay s Colum
bus by Old Columbus. II will then
be seen that Lady Yeiser was in.
bred to Vermont Blackhawk. which
was the best son of hissire Sherman
Morgan. who in turn was the best
son OF the founder of the Morgan
family. Justin Morgan. It appears
in examining the blood lines OF Don
Cozine closely, that the dam of his
sire. Gambetta Wilkes. was also by
Jewell which makes him inbred to
that celebrated sire of speed.
For several seasonspas Gambetta
Wilkes has led all sires, while the
descendants Ct Lady Yeiser are, as
the seasons come and 20. marching
on to victory. Among the many
great sons and daughters of Gam
beta Wilkes and Lady Yeiser, per-
haps none was as celebrated in her
day as race mare as Lottie Lorraine,
2:Oot. Don Cozine ranks next in
speed to his great sister, and Don
Pizarro. 2:l4l, third. Gerfad Chief
was noted sire of speed in his day.
and in fact there is not q single
known ancestor of the Don, male or
female. that is not produce OF speed
Ii the law of heredity holds good
in the, case OF the Don, then like his
ancestors he may be relied upon to
produce speed of q high order.
Owners OF well bred harness mares
cannot go astray in breeding to him.
II they fail in some instances to get
world heaters. they at least stand a
good chance of getting a first class
road horse-something that al ways
brings q high price ia the horse
marts of the country.