The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-04-04
HORSE TALK
BY JOHN GAvTT

The first crop of the 1908 colts In
this viciniay was foaled in this city
the mornin Of April 1, when the black
mare Ione," owned by L. z Cowl.
dropped a nice bay filly by Indiana
Dan Patch" This colt is also the first
foaled by Indiana Dan Patch and to
say that her owner is pleased. is
putting it very mildly. The dam Of this
fiIly was brought to Hammond by Mr..
Cowl about two years ago and al
though yet young mare and capable
or racing for some years to come, her
owner last spring decided to retire her
to the brood mare ranks. She is a mare
with a wonderful turn of speed and al
though she was only raced one season,
she took a race record of 2:21A and in
one of her races in Chicago in 1893
she was a close third in 2:15. She af-
forwards took a matinee record of
2:131s which indicates that II she had
been kept in training she would have
taken a record as good as 2:1o. Her
breeding is such that she ought to mako
an exceptionally good brood mare She;
was sired by Glen by Clay AbdaIlah!
and he by Cossurs NJ Clay Jr., and
he by c. NJ. Clay and her dam was
Exception by Membrino Time he by
Membrino Patchen and her second dam
was Chinchilla by Hambietonian. The
1lly she has just foaled in addition to
all this breeding on it's dams side, Is
by son of the Peerless Dan Patch.
1:55A, the fastest harness horse living,
The horse. who, during his racing ca
reer never lost but one heat and who
for the past four years has been giv-
ing exhibition miles for the reason that
he is in a class by himself. He has
stepped more miles better than two
minutes than all the other harness
horses living or dead put together and
from present indications will yet re-
duce his record. This FLY has already
been christened Tone Patch" and with
her speed Inheritance, barring accidents
she ought to develop sensational speed
and racing qualities
In addition to Tone" Mr. Cowle has
three other brood mares that on breed
ing are the equal of any in the country.
Last fall he purchased the chestnut
mare, Margaret NJ Mcdowell by Oneida,
son of Nutwood. Her dam was
Cricket, by Rinaldo, a son of Volunteer
SO. and her grandam by Cushman Nor
gan. She is herself producer being
the dam OF Ferndale. 2:151z and Is
again in foal to Strathdale, the sire
Of Ferndale. This niche produced
one. 2:15 PAGER and there is no reason
why Strathdale and Margaret nj. Nc
Dowell should not produce another
equally as good. He also acquired last
fall the bay mare Lucille Allerton, by
AIlerton, 2:09A out Of Miss Leo Rex.
2:15h and she has been breed to
6trathdale. Lucille AIlerton was bred
TO Strathdale when years old and pro-
duced the chestnut mare, Aunt Nettie,
one Of the most perfect individuals to
be thought of, and whose way of go-
ing indicates that she is going to de-
velop extreme speed
He also purchased of the Chicago
Horse Sale company at their combina<
ton sale in February, the Chestnut
mare Midget" by Spartacees, a son OF
Amount Ss. The Midget" has already
established reputation as brood
mare. being the dam of Ruth WiIdman
2:09A, Ella Willis 2:10A, and LACEY
Hastings, with three-year-old trial
of 2:16A. She is now In foal TO Tbs
Rival, son of Chimes and is due to
foal early next fall. All OF these mares
will be bred to Strathdale and 1t will
place him in position to establish his
greatness as sire. There are a great
many good horsemen who believe him
to be one OF the greatest living sires
with any sort of opportunity and as he
is now owned by the same gentleman
who owns the brood mares, lone Mars
garet n. Mcdowell. Lucille AIlerton and
Midget, he Is sure to be mated with
them and they all being standard bred
It will not be at all surprising If he
yet establishes for himself the reputa-,
ton as e sire he has so long deserYedA