The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-24
AMSDEN SOLVED
BAD QUESTION
Western HorSeman Says Lo-
cal Man Has Two
Fine Horses.
BOTH ARE NOTED ANIMALS.
oRAToRIo HAS A MARK OF 2:13
AND PRINCE DIRECT TRAVELLED
A MILE IN 2:o7-ROTH OF GOOD
FAMILY.

An article which appears in The SOU
yenjr number of the Western Horse
man, will be of especial interest TO
horsemen of Wayne county. This ar
ticle reads as follows:
The selection Of stations for a
stock farm Is a momentous question.
1t often happens that one may be Sc
cured that will fill all requirements,
but to secure two that will come up
10 expectations is another task.
George Amsden Of Richmond, Ind,
took upon himself this undertaking
and secured a pair that are proving
their worth as sires of speed and indl-
yiduality. His selection of OratOrio,
2:13 and Prince Direct, 2:07, was a
stroke of good judgment and business
policy. A glance at the breeding OF
each will suffice to account in part
for the showing they are making in
the stud. Oratorio is by Wilkes Boy,
2:24A. the best bred son Of George
Wilkes, as we'll as a most extraordin-
AIRY progenitor of uniform and ex-
treme speed His first dam is Can
L.,
2:19L, by King Rene; third dam a
double producing daughter of George
Wilkes and fourth dam a triple pro
Queer by Clark's Chief SO. Individual
~ he is all that one could desire,
stands 1913 hands high. with excep-
tional conformation and bone. He is
the sire of the worlds champion pac-
ing mare, Ecstatic, 2:01A; Gordon
Prince, 2:05A who holds the worlds
record for the fastest mile made by
an absolutely green horse; Alice
Mapes, 2:06A and Ivan b., 2:09A,
which gives him an enviable position
among the sires of early extreme
speed.
Prince Direct.
Prince Direct, stable companion of
Oratorio, comes of one of those truly
trotting horse families which have
made turf history replete with their
records. No other family stands out
more prominently than do the Directs.
Prince Direct is the son of Direct,
2:05A, the sire of Directly, 2:03A;
Bonnie Direct "a, 2:05A; Prince Di-
rect, 2:07; Tribly Direct, 2:0SA ! Di-
ISGt DlSW, = .ooA, NhnL 10 II, - II !,
Go Direct, 2:11A; Dephne Direct 80,
7:111a; Directina, 2:14A; Ed B,
Young "a, 2:11A; Miss Margaret go,
2:1115; | Direct, 2:12A; Miss Bea-
trice "a, 2:13A: Direct Fire ca.
2:14h; Arthur L., 2:15 and many 9th
ers.
Duroc Prince, the sire of the dam of
Prince Direct is the son of Messenger
Direct and has an enviable reputation
as the sire of the dams of fast per
formers. Oregon Pathfinder, sire of
the second dam of Prince Direct is the
son of Morrill, $50, and is the sire of
the dams, Alto, 2:09I and Pathmont
2:09A.
PrAce Direct is race horse pure
and simple. He holds the worlds no
fessional team pacing record with Di-
rect Hal, 2:0512l; worlds amateur
pacing team record with Morningstar
2:o6); worlds team record, half mile
dash with Hontas Crooke, 2:074 !:
worlds two heat race record TO wag.
on by pacing stallion, 2:o7a and
c:o9A; matinee record 2:07a
He paced trial mile in 2:041a and
was always considered one of the
most reliable and fastest members of
the Direct family. His colts are ex.
ceptionally large, of good bone, the
best of conformation and show re-
1markabe speed. DR.. w. w. thinner.
man of Richmond owns one of Prince
Directs colts, Princess Direct