The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05
BY On. J. C. FERNEYHoUGII,
St0te Veterinarians.

& While there are exceptions to all
rules. as every practical man realizes.
have often noticed that persons will
to show that the rule does not hold
every-dax things Of life, we must re-
member that a rule would be valueless
for this reason 1t Is the man who can
appreciate this fact, who pro fits by be.
Ing familiar with the rule and not led
astray by tha exception.
In breeding horses. as In ether ad-
for which we cannot easily account,
such, for example, as breeding a chest
nut sire TO a black mare. the result
being an offspring with bay color. or
the animals are simply breeding back:
that is, the bay color is taken from
the grand sire or dam, perhaps: But
we seldom have any trouble in ac-
In fact, I have never seen n gray horse
which was able to trace back to tho
sire and dan, that did not prove to
either be sired by gray stall lon or
gray horse 10 out OF a gray ma e..
Many horse owners object to the
gray color for two reasons the
grayhairs are very easily seen n :, When \,
tjority Of gray horses turn white. or
almost so, with age. while others be-
come dapple, or what Is known! as
.tlea- bitten,When they get Old TINS us
to the public. which is very objection
able to an honest farmer when he
wants to sell his horse, and yet feels
more conf when, he can 7, say
that eSdoes not know the exact age,
etc. ~ K S
Now. as ! mater Of fact. some If
the best horses that ever. looked
throughia bride have b cen gray horses:
The best qualities that any stral at0fa
animals possess are the gtnherited aual.
ali Inherited characteristics are nat
urally IN the blood and can be again
transmitted: The good gray morse y, "
inheriting his color usually inlerlts
other redeemin qua lltles suchs as
speed, style, stamina, etc
Fnmou. sire. 81. the Past That Were
| Grnys. ~
Imported Messen ger the thorough
bred sire, which Is aclSno wledged to be
the original source from which 3 ours
Strotting horses spran 6, wa 8 . a. gray
horse. Also the wonders imported
Sire, Medley. was a gray, and SO was
Grimcrack, according to history; and,
DOUBTLESS there are n umero us theirs
of the gray color which have fur-s
|nished the country some OF It's & best
horses. ~,
show ring that have W rn 81 the lue,
and d deserved It, too, have been gr,ays.
was y.uye owned andSsexhibftad 81 Mr. stew.
art Bryan at many of the gina
horse shows, and then Went 70 M dls 2,
Square Garden. N {, and there Id
credit to the Old 5Domin ton by his Won Won,
derful peri ordnance over the ME !.
Jumps, with Mr. III. g. Beattie sup,ls
! ono, n Among tho other grays in,s.Vlr-3!
rlnia I may mention tile gelding Gray
Cap. OF ten exhibite ed by Mr.. James Mad
dox, Of Warrenton,ssin the jumping
contests;s Ielen Gray, exhibited by Nc
Comb, OF Somerset often w On In lle 70
saSaIe ssssss ana as by nlE sea
|Slian Norris OF ISeswic K, has beat the
best of horses in tn g heavyw y IS eight
f me gray ( horse has the record for
old age In Virgi nia as far 4 as ! can
learn at this writing. - n. b,
|SS Some time last year a p hot ograp q 2,
|a gray geld ng, w. Lee. then s So I
Ito be thirty-nine years Ia, was print
graph was taken and furnis he'd to the;
paper by Mr.. 9. III n Rixey, w no has his
| breeding es tAhliHhment at Gulf per-
Va III T his h orae was sire by I'm 81 neer
I (thoroughbred)5 and bef ore he 81
emascu tied he ali ed a son WI III cl,1l iyad
to she thirty ore y ears O. Nag w hlle
ntioning gray horse s. II III s wei ITO
q Ten 9, 9 IA
General Lee srod es during the late war.
No co or okaS q s. pref tys In the hunt
lingt3fleld as N I he gray How q ten 90
weSnotlcestn the gro Y n Of l1ors les In a
lphoto grapf IN sn1a ny 90 KIM & 4 ara v anl
NAL 81 on nv lcl,ss TIL ot NJ III Ia ala
[see nnStos end mo on less 49, faLrsa n