The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-31
BY L. ID. SALE.

by L. ID. SALE.
The Grand Circuit is on. and for upward
Of three months will be the center OF
attraction for horsemen all over the Uni
ted States
The season, on the part of the big rings.
opens auspciously; there have not been
as yet any ultra-thrills or sensations,
but there is a promise Of them. If ac-
cidents do not happen and some Of the
horses continue good. From Terre Haute
10 Grand Rapids and from Grand Rapids
10 Kalamazoo. at which point the Grand
Circuit actually begins again this year.
there has been fast stepping. both at the
trot and pace.
The season opens especially suspicious
for trotting candidates It has brought
into the limelight such trotters as Dude
Archdale. 2:0SA; the prodigal gelding.
Vito. Justo, Hailworthy. 2:OTh: Billie
Burke, 2:O624 as four-year- and Cap
tain George, and, before the season is
a month old, viii doubtless uncover other
brilliant performers at the trot Up TO
the present hour of writing the sensa-
tional honors are with the trotters. which
is encouraging to the breeders. as ninety
eight per cent Of them are trying TO
produce them. Thus far no really SEN
sational green PAGER has put in an ap-
pearance as in years past. but before
the season ends. doubtless. some stable
throughout the broad Union will spring
a surprise that will make the public
gasp in wonder.
The PAGER. much as some OF US pro-
TESS 70 dislike him. is here TO stay. He
has got grip on the public that cannot
be shaken of, by reason Of his wonderful
deeds in harness, and he has secured
strange hold on the trotting breed
that al the ingenuity of man cannot
eradicate. For the past fifteen years he
has made such gigantic strides that low
ers Of the trotter have had Just cause
for alarm for fear that his most potent
blood would In the end submerge the
trotting instinct
The fastest PAGERS out this year at
least up 10 date. are Giftline. the Eel.
and Darkey Hal. all aged horses. Those
which rank next. but are not quite so
old and experienced, are Walter W.
Walter Hal, Direct Hal. jr.. and May
Day. The vitality and speed shown by
Baron Whips, who is in the limeHght.
Is one Of the most remarkable features
of the year. Upward Of hve years ago
this son of Baron Dillon made his bow
in this city in a slow pace. and. while
nn Il.
who witnessed mis- performance would
have dared 10 predict that he would last
as long as he has. or as good enough to
pace as many fast miles as he has done
up 10 date.
Then there is Bervaldo that son Of The
Tramp, which Rhodes introduced to the
public at this point on the same day;
he, too, is still on duty and is making
gallant tries to get 20 the front Nova
days, when horses 20 so fast, they usu-
ally do not last so long as in the days
Of Goldsmith Maid and Flora Temple and
Lady Suffolk and Sweet Marie
The Dude Archdai, mare, the trotting
sensation Of the year. is worthy of study
in the matter Of blood lines. Whether
men be small or large breeders, blood
lines Of winners should always be mat
ter Of special interest. It may be set
down as an axcm that when either q
horse owner or a breeder is Indifferent
in the matter OF blood lines. that par
ticular man is as surely destined 10 fall
ure in his particular line OF business as
night Is 20 follow day II is men who
are profound students of bloodlines who
produce results, from which those who are
not students reap their profits; some
times intelligenty, many times igno.
rantly
To begin with, Dude Archdale is not
what would be called to-day an ultra.
fashiOnably bred mare. although her sire
Expedition. 2:l5Ik IS a son Of Electioneer
Her dam, Dude Egmont, 2I314. Is by
Egmont Chief, 2.2pt, and the latter 4.
by Eemont, a son OF Belmont. Expe
ditions dam was Lady Russell a daughter
OF Miss Russell Thus far her breeding
is of the best But Dude Egmont's dan
was by Col Crockett. 2.2gII. her SECOND
dam by KirkwOOd, PA. and her third
dam by Morgan Klncald. which, from
present lights, carries her breeding. ma
ternally, pretty far into the tall timber
II would not be Just to say that Dudi,
Archdale is a full-hedged freak for or
her dams side she has some really good
old-fashioned blood in her veins, some o.
which, however. is not much valued now
adays by progressive breeders. However
she gets there just the same; just as die
that old mare from Iowa that was out
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more fashionably bred ones on their
heads when money was hung up.
The Archdale mare Is black in color
FIVE years old, and was bred by G. S
Harris. Of Hooper. Nebr
On the other hand. as an example
take the gelding sensation of the wear
Hailworthy. 2:O7h Axworthy. his sire
took record Of 215ia in his three-year.
old form, and his sire. Axtel took Z
record Of PIP in his three-year-old form
and was sold the same day for slO5. 900
and IN three years time ne paid for him
self with his services IN the stud Az
tell sired some great race horses. bu
he never sired a Hamburg Belle. 2:O2H. a,
the trot. and he never sired a Gen. Watts
2:06%. at three years. and lot OF Other
sensational youngsters that went into IN,
junk heap by reason OF being overworkeC
at a tender age.
Hailworthys dam is Alselma. the half
bred. by Altivo (D, 2:lSl4. by Electioneer
Alselma's dam is Anselma, 2:29lk. by III,
half-bred Ansel. 900; Anselmas dam wa,
Elaine. 2:2O, the daughter Of Messenge
Duroc. d06 and green Mountain Maid