The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-23

| BY Bingen. 2:oSi4. his dam being KeiI 81.
2:2sis. by Kremiin. 9:07as. From his fourth
10 his ninth dam Bertini is strictly thor
oughbred Mr.. MilIer's colts dam is by
kushan. 21siz. the greatest stallion trct-
ter ever owned in the District of Column
bla, and which, II given an opportunity,
promises 10 be as great as sire OF trot-
tiers as IS his sire. KTemlin.
No matter how many well-bred stations
there may be in and aboutl the District OF
/ COlumbia-and there are many OF them
they are badly handicapped. .as far as THEN
future reputation as slres is concerned.
( ny the fact that there exists paucity of
Well-bred mares. and by the other fact
that persons owning the few well-hred
ones that are here are not disposed 70
breed them. a stallion being a dumb
and not a reasoning creature. cannot rise
above his environment. lie is the sub
I iect Of his masters win and II oppor-
tunity is not given him he cannot hope
/ to rise 10 fame as a sire. Unthnking
! men frequently condemn a stallion with
out considering what his surroundings
are or were. The large breeding estah-
hshments like ALLEN Farm. Hamburg
Place. and Walnut Han Farm. the FRS,
named located in New England and the
/ two last named located in Kentucky. and
other like establishments are controlled
/ by men OF large wealth who consequently
ere able To purchase mares nt 10 mate
/ with their stations.
/ The small breeder being usually a man
of limited means cannot go into the mar
/ ket for brood mares and compete with
! them. The small breeder il compelled 20
/ do the best he can. and too frequently
| his best is not all thap il should be
Few men are capable of selecting brood
mares. No man is capable OF so doing
unless he has for a long time been a
profound student Of blood lines To lee
one requires much time and thought and
judgment. and even though man pos
sesS all three qualities ne may some
times fall by the wayside. The law Of
ataviSm throwing back makes breeding
anything sbut an exact science Then.
again. The best bred stallion in the world
world sometimes fails 10 produce the de
sired results simply because the currents
OF blood in sire and dam do not nick.
Breeding. therefore. i largely expert
mental. but when the nick is at last
found IL Is dangerous TO experiment
further although the books furnish ex-
smples Of mares that have thrown speed
10 different sires. like Beautiful Bells.
Miss Russell, Virginia Maid. the cele-
brated Water Witch, and Betty Brown.
These, however. are exceptions 10 the
general rule laid down.
Or. J. d Robinson. one Of the best
and most popular veterinarians in the
District aud one Of the stoutest props of
the Speedway, old and new, is out Of the
hospital. having fully recovered from an
acute attack OF appendicitis For time
the doctors life hung in the balance, but
his strong constitution and temperate
life proved strong factors in his recov-
cry from the disease and the knife Dr.
Robinson is a Canadian by birth. having
been born in the province of Ontario,
near St. Thomas. some fifty years ago.
His father, now dead, was a member Of
the Canadian Parliament aud man Of
great force and high character. one or
DR.. Robinsons brothers is at present
connected with the Canadian government
DR.. Robinson now owns the ancestral
estate and is breeder Of fine horses.
cattle. hogs. and sheep. For many years
he has been foremost I'm llght-harness
sport in this section Of country, and his
friends are almost without limit Dr.
{. Barnwell Robinson. an eminent yeteri-
nary Of this city. is brother.
The time IS close a. hand when the
officers OF the several fair associations
in this section-that is. Maryland and
Nirginia-will meet to discuss the ques-
ton Of dates and decide upon the size
Ct the purses they will give. The ques-
ton OF purses is an important matter.
Judging by the patronage the fair asso-
citation has received IN the past. 1t is
positively certain that the average OF
purses offered has been altogether too
small. There have been too few Of stake
offerings. while the opportunity TO race
two and three year Old ;rotters and PAGERS
has been too infreQuent At the present
high status Of breeding two and three
year olds should have an earning ca
pacity. In most cases where fairs in this
section are held they have none what
ever Take as single instance the
Montgomery County Fair Association
- a rule Il never gives stake races OF