The Washington herald., 1911-12-31

ALIOl tllsLN SdII II6u pulle Il BOOu zeal OIL
good blood from thoroughbred sources.
Abdallah I sired Hambletonian TO- called
the father of trotters;'' Mambrino Pay
master sired Mambrino Chief II, and
-Nlmack sired Champion, founder of the
Champion family-a family that has dis
appeared.
Through his sire. and his dam, the Kent
mare, Hambletonian 10 carried not less
| than IS per cent of thoroughbred blood.
The Kent mare was by imported Bell
founder. and out of a daughter of Bish-
I ops Hambletonian that traced in the
male line to Messenger. The Kent mare S
second dam also traced to Messenger.
Taken to Kentucky, Mambrino Chief was
mated extensively with mares of thor
ouShbred blood Hambletonian 10, doing
service all his life in Orange County, n.
J., was mated it'll mares of colder blood
to a large extent Whether his greater
success as progenitOr of trotters is
due to this fact We cannot say. His
many sons were, from time to time,
| mated with mares carrying thoroughbred
blood, and many of his fastest descend
ants were from mares who carried the
blood of the desert close up.
We have reached that point in the
the statement can safely be made that
by inheritance the major part of our
trotters and PAGERS carry at least 80 per
cent of thoroughbred blood. To increase
the infusion might, possibly, be approach
ing the danger zone for cavalry mounts.
unless i: be intended that our men shall
ride into the ranks of the enemy and
remain there for an indefinite period as
prisoners. Mr.. RommelIs article is
chiefly interesting to the public I'm re-
Eard to what it says about racing. all
though there IS nothing in it new or
novel. Every person ConverSant with the
subject knows that the trOtter and
thoroughbred have been brought to their
present state of perfection by reason OF
speed contests. These contests will con-
tinue indefinitely, in spite of the fact
that some thoroughbred enthusiasts are
sulking because betting has been barred
in some of tho States of the Union. If
hOOkmakinG AMI other gambling inVcn-
tiCnS were the cEiCf end of racing. in
stead f rhc Improvement Of the breed
Cf the E"rS'~. the mailing up of gates
of race 80 would be far from being
a public calamity.
A lot of highly bred young horses owned
by residents Of the District and parts ad-
lhN Ntlll Jltf,ltlp VIII SffOll l' ItllllltllHS
with horses more aged. Peter LOTUS has
one three years of age by Alto Dewey,
out mare by Jay Bird: Andrew Gleeson
has one by Palm Cozine. 2:l9l4. out of
Lady Cozine; y. r. Turner has one by
his good sire. Guyman; Dennis Mccarthy
is the owner of one by Alto Dewey. out
of Virginia Lass: Norman Corbin has an
exceedingly promising three-year-Old by
Bale AXwOrthy, out Of a highly bred
mare: r. F. TiDpett has two or three by
his stallion. Red Princeps. that are show
ing good. while Javins brothers have up
ward of a dozen colts and fllies by Mon
tana Guard, @:2ll4. and other stations.
that act as if they would learn to step
some There are some signs that Javns
Brothers will De more in evidence this
year in the racing game than for five
years past. All of the youngsters named
will be in the hands Of trainers in the
near future. and they should prove Il
valuable acquisition to the trotters and
PAGERS already owned here. w. 3. Tur-
ners colt by Guyman IS said TO be an
exceptionally promising youngster, and
a his dam is of Volunteer blood he
ought to be able to go a good lick. Con-
siderable local interest is being taken in
Guymam's foals, from the fact that he
is not only a grand individual, but a
grandly bred horse. being by Red Med
ium. pr IA. out of full sister of Fan
tasy CN, 2:O6 II
Within the next sixty days T. w Dun
worth will bring in Gentle John, and
after little Sticking up. the black geld
ing will be turned over to some reliable
trainer and made to show what every
one in this town believes he possesses
IL
had several good offers for Gentle John,
but as there are excellent prospects for
a half-mile near Washington. he has de-
cEded to develop his speed and use him
for matinee purposes. In a recent letter
received from Mr.. William Russell Allen,
of Allen Farm, Pittsfeld Mass. that
gentleman says that Kumara, the dam
of W. f. Miller's Boski, 2:29 1-2, and of
Bruges tN, 2:1S, had q, lot of speed, and
adds that II now looks as If she would
prove a great brood mare, if properly
mated and cared for. From last accounts
Kumara was owned by T. F. Tippett. of
Prince George County. Md. She is still
young mare. and as she is highly
bred one, she is valuable property for
some one who will give her proper op-
portunities.
Although it is early in the season to
begin the agitation. 1t is none too early
to begin TO call the attention of fair
associations in this particular bailiwick
to the fact that, In the major part of
cases, they have in the past neglected
to give two and three year olds an earn
ing capacity. thus being far behind their
sister associations in New England and
the great West in that respect Wherever
colt stakes have been given, they have
excited the greatest public interest-an
interest that aged tTotters and PAGERS
have not been able to arouse. II is
largely the fault of owners of youngsters
in Maryland and the District of Columbia
that fair associations have not been
aroused to their duty I'm the matter. 1t
Is to be regretted that most of the off,
cIals connected with fair associations in
this section are not up with the times
They are too much given to working
salong beaten paths, and do nothing to
furnish the public novelties.
Mr. Waters is an up-to-date horseman,
a wealthy and respected citizen of the
county, and the largest farmer in the
county: and yet with all of his expert
ence in breeding matters and his ability
to contribute 20 the success of a county
fair, he has been persistently ignored
year after year. The Javins brothers
John and Frank--have large interests at
stake in Montgomery County, landed and
otherwise. They are breeders OF trotters
and interested in the success of the fair
and they, too, are shunted to a side
track. What the farmers of Montgomery
County and others interested need to do
more than anything else at this juncture