The Washington herald., 1911-03-19

With the unquestioned reputation OF be-
ing one of the gamest and one of the
most consistent race horses that ever
turned for the word; the winner of six
teen races, second in nine and third
only once in twenty-six starts; second
four times in PIP, and credited with a
half in i:H, and a quarter in thirty sec
onds, such is the record of DIR. Bell,
2171
To the thousands who knew and ad-
mired DR.. Bell while he was being pre-
pared for his races at this point, and to
the thousands who saw him race on the
half-milc ring in the District of Column
bia, Maryland. Virginia, and Pennsyl-
vania, and at times when. every exertion
was the cause of agony and physical
torture, will be glad to know. now that
his racing days are over, that he is max
ing good as sire.
DR.. Bell is a member of that grand
quartet Of harness-bred stations owned
~ j.: NJ. Corbin, o. Hamilton, Loudoun
County, Va. DR.. Bell was foaled the
property of Senator Joseph Weldon Bail
ey, of GAINESVILLE, Texas, who, for nearly
twenty years past, has stood in the front
l.
Bell was foaled in 1901, and, therefore, is
only ten years old. His sire was Electric
Bell. 1862, the youngest 4of the
sons of Electioneer and Beautiful Bells,
and who died at twelve years of age, the
property of Jacob L. Butt, owner of the
Buttonwood Stock Farm, Gettysburg, Pa.
As three-year-old Mr.. Marvin, trainer
at Palo Alto, Cal, where Electric Bell
fnalan rOpSiHaraH h.
of the family, as he once drove him a
warming-up mile in 2:23. Mr. Marvin
expected to repeat him in 2:I5, but he got
away from his attendants while being
hitched and ruined himself for racing
purposes for life.'
Representative Sibley once informed the
writer that he paid $1,000 for Electric
Bell when yearling, and had him sold
for S00SO when the accident happened
and the sale was declared Off Electric
Bell is the sire of twenty-five in the stand
ard list, including Captor, 200 ii; Bron-
son Cooper, 2:l1 Ia; Electric Maiden, PIP;
Tireless C3). 2:1f1-2; Cardiman, els IL
and DR.. Bell, 2:T7 Ia. He is also the sire
of the dams Annie B.. 2:l6. and Little
Duchess, 2I2o IA. Electric Bell was a
full brother of Chimes, Bell Boy. Bel
sire, and Bowbells, all, sires of extreme
speed.
DR.. Bells dam was Myrtle Herr, dam
of three in 2:S0 or better, Myrtle Herr be-
ing daughter of DR.. Herr $50, a sire of
extreme speed. Dr. Herr was a son of
Mambrino Patchen 5S and Forest Tell
tale, by Edwin Forest ~. Dr. Bells sec
ond dam was Matte Clay, daughter of
Whip Clay I31, son of Cassius NJ. Clay,
jr., %, and his third dam, Pony, dam of
two, by Bell Morgan 81, whose pedigree
is found so fortunately in numerous
speedy ones in the South and West. For
est TelltaIe. the dam of DR.. Herr $50, was
the daughter of that TelItale, by Tela-
mon, that sired the dam of Iattler, 2:26
the fastest and most successful son of
Pilot, jr., Il
Students of blood lines will observe
that there are no weak links IN the pedi-
gree of DR.. Bell. The record breakers
of to-day trace their descent either to
Electioneer, DR.. Bells grandsire. or to
George Wilkes, 2:22. The great producing
dams that figure in the pedigree of DR..
Bell are Beautiful Bells, the dam of elev-
en-, four of whom were once worlds
champions. Next comes Green Mountain
Maid, the dam OF nine. and the dam of
Then comes -Minnehaha, the
dam of eight, including Beautiful Bells;