The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

show the same earnest fidelity to detail
that characterized the dead master of
Palo Alto.
The biggest piece of horse news afioat
the present week is that Senator ]. W.
Bailey. Of Texas, is to retire from the
ranks of breeders. in which Re has been
foremost for upward of fifteen years. All
of his horses will be consigned to the
midwinter sale to be held in New York
the week Of January 80 to February l.
Only PEQdigal. Zig, now twenty-five
years old. will be reserved In all there
will be forty-eight head in the consign-
ment. consisting of young stations.
brood mares. and young things. All of the
brood mares have records, and all are
bred in ultra-fashfonable lines. Prob
ably no man in the world has paid stricter
attention to brood lines than has Senator
Bailey, and the Year Book tells most
eloquently of the success he has achieved
as breeder Of light harness horses The
distinguished Senator finds that he can
no longer give the time necessary for
breeding ventures, II he hopes to carry
ings in the vicinity Of Lexington. which
are large. will probably also be disposed
Of
This Is the season Of the year WHEN
every farmer who looks at all to his best
interests is carefully scanning the list of
stations within his reach. We have
reached that point in this section of
country-and. in fact. in all sections of
the country-when the small farmer can
select his choice of stock horses at the
lowest minimum sum and at the same
time breed in the most ultra-fashi hionable
blood lines. The price Of stud fees now
adays Is lower than 1t has been at any
time since the American trotter became
on established breed, and that is within
the memory Of the present generation.
The breeder Of to-day is able to take the
advantage OF what has cost some of the
breeders of the United States millions Of
dollars to accomplish
In fact. he Is able to begin where Le-
land Stanford, A. ]. Alexander, and
Cicero J. Hamlin left of. He is able to
take advantage Of the ripe experience of
William Russell Allen, Senator ]. w.
BAILEY, and numerous other large breed
ers who might be named and for a nomi-
nal sum.
Within radius Of sixty miles Of Wash
ington can be found the blood of Bingen.
e:oSh; of Axworthy. .:l51s: the blood Of
Lord Russell. full brother of Maud s..
e'0sz to high wheels: the blood Of Wood
ford Mambrino. 2:Nh; in q direct line,
the priceless blood Of Nutwood. ?:1S%.
by son and grandson, and, in fact. the
blood Of all the fashionable sires, includ-
Ing Electioneer. There Is no reason why
sny person desirous Of breeding should
60 amiss In reproducing any Of the fash
tonable blood that has proved itself valu-
able on the turf and road. While almost
everything else has gone skyward that
serves the use Of man. stud fees are
lower than they ever were before. while
the blood lines In use are far more valu-
able than those used in the past.
A trife over fifteen years ago the serv-
Ice Zee Of Director was $1,000. This was
IN 1855. when that progenitor OF race
horses was owned by A. H. Moore. Of
Philadelphia. In 1855 the stud fee Of
Axtell was 5000. as was also that Of Al
lfrton. To-day Bingen's fee II only $50.
that Of Peter the Great about the same
figure. and that Of BinSara $50 Prodi.
gal. 3:1s, - not used for public service.
Deeea A. G. Challenges.
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