The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

/ | ne SeNstlOn STOCK morse S an
important function. one which too many
| would-be breeders do not properly con-
! slider. The wise breeder first decides the
kind Of horse he wishes to produce: he
| next goes over che list of stock horses
| within his reach and means and decides
| as to whether this or that horse will
| nick with his mare. Color. size. con-
| formation. disposition. soundness. and
| blood lines are all carefully weighed and
| considered. Hereditary weaknesses VIII
be carefully avoided In either sex
! Many horses become unsound. but il
| does no. follow that their defects will hc
| inherited by their descendants. An un-
usual strain of the hind legs of a horse,
by reason Of heavy loads. may produce
! a SPAWN or a curb. Frequently hors,S
Ire Curbed by rearing or from being
| halted quickly. In all such cases the Dc"
fects are not hereditary. and one may
| breed to such animals with comparativr
| safety Good bone in sire or dam is an
| important Qualitica ton. good bone
may not necessarily he a large bone. II
| is the character Of tn. bone that must
be considered. not its size, but it does not
follow that a large bone may not be
dense in quality as 4 smaller one.
A great many crippled mares have no
come good matro1s. It is not good policy
| to discard a mare beca use she 10 Grip
pied: it may not he the fault of the mare.
One of the greatest brood mares of all
time was the American Star mare Clara.
who hecame spawned when young by
reason of being compelled to draw heavy
loads: and yet she produced Dexter, clIi..
ore Of the greatest race horse trotterS of
his day: also Dictator and daughters that
became great .natrOrs. The dam Of
Abdallah T.. one Of the very greatest
sires. was a hopeless cripple. and the dam
| Of Hamhletonian l" had hut one eye.
In these days of scientific breeding.
| and in an age when breeders are morr
| careful thin over bt fore TO avoid mis-
| takes. breeder rf ordinary jud dcment
! cannot go very far wrong in selecting a
! sire, provided ha owns a mare bred in tn"
proper lines. We have. right here in or
midst, representatives. of tho very best
blood lineS-lines that have ben tested
on the track and road. at the plow. and
in all the other activities of life. It can
he said of -ho light harness breed that
they are suited to all conditions Of in
fustrial activity. and in this exists their
SupereXCell.nCe.
No horse ever brought to this locality
more nerfectiy fills the hill OF an all
around sire than Mr.. n F. Turner s
Gyman fji23. standard and registered, and
with a trial as a three year-old of 20
with slight training over a farm track.
Gyman possesses every quality desired in
a sire-c6Ior. size. disposition. absolute
soundneSs bone of the very best quality,
conformation. speed. and breeding Of the
most ultra fashionable type. He is full
sixteen hands. five years old. and now
weighs very close to 100 pounds. He IS
4 rich red bay and as powerfully built
n modern locomotive. He strikes one at
first glance as the personificaton Of
strength. with his powerful neck and mas
sive shoulders. back loins. and gaskins.
From hip to mock he is on the order of
American Eclipse. that marvellous son of
Duroc and Mllers ramsel. by Old Mes
sengcr.
His head. of medium size. is well set
on a well-formed and powerful neck.
His tail, which sweeps the ground. is well
carried and which. when Gyman IS In
action is like a banner in the breeze.
Since he was recently brought to Wash
ington by Mr.. Turner. crowds of admiring
horsenIen have fingered around his stall.
Gyman is the essence of modern breed
ing. He IS only three removes from the
immortal George Wilkes through the
male line and through his dam only two
remov IS from ElectiJneer. Here is the
golden cross" of which Gen. p. F.
v. n
elocuentIy. and which promises to breed
on and on in the produce of champions
until the end of time. Gymans sire is
that promising young Western horse Red
Medium. .2314. sire Of two In 10 or bet
ter: sire Of three with records OF 20 and
a fraction and sire of one in e.11L. No
other sire of the same age has done as
much
Red Medium is the son Of Red Wilkes.
that is now pressing Nutwood so strongly
for first place as a brood mare sire. and
it is Red Wilkes daughter, Chestnut Belle.
that figures so largely in the pedigree of
The Harvester. Red Wilkes is a son of
George Wilkes. Gyman's dam is Fan
tasuue. full sister OF the worlds champion
four year-old trotter. Fantasy. 2.O6, rec
ord held by her for upward OF eighteen
years.
Fantasuue is a daughter OF Chimes and
Homora. the former by Electioneer. great
grandsire of The Harvester. Honora
Is by Almonarch, a son OF Almont Sc and
Sally Anderson. by Mamhrino Chief II.
Homora was among the most valued mat
rons at Village Farm. Such royal breed
ing and race winning blood Is rarely
found in a pedigree
All Of Gyman's immediate and remote
ancestors were producers Of speed. Gy-
man carries the blood of Happy Medium.
sire OF Nancy Hanks. 2.0. through Cam
lille. the dam OF Red MEDIUM. He carries
the blood Of Beautiful Bells, dam Of II.
through Chimes. the latter's dam. He car.
ries the blood OF Green Mountain Maid.
dam OF 3. including Electioneer. He also
carries the olood Of the celebrated Min
nehaha. dam Of S: all In addition to Whist