The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

almost, if not quite, disappeared. The
! American light-harness horse is sp
preaching the type Of the thoroughbred
with neck better placed on shoulders
than is the case with the last named. The
heavy fetIock and the long and coarse
hair Non the legs of the trotter of forty
and fifty years ago<has also disappeared
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1 At the New York sale some excellent
examples of the American light harness
We're exposed for sale, and. We are glad
to state, three Of the number offered
came to Washington, The choice of the
lot is, we think, the chestnut sorrel two
year-old stallion. Main Gallant, purchased
the first day of the sale by Norman Cor
bin. Just why a colt of his breeding
and Individuality should have sold for so
trifiing sum, $255. is difficult to explain.
He is own brother to Mainleap 90 2:o8 Il.
pne of the very best three-year-old racing
machines out in 1911 or. in any other
year. as to that matter, and he is a
member of a family especially noted for
extreme speed, gameness and every other
quality that a high class race horse must
possess. The Director, 2:17. family stands
as emphatically in a class by itself as
does the family founded by Robert Nc
Gregor. There are sires who have put
more in the 2:30 list than the Director
family. but in the matter of racing quail
ity. only very few families approach
1t in genuine racing merit and not one
family that is its superior.
Dictator, sire of Director, was Dex-
ter's full brother. Dictator went to Ken
lucky recordless. He was by Hambleton-
ian 10. and his dam the immortal Clara,
by American Star T. who now has up
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list. The supreme test of all racing fam
lilies is their breeding on capacity through
male and female lines, and in this re-
spect the Directors are almost unequaled.
Mares carrying Director blood bring top
prices when offered for sale; but very
few are ever on the market Directors
sons, DireCtum. 2:05 Ia: Direct. 2:o5 IL
and Directly, 2:O3 3-4. were champions
at their way of going. Directum at the
trot and Direct and Directly at the pace.
Directum Kelly, son of Direct, won the
NJ. & NJ; and. We believe, the Transyl-
vania $4,000 stakes at Lexington. The
Director General, grandsire of Main Gal
liant, was a fast colt and went wrong IN
training. Mainsheet, 2:05, sire of Main
Gallant, was the champion trotting stall
lion Of two seasons.
The dam of the Director General was
sired by the same William L. that sired
the dam of Axten. PIP. The dam OF
Mainsheet. sire of Main Gallant. was by
Axtell, and out of the celebrated PixIey,
2:OS, by Jay Gould. Main Gallant's dam
was Ashleaf Wilkes by Ashland wilkes
2:17 IA, a noted sire, and son of Red
Wilkes; his, second dam Egotist Mare by
Egotist, third dam by Dictator; fourth
dam by King Rene and fifth dam by
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third dame, the celebrated Layton Barb
Mare, Main Gallant is strictly thorough
bred
Now, in the blood lines of this most re-
markably well bred colt, We find five gem
erations of highly approved trotting
crosses filed. as it were. upon fourteen
crosses of highly approved running blood.
And. when we consider these facts and
weigh them as they should be weighed.
We can understand why it was that Main
leaf 3, 2:0S IA, full brother of Main Gal
liant, was the wonderful three-year-oId
that he was in 1911 and was able to go so
many heats in the fastest company. And,
after all, if we analyze cause-and effect
correctly, was anything else TO be justly
expected of a colt bred as Mainleaf is7
Whether Main Gallant will duplicate on
the turf the deeds of Mainsheet 3, 2:oS L.
Is question Tor the future to decide.
Opportunity, that plays so lerge a part
in the destines Of horses, as well as men,
must be granted him to do so. and he
must do the rest ~.
saNs
Mr. Corbin's stable of trotters and
PAGERS is assuming such formidable pro-
portions that it cannot be dismissed with
a few lines. 1t now consists of Alcyne.
2:11 1-2, Main Gallant, Foxworthy, Gay
Mckinney ftrial 2:11. half in 1:04. quarter
in 80 seconds); The Profile, a two-year-old
bay gelding by the Peer, 2:15 IA, dam by
Walnut Hall, 2:oS1-4 Herbert Cozine.