The Washington herald., 1912-04-28
.TROTTER AND PAGER
Bennett Stock Farm One of Most Famous in Thi.
Neck of the Woods Other News
Notes and Gossip

bloodlines and demonstrated speed.
Great his hsFitase and wonderful his
'ee
The last quarter Of his record mile
was oficiaily timed in SO1-2 seconds. a
2:c2 gait and his last eighth is said to
have been trotted in IL seconds. He
stands Isl IL hands high. weighs LOO
pounds. and Is jointed together like a
Rocky Mountain freight engine. And.
with all these evidences OF power, he Is
void Of coarseness His head Is beau
tiful, broad between the eyes-and such
eyes; his neck gently Slopes toward mas
sive shoulders; his middle piece strong,
and his fore and hind quarters heavily
muscied. His bone Is excellent and his
legs and feet OF the very best. His
stud service only began in 1906 His
get breed after their sire. and one three
year-old by him which we saw at Ben
nett Farm Is a replica OF his sire. The
sire champions. He was a colt trotter
OF high class. In his thrseeyear-old
form he met the Incompatible Sadie
Mac, 2.o6 Ia, and EtheIs Pride, 2.0s 81
In four starts. he was not unplaeed.
While Lord Roberts rules the harem
at Riverside Farm. Matagorda 2Su7. rec
ord 2:6, the bay son Of Mazatlan 11Te,
record 2:2s "a. occupies a similar POSI-
ton at Bennett Farm. No insects repose
on his blood lines, for MaEatlan b a son
OF Electioneer rs. as Is Arion, and his
dam Aida de Clare. a daughter OF Lord
Russell (brother OF Maud s, 2.0S 30,
worlds champion. and Aida. by Hamble-
tonian 10: second dam the noted Clara,
by American Star H. Every link In the
chain Of his breeding Is strongly forged,
Four other great broodmares beside
Clara figure in his pedigree-Miss Rus
sell, dam OF Lord Russell; Beautiful
Bells, granddam OF Mazatlan: Minneha-
ha. Aczatlan's third. dam, and Green
Mountain Maid, dam Of Electioneer:
while Arion's dam was Mannette. by the
immortal Nutwood. son Of Belmont and
Miss Russell. second dam by Pilot, jr.
T.
Matagorda met with serious accident
when a .yearling at Palo Alto, where he
was foaled. else he might now be in the
2:lO list, for his speed. when in his
prime, was sensational He has been
well up in a race (Which he could have
won). in 3:Isl-E Matagorda is a rich
bay. 15.2I-2 hands, and is a horse Of
high quality. From nozzle 10 Group he
Is modelled after his grandsire. Elec-
tioneer-low in the withers and high
at the Group. Such was the conforma-
ton Of Hambletonian 10 Matagorda has
u living foals. OF the mares bred TO
him. only 2s were standard, and yet II
Of his get have gone In standard time
and only one a PAGER.
The blood Of Electioneer is breeding
on. Time was when IL vas predicted
that his carrying on capacity, the acid
test of q sire's greatness, was doubtful
We hear Of that no more. The descend
ants of the immortal son OF Hambelton-
ian 10 and Green Mountain Maid. hold
nearly all worlds records for all ages
at the trotting gait. The mighty Uhan
is only three removes from the Lane
Pierre sire. Time does not wither the
power with which he was endowed to
transmit to his posterity uniform and
extreme speed. Men appear and play
their little parts upon the stage of life;
they DEPART, we know not whittier. The
lips We affectIonately pressed, the forms
we loved and caressed may be ashss-
But the blood OF a great sire, like Eiec-
tonser. endowed with mysterious po-
tency none can explain, defes decay.
The Tweed unto the severn nOEs
AB6 s' w,eSI, Y s,sns sSs ssal .vresd abroad
wide as her waters be
The hast chapter in this story relates
to II. S. Croy, manager and trainer at
Bennett Farm. Young in years, but old
in experience on some OF the best stock
farms East and West, he seems fully
fitted for his responsible and onerous
task A trainer must produce results,
or his salary soon ceases in these stren-
uous days OF fierce competition Of stock
farms for recognition. The man most
in demand is he who can develop speed
in youngsters and keep them sound: for
In the future youngsters are to earn
something for their owners, and do what
aged horses have done in the past. Let
there be no mistake about this. The
universal cry is for early speed.
Mr.. Croy was, at intervals, assistant
trainer at Village Farm. Aurora, N. Y, |
where he trained some OF the phenom-
email youngsters IN that great nursery OF
infant trotters. The late Cicero J. Ham !
lin vas an astute Judge of men, as well |
as OF horses. Mr.. Croy needs no further |
ndation than that he pleased the !
master OF Village Farm. Mr.. Croy is |
also Grand Circuit driver of expert |
ence. While he Is expected 20 devote |
his time to Bennett Farm horses, he |
hopes to be able TO train a few owned |
by outsiders A carload of Riverside |
horses will soon arrive. which, with |
these already In hand. viii make Lively |
scenes at Bennett Farm when the new |
track gets into action.
T W. Dunworth is the happy owner Of |
a filly foal. FIVE days old, by Bale Ak
worthy. A half sister 10 Miss Hobson. |
2:l7 IA, the foal may be expected 10
make turf history.
The former owner Of Miss Kushan. /
2l6 II, who has also raced as Miss |
Kushan. has fallen heir to more trouble. |
He is held for two unpaid entrance fees |
by the Laurel Fair Association. He |
swears he wont pay: the association /
swears he shall pay, and the chances |
are IS to 100 that he will, too.
Frank Tiffett, Of Prince George Coun- /
~, was in town during the week. and |
reported that a Hagenstown party Is ne
gotiating for Komura, dam Of Boski.
e:29 - Komura has Just lost her foaI
by Won March.
Trainer Crawford. of Hlghview Farm,
Caiesv1lle, Is now located with his string
At the Gentlemen's Driving Park, Bald
more.
Ntimerors items of interest from Der