The Washington herald., 1914-04-19

a granddaughter Of Boston. who won al
| three and four-mile heats forty-three
! races out of fOrty-five starts. Nor need
We pause here in our enumeration of in
herited greatness, for back of Rusalka,
dam of Kushan. are to be found those
| famous mothers of trotters. Green Noun
tain Maid, with eight in the list. and
Beautiful Bells with eleven.
No man of intelligence. nowadays, Sc
| lects a sire without scanning his blood
lines carefully, and without also noting
particularly the number of producing
dams in his pedigree. In naming blood
mares entitled to be called great in
Kushans pedigree, We have omitted
Eventide. Eara. Venus, Woodbine. and
Enchantress. In addition to size and
substance. Javins Brothers present in
Kushan to breeders extraordinary oppor-
tunities for a nominal sum for the horse
he is. The life of a stallion is precarious.
Bingcn, Todd. Colorado E. are all dead,
and all except Bingen died young. Ku-
shan is in his prime. but he may die in
a single night, as many other sires have
died. Those who wish his blood should
/, not indulge in delays that may prove
fatal.
Tavins Bros. have, for upward of
twelve years past, been the most liberal
buyers of trotters of any persons in this
community, and. as some persons have
ironically expressed II, have had less to
show for the amount expended. II it be
true it looks to the writer as If they
had now reached the point where the
road forks. They have at Brightview
this year three young horses. that. On
form. look good enough to race. One is
Kushan. jr. (3, by Kushan, 2:lS IA;
Trampfaster a.. by Trampfaster, PIP IA,
and Peter J. II. (S, by Peter the Great.
2:07 Il. They are in the very pink of
condition. and hard enough put to brush
ing work right now IL the home track
was only fit. We doubt if any stock
farm in Maryland can show three better
individuals, and they are sound. Trainer
II. S. Croy is satisfied with them up to
date, and II they stand the grand pep"
he thinks the farm will pay dividends
this year.
And all three are good gated trotters.
Kushan. jr., has developed into a power
ful three-year-old. He is a breedy look
ing fellow, his coat being a rich seal in
color. Trampfast is a roam. after the
most OF the Jay Bird family. and is
greatly improved over his 1913 form. He
Is an impressive looking youngster fore
and aft. and Is framed up to stand grief.
going out of the prophet line OF busi-
ness. Peter J. H. has also improved over
his 1913 form. He shows his improve
ment most in his neck, shoulders, back.
and loins. When fully developed he will
stand about Isl. Peter, in color, is a rich
dark bay. He is supposed to have the
speed of the lot.
While kuhan, jr., and Peter ]. II.
are entered in the three-year=old trot-
ting stake. only one will start. which one
Trainer Croy cannot say. All three colts
will probably be raced some late in the
season at different points in Maryland.
Pennsylvania, and Virginia, provided they
prove good enough. While at the farm
we were favorably impressed with the
farms candidate for the two-year-old
trotting stake, Billy ID. by Montana
Guard. go Ia; dam Edith knight. by
Guy Wilkes, 2:15 Il. He is a bay Of
good Size, and has good set Of under