. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 272 ^l%6 fpmftet antl sportsman. Sept. 12 BLOOMFIELD MAID, TRIAL 2:22. The Great Broodmare of 1891 That Has Had Three Go in the List in Thirty Daya —A Cherished Pedieree. There is nothing so encouraging to tbe breeder than to see that his judgment in tbe selection of a broodmare has been verified by the performance of her produc3. He immediately studies her blood Hoes and tries to discover from what source her power as a speed-produoing dam comes. lo California no better or stronger recommendation oan be had than the fact that the most remote ut all broodmare a
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 272 ^l%6 fpmftet antl sportsman. Sept. 12 BLOOMFIELD MAID, TRIAL 2:22. The Great Broodmare of 1891 That Has Had Three Go in the List in Thirty Daya —A Cherished Pedieree. There is nothing so encouraging to tbe breeder than to see that his judgment in tbe selection of a broodmare has been verified by the performance of her produc3. He immediately studies her blood Hoes and tries to discover from what source her power as a speed-produoing dam comes. lo California no better or stronger recommendation oan be had than the fact that the most remote ut all broodmare ancestors came "across tbe ; And it is with no small degree of pride that this great achievement is pointed out as tbe corner stone on which the foundation of many young trotters to-day are built. Of what value these stalwart friends of the pioneers were, it is only necessary to speak to any of the forty-niners and learn of the wonderful performances of their equine as- sistants. Marching for days on the old trails across the plains; following narrow paths through almost trackless forests where only the blazed trees indicated the way; swimming swollen streams; carrying heavy loads: picketed at night on the edge of encampmentii] of Indians, where the fitful blaze of the signal fires on the high bills above them cast a gleam o'er the silent scene below; huddled in be- hind a barricade of prairie schooners, protecting by therr Of sncb material was the famons "Lew Mills" mare; the grandam of tbe subject of our sketch. She came aoross the plains, and many a night as she was hobbled out- side Bhe was brought into the inclosure out of the reach of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians who infested the plains and harassed the pioreers. Those who remember her say she was a woDderfnl animal, blood-like, courageous, intel'igent and faet. After her arrival in California she was driven on the road for years and also won several trotting races. She was bred to Gen. Taylo
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