. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. OWEN DALE AND MEDOO. Medoc was not only the best sod of American Eclipse, but the most succeesfol stallion in America from 1836 to 1S40. He got Red Bill, Blacknose, Mnsidoia, Cub, Mirabeau, Cripple, Lavotla and many noted winners. He made hip first season at seven years of age and died just after his third season, beiog killed by a falling tree. Mr. W. 6. Buford (Scnlt Will, es he was called) gave Mr. Charles J. Foster and myself a very entertaining account of him in 1865, as we rode oat from New York to see Jerome Park, which had just been laid off at that tim
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. OWEN DALE AND MEDOO. Medoc was not only the best sod of American Eclipse, but the most succeesfol stallion in America from 1836 to 1S40. He got Red Bill, Blacknose, Mnsidoia, Cub, Mirabeau, Cripple, Lavotla and many noted winners. He made hip first season at seven years of age and died just after his third season, beiog killed by a falling tree. Mr. W. 6. Buford (Scnlt Will, es he was called) gave Mr. Charles J. Foster and myself a very entertaining account of him in 1865, as we rode oat from New York to see Jerome Park, which had just been laid off at that time. Medoc's dam was by imp. Expedition and that was why I always believed Owen Dale would prove to be the greatest stallion on this Coast, on account of bis near relationship to Medoc, as Belmont, Owen Dale's Bire, was inbred to Expedi- tion aod Owen's dam was by Eclipse. In fact, Owen Dale never made but four sebsons, during which lime he covered jast nine thoroughbred mares. Eight of these prcduced foals, four of which were crippled in training, while the other four showed l'6take form" beyocd description. These were Susie B. Moore, outof Susie Hawkins,by Jack Hawkins; TraDsitt, out of Mollv Rogers, by Conflagration; Blue Dale, out of a mare owned by the late Air Hopper, of this county, and Breckinridge, out of a quarter mare owned by Andrew Work, for which no pedigree could be given. It is a pitiable com- ment that go valuable a horse as Owen Dale should have died of neglect, for, in addition to those named above, he got no less than nine horses returned as winners, whose dams could not be traced at all. These were Kyrat, owned by John Tyree, of Stocktoo; Red Willows, bred by a Mr. Trace, near Woodland; Robert Dale Owen, bred by Judge Huttoo, of Cache Creek, Yolo county; I/zzie Dale, bred on Cache Creek; a chestnut horse owned by Isaac Sparks, at Jacinto. whose came I have forgotten; Griy Dale, bred by S. B. Ever- soo; Sauta Clara, bred by the same, and a very handsome c
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