. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, December 27, 1913.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 11 WILLIAMSON'S BELMONT THE MAMBRINO PATCHEN OF THE PACIFIC COAST. What This Thoroughbred and His Half Brothers Have Done For the Trotting Turf. [By William G. Layng.] While the list of performers that obtained records of 2:30 or better who traced to Williamson's Belmont would prove very interesting and go farther to estab- lish the claim so often made that die was the "Mani- brino Patchen of the Pacific Coast," our limited space forbids us giving only the list of 2:10 performers that trace to hi
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, December 27, 1913.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 11 WILLIAMSON'S BELMONT THE MAMBRINO PATCHEN OF THE PACIFIC COAST. What This Thoroughbred and His Half Brothers Have Done For the Trotting Turf. [By William G. Layng.] While the list of performers that obtained records of 2:30 or better who traced to Williamson's Belmont would prove very interesting and go farther to estab- lish the claim so often made that die was the "Mani- brino Patchen of the Pacific Coast," our limited space forbids us giving only the list of 2:10 performers that trace to him. It can be seen that many cham- pions commencing with the queen of trotters, Lou Dillon 1:58%, are included and their presence there signifies how great an influence the blood of this remarkable racehorse and sire had in building up the light harness horse family of the Pacific Coast: The claim has been repeatedly made by the most observant horsemen in California that there never was a thoroughbred stallion foaled during the past seventy years thaf had fewer opportunities and had achieved greater results than Williamson's Belmont. This bay stallion was never mated to to but few trotting bred or half trot- ting bred mares, and as there was just as great a scarcity of thorough- bred mares it is almost beyond com- prehension to notice what a potent influence his blood had. No better proof of its value as a foundation strain is necessary than a close study of the 2:30 list, or even a glance at the 2:10 list which appears herewith. The majority of his performers have records in 2:24 or better, This in it- self shows that in the days of the high wheeled sulky they must have had a frictionless way of going. American Boy Jr. (also by the sire of Belmont) came to California but lived only a few years and sired very few; nevertheless they have proven to be progenitors and producers of speedy trotters. American Boy's other son, Long's American Boy, will serve to keep his memory green th
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