. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, DAGHESTAN, 2:25 1-2 AS A TWO-YEAR-OLD. (Sired by Btamboul, 2:07£, daw Alt a Belle, by Electioneer J25.) DAGHESTAN, THE TROTTING PRINCE. Pen Picture of This Promising Two-Year-Old Son of the Mighty King, Stamboul 2:07-]. Sketches of the Broodmares That "Will be Mated With Him. "Like produces like, or the likeness of some ancestor," is a time-worn adage that conveys much truth when brought forci- bly to the observation of any student of physiognomy, and in the lower order of animals the imilarity becomes
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, DAGHESTAN, 2:25 1-2 AS A TWO-YEAR-OLD. (Sired by Btamboul, 2:07£, daw Alt a Belle, by Electioneer J25.) DAGHESTAN, THE TROTTING PRINCE. Pen Picture of This Promising Two-Year-Old Son of the Mighty King, Stamboul 2:07-]. Sketches of the Broodmares That "Will be Mated With Him. "Like produces like, or the likeness of some ancestor," is a time-worn adage that conveys much truth when brought forci- bly to the observation of any student of physiognomy, and in the lower order of animals the imilarity becomes morestrik- I ing. We see how strongly the progeny of some are impressed by the individually of their .sire. To be able to state to an owner of a broodmare iliat "this horse, which you say ie as near perfect as possible, will beget Colts and fillies (fast will be equally as handsome as he," is an assertion which all horse- men would like to make, for no surer or better evidence is needed of the prepotency of a sire. The different families of trotters that have become famous can be separated from each other by keen and observant judges in an instant. Ethan Allen, Vermont Blakkbawk, Mambrino Patchen, tieorge M. Patchen, Hambletonian, American Star, Pilot Jr., Champion, Mambrino, Bashaw, St. Clair, Almont, Wilkf a, Electioneer and The Moor—all these are distinct—yet we find that in our search to get the ureal desideratum, the two-minute trotter, the descendantsof these great aires when bred to each other, have produced wonderful horses. In California we have watched with interest the remarkable results achieved by this blending of the best strains of blood because the representatives dur- ing the p-'st ten years have made Bach strides in the trotting world, and we never considered that language could adequately describe what we learned. The many advantages this great State possesses in regard to natural ft^vii, equable climate, has made it the "paradise for the
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