Breeder and sportsman . rustee, out of Nina, by the undefeated Boston), oneof the most remarkable thoroughbred broodmares asa dam of trotters in the world. Palo Alto sired six-teen in the 2:30 list, five sires of eighteen, and ninedams of twelve in the 2:30 list, and one of his daugh-ters produced High Admiral 2:07%. Palites second dam was Elsie, dam of five, twosires, and three dams of six in 2:30, and she was oneof Gen. Bentons greatest speed-producing daughters,and we know that some of those produced Sunol2:OS1/!, the ex-queen of trotters, Surpol 2:10, andLena N. 2:05%. Elsies dam was that
Breeder and sportsman . rustee, out of Nina, by the undefeated Boston), oneof the most remarkable thoroughbred broodmares asa dam of trotters in the world. Palo Alto sired six-teen in the 2:30 list, five sires of eighteen, and ninedams of twelve in the 2:30 list, and one of his daugh-ters produced High Admiral 2:07%. Palites second dam was Elsie, dam of five, twosires, and three dams of six in 2:30, and she was oneof Gen. Bentons greatest speed-producing daughters,and we know that some of those produced Sunol2:OS1/!, the ex-queen of trotters, Surpol 2:10, andLena N. 2:05%. Elsies dam was that beautifullyformed and perfect gaited trotter Elaine 2:20, and shewas also the champion four-year-old filly of her dayand when placed in the breeding ranks produced IranAlto 2:12% (a sire), Palatine 2:1S, Anselma 2:29%,Altvaine 2:29%, and the dams of nine in the 2:30 was by Messenger Duroc, out of Green Moun-tain Maid, dam of Electioneer, one of the greatestsires of trotters the world has ever known, and nine. PALITE 45062. trotters in the 2:30 list, four sires of 211 and fivedams of ten in the 2:30 list, and her sire was HarryClay 45, who sired the dams of St. Julien 2:11%,Silent Brook 2:16%, the great sire, and many othersWith such a remarkable speed inheritance it is notsurprising that Palite is a sire of early and extremelyfast performers, for if he did not come honestly bythe gift of extreme speed he could not transmit it asuniformly as he does, and, in many instances, controlthe gait of his progeny that come from pacing maresor mares that have a strong pacing was a perfect gaited trotter having plenty ofknee and hock action. He was only worked sixtydays as a two-year-old and easily trotted quarters in36 seconds. He met with an accident in his stall atthis time and was thrown out of training. He wasthen bred to a few mares, one of these produced thatgood two-year-old colt Pal, who won two two-year-oldtrotting stakes in straight heats and tooks
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