. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN Saturo&y. December 29, 1906] TENNYSONIAN 32549. When Senator Lelanfl Stanford paid $10,000 for the great brood mare Midnight in L883, he thought she would have many move t'oals, as she was only eighteen years old at the lime, and looked strong and vigorous as she was led from the cars at Palo Alto, but after her big brown foal by Electioneer appeared, she was stricken with a fatal illness and passed out. Her foal, known as Electricity, was a big, growing youngster and developed into a horse over 16 hands high and was a natural trot
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN Saturo&y. December 29, 1906] TENNYSONIAN 32549. When Senator Lelanfl Stanford paid $10,000 for the great brood mare Midnight in L883, he thought she would have many move t'oals, as she was only eighteen years old at the lime, and looked strong and vigorous as she was led from the cars at Palo Alto, but after her big brown foal by Electioneer appeared, she was stricken with a fatal illness and passed out. Her foal, known as Electricity, was a big, growing youngster and developed into a horse over 16 hands high and was a natural trotter. Mid- night was known to fame as the dam of the Cham- pion Jay Eye See 2:10, pacing 2:06%, and Noontide 2:2014, and her sire was by Pilot Jr., the great sire of famous brood mares. Her clam was Twilight by Lexington: second dam Daylight by imp. Glencoe, etc. It was just the breed- ing Senator Stanford liked, and when Electricity came he instructed Chas. Mar- vin to be very careful with him. This famous trainer had very little trouble in giving the big colt a record of 2:17%. and bred him to only a few mares. A friend of the Senator's, Charles Welby of San Francisco, owned a very handsome mare called Swift by Sid- ney 2:19%, that phenom- enal sire of early and ex- treme speed, and at the latter's request allowed him to breed this mare Swift to Electricity, the produce being the beauti- ful black stallion Tenny- sonian 32549. The dam of Swift was a bright bay mare called Bay View Maid (dam of May Wilkes 2 Tennysonian is "bred in the purple," and is a very high-headed, stylish horse. He has a fine, bold way of going, is a natural trotter, beautifully gaited. His conformation and action are all that could be desired in a stallion for breeding purposes, with a disposi- tion of kindness and gentleness that none can excel. iais progeny are large, well formed and solid colors. He has sired some of the finest looking youngsters ever seen in Washington and owners of g
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