Breeder and sportsman . ck, of New York, sold a consignment ofchoicely bred stallions he had purchased in Kentuckyto introduce their blood into California. His idea wasto breed them to the mares known as Californiabred. Sickness, which finally proved fatal, was theonly cause given for their dispersal. In the large assemblage that attended this salewere many of our horsemen, including Frank Ruhstal- Gloster 2:17 and grandam of four, including Nutboy2:07i4), by Stockbridge Chief, son of Vermont BlackHawk. The second dam of Moko Hall is by Simmons 2:28,another famous sire who represented the Geor
Breeder and sportsman . ck, of New York, sold a consignment ofchoicely bred stallions he had purchased in Kentuckyto introduce their blood into California. His idea wasto breed them to the mares known as Californiabred. Sickness, which finally proved fatal, was theonly cause given for their dispersal. In the large assemblage that attended this salewere many of our horsemen, including Frank Ruhstal- Gloster 2:17 and grandam of four, including Nutboy2:07i4), by Stockbridge Chief, son of Vermont BlackHawk. The second dam of Moko Hall is by Simmons 2:28,another famous sire who represented the GeorgeWilkes-Mambrino Patchen cross. He sired McKaigSimmons 2:05%, Dr. Madara 2:08, Tregantle 2:09%,etc; but his daughters produced a number of famousones, for instance, Hamburg Belle 2:01%, BrendaYork 2:04%, Bonnie Direct 2:05%, Fereno 2:05%,Hal C. 2:05%, etc. The third dam of this stallion was by a son of Al-mont 33, whose fame as a sire will never be tar-nished. Mr. Harkness, of Lexington, used her as a AEROLITE 2:07i/2-. MOKO HALL 2:2914 (Trial 2:1114).Owned by Frank Rubs taller, Sacramento, Cal. ler, of Sacramento, who determined to buy one ofthose three-year-olds. He finally succeeded in get-ting the dark brown colt Moko Hall, and shipped himto the race track in charge of John Quinn. The coltseemed to improve in looks, size, and speed from thattime until the present, and he is now considered, byall who are competent to judge, one of the hand-somest and most uniformly made five-year-olds everled out for inspection. He is fully 16 hands high andweighs 1150 pounds, but so well proportioned is hethat none would imagine he would weigh so is not a weak spot or place on him. As a trotter he is one of the best prospects wehave on this Coast, and many a Sacramento horsemanis anxious to see just how fast this level-headed, pure-line trotter can trot. At Woodland last fall he trot-ted a mile in 2:11%, last quarter in 31% seconds, andwas never urged. He trots on his courage an
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