. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. BA8SETLAW-ITJIU. until the present time there has been constant progress. His agents, selected with a view to their fitness for the posi- tion occupied, have filled these places admirably, especially the one whcBe duty it was to select stallions. Some other lines of blood were wanted and whether in England, Australia or America a trusted and qualified man was em- powered te make the selection. The array of fine stallions at Bancho del Paso bewilders one who is not perfectly familiar with the families to which they belong, and, in fact, a peison who has an intim
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. BA8SETLAW-ITJIU. until the present time there has been constant progress. His agents, selected with a view to their fitness for the posi- tion occupied, have filled these places admirably, especially the one whcBe duty it was to select stallions. Some other lines of blood were wanted and whether in England, Australia or America a trusted and qualified man was em- powered te make the selection. The array of fine stallions at Bancho del Paso bewilders one who is not perfectly familiar with the families to which they belong, and, in fact, a peison who has an intimate knowledge of the thoroughbreds of all the countries mentioned will be compelled to pass many hours in his examination be- fore arriving at a conclusion. Form, breeding, size,action,per- formances of the horses and their near kin,temperament,con- stitutional vigor, etc., all to be taken into consideration, and after the closest scrutiay, the puzzle will be to pick the best I have not the least hesitation in stating that were one to make selections of several, say ten, of the best stallions on all the other stud farms of the United States, the same number from Bancho del Paso would gain by the comparison. High as that classification may appear, when form, breed- ing and size are the standards to fix the award, the animals themselves will furnish indisputable evidence of the correct ness of the claim. One of the main qualifications of a stallion can be shown on paper, viz., blood lines : Taking them as they appear in the sale catalogue—that is the stallions which will be represented by yearlings at the Bale in New York, June 19th—in alphabetical order, and tracing a few generations on the side of the sire, the first one is: Imp. Anchorite—Hermit—Newminister—Touchstone. Imp. Artillery—Musket—Toxopbolite—Longbow. Imp. Bassetlaw—St. Simon—Galopin—Vedette. Imp. Candlemas—Hermit—Newminster—Touchstone. Imp. Cavalier—Prince Charlio—Blair Athol—Stockw
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