. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 438 cfeij* ffrvettow im2* §p&ct*max%* [December 30, 1809. Running Stakes to Close: Western Tarf Association, December 30,1899. State Agricultural Society, StallioD, January 1, 1900. New Memphis Jockey Club, January 1, 1900. California Jockey Club, Futurity, January 2, 1900. Brooklyn Jockey Club, January 2, 1900. Coney Island Jockey Club, January 3, 1900. Blood LlneB of Orme, the Leading English Sire. It nas taken Orme only three years to reach that world wide distinction which some of us have from the very outset predicted for him, namely, the leadership in
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 438 cfeij* ffrvettow im2* §p&ct*max%* [December 30, 1809. Running Stakes to Close: Western Tarf Association, December 30,1899. State Agricultural Society, StallioD, January 1, 1900. New Memphis Jockey Club, January 1, 1900. California Jockey Club, Futurity, January 2, 1900. Brooklyn Jockey Club, January 2, 1900. Coney Island Jockey Club, January 3, 1900. Blood LlneB of Orme, the Leading English Sire. It nas taken Orme only three years to reach that world wide distinction which some of us have from the very outset predicted for him, namely, the leadership in the list of win- ning stallions in England. It needs only the briefest sort of a glance at the statistics to reilizs how unequivocal is 0:me'a triumph, too, for the son of Ormonde has to his credit the earn of £46 703, while his nearest opponent has actually less than half that amount for his own total. Verily, it is a case of "Orme first, the others nowhere," and in view of this fact it is surely obligatory upon those who would keep up with the march of progress to carefully investigate the blood line fonndation upon which so imposing a structure has been reared. To begin with, while it may be a case of threshing old straw, it is absolutely necessary to note that Orme is bred as only one horse in thousands could ever hope to be, namely by Ormonde, "the horse of the century," out of a sister to St. Simon, "the Bire of the ; Never has a horse eclipsed Ormoode's record on the race course, and never since Stockwell has a stallion equalled St. Simon's record in the stud. Let us now add to this the facts (1) that Oraie was himself a hgh class race horse, (2j that the blood lines of his parents brought together just the affinities for such a result, and (3) that Orme's pedigree gives ample scope and foundation for scientific inbreeding and association, and we have snrely an admirable combination of qualities for stud success. Let me supplem
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