EXTREME SPEED.

Otago Witness, Issue 1894, 22 May 1890, Page 27

EXTREME SPEED.

(Turf, Field, and Farm.) The season of 1889 is closed on all the traoks, and Maud S. still stands at the head of extreme performers in harness. In the early summer there were great hopes of Jay-eye-see going faster than he had ever gone, but the weak leg gave way in training and he ceased to be a dangerous factor in the fight for the crown. Guy then loomed up as the sensational trotter, and steadily reduced his record until 2min lOf 3eo was reached. The belief took root that his easy, gliding motion would some day carry him below 2min Sfseo, but he struck his knee when hope was brightest, and he will go into winter quarters with rank even lower than that of J&y-eye-see. The only mature mare that succeeded in beating 2min 14aeo was Belle Hamlin, who dropped down to 2min 12|seo. The handsome daughter of Hamlin's Almont, Jr., is still capable of a higher rate of speed, and we shall look for her to go a little faster next season. As it is, she is the third fastest mare ever bred. Sunol, the great three-year old, trained from 2min 18seo down to 2min lOisec, and she ranks next to Maud S., the star of Mr Bonner's stable. Axtell, although but three years old, beadd the stallion list with his wonderful record of 2min 12sec, but sharply after him are Palo Alto and Stamboul, each with a record of 2min 12^860. Then comes Maxey Cobb, with his record of 2min 13|sec, and Bonnie M'Gregor, with a mark of 2min 13$8eo. Phallas is sixth in rank with bis 2min 13f sec, obtained in a race of heats, and Hickory Grove farm is hopefu! that he will ultimately improve hiß position, as

he is now in training in California. The present grouping of performers with records faster than 2min 14sec is as follows : — MARES. Maud S., eh m (1874), by Harold (eon of Kysdyk's Hambletonian), dam Mius Rubsell, by Pilot, junr; 2nd dam Sally HubsoH, thoroughbred daughter of Boston. Bred at Woodburu farm, Kentuoky, by A. J. Alexander ; owned by Robert Bonner, New York ; trotted at Cleveland, July 30, 1885 ... ... ... ... 2.08J Sunoi,, b m (1886), by Electioneer (son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian), dam Waxana, by General Benton; 2nd dam Waxy, thoroughbred daughter of Lexington, «on of Boston. Bred at Palo Alto, California, by Leland Stanford; owned by Robert Bonner, New York ; trotted at Bay district, San Francisco, November 9, 1889. ... 2.10J Belle Hamlin, b m (1879), by Hamlin's Almont, jun. (son of Almont, son of Alexander's Abdallah, son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian), dam Toy, by Hamlin's Patchen ; 2nd dam Big Pet, by a eon of Royal George, Bred at Village farm, Erie County, N. V., by 0. J. Hamlin ; owned by C. J. Hamlin, Buffalo ; trotted at Rochester, August 27, 1889 ... ... ... ... 2.12J It will be observed that each of these great trotters is descended in the male line from Rysdyk's Hambletonian, and that the second dams of two of them were thoroughbred, one by Boston himself and the other by a son of Boston. GBLDINGS. Jay-evk-skk, blk g (1878), by Dictator (son of Kyadyk'a Hambletonian), dam Midnight, by Pilot, jun. ; 2nd dam Twilight, thoroughbred daughter of Lflxingfcou, eon of Boston. Bred at Edge Hill, Georgetown, Ky., by Richard West ; owned by J. I. Case, Hickory Grove farm, Racine, Wis. ; trotted at Providence, R. 1., August 1, 1884 ... ... ... ... 2.10 Guy, blk g (1880), by Kentucky Prince (son of Clark Chief, son of Mambrino Chief), dam Flora Gardiner, by Seeley's American Star ; 2nd dam by Bay Richmond ; 3rd dam by D iamond , son of American Eclipse. Bred at Stony Ford, Orange County, N.Y., by Charles Backman; owned by W. J. Gordon, Cleveland, O. ; trotted ab Cleveland, 0.. August 1, 1888 ... ... 2.10J St. Julien, b g (1869), by Volunteer (son of Ryedyk's H&mbletonian), dam Flora, by Harry Clay ; 2nd dam Adams Mare. Bred by J. and B. Dunning, Orange County, N.Y. ; owned by Hiokok and Merrow, Sau Franclflco ; trotted at Hartford, Conn., August 27, 1880 ... ... ... 2.11£ Rahus, b g (1867), by Oonklln's Abdallah, dam Nancy Awful, by Telegraph. Bred at Hound View stock farm, Greenport, L.1., by R. B. Conklin ; owned bvßobt. Bonner, New York ; trotted at Buffalo, August 3, 1878 ... ... ... ... 2.13J HAKRrWiLKHS.b g (1876), by George "Wilkes (son of Rjsdyk's Hambletonian), dam Mollie Walker, by Captain Walker. Bred by J. M. Hendren, Speedwell. Ky. ; owned by Sire Biothers, New York; trotted at Sacramento, Cal., April 2, 1887... ... 2.13J Three of these highflying geldings came from the loins of sons of Hambletonian, and the two fastest of the lot — Jay-eyesee and Guy — are full of the blood of the racehorse. The speedBUBtaining strains are close up to the aotiongiving blood. STALLIONS. AXTBLL, b h (1886), by William L. (ion of George Wilkea, son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian), dam Lou, by Mambrino Boy, son of Mambrino Patchen. Bred by C. W. Williams, Rush Parlc stock farm, Independence) Iowa ; owned by the Oonley and Ijttms syndicate, Terre Haute, lud ; trotted at Terre Haute, Ind., October 11, 1889 ... ... ... ... 2.12 Palo Alto, b h (1882), by Electioneer (eon of Rysdyk's Hambletonian), dam Dame Winnie, thoroughbred daughter of Planet ; 2nd dam Liz Mardis, by imp. Glencoe. Bred at Palo Alto, California, by Leland Stanford; owned by Leland Stanford; trotted at flaps, Cal., November 16, 1889 2.12J Stamboul, h h (1882), by Sultan (son of The Moor), dam Fleetwing, by Rysdyk's Hambletonian; 2nd dam by Geo. M. Patchen. Bred at Los Angeles, Cal., by L. J. Rose, owned by W. H. Hobart, San Francisco ; trotted at Napa, Cal., November 18, 1889 ... ... ... 212£ Maxby Cobb, b h (1876), by Happy Medium (son of Ryedyk's Hambletonian), dam Lady Jenkins, by Black Jack. Bred by H. Robbing, Philadelphia, Pa ; owned at time of death by Isidor Cohnield, New York; tr« ted at Providence, it. 1., September 30, 1884 ... ... ... 2.13£ Bonnie M'Gkegor, b h (1879). by Robert M'Greßor (son of Major Edsall, Bon of Alexander's Abdallah, son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian) dam Fanny Wheelock, by Reconstruction. Bred by S. W. Wheelock, Moline, 111. ; owned by S. W. Wheelock ; trotted at Lexington, Ky., August 29, 1889. ... ... ... ... 3.13J Phallas, br h (1877), by Dictator (son of Ryßdyk's Hambletonian), dam Betsy Xrotwood, by Clark Chief ; 2nd dam by BricßBon ; 3rd dam by Sir William. Bred by H. C. M'Dowell, Woodlake, Ky. ; owned by ' J. I. Case, Hickory Grove farm, Raoine, Wis. ; trotted at Chicago, July 14, 1884. ... 2.13J Only one of these six stallions is not descended in the male line from Hambletonian, and his dam was a daughter of Hambletonian, The majority of the performers have speedsustaining blood. The lesson to be drawn from the statistics is that the surest way to get a recork breaker is to take the blood oi the great progenitor buried at Chester and put behind it plenty of the blood that has been tested in the higher speed flights of the racetracks of the country. He who looks for extreme speed must braed up, not down.