CHAPTER VI 



EFFECTS OF TWO GENERATIONS 



Sex Limited Energy — The Transformation of Energy- 

 Brothers as Sires and Progenitors — Descent from 

 Brood Mares — Almont, Belmont, Dictator, Volun- 

 teer, Harold, and Happy Medium — Grandchildren 

 Traced to Points in their Grandsire's Lives — Origin 

 of Early Speed. 



TN the earlier tables it was shown that the 

 ■* sires of 2 : 10 mares and 2 : 10 geldings 

 averaged 10.78 years. In the next to the last 

 table it appears that when we take all of the 

 male ancestors for five generations we find 

 that those for mares and geldings average 

 over fourteen years. The matter involved 

 can best be set forth by an illustration. 



The horse George Wilkes appears as grand- 

 sire or earlier progenitor 109 times: 40 times 

 descent from him is to 2 : 10 stallions, $7 

 times to 2 : 10 mares, and 32 times to 2 : 10 

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