BREEDING THE TROTTER 



ment, for you are now at a very critical point in 

 your career as a breeder. 



If you make a mistake in selecting your stal- 

 lion and his produce fail to fulfil your expecta- 

 tions, it will mean a loss of time and money, and 

 be a matter of constant regret. If you do make 

 a mistake in your stallion dispose of him as soon 

 as you discover it, rather than hang on, .hoping 

 against hope, and finally becoming so disap- 

 pointed as to cause you to give up in disgust. 



OVER-DEVELOPED SIRES. 



Above all things, do not join that mad scramble 

 of young breeders anxious to secure a stallion that 

 has been prominently before the public as a rac- 

 ing machine for several seasons. Such racing has 

 sapped his vitality and has taken from him some- 

 thing nature cannot replace. It is sometimes 

 advisable to race a stallion one year so that the 

 public may decide whether or not he is game, 

 good-gaited and has speed to transmit. The stal- 

 lion should not be raced hard during this one 

 season. Two or three good races are sufficient. 



Before continuing my advice on the selection 

 of the stallion, let me say that my views against 

 severely campaigned stallions as stock horses are 

 very decided and have been gained through 

 actual experience. 



CONCRETE EXAMPLES ALMONT JR. 



The year following Almont Jr.'s retirement 

 from the turf, after being almost drilled to death, 



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