FOREST PARK, 1884. 



sented. With horses, as with most other commodities, the best are gener- 

 ally the cheapest; and the man who wants a first-rate article should at all 

 times be willing to pay in proportion to quality ; and indeed, in these days, 

 unless he is willing, the demand is such that he will have to go without. 

 Take for example two colts of the same age. One of these might be cheap 

 at $10,000 and the other dear at $200. 



As I am constantly selling, so also I continue purchasing as opportu- 

 nities offer, and thus keep up supply. I will keep on hand and for sale 

 TROTTENG PAIRS for gentlemen who desire driving teams, either for the 

 road or track. And also persons wishing mares bought here in Kentucky, 

 with a view to have them bred to any of my horses, can have my services in 

 purchasing free of charge. I have frequently acted in this capacity, and the 

 result in every case has been eminently satisfactory. This, which I confess 

 is a source of much gratification, is due to the fact that I never buy for 

 another what I would not buy for myself for the same purpose. 



It will be hardly necessary for me to add that every thing in this cata- 

 logue is believed to be correct and reliable in every particular; but should 

 an error be found, and the proof be such as to convince me that it is not as 

 represented, then no man will take greater interest or more pleasure in cor- 

 recting it than L. HERR. 



REMARKS ON BREEDING THE TROTTER. 



I will make a guess to see how it will hit it in 1890. Now the record is 

 in favor of high bred ones Maud S., 2:ioj^, and Jay-Eye-See, 2:10%, 

 grandams thorougbred and I predict that in 1890 the credit of the best 

 record in repeating heats will still be in favor of a high bred one that either 

 the dam or grandam will be thoroughbred. 



Some who are fighting . high breeding may argue that the above were 

 mere accidental hits; but the dam of Maud S , 2:10^, also produced Nut- 

 wood, ,2:18^, and other good ones by different sires. Many others could 

 be named that have a thoroughbred cross, either in the dam or grandam. 

 There is no use squirming, it can't be got over, Maud S. and Ja> -Eye- See 

 (grandams thoroughbred), have beaten all the theories an^ crosses that 

 have been made since the world began, either by judgement or accidental 

 hits, to say nothing of the innumerable chances against it, very few until 

 late years having had confidence to breed so high in blood. If the number 

 of chances stood as much in favor of high breeding for the last fifty years, 

 it would make a vast difference in favor of high breeding. It is like one 

 chance against five thousand, and still the short side has beaten the long 



