RECOLLECTIONS OF MEN AND HORSES 



into a class where he was beaten one race. Another 

 benefit to the breeder is in being able to breed a 

 young brood mare in the spring, and with light, inex- 

 pensive work give her a record in the fall better than 

 2.30 — when fitting for a race would have been dan- 

 gerous to the mare and her foal. Besides demon- 

 strating her speed, the breeder gets the use of the 

 mare. To illustrate this point the Messrs. Lewis 

 bred their mare Mist to Lord Russell, gave her a 

 light training, and in the fall gave her a record of 

 2.29^. The colt she carried they sold as a yearling 

 for $1750 — of more value than several races she 

 might have won if she had not been bred. Again, a 

 breeder has a valuable stallion; he can make a full 

 season in the stud, and with slight preparation fit 

 him for a cup performance. He gets the full benefit 

 of the horse's services and shows publicly his speed 

 for the benefit of his patrons, without injurious over- 

 work. In these cup records there is no effort made 

 to deceive, or claim that they are as good an evi- 

 dence of staying quality, as if made in a hotly con- 

 tested sixth heat. They are a demonstration of speed 

 alone. As for staying quality, we have bred horses 

 so long, and pedigrees and family characteristics are 

 so well known, that we can generally tell from the 

 pedigree whether an animal is likely to repeat or not. 

 Records made in a race are not satisfactory evidence 

 of staying quality in the animal, for every horseman 

 knows of several stallions that have numerous pro- 

 geny in the 2.30 list, nearly all of whose records 

 were made in contested races, still the public verdict 

 is that their get are not stayers and want a short 

 race. On the other hand, we know that Jay-eye-see 

 and Maud S. are the gamest of their kind, because 

 in a dash of a mile they have demonstrated their 



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