266 The Trotting and the Pacing Horse 



2.25 J; Conrad, another brother, is the sire of 

 two; and J. C. Simpson is the sire of Sally 

 Simpson, 2.1 ij, and others. The thorough- 

 bred strains in Columbine are among the best 

 in the stud book, and yet her union with Elec- 

 tioneer has given us a world of light-harness 

 speed. 



It is manifestly impossible in a work of this 

 kind to give a complete list of the great brood 

 mares, and I have selected from the thousands 

 a few that will illustrate the importance of pay- 

 ing attention to female lines. The successful 

 breeder in these days of rapid progress devotes 

 as much thought to the dam as he does to the 

 sire. I remember the time when the sire was 

 expected to do it all, and his harem was usually 

 a band of mediocrity. In spite of that handicap 

 progress was made, but it was slow in proportion 

 to the progress of selection based upon scientific 

 principles. 



Now that great brood mares have multiplied 

 to a degree that is cumbersome on the Register 

 Association, and which gives so much latitude 

 to the breeder who fails sharply to discriminate, 

 it seems to me that admission to the table should 

 be made more difficult. Under the present rules 



