MISCELLANY. 167 



How Yearlings Are Trained at the Allen Farm. 



It is a well-known fact among horsemen that 

 Allen Farm, of Pittsfiekl, Mass., keeps the most 

 complete system of records of any large trotting 

 horse breeding establishment. Even the govern- 

 ment calls on Air. Allen for excerpts from his rec- 

 ords. When a colt is foaled its weight and meas- 

 urements are entered on the records. Regularly 

 thereafter while on the farm the colt's weight and 

 measurements are taken and entered on the rec- 

 ords. Among other details recorded are the work- 

 outs of the colts. 



Every year the yearlings at Allen Farm get 50 

 days of systematic training between May and 

 October. The training is divided into four peri- 

 ods, with intervals of rest. John Young, the man 

 who marked Axworthy 2:15^, is the trainer. 

 This year 24 yearlings were trained, 18 by Bin- 

 gara, 5 by Bertini, and i by Del Coronado. It is 

 interesting to note what the Allen Farm records 

 show as to the speed of these babies. The follow- 

 ing figures were furnished to Henry Ten Eyck 

 \Miite, on his request, by Air. Allen, and were in- 

 corporated by Mr. White in a recent contribution 

 to the American Sportsman : 



Yearlings by Bingara. 

 Name. ^S Mile. Dam's sire. Grandam's sire. 



Berrian. b. c :17Vi> Kremlin Kentucky Prince 



P.arhioii. b. o :]"% Kavalli Pii?taohio 



Basilia. b. f :17i4 Kremlin America 



Beira. b. f :17 V2 Egotist Expedition 



Berdica, b. f :17% Kremlin Waltham 



Brillion. b. c :17% Kremlin Mazatlan 



BIngie G.. b. f :1S Alfred G. 



Barma. br. f :18 Kremlin Expedition 



