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mare to such and such a stallion, because 

 he is not game; he is a quitter; he is soft 

 and he comes from a family of quitters." 



A well-known trainer, who made fame 

 and money three years ago, has just pur- 

 chased two colts. His remark is: "I have 

 been a loser for two years, because I tried 

 to race fast horses that came from sires 

 whose ancestors were not game. Whenever 

 I got in a tight spot, they quit." The Bible 

 tells us the sins of the fathers are visited 

 upon the children unto the third and fourth 

 generation. Horse breeding proves this. 



The breeders of "Fighting Cocks" are 

 about as careful of pedigrees and hered- 

 itary taints as any you ever met. They 

 know one drop of cur blood in their breed- 

 ing cock means their ruin. 



"Patchen Wilkes," a son of "George 

 Wilkes, ' ' was considered, in his time, about 

 the best br^d and handsomest horse in 

 America, but, as a great sire of early speed, 

 was an absolute failure. His female off- 

 spring, however, became good broodmares. 



Afterwards, when "Onward," the great- 

 est son of "George Wilkes," was bred to 



