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Identifier: breedersportsma601912sanf (find matches)
Title: Breeder and sportsman
Year: 1882 (1880s)
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Subjects: Horses
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : (s.n.)
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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old Pen,by Mambrino Abdallah; third dam by Harold 413, sireof Maud S. 2:08%, etc. The dam of Dickens B. wasMaggie Me.; she was sired by Abbotsford Jr. 2:27,he by Abbottsford 2:19, a noted sire by WoodfordMambrino 2:21%, and Abbottsford Jr.s dam was byAmerican Boy, a thoroughbred. Speculation, a fine looking son of Hambletonian10 and Martha Washington (dam of Whipples Ham-bletonian) sired the grandam of Dickens B. Specu-lations daughters are the dams of fourteen in the2:30 list, including Dione 2:07%, Venus II 2:11%,Venita Wilkes 2:13, Psyche 2:16%, and Princess2:19. This Speculation mare was out of a goodmare by Bell Alta, by Williamsons Belmont, oneof the greatest thoroughbred foundation sires of trot-ting stock that was ever foaled. Dickens B. traces four times to Hambletonian 10through Geo. Wilkes 2:22, Dictator, Belmont 64 andSpeculation. He is only seven years old, just in hisprime, and owners of good mares who are anxious toget colts and fillies that will undoubtedly inherit all
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Since Zombro 2:11 died and his owner, Geo. T.Beckers, has sold his home place near the Los An-geles race track, he feels that he can never takethe same interest in the light harness hoise he oncedid, hence his determination to sell the balance ofhis horses, and, in our business columns, an an-nouncement to that effect will be found. Here is anopportunity to get high-class stallions, mares, coltsand fillies by Zombro 2:11, the king of all of Mc-Kinneys sons, out of some royally bred mares.Then there are others by Judge McKena and TheBondsman. Write to Mr. Beckers 3727 So. Figueroastreet, Los Angeles, for further particulars. It isa chance to get trotting stock at your own prices, forMr. Beckers is determined to sell them even if theprices are in the sacrifice list. LOS ALTO 57267. There was one mare on the Palo Alto Stock Farmwhich Superintendent Covey used to say was thefinest type of a broodmare ever foaled there, andthat was Helena 2:11%, by Electioneer. She provedhis opinion was a

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