Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1881 — The Best Always .Pays,—The Blue Bull Familv. [ARTICLE]

The Best Always .Pays,—The Blue Bull Familv.

Indiana is rapidly becoming one of the leading states in the production of fine horse stock. Enterprising business men in all directions are taking an interest in breeding, and all classes are acquiring a taste for well bred animals. Among those who have recently embarked in this line is Mr. James H. McCollum, of Monticello. He is an enthusiastic admirer of light harness and general purpose harness, and has had the good judgment to start out in the business of producing this kiud or stock with an eye to quality rather than quantity, j Local pride more than pecuniary gain, | prompted him in tlie selection of stal- | lions for public service, and farmers i and breeders in his section of the state owe him a debt or gratitude for providing them with the means thro’ which they may in a few years make their’s a horse market second to none.

At the head of his breeding establishment, Mr. McCollum has placed the splendid young stallion Dick Taylor, sired by Wilson’s Blue Bull, dam Mollio Caldwell, by Red Oak, 2d dam by Gen. Taylor. Red Oak was goc by lion’s Cadmus; he by Cadmus, I son of American Eclipse. Iron’s Cadmus got Blanco, the sire of Smuggler, record 2:155. General Taylor iby Kentucky Hunter), was the sire of the dam of Ivate Bennett, record 2:29$ at four years old, aDd private trial in 2:20. Dick Taylor is a dark chestnut, with a small strip in the face, 15$ hands high, weighs 1200 pounds and is 8 years old this spring. He is a horse of great substance and bone, the best of feet and legs, powerful loin and quarters, good style and as finely finished as a thoroughbred. He has a pacing record of 2:475, and with handling would make one of the fastest at that gait. As a breeder he promises to be a grand success, his colts being large, goodlooking and fine gaited, and we are informed by a disinterested party that out o( about 100 colts of his, there is not a single inferior or small one.— At Lewisvilie, where he was bred and raised by Mr. Caldwell, he left several colts that are not only large and flue* but promise to be fast trotters. Dick Taylor shou d command an immense business in Monticello and vicinity, as his get are of a class that always find a ready market at remunerative prices. A horse from 15$ to 16 hands high, with good style and action, sound, of good disposition* and well bred, is as staple an article of merchandise as wheat and corn, — Buyers at $175 and S3OO need not be sought after—they are always in search of this class of norses, and the demand is far in advance of the supply. Farmers can not afford to breed to a mongrsl horse, even if they could procure his services free of charge. All of them will arrive at this conclusion if they will give the subject a moment.s thought, and right here we cannot refrain from mentioning two little transactions of last week, for their consideration:— Mr. Reedy, of Ottawa, Ills., and Mr. Lewark, of IndianaDolis, each desiring an animal for road purposes, went to Rushville to procure them. Mr. Lewark purchased a three year old filly by Jim Monroe for SSOO, and Reedy bought a three year old filly by Blue Bull, also for £SOO. Such transactions are of everyday occurrence, and furnish sufficient evidence to convince any sane man that he can only afford to breed to the best* It cost no more to raise these two youngsters than to raise a common scrub, and while they found ready sale at SSOO each, a three year old got by a $2 stallion would go begging the market at SSO. We might multiply such instances as the above and yet evidence is not nearly exhausted. In breeding to such a horse as Dick Taylor, there is a reasonable certaintyjof reaping a profit, and a probability of pioducing a fast trotter or road horse that will .sell away up in the thousands. Such instances are not rare by any means, and as “like begets like or the like of an ancestor,” let us briefly glance at the performances and value of some of the members of the Blue Bull family, of which Dick Taylor is a worthy member: Bertie, record 2:27, sold for $7,500. Chance, 2:205, sold for SIO,OOO. Ella Wilson, sold for $7,000. Silverton, 2:225, brought $6,000. Elsie Good. 2:225, and after winning a large amount of money, and being badly handled,, brought $3,500. Will Cody, 2:195, and his owner refused an offer of $9,000 for him. Richard. 2:21, and sold for SIO,OOO. Kate Hall, 2:245, and was a bargain at $5,000. Ethel, 2:23, and an ofler of SIO,OOO was refused. Mila C., 2:265, sold for SIO,OOO. Purity, 2:30, sold for $25,000. Dorn Pedro, 2:27; Kate Bennett, 2:295; Little Wonder, 5 year old, record 2:3ff; Mollie Kistler, 5 years old 2:28; Russell, 2:26, etc. We might name fifty others that have trotted fast and sold for long prices, but this is enough to convince any unprejudiced man that in breeding to a fair representative of Blue Ball, one of the greatest sires that overlived; he can hardly fail to get a valuable colt, with a reasonable chance of “striking a big bonanza.”

The stable companion of Dick Taylor, is the dark bay stallion Prince, a magnificent general purpose stallion, 5 years old this spring, very stylish, fine gaited, and weighs 1200 pounds. He was sired by the thoroughbred horse Nightshade, by Falcon, by Lexington: dam of Nightshade, Blacklark by imp. Leviathan,etc {Falcon’s dam Fannie G., byfmp. Margrave;

2d dam Miss Lnncess by L*n«e, etc. Prince’s dam Dolly by Bed Oak; 2d dam by Yi'usbington; 3d dam by Gleoeoe; 4th dam by Blaekbure’s Whip; sth dam said to b« by Mam brino Chester. Prince is proving a splendid breeder, his young oolts having the size and quality required in coachers and carriage horses. As an inducement to his neighbors to improve their stock. Mr. McCollum has placed the services of this highbred horse at 10 dollars to insure a colt.

ESTRAY.—A cow, dark-red, with some white spots, silt in right ear. tips of horns sawed off, about 5 years old, straved away on Wednesday of last week. Any person returning the same, or furnishing information that will insure her recovery will be liberally rewarded by the undersigned, ALLEN CATT. Rensselaer, Ind., April 29,1881.

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