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ANOTHER PECULIAR BREEDING ANGLE One of the most interesting poiuts in breeding is that in tail male or tail female descent the best individuals are by no means the most certain1 to Carry on the line successfully writes the Special Commissioner in the London Sportsman. Hampton sired three Derby winners, and two potential Derby winners in Highland Chief and-Royal Hampton, yet it is through the moderate haudi-capper. Bay Ronald, that his fame is most surely being handed down. Yet,- only think of comparing; the splay-footed, crook-kneed Bay. Ronald with the exinlsite Ladns! More remarkable, perhaps, is it to find that whereas Paradigm produced Iionl Lyon anil Acllievemunt iu -successive years-to Stoekwell and laraffinr just a smart sprinter.- to Blair Athol, and though others of her daughters by Slockwell,- such as- .Chevisauucc and Cdguisauiice, seemed to have made good . as matrons it was through Paraffin tltut branch of the No, 1 line was permanently established until it now stands almost alone, the daughters of Stockwell: and Paradigm having failed to- carry tin effectively.; The -Pa ruff In line eems- to gain in strength year by! year, and it is .bidding fair-to make good stallions: as well as broo.d mures,
