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NOTHING BY CHANCE IN BREEDING LEXINGTON, Ky., laamarj lm. Jaaa K. Madden, rniisier of Hamburg Place aud lartr-st breeder of thoroughbred horses in this country, is the authoritv f..r the statement that the breeder leaves nothing to chance and success is only achieved by earefal i.ian-ning and study of the proper combinaMons of blood lines. "lu bnoadkas nothing is done by latK." says Mr. Madden. "At times we do things and get results greater than expected. It is then ash tsabss to pause aud determine how it was done aud see if it can be duplicated. "The sire is the most important fact ir . n 11 farm. He plants the seed aud gives the form to the fjcal just as the grain is deposited in the soil and produces itself. "A great race horse that breeds true cannot fail. If he does not the quicker he is discarded the better. "The mare contributes the vitality. Her control of form is slight. If you have any doubt in tegatd to this take the resuli win 11 a nine is saated with a jack. It is always a mule. The only change is color and size. "Race mares rarely produce great parfaj titers. Their daughters seldom fail when properly matiu."
