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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
4
The record notes a pacing cross among Directs and Hal mares delivering four generations with times around 2 04 and 2 05. It claims this Direct Hal cross produced exceptional speed, yielding a champion lineage across generations.
The sire Direct Hal, with a 2:04 mark, and dam Ella Brown, 2:11, produced Walter Direct who earned 25,550 in one season. Three-year-old Direct Hal was sold by Chaffin Bros. for 10,000. Ella Brown has five foals, with three at 2:10 or better, a record seldom matched by any mare.
Walter Direct is praised as a superbly bred sire and prolific producer. His offspring include seven in 2:10, plus others with 2:10 or faster trials, marking him as a top speed source among thirteen year old stallions. The Get of Walter Direct have earned over 52000, a record sum for any thirteen year old sire’s progeny.
Fragmented names and affiliations appear in an archival note. It mentions Walter Direct and variants such as Hallie Direct Geers Direct Merry Direct Charlie Smith Dixie Lou with scattered identifiers. The text reads like cataloging or registration data from a Manitoba source with multiple interwoven names.
A. T. R. No. 01972 Walter Direct and country boy colt are listed to make the season at the same barn. Walter Direct is 2:05 and priced at $50.00 with insurance. COUNTRY BOY is a dark bay offered at $15.00 with insurance.
Prominent figures in the horse world laud Walter Direct as a premier pacing sire. E F Geers from Tennessee praises him as one of the greatest pacing sires with potential to surpass two minutes if not for an accident. Senator Joseph W Bailey calls him remarkable and F Kirk claims he is the greatest thirteen year old sire. Jno W Alexander from Tennessee voices pride in his registration and the economic value for Tennessee.
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