132 State Board of Agricultuuk, &c. 



lie lias l)eeTi taught by practical ex[>eri'ence that he had 

 inherited a lot of severe toil, for which he must not expect 

 much return, in the way of care or generous keep ; and if 

 he thrived at all, thrive he must on poor fare and neglect, 

 and be exceedingly thankful if he escaped positive, brutal 

 abuse. To many of his race, also, came the lesson that 

 whatever he was coninianded to do he must do or die, no 

 matter how inadequate he was made by nature for tho task 

 imposed, Altliou<j;h small and seeminirly not stronsi;, vet 

 by fear of being mauled to death if he did not, he was com- 

 pelled to haul loads that to the larger and seemingly 

 stronger thorough-bred, would be immediately refused as 

 unreasonable, and, to him, probably impossible.- 



The result of the cross of the Morgan upon this Cana- 

 dian has been a great improvement to the Canadian, as he 

 had but little to impart and everything to receive. His 

 great hardiness did not exceed that of the Morgan ; there- 

 fore he had nothing to give, that was desirable, that the 

 Morgan did not possess. There is anotlier strain or pecul- 

 iarity among these Canadians, that seems to nick well with 

 the Morgans, or any other race possessing the trotting 

 instinct. Many of these are pacers ; and when pacing mares 

 of this race are crossed with the Morgans, or other trotting 

 horses, the progeny are apt to prove fast trotters. Tliis 

 result, which is a curious one, i. e., producing trotters from 

 pacers, is attracting much attention from breeders at this 

 time, and is giving some very remarkable results. Smug- 

 gler, who won the great Champion Stallion Stakes, at Bos- 

 ton, in 1874, was bred from pacers, so far as his ancestors 

 have been traced. They, for several generations back, were 



