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dallah and Vermont Hambletonian, with American Star 

 mares, the renowned descendants of the old four niiler, 

 Henry. Hiram Woodruff says : The Messenger cross gives 

 the Stars size, strength and bone, and counteracts their 

 hereditary tendency to contraction of the feet.'' We may 

 sav that any cross that would produce a Dexter, Georo^e 

 Wilkes, Major Winfield, Aberdeen, Startle, Socrates, 

 Happy Medium and so on to almost unlimited extent, was a 

 good one, but when we consider that these Ci'osses not only 

 give as large a per cent, of fast trotters and larger than any 

 other, but also to the everyday breeder a sure thing in size, 

 in style and good, slashing, open gait, so that led out at 

 four years old, to the halter, by any farmer's lad that can 

 run fast enough, they would easily bring highly remunera- 

 tive prices to the breeder, not only for the five in a hundred 

 but the ninety-five withal. We have reached the point long 

 aimed at, a class of horses in which each and every one will 

 be worth all he costs ; a class of fast horses, suitable for the 

 track, the road in light or heavy hitch, for the wagon or the 

 plow. 



This result is within easy reach of you all. 



The Morgan Black Hawk, Ethan Allen and Lambert 

 mares you have, and there are none better of their class. 

 The Hambletonian and Clay stallions have been brought 

 into the State within the past few years, and most excellent 

 ones they are and of easy access. 



Let liie urge you to take up the abundant material already 

 made to your hand, profiting by your own experience and 

 that of the great number of excellent examples of successful 

 breeding in the land ; breed intelligently ; study your sub- 



