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extended tabulation, which included all of 

 his sons that sired five or more performers, 

 located Almont as being at his best at the age 

 of ten. There is descent from Almont to the 

 2 : 10 trotters through several of his daugh- 

 ters, and a similar investigation again located 

 Almont at his best at ten years of age. What 

 Almont sired after he had been idle for two 

 years in the stud was much inferior, and is 

 now practically eliminated from the best 

 stock. 



This case of Almont is typical of all cases 

 of horses which had similar histories. Thus, 

 Belmont lived 25 years, the first part con- 

 taining some training and driving and the 

 latter part being principally idleness. His 

 best sons are compressed within eleven years 

 of his life, and the two sons which over- 

 shadow all others are located within two 

 years. This center marks the change from 

 work to idleness by Belmont. 



Dictator was foaled in 1863 and lived to be 

 thirty years of age. "He was worked con- 

 siderably at Mr. niirkee's farm" until the 



