48 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 



inated the trotting instinct, which has later developed 

 into a breed characteristic? Following the development 

 of the Hackney, we find that Shales (699), considered the 

 most famous trotter of his day in England, sired Driver 

 (187) and Scott's Shales (692), and, according to the 

 statement of a writer of authority, " to the former of these 

 horses many very many of the best Hackneys of 

 the day owe their origin." For example, Philip Triffitt's 

 great sire, Fireaway, was by Achilles, by Achilles (Hair- 

 sines'), by Fireaway (Scott's), who was got by Fireaway 

 (Ramsdale's), by Fireaway (Burgess'), by Fireaway 

 (West's), by Fireaway (Jenkinson's), a son of Driver. 

 It may be interesting to state here that John A. Logan 

 is authority for the statement that the stock of Triffitt's 

 Fireaway has sold to the amount of $2,500,000, which is 

 somewhat of an index to the value of this horse to the 

 breed. 



Mention of other noted sires should include Denmark 

 (177), sire of Danegelt; Lord Derby II (417), sire of 

 Cadet, 1251 ; Confidence (158), sire of the Champion 

 and Reality (665) ; and Rufus, 'an Elsenham Challenge 

 cup winner and a noted progenitor of Hackney character. 



46. Breeding for driving. With the change from use 

 under the saddle to driving on the road attached to a 

 vehicle, the Hackney's proclivities to trot do not seem to 

 have undergone any modification; although there was a 

 tendency at this time toward refinement of the type, largely 

 through the greater infusion of Thoroughbred blood. 

 This also added to the height without changing the form 

 much, except to add some to the straightness of the 

 croup. Up to this time, and since, considerable evidence 

 had been accumulating to indicate that the Hackney 

 possessed more than ordinary excellence for long-dis- 



