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The American Trotter is a class of horses bred for racing 

 and hght driving. The breed in the beginning had a good 

 deal of Thoroughbred blood in it The trotters are divided 

 into families and each is named after some famous stallion 

 who was the sire of a number of race winners. Six of the 

 more prominent families are: * 1. The Hambletonian, named 

 after Hambletonian 10. 2. The Mambrino, after Mambrino 



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Chief. 3. The Morgan, after a horse named Justin Morgan. 

 4. The Clay, after a horse called Henry Clay. 5. The Pilot, 

 after Pilot. 6. The Hal, after Tom Hal. The last family is 

 one of the most distinguished. Many of its members were fast 

 pacers. 



The pacer had about the same origin, as the trotter, and 

 about the only difference between a pacer and a trotter is the 

 gait. Many horses both pace and trot. The pacing gait is a 

 * Plumb; Types and Breeds of Farm Animals. 



