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colts, that they or their progeny were represented in almost 

 every state and county throughout the United States, and in 

 almost every country in the civilized world, and that upon 

 their successful contests upon the turf, fortunes have been 

 won again and again, we could not but respect and venerate 

 him. Although, in the natural course of events, the days of 

 the old horse will soon be numbered, yet upon the undeni- 

 able maxim that "like begets Like" we shall continue to pro- 

 duce trotters in Orange County for years to come which 

 will maintain our proud and pre-eminent position upon the 

 turf. 



The sons and grandsons of the princely old horse are 

 yearly begetting colts superior to themselves, and with our 

 present knowledge of breeding judiciously applied, we have 

 no hesitation in asserting that the speed of trotting horses 

 will still be vastly increased, and that the future Kings and 

 Queens of the turf will hail from Orange County. 



