22 THE CHANGE COUNTY 



Since that time colts have been raised from her of suffi- 

 cient value to amount to one or two very line fortunes. The 

 objection will undoubtedly be raised by some that Idol has 

 Clay blood in his veins, and that his value is thereby consid- 

 erably decreased. Permit us, however, to remark just here 

 that, while we are willing to acknowledge that the Clays as 

 trotters have not proved a success, we nevertheless consider 

 the mares of this breed of great value as breeders. They 

 are natural trotters, with splendid action and lots of speed, 

 but have generally developed a " soft spot " in other words, 

 are deficient in staying qualities. This single defect, we 

 have no doubt, will be remedied by judicious crossing ; and 

 we confidently predict that the time is not far distant when 

 these mares will be almost, if not quite, as highly prized for 

 breeders as the Stars. 



Idol's colts are very promising ; and we feel confident 

 that, as soon as they acquire sufficient age, will duly honor 

 their parentage. 



SAYER'S GUY MILLER 



This horse was bred by Mr. Richard Sears, of Orange 

 County (now deceased), who lived on a large farm, some 

 three miles south from the Village of Goshen, and had given 

 much time and attention to the breeding of fine horses, and 

 would undoubtedly have realized his highest anticipations 

 could he have lived to see the progeny of Guy Miller in its 

 present stage of development. Sayer's Guy Miller was foaled 

 in the spring of eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and was 

 purchased by Mr. Daniel Sayer, of Unionville, O/ange County, 

 N. Y., at the public sale of Mr. Sears's estate, in the spring 

 of eighteen hundred and sixty-five, for the sum of eleven 

 hundred and fifty dollars. This horse was sired by Gallo- 

 way's Guy Miller, and he by Hambletonian. The dam of 

 Sayer's Guy Miller was Sharpless Abdallah, by Old Abdal- 

 lah ; grandam, by One-Eyed Hunter, the sire of Flora Temple : 

 inheriting the Messenger blood from both sire and 



