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toriety, which arose, perhaps, more from the style of 

 his equipment than anything else, as it was something 

 novel in those days to see one so young exhibited in 

 that style and manner. This was in the fall of 

 eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and he was again 

 shown in the fall of eighteen hundred and fifty, at the 

 game place and under circumstances equally as well 

 calculated to attract attention. 



In the spring of eighteen hundred and fifty-one, we 

 saw him again, at the residence of his owner, and so 

 greatly had he improved, and so rapid had been his 

 growth, that, although he was but two years old, he 

 resembled in almost every particular a fully-developed 

 horse. 



Mr. Kysdykj during this season, allowed him to 

 cover four mares, as appears by Mr. R's. books, which 

 we have been kindly permitted to inspect, and to 

 which we are indebted for much of the information 

 hereinafter contained, 



He got three colts from these mares (two horses 

 and one mare), and no price is charged for the services 



