Chapter Two 



THE VILLAGE FARM THEORY 

 OF BREEDING 



"World's Greatest Trotting Nursery." Mr. Hamlin's 

 First Mare. Hamlin Patchen. Mr. Hamlin's First Team. 

 Golddust. Woful. Mermaid and Dictator ^ Maid. 

 Weeding Out. Nettie Murphy. Minnequa Maid. Pur- 

 chasing a Premier. More Purchases. Estabella. Almont 

 j r Mambrino King. "The Handsomest Horse in the 

 World." Chimes. Golden Gateway. Rex Americus. 

 Athanio. Direct Hal. The First Catalogue. Mr. Ham- 

 lin's "Theory of Breeding." The Brood-mare's Importance. 

 Beauty and Speed. Developed Sires. A Challenge. Select- 

 ing Brood-mares. A Prediction. "The Passing of Village 

 Farm." 



THIS chapter will not be statistical nor en- 

 tirely historical. I will attempt to show 

 how certain things were accomplished at 

 Village Farm so that the successful results may 

 serve as an example to the younger generation 

 of breeders. 



WORLD'S GREATEST TROTTING NURSERY. 



It must be remembered that Village Farm 

 earned its sobriquet of " World's Greatest Trot- 

 ting Nursery" by breeding more 2.10 performers, 

 among them many world's champions, than any 

 other breeding establishment, and winning more 

 money on the Grand Circuit than any other farm. 

 Therefore, any breeder that " follows its lead " 



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