BREEDING THE TROTTER 



his loins. Hamlin Patchen is a strong, blocky- 

 built black, standing nearly 15.3 hands, and 

 when three years old I had hopes that he would 

 show the speed of his distinguished sire, but he 

 was frightened by a dog, ran away to wagon and 

 injured himself. Thus he was compelled to enter 

 the stud without obtaining a turf record. His 

 sons and daughters are hardy and pleasant 

 drivers." 



Hamlin Patchen's injury was a peculiar one. 

 He was standing hitched on a barn floor when a 

 dog ran through the stable. The horse reared 

 and fell backwards, injuring his spine. On get- 

 ting up he bolted out the door and while running 

 away further injured himself. 



MR. HAMLIN'S FIRST TEAM. 



After securing Little Belle, one of Mr. Hamlin's 

 next purchases was the team Tidy and LaBlonde, 

 full sisters by Ethan Allen. They cost about six 

 hundred dollars. Mr. Hamlin could drive them 

 double close to 2.30. He could drive a double 

 team better than any man I ever saw. These 

 mares were sold to H. N. Smith, of the Fashion 

 Stud Farm, Trenton, N. J., for four thousand 

 dollars. Tidy was bred to Jay Gould and pro- 

 duced the dam of Boodle (2.12^). 



GOLDDUST. 



One of Mr. Hamlin's next purchases was Gold- 

 dust, by Dorsey's Golddust, dam by imported 

 Glencoe. L. L. Dorsey had sent what he con- 



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