BREEDING THE TROTTER 



have a great deal of natural speed, and could show 

 it in the paddock if frightened. 



Mr. C. J. Hamlin used to delight in seeing Esta- 

 bella trot in the paddock. His favorite method 

 of inducing horses to show their speed in the pad- 

 dock was to step behind them and open and shut 

 a large umbrella with as much noise and flourish as 

 possible. 



I remember that Miss Russell, the dam of Maud 

 S. (2.08%) and Nutwood (2.18%), was a great lot 

 trotter. Mr. Hamlin tried to purchase her at one 

 time but was unsuccessful. He offered ten thou- 

 sand dollars for a two-year-old full sister of Maud 

 S. and eight thousand dollars for the full sister a 

 year younger. 



In closing this chapter I might say that I do 

 not agree with some of the old-time authorities 

 who claimed that the brood-mare was merely a 

 shell in which to raise colts. I consider her part 

 in the production of trotters fully as important 

 as that of the stallion. 



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