CONTENTS. V 



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size and habits of action clearly established The native pacer thrown 

 in the shade by the imported runner An Englishman's prej- 

 udices 108-119 



CHAPTER IX. 



COLONIAL HORSE HISTORY NEW YORK. 



Settlement of New Amsterdam Horses from Curagoa Prices of Dutch 

 and English horses Van der Donck's description and size of horses 

 Horses to be branded Stallions under fourteen hands not to run at 

 large Esopus horse Surrender to the English, 1664 First organ- 

 ized racing Dutch horses capable of improvement in speed First 

 advertised Subscription Plate First restriction, contestants must " be 

 bred in America" Great racing and heavy betting First importations 

 of English running horses Half-breds to the front True foun- 

 dation of American pedigrees Half-bushel of dollars on .a side 

 Resolutions of the Continental Congress against racing Withdrawal 

 of Mr. James De Lancey Pacing and trotting contests everywhere 

 Rip Van Dam's horse and his cost 120-127 



CHAPTER X. 



COLONIAL HORSE HISTORY NEW ENGLAND. 



First importations to Boston and to Salem Importations from Holland 

 brought high prices They were not pacers and not over fourteen 

 hands In 1640 horses were exported to the West Indies First Ameri- 

 can newspaper and first horse advertisement Average sizes The 

 different gaits CONNECTICUT, first plantation, 1636 Post horses 

 provided for by law All horses branded Sizes and Gaits An Eng- 

 lishman's experience with pacers Lindsay's Arabian RHODE ISLAND, 

 Founded by Roger Williams, 1636 No direct importations ever made 

 Horses largely exported to other colonies 1690 Possibly some to 

 Canada Pacing races a common amusement Prohibited, 1749 Size 

 of the Narragansetts compared with the Virginians 128-134 



CHAPTER XL 



COLONIAL HORSE HISTORY PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, CARO- 

 LINA. 



Penn's arrival in 1682 Horse racing prohibited Franklin's newspaper 

 Conestoga horses Sizes and gaits Swedish origin Acrelius' state- 

 ment NEW JERSEY Branding Increase of size Racing, Pacing 

 and Trotting restricted MARYLAND Racing and Pacing restricted 

 1747 Stallions of under size to be shot NORTH CAROLINA First 

 settler refugees SOUTH CAROLINA Size and gait in 1744 Chal- 

 lenges No running blood in the colony, 1744 General view 135-141 



CHAPTER XII. 



EARLY HORSE HISTORY CANADA. 



Settlement and capture of Port Royal Early plantations First French 

 horses brought over 1665 Possibly illicit trading Sire of " Old 

 Tippoo" His history " Scape Goat" and his descendants Horses of 

 the Maritime Provinces , 142-153 



