SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN TROTTERS. 



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man has no known pedigree. Other celebrated trotters stand in 

 the same category, — though we are inchned to think that a de- 

 cided majority of the best, especially at long distances, have a 

 greater or less infusion of the blood of the race-horse. 



The United States has undoubtedly produced more superior 

 iTotters than any other country in the world, and in no other 

 couutry has the speed of the best American trotters been equalled. 

 The New York " Spirit of the Times" — the best authority in oui 

 country on this and all kindred topics — thus compares the Eng- 

 lish and American trotters : — 



• Ximrod, in admitting the superiority of our trotting-horses to the 

 ' English,' claims that the English ' approach very near to the Americans, 

 even in this breed of cattle. Possibly the characteristic national vanity 

 would not allow him to make a further concession. But there is no com 

 parison whatever between the trotting-horses of the two countries. Mr 

 Wheelan, who took Rattler to England last season, and doubly distanced 

 with ease every horse that ventured to start against him, as the record shows, 

 informs us that there are twenty or more roadsters in common use in thia 

 city, that could compete successfully with the fastest trotters on the Eng 

 lish turf They neither understand the art of training, driving, or riding, 

 there. For example : some few years since, Alexander was purchased by 

 Messrs. C. and B. of this city, for a friend or acquaintance, in England. 

 Alexander was a well-known roadster here, and was purchased to order af 

 a low rate. The horse was sent out and trials made of him ; but so unsuc 



