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families now holding more or less of public favor. First, by acknowl- 

 edged right, are 



The Hambletonians: The family takes its name from Rysdyk's 

 Hambletonian, descended on the paternal side from Imp. Messenger, 

 through his Thoroughbred son Mambrino (American) and Mambrino's 

 son, Abdallah, sire of Hambletonian. The dam of Hambletonian was 

 by Bellfounder. Through Hambletonian we have the Volunteers, Ed- 

 ward Everetts, Alexander's Abdallahs, Almonts, Messenger-Durocs, 

 Happy Mediums, Wilkeses, Dictators, Wood's Hambletonians, Elec- 

 tioneers, and many others of acknowledged eminence laying claim to 

 the general title of Hambletonian. 



The Mambrinos, another great family descended on the paternal 

 side from Imp. Messenger take the name from Mambrino Chief. His 

 sire was Mambrino Paymaster, a son of Mambrino, who was also the 

 grandsire of Hambletonian. All the Mambrinos, Champions, and many 

 Others are grouped under this head. 



The Bashaws take their name from Young Bashaw, a son of the 

 Imp. Barb, Grand Bashaw. Young Bashaw was the sire of Andrew 

 Jackson, who in turn got Long Island Black Hawk ; and through the 

 latter we have Green's Bashaw, the Mohawks, and others of note. 



Closely related to the Bashaws are 



The Clays, who take the family name from Henry Clay, a son of 

 Andrew Jackson, above mentioned. From this horse we have the 

 numerous strains of Clays ; and through his famous grandson, George 

 M. Patchen, we have the branch which bears his name. 



The Morgans we have already mentioned as taking the name and 

 excellence of old Justin Morgan. Under this head we have the Black 

 Hawks (exclusive of Long Island Black Hawk, who was by Andrew 

 Jackson, with no trace of Morgan blood), Ethan Aliens, Knoxes, Daniel 

 Lamberts, Fearnaughts, Merrills, and others. 



Pacing blood is represented chiefly by the Pilots, who take their 

 name from Pilot Jr., already noted, and the Blue Bulls, from the cele- 

 brated pacer of that name ; with the Royal Georges, Hiatogas, Bald 

 Stockings (descended from Tom Hal, lately deceased), Copper Bottoms, 

 and others, as seconds of no mean value. Right here we cannot fail to 

 notice the peculiar force of pacing blood, especially on the side of the 

 dam, when joined with paternal blood of established trotting excellence. 

 The mares by Pilot Jr., St. Clair, and other noted pacers, have given us 

 the fastest flyers of the age, and no amount of self-confident reference to 

 "Thoroughbred grand dams," in the cases of Maud S. and Jay Eye See, 

 can now breast the tide of popular favor which the pacing element 

 enjoys. Old Blue Bull, a horse of great speed at the pacing gait alone, 

 stands now, at the close of the racing season 1892, sixth on the list as a 

 sire of trotters ; having to his credit 56 horses with a trotting record of 

 2:30 or better. 



