7O AMERICAN TROTTERS. 



her 2:08^, is by Harold a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, out of a 

 mare by Hambletonian's sire Abdallah. The dam of Maud S. is Miss 

 Russell, whose sire was the now famous Pilot Jr. Probably no other 

 trotter ever enjoyed such high public favor as this famous mare. She 

 was foaled in 1874, and is now owned by Robert Bonner, of New York. 

 Belle Hamlin, a bay, next on the list, is- by Hamlin's Almont, a son of 

 Alexander's Abdallah out of a mare by Vermont Black Hawk. The 

 dam of old Almont was by Mambrino Chief. 



Goldsmith Maid and Trinkett, who are tied as to record, each stand- 

 ing at 2:14, are distinctly trotting bred. Goldsmith Maid, a bay, was 

 sired by Alexander's Abdallah, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, and 

 one whose early death was not the least disaster of the late civil war. 

 The dam of Goldsmith Maid was a daughter of the original Abdallah, 

 by Mambrino by Messenger. 



Trinkett, a bay, was a trotter at an early age, having a record of 

 2:19^ as a four-year-old, at a time when such a record was considered 

 wonderful. Her sire was Princeps, a son of Woodford Mambrino, out 

 of a mare by Alexander's Abdallah. The dam of Trinkett was by 

 Rysdyk's Hambletonian. 



The fastest geldings at close of racing season 1888, were: Jay Eye 

 See, 2:10; St. Julien, 2:11^, and Guy, 2:12^. Jay Eye See, a black, 

 is by Dictator, out of the mare Midnight, whose sire was Pilot Jr. The 

 parentage of Dictator has been already mentioned under the notice of 

 Phallas. 



Jay Eye See is one of the most remarkable little horses that ever 

 wore harness. On account of an accident which injured his leg, he was 

 thrown out of iraining not long after making his record of 2:10 for a 

 few days the best trotting record of the world and was not again 

 actively trained until the past season, 1892, when it was found that 

 the lateral gait seemed to favor his leg trouble, and he was therefore 

 trained for pacing. Although now fourteen years old, and for long 

 years not able to trot fast because of his injured leg, he improved so 

 rapidly at the side-wheel gait as to astonish even his friends. During 

 the summer meeting at Rush Park, Independence, Iowa, on the 26th 

 day of August, 1892, driven by his owner,' Jackson I. Case, he paced a 

 beautifully even mile under official rules for time records, in 2:06^ 

 making him the fastest double-gaited horse in the world, and demon- 

 strating the wonderful strength and speed of the blood which courses 

 through his veins.' 



St. Julien, a bay, is by Volunteer, a son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, 

 out of Flora, by Sayre's Harry Clay. Harry Clay was also the sire of 

 the famous brown mare, Green Mountain Maid, whose fame as the dam 

 of Electioneer and other noted horses is only exceeded by the universal 



