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and whose turf winnings foot up close to $250,000 ; Thorndale, 

 who gained a record of 2.221, and from whose loins came Edwin 

 Thorne, 2.16i, and Daisydale, 2.193 ; Almont, the sire of twenty- 

 two 2.30 trotters, including Fannie Witherspoon, 2.17; Pied- 

 mont, 2.17i; and Aldine, 2.19i ; and Belmont, with nine sons 

 and daughters with records of better than 2.30, among them 

 Nutwood, 2.181, and Wedgewood, 2.19. The descendants of 

 Alexander's Abdallah are worth hundreds of thousands of dol- 

 lars. Volunteer stands in the very front rank of the producing 

 sons of Hambletonian. He has to his credit twenty-three 2.30 

 performers, one of which is St. Julien, 2. Hi, who at one time 

 could have been sold for $40,000. Before age had diminished the 

 lustre of Volunteer's eyes, Mr. Goldsmith would not have parted 

 with him for $30,000. When Messenger Duroc's stud fee was 

 $300, Mr. Backman refused a very large sum for the stallion, 

 and he would not sell Leland for $20,000. The price paid for 

 Happy Medium, when he was sold to Mr. Steele, was $25,000; 

 and Mr. Bonner paid $20,000 for Startle, sire of Majolica, 2.17. 

 Electioneer proved a very cheap horse to Governor Stanford, 

 who gave Mr. Backman $12,500 for him. He is the sire of the 

 fastest yearling, 2.36 J ; the fastest two-year-old, 2.21 ; the fastest 

 three-year-old, 2.19i, and the fastest four-year-old, 2.183; and 

 $30,000 would not buy him now. Dictator is the sire of the 

 three sensational performers of 1883 Jay-Eye-See, 2.103; 

 Phallas, 2.15i, and Director, 2.17 and when twenty years old 

 he was sold for $25,000. An offer of $30,000 for him would 

 not be accepted at Ashland to-day. Harold, sire of Maud S., 

 2.10i, is valued 'way up in the thousands at Woodburn, and 

 so is Cuyler, at Glenview. General Withers paid $5,000 for 

 Aberdeen when he toolc him to Fairlawn, but this was nothing 

 like his value. Prominent among his ten 2.30 performers are 

 Hattie Woodward, 2.15, and Modoc, 2.19 i. The progeny of 

 Edward Everett, Middletown, Walkill Chief, Dean Sage, Knicker- 

 bocker, Seneca Chief, Strathmore, and Rysdyk (sire of Cling- 

 stone, 2.14) are worth a stack of money." In view of such a 

 showing, is it wonderful that American breeders of trotters are 

 enthusiasts in their business ? 



