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Contents 



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XVIII. Volunteer, Aberdeen, Happy Medium, Dictator, 



Harold, and Strathmore 184 



XIX. Cuyler, Egbert, Jay Gould, Edward Everett, and 



Other Members of the Hambletonian Tribe . 199 



XX. The Star Family 210 



XXI. The Clay Family 216 



XXII. The Blue Bull, Royal George, and Other Subsidiary 



Families 225 



XXIII. Great Producing Mares : Green Mountain Maid, 



Miss Russell, and Beautiful Bells . . .233 



XXIV. Other Great Producing Mares, including Clara, 



Alma Mater, and Dame Winnie . . . 249 



XXV. The Era of High Prices 270 



XXVI. The Dawn of Systematic Breeding: Track Gov- 

 ernment 275 



XXVII. The Growth of Discipline : Horse Shows . . 285 



XXVIII. Road-riding Movements 296 



XXIX. Amateur Driving Clubs 301 



XXX. The Pacing Horse 303 



XXXI. The Multiplication of the Pacer . . . .316 



XXXII. Breeding and Breeding Establishments . . 324 



INDEX 335 



