98 The Trotting and the Pacing Horse 



Ethan Allen. He was bred by J. W. Holcomb 

 of Ticonderoga, New York, and was foaled 

 June 1 8, 1849. His dam was a gray mare, 

 famous as a roadster, but of unknown ancestry. 

 He was a bay of 15 hands and weighed 1000 

 pounds. He was a long-bodied horse, of rare 

 symmetry and carriage, and his trotting action 

 was regarded as almost perfect. He had remark- 

 able speed for his day and was the idol of the 

 race-going public. Among the horses vanquished 

 by him during his turf career were Rose of Wash- 

 ington, Columbus, Stockbridge Chief, George M. 

 Patchen, Tacony, Princess, Draco, and Hector. 

 After Dexter had beaten everything in sight, he 

 was foolishly matched for a $2500 aside against 

 Ethan Allen and running mate. The race took 

 place at Fashion Course, Long Island, on June 21, 

 1867, and Dan Mace drove the pair while Budd 

 Doble sat behind Dexter. The runner not only 

 relieved Ethan Allen of the weight handicap but 

 dragged him forward, and Dexter was beaten 

 in 2.15, 2.16, 2.19. The white-faced gelding was 

 privately timed the first heat in 2.17. Ethan 

 Allen had a number of owners, among them 

 J. E. Maynard, Z. E. Simmons, W. P. Balch, and 

 H. S. Russell. Colonel Russell sold him in the 



