Mambrino Chief and bis Descendants 1 1 7 



New Jersey, where she produced twice to General 

 Knox February 22, 1874, the bay colt General 

 Washington, and in 1875 the bay filly Thornetta. 

 She died June 23, 1877, and was buried just in- 

 side the mile track on the farm. After her retire- 

 ment Dan Mace, who trained her for Mr. Smith, 

 told weird stories of fast trials, but the sceptics 

 laughed at them. Lady Thorn was a highly 

 strung mare, undoubtedly faster than her record, 

 and it is a pity that her track career was cut short 

 by an accident. Her son, General Washington, 

 was not trained for races and was moderately suc- 

 cessful as a stallion. Thornetta was also reserved 

 for breeding ranks and is in the Year Book as a 

 producer of speed. Lady Thorn, who trotted 106 

 heats inside of 2.30, drew national attention to 

 Mambrino Chief, and the reputation of the stallion 

 steadily grew with wider opportunity. Only six 

 of his sons and daughters acquired records of 

 2.30 and better, but his descendants are as 

 thick as autumn leaves in the valley of standard 

 speed. Mambrino, the grandsire of Mambrino 

 Chief, was by imported Messenger out of a 

 daughter of imported Sour Crout ; and American 

 Eclipse, the sire of Gano, the sire of the dam of 

 Lady Thorn, was by Duroc by imported Diomed, 



