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will find the descendants of War Dance in great 

 demand." Mr. Richards read the future aright. 

 Lexington, the sire of War Dance, earned the 

 title of Emperor of Stallions, and War Dance him- 

 self, who was out of Reel by imported Glencoe, 

 ranks second to Lexington as a sire of brood 

 mares. His blood is now valued highly in a 

 pedigree. Lexington, like imported Diomed, Sir 

 Archy, Boston, and other renowned thoroughbred 

 stallions, was inbred. He was by Boston, grandson 

 of Sir Archy, by imported Diomed, and his dam, 

 Alice Carneal, was by imported Sarpedon (inbred 

 to Eclipse) ; second dam Rowena by Sumpter by 

 Sir Archy. The inbreeding of Hambletonian 

 helped him to transmit desirable qualities from 

 generation to generation. As a two-year-old 

 Hambletonian spent nuptial hours with four 

 mares, one of which was Katy Darling, dam of 

 Alexander's Abdallah. In this one case the 

 early wedding was the happiest that could be 

 conceived. Hambletonian was driven on the 

 road as a three-year-old, and David Bonner, who 

 sat behind him, tells me that his stride was 

 lengthy, but not dwelling; head large but good, 

 with splendid eyes ; body round and full and he 

 stood somewhat higher behind than forward ; 



