172 The Trotting and the Pacing Horse 



and Mr. Backman regarded this one pacer as a 

 blemish on the escutcheon of his horse. The 

 best of the 25 producing sons of Messenger 

 Duroc was Antonio, who died comparatively 

 young. As a sire of dams Messenger Duroc 

 stands highest. Fifty of his daughters are pro- 

 ducers. 



