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well as of speed-producing sons and daughters, 

 is the brother of Arthurton. Emma Mills, dam 

 of Sweepstakes, celebrated as a speed-producing 

 stallion, was by Seely's American Star. Charles 

 Backman read well the future when he gathered 

 into one band the choicest daughters of Star and 

 bred them to Hambletonian. The blood of this 

 combination is adding to the volume of speed 

 from generation to generation. 



