226 The Trotting and the Pacing Horse 



pedigree. This fever abated as time rolled by, 

 because it was then made plain that the pre- 

 potency of the Wilson pacer was not strong 

 enough to dominate generations. Blue Bull died 

 July n, 1880, and his direct contribution to 

 the speed list was 56 trotters and four pacers. 

 Forty-eight of his sons became sires of moderate 

 capacity, and 108 of his daughters became pro- 

 ducing dams. The influence of Blue Bull was 

 felt most largely in the female line. The family 

 would be weak indeed without the group of pro- 

 ducing dams. Thirty years ago, when appointed 

 to make awards in the show ring, I would seri- 

 ously consider, in breeding classes, animals that 

 would now be passed by. Fashion changes 

 because families do not maintain their suprem- 

 acy. They fade away under the obliterating force 

 of lines charged with superior vitality. 



Royal George 



Another subsidiary family is that of Royal 

 George. This brown horse was foaled about 

 1844, in Toronto, Ontario. His origin was 

 obscure, and he did service at Lewiston and 

 Buffalo, and died at St. Catherines. He left four 

 trotters, Toronto Chief, Lady Byron, Tartar, and 



