246 The Trotting and the Pacing Horse 



of Electioneer, trotted as a yearling to a record 

 of 2.23, which is the best of its kind. He is a pro- 

 ducing sire, the best of his get being Rowellen, 

 2.09^. In Kentucky, in the autumn of 1902, 

 Adbell broke his leg while at play in his paddock 

 and was destroyed. Adebel, 2.29^, and Monbels, 

 2.23^, are the youngest of the trotters of Beauti- 

 ful Bells, giving her 1 1 in the list. Monbels was 

 trained as a four-year-old simply for the purpose 

 of putting a record on him. He was foaled in 

 1897, and is by Mendocino, 2.19^ (son of Elec- 

 tioneer), sire of Monte Carlo, 2.07^ ; and Idolita, 

 2.09^. Beautiful Bells grew old gracefully at 

 Palo Alto, and the memory of when I saw her 

 last, in the shade of a tree, will, always be with me. 

 She was a remarkable producer ; but what would 

 she have been without the aid of Green Mountain 

 Maid ? With one exception all the foals of Beau- 

 tiful Bells were by Electioneer or one of his sons. 

 Minnehaha, the dam of Beautiful Bells, also 

 ranks high as a producer. She is the dam of 

 eight trotters, including Sweetheart, 2.22^, and 

 Eva, 2.23 ; of six producing sons, one of which 

 is Alcazar, 2.20^, sire of 12 in the list and of 

 two producing sires; and more than one of her 

 daughters is a producing dam. Red Heart, who 



