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ten years old, and his success for that short 

 space of time was dazzling. Arbiter (1878) by 

 Administrator trotted to a record to 2.22|-, and 

 is a producing sire. Alline (1880) by Belmont 

 is the dam of two in the list. Alfonso (1886) by 

 Baron Wilkes is the sire of 18 in 2.30. Allen- 

 dorf (1883) by Onward is the sire of 32 in the 

 list. Other producing sons are Alsatian and 

 Baron Alexander. The nine trotters from Alma 

 Mater are Allendorf, 2.19^; Arbiter, 2.22^ ; 

 Alcantara, 2.23; Almater (by Hambrino), 2.24^; 

 Alcyone, 2.27 ; Amami (by Wilton), 2.28f ; Alicia, 

 2.30; Alsatian, 2.30; and Baron Alexander, 2.30. 

 Almeta (by Almont) has a record of 2.32!-. This 

 is a wonderful showing speed from six different 

 stallions. 



Australian was a richly bred horse by West 

 Australian out of Emelia by Young Emilius, she 

 out of Persian by Whisker; and he died at Wood- 

 burn, where he was a noted sire of race-horses. 

 Margrave was also a richly bred horse, by Muley, 

 out of Election, and tracing directly to Crofts Bay 

 Barb and Burton's Barb Mare. He was im- 

 ported into Virginia in 1835. If speed is not 

 interchangeable, why should the half-running 

 bred Alma Mater have become the mother of 



