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horse to trot twenty miles in an hour, and as he 

 was the sire of Head'em, sire of the dam of 

 George M. Patchen, to say nothing of John Nel- 

 son, the sire of Nerea, 2.23^, when Governor Stan- 

 ford's agent came to the office of the Turf, Field 

 and Farm for advice with regard to thorough- 

 bred mares to breed to Electioneer, his attention 

 was called to Dame Winnie. The purchase was 

 made, and the chestnut daughter of Planet be- 

 came a famous dam of trotters at Palo Alto. 

 Her record sons and daughters are : Big Jim 

 (1881, gelded) by General Benton, 2.23!; Palo 

 Alto (1882), bay colt by Electioneer, 2.20^ at 

 four years, 2.1 2 \ at seven years, and 2.o8f at 

 nine years; Gertrude Russell (1883), bay filly, by 

 Electioneer, 2.23!; Altivo (1890), bay colt, by 

 Electioneer, 2.i8J; and Paola (1887), bay colt, 

 by Electioneer, 2.18. Palo Alto was one of 

 the gamest race-horses that ever wore harness, 

 and his record to high-wheel sulky, 2.o8|, has 

 never been beaten by a stallion that way rigged. 

 He died at ten years old, and is the sire of 15 

 in the list, including Iran Alto, 2.12^, and 

 Pasonte, 2.13. Gertrude Russell broke down 

 in training and is a producing mare. Paola 

 and Altivo are sires of speed. Exchequer, 



