GALLERY OF CELEBRATED HORSES. 469 



THOMAS JEFFERSON. 

 Owned by William B. Smith, of Hartford, Conn. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Thomas Jefferson is jet-black in color, with beautiful silky 

 coat, and a white star in his forehead. He is fifteen hands 

 and a quarter in height, and weighs nine hundred and fifty 

 pounds. He is a naturally-gaited trotter, and one of the fast- 

 est. in the country. Of his speed and staying qualities the 

 public can judge by the fact that he trotted a third heat at 

 Prospect Park in June, also a third heat at Hampden Park 

 in August, 1871, with ease, in 2.25^. 



As a stock-horse, Jefferson is a success ; the majority of 

 his colts being able to beat three minutes at four years old, 

 and many of themat three years old : besides, they possess this 

 crowning capacity, — that of training on like their sire, with- 

 out flinching. For temper, soundness, speed, and stoutness, 

 they cannot be surpassed. His capacity to produce fast and 

 famous colts from common mares has been fully established ; 

 and I will endeavor to convince any and all of this truth who 

 wdll take the trouble to call on me. 



PEDIGREE. 



Toronto Chief, the sire of Jefferson, is brown, sixteen hands, 

 sound and handsome; a natural trotter, with a record to 

 saddle of 2.24i. He is the first horse that ever trotted a half- 

 mile in 1.08J in a public race. 



