58 . THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE 



Leading sires of trotting horses up to 1918, on the basis of 

 offspring with records of 2:30 or better, are as follows, in their 

 order of importance. The number of offspring with trotting 

 records follows the name of the sire, with the number of pacers 

 in parentheses : 



1. Peter the Great, 2:07^, by Pilot Medium 281 (54) foaled 1895 



2. Allerton, 2:09]-, by Jay Bird .... 210 (61) foaled 1886 



3. Bingen, 2:06^, by May King, 2:20 . .182 (47) foaled 1893 



4. McKinney, 2:1 1^-, by Alcyone, 2:27 . .164 (42) foaled 1887 



5. Electioneer, by Hambletonian 10 . . . 158 (2) foaled 1868 



6. Onward, 2:25 \, by George Wilkes, 2:22 . 155 (45) foaled 1875 



7. Axworthy, 2:28^, by Axtell, 2:12 . . 151 (8) foaled 1892 



8. Moko, by Baron Wilkes, 2:18 . . . . 139 (12) foaled 1893 



9. Nutwood, 2:i8|, by Belmont .... 137 (37) foaled 1870 

 10. Red IVilkes, 2:40, by George Wilkes, 2:22 133 (45) foaled 1874 



The sire having the greatest number of grandsons and grand- 

 daughters to his credit as trotters and pacers is George Wilkes, 

 by Hambletonian 10, with Electioneer in second place in that 

 respect. At the present day (1919) Peter the Great, in active 

 service at twenty-four years, with a limited fee of $1000, is 

 regarded as the greatest living sire. 



Leading sires of pacing horses up to 1918, that is, sires whose 

 progeny made greater records as pacers than as trotters, are as 

 follows, the trotters being indicated in parentheses : 



1. Hal Dillard, 2:O4|, by Brown Hal . . 93 (5) foaled 1887 



2. Brown Hal, 2:12^, by Tom Hal ... 89 (3) foaled 1879 



3. Direct Hal, 2:04^, by Direct .... 89 foaled 1896 



4. Dan Patch, 1:55^, by Joe Patchen . . 87 (28) foaled 1896 



5. Direct, 2:05!, by Director 86 (46) foaled 1885 



6. John R. Gentry, 2:00 J, by Ashland Wilkes 71 (15) foaled 1 889 



7. Argot Wilkes, 2:14^, by Tennessee Wilkes 67 (3) foaled 1886 



8. Hal B., 2:04^, by Hal Dillard . ... 63 (5) foaled 1895 



9. Strongwood, 2:i2|, by Nutwood . . . 61 (14) foaled 1890 

 10. Star Pointer, 1:59^, by Brown Hal . . 50 foaled 1889 



Carried to the third generation, Brown Hal is most prepotent 

 in producing pacers, with Direct a creditable second. The above 

 figures are subject to revision, as the number of offspring credited 

 to several of these horses will materially increase. 



