TROTTERS. 



571 



whose sire was of unknown breeding. At the close of 

 the campaign of 1901, 138 trotters had earned records 

 of 2.10 or better. Of this number, no less than 135 traced 



to Hambletonian Judged by the cold statistics 



of the 2.10 list, none of these crosses equals in fruitfulness 

 in breeding to Hambletonian. The most successful horsemen 

 have doubled and redoubled in their studs the blood of 



[SCHREiBER & Sons, Philadelphia, 

 Fig. 564. — Rysdyk's Hambletonian. 



the world famous trotting progenitor, and the greatest of 

 trotters have resulted from this course. Cresceus (2. 02 J), 

 the champion of champions, traces to him through both 

 sire and dam, as did Alix (2.03I), and Nancy Hanks (2.04), 

 the champions of a few years ago." 



Hambletonian earned $288,000 at the stud. 



Mr. Peter C. Kellogg, who is a prominent American 

 horse authority, measured him when this horse was 25 

 years old, and found that he was 15.0J high at the withers, 



