180 IIAMBLETONIAX. 



No. Performers. Heats Time. 



Brought forward 09 1,087 



Iron Duke, sou of HambJetuuian, 1 y 3:21 



Jay Gould, " " 1 3- 2:28>^ 



Ledger, son of Robert Bonner 1 G 2 :2o}£ 



Logan, (Gage's) sf)u of Ilambletonian 1 1 2 :28:^;^ 



Lysander, " •• 1 IG 2 :23 • 



Middletown, " " 2 24 2 :21i^ 



Peacemaker, " " 1 2 2 :22i4 



Reporter, " " 1 1 2 :28 



Robert Bonner, " " 1 2 2 :28 



Samson, " " 1 1 2 :29 



Seneca Chief, " " 1 10 2 :26 



Sentinel, " " 3 17 2 :26 



Speculation, " " 1 16 2 :23 



Stephen A.Douglas," " 3 19 2 :23 



Tramp, son of Gage's Logan 1 10 2 :25 



Volunteer, son of Hambletouiau 16 300 2 :17 



Wallkill Chief, son of " 3 46 2 :19 



Young Volunteer, son of Volunteer 1 6 2:27 



Totals ; 109 1,576 



The above list shows 27 performers produced by Hambletonian 

 himself, with 344 heats in 2:30 or better, and a time record of 2:17^^. 

 For the entire family descended from him in the direct or male line, 

 it shows a list of 109 performers, with 1,576 heats, in 2:30 or better, 

 and the lowest record yet obtained by any trotter, 2:14. In this 

 list I have not included Rarus, althouo-h the known facts point to the 

 conclusion that his sire was a son of Hambletonian, but it is not cer- 

 tainly known. He has a record of 2:16, and 106 heats in 2:30 or 

 better, prior to the close of 1877, and is now in the midst of a career 

 that promises to rival that of Goldsmith Maid. Her record stands at 

 2:14, with 332 heats in 2:30 or better. The sum total is truly a won- 

 derful one to have resulted from a 'horse that has so recently closed 

 his career. 



Having given, thus full, the history and estimate of this great 

 trotting sire, as I gather the same from the facts that have been 

 brought witliin my reach, I leave him; his record belongs to liistory, 

 but his value to the breeding interest of this country belongs both to 

 the present and the hereafter; and in gently dismissing him, we may 

 well inquire if he has left any son or sons that will maintain the high 

 distinction that has been accorded to him, or that will add to the renown 

 and the fame of the Hambletonian family. 



