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son of Hambletonian; 2d dam by Abdallah. With such a pedigree 

 he ought to outshine even his distinguished namesake. He trotted as 

 a four-year-old in 2:35. He is owned by William C. Edge, of New- 

 ark, N. J. 



McCrea, also five years old, dam by Royal George, is owned in 

 Colorado. 



Hambleton, now three years old, dam by Hambletonian; 2d dam 

 by Hickory; is said to be a very fine and highly promising trotter. 

 His close in -breeding will be apparent, but he may be very positive 

 as a sire. I should prefer a further remove from the parent stock. 



William Fullerton Jr. is four years old, and is from a mare by Stra- 

 der's Cassius M. Clay. He closely resembles his sire, as do all the 

 colts of Florida in great measure. He is a fast and promising colt, 

 and is owned by J. C. Warr, of Wareham, Mass. 



Arlington, now four years old, is from a mare called Morning Glory, 

 by imported Consternation, and said to be a thoroughbred. This colt 

 is large and very blood-like and handsome, and his trotting quahty 

 has already been shown to be very great. He has shown speed, and 

 a gait that gives promise of making a trotter. If such should be the 

 fact, it will be eminently suggestive of the question whether the blood 

 of Bellfounder in Florida has not gone through the process of natu- 

 ralization so far as to make it available for mares that come from 

 thoroughbred families. The career of this colt will be looked to with 

 interest by those who know of his early promise. He is owned by 

 Joseph Williamson, of Staten Island. 



Exton Abdallah is a colt, now three years old, owned by R. P. 

 Helm, Lake county, 111. His dam was Henrietta, by Roe's Abdallah 

 Chief; 2d dam by Exton Eclipse. Henrietta was a superior mare, 

 dam of Allen C. Patchen and several other good ones. This colt 

 looks much like Florida in front, but is more of a cat-hammed Abdal- 

 lah behind. His action is very superior, and he shows a strong adher- 

 ence to the trotting gait. 



I will only add that I have seen no son of Hambletonian whose 

 form and ways were more apparent or more clearly impressed on his 

 colts than is that of Florida on those descended from him. 



