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one of them possessing qualities that were often found standing in 

 the way of the others. In Administrator a still third element, in very- 

 powerful and positive form, is introduced, from which the conclusion 

 speedily arose that if Hambletonian was not an impressive and uni- 

 versally successful sire, such a rank could hardly be expected for 

 Administrator. But the doubt had superficial foundations. 



Mambrino Chief was a sire of great power and irapressiveness, and 

 from his dam, Abdallah would have produced a sire perhaps the great- 

 est we have ever seen. He was intensely impressive, and the Duroc- 

 Messenger field is one that offers no obstructions. Not only would it 

 receive every trait and trotting quality of the Messenger blood, but it 

 was a current capable of floating the Bellfounder obstructions — and 

 carrying them in the best possible manner — in solution. It really 

 dissolved them and made them constituent parts of the ever-flowing 

 sti-eam. Such is the composition of Administrator. He has each of 

 those combined in just such manner as to render them all effective. 

 He has all the impressiveness of Mambrino Chief, and far more, for 

 he has much of Abdallah; and he has the genius and spirit of Bell- 

 founder to unite with the others, and he imparts to his offspring in 

 strong degree the high qualities of the powerful combination. His 

 success with all classes of mares is like that of Mambrino Chief, only 

 much stronger. He will succeed with those of a strong caste of 

 Hambletonian blood, when Mambrino Chief would have failed. I 

 part with him in this sketch with the belief that the high estimate 

 placed upon him by the Kentucky breeders will be justified in his 

 successful career. 



SONS OP ADMINISTRATOR. 



Enchanter is a brown stallion, foaled in 1867, by Administrator; 

 dam Dolly, by Black Bashaw; second dam by Saladin, son of Young 

 Bashaw. He was bred by Jonathan Hawkins, of Orange county, N. Y., 

 and is owned by Powell Bros., Spring, Crawford county. Pa. He 

 is undoubtedly a superior horse, and will make a valuable stallion. 

 He is sire of Valiant, that made a record in 1877 of 2:40|-, and trot- 

 ted second close to 2:30; Irene, another promising trotter, and of 

 Ensign, a five-year-old, now owned by C. A. Lisle, of Burlington, 

 Iowa. The statement is made that, with very little handling, he has 

 trotted a half mile in 1:15, and a quarter in 36 seconds; never han- 

 dled on a track until the present spring. Enchanter is the only stal- 

 lion lefn by Administrator, so far as I have any knowledge, before he 

 went to Kentucky. 



