Everett's dam. 24.1 



the blood or breeding of his own dam, except as I draw it by infer- 

 ence from the qualities and characteristics of himself and his family. 

 The pedigree which has been accredited by some to his dam, is that 

 of a thoroughbred mare, and by imp. Margrave. The mare, a small 

 but highly bred chestnut, was well known in the vicinity of Newburgh, 

 N. Y. The following is the pedigree that has been generally accred- 

 ited to the mare : 



Fanny— chestnut mare, foaled about 1846 ; bred by Mr. Mansfield, of Vir- 

 ginia, by imported Margrave. 

 First dam by Trumpator. 

 Second dam by Lindsay's Arabian. 

 Third dam by imported Oscar. 

 Fourth dam by imported Vampire. 

 Fifth dam by Col. Carter Braxton's imported Kitty Fisher by Cade. 



It is stated in Bruce's Stud Book, that this pedigree is given on the 

 certificate of a well known turfman, but not her breeder, and the chief 

 question relating thereto is one of identity. 



I enter into no controversy about alleged pedigrees, except so far 

 as their acceptance stands in the way of clear indications of lineage 

 as exhibited in the conformations and blood qualities of the given 

 animals and their descendants. In such cases I follow the path 

 marked by conformation, physical organization and blood traits, which, 

 to my mind, are more satisfactory and assuring than certificates of 

 pedigree as they are sometimes obtained. 



Another observation I will here make — that in case an alleared 

 thoroughbred pedigree is challenged and widely controverted, it may 

 be generally regarded as not genuine, unless its identity and genuine- 

 ness be followed up and traced to a responsible and entirely reliable 

 source, and its authenticity fully established; for such can in all cases 

 be done, if the pedigree be that of a thoroughbred. The same can 

 not and should not be expected of part-bred animals. It is not suffi- 

 cient to rest the pedigree on the certificate of any man, unless he had 

 the means of knowing all the facts from the beginning. 



But in the case of this truly great stallion there is really no occa- 

 sion for special controversy about the pedigree of his dam, as he has 

 individual merit enough in himself, as a sire of trotters, to supply any 

 deficiency in the pedigree of his dam; and as the Margrave blood 

 has never in a single instance been known to contribute anything to 

 the trotting turf, either remotely or immediately, he loses nothing by 

 dropping from sight his alleged Margrave cross. Moreover, his own 



