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Twilitrht foaled 1868 Masterloae foaled 1868 



Enfield " 1868 Bolton " 1867 



Echo . . '. " 1866, Kearsage " 1864 



Major Winfield " 1866 Wallkill Chief " 1865 



Warwick " 1868 Irvington " 1870 



Lelaud " 1875 



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All of which were from mares by Seely's x\merican Star, except Echo, 

 whose dam was by Magnoha , a son of Star. Of all this long list 

 "Wallkill Chief, Jay Gould and Masterlode have foals with a record of 

 2:30 — the former three, and the latter one each — which is truly 

 remarkable in view of the ages of the several stallions above named, 

 and the achievements of those of the first cross, which have in part 

 been shown, and will more fully appear in the following list, all being 

 from mares by Seely's American Star, except one, and she was by a 

 son of Star: 



Dexter, by Hambletonian 2:171^ Frank "Wood, by Volunteer 2:24 



K^ettie, by Hambletonian. . . .2:18 (dam by son of Star) 



Huntress, by Volunteer 2 :20,?:| Carrie, by Volimteer 2 :243^ 



Powers, by Volunteer 2 :213^ Driver, by Volunteer 2 :25 



Jay Gould, by Hambletonian, .2 :21J^ Orange Blossom, by Middletown2 :263^ 



Bella, by Hambletonian.... 2:22 California Dexter, by Volunteer. 2:27 



(grandam by Star) Harvest Queen, by Hambletonian 2 :29% 



Trio, by Volunteer 2 :23L{ Sister, by Volunteer 2 :30i^ 



May Bird, by Geo. Wilkes 2:24 



From which it will appear that only three of the sons of Hambletonian 

 have shown any success with Star mares, namely Volunteer, Middle- 

 town and George Wilkes — each of which shows great similarity in 

 his own composition — and of these. Volunteer is the only one that 

 has more than a single representative in the 2:30 list; he there 

 showing another proof of his close similarity in breeding qualities to 

 his imperial sire — from all of which facts we may draw an instructive 

 lesson. 



The remainder of this chapter must be devoted to the deeply inter- 

 esting consideration of the blood forces that have been marked with 

 such rare success, and such peculiar manfestations in combination 

 with the blood and organism of Hambletonian. Owing to the fact 

 that Hambletonian lived in the same county in which Seely's Amer- 

 ican Star spent the greater part of his life, the opportunities for a 

 union of the two bloods were rendered easy and abundant. As the 

 chief fame of Hambletonian rests with his sons, so the reputation of 

 American Star is chiefly derived from his daughters. He died in 

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