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■was by old Cassius M. Clay — the most distinguished stallion of his day 

 — his 1st dam was by a son of imported Trustee. George M. Patchen 

 "was one of the most noted trotting stallions that has ever appeared 

 on our trotting turf. His campaigns form a brilliant chapter in our 

 turf history. May Day was a son of Henry, the celebrated son of 

 Sir Archy, briefly sketched in a former chapter. The 1st dam of May 

 Day was Flower by Duroc, from Young Damsel by Hambletonian, 

 and she from Miller's Damsel by imported Messenger, and she was 

 the dam of American Eclipse. 



Thus it will be seen that Knickerbocker embraces one of the grand- 

 est combinations of blood to be found in any one stallion now before 

 the public, and he is in reality a horse in every respect worthy so 

 great a lineage. He was bred, and is still owned, by John E. Wood, 

 of Middletown, N. Y., who owned and drove his dam for many 

 years. She was a mare known as Lady Patchen, and was bred and 

 owned in the vicinity of Philadelphia and in the adjacent regions of 

 New Jersey, and driven as a road mare, and known to be able to trot 

 in 2:40. Her dam was by Abdallah, and was also a superior road 

 mare, and fast. All of these animals were so well known in the State 

 of New Jersey, that the pedigree may be regarded as entirely authen- 

 tic. Knickerbocker is one of the largest of the sons of Hambletonian, 

 and for a horse full 16 hands high, or a fraction over, may be regarded 

 as one of the best formed horses to be found anywhere. He is a rich, 

 solid bay, black mane, tail and legs, and no white, except a large, 

 rich spot or star in the forehead — a regular Bellfounder star, and only 

 to be compared with that of the original Bellfounder. 



When we come to a close inspection of the outline and form of 

 Knickerbocker, and an analysis of his composition, and the part occu- 

 pied by each, we are again presented with an interesting subject of 

 study, and one from which many useful lessons may be derived. It 

 is clear that Hambletonian is uppermost in the entire organism, and 

 yet the positive blood forces of George M. Patchen, and the no less 

 peculiar and distinctive features of Abdallah, each in certain places, 

 stand out with handsome and commanding prominence. George M. 

 Patchen is visible in the fine arched neck, and the graceful and finely 

 proportioned contour of the whole animal. Abdallah is quite apparent 

 in the head and ear; but the head is on the finer Abdallah pattern, 

 and with the broad forehead, and handsome, full-orbed and prominent 

 eye, gives him an appearance not surpassed by any representative of 

 the true Abdallah pattern that I have ever seen. But the most 



