324 OTHER HAMBLETONIANS. 



Also Green Mountain Maid, record 2:34, and two miles in 5:08^, 

 beating Flora Temple in 2:354-. 



Also Gray Trouble, with record 2:41^ (drawing three hundred and 

 ninety-five pounds). 



Also Vermont, with record 2:32-^, and two miles in 5:09^, and 

 three miles in 8:02. 



Also Modesty, with record 2:47. 



Also Black Maria (dam of Young Columbus), with record 2:31^, 

 and two miles in 5:12|^. 



He was not only a sire of trotters himself, but, like Hamble. 

 tonian, (and to fully as great a degiee considering his opportu- 

 nities), he had that remarkable power of transmitting the reproduc- 

 tive quality to his descendants, as again appears from the records of 

 winners. 



He was sire of Parris Hambletonian, the sire of Joker, with record 

 2:22^, and forty-one heats in 2:30. 



A daughter of his, coupled with American, produced Nelly Hol- 

 comb, with record of 2:28. 



Flying Banner, his grandson, sired Fanny, with record of 2:29. 



He also sired the grandam of John Stewart; his record 2:30. 



A daughter of his, Black Maria (record 2:31|), coupled with 

 Columbus, produced Young Columbus, and he sired — 



SeaFoam 2:233^ Myron Perry 2:24i^ 



Comodore Vanderbilt 2:25 Harry Harley 2:25^ 



Phil Sheridan 2:28i^. 



An in-bred granddaughter of his, coupled with Vermont Hero, 

 produced General Knox, which crosses come to light again in the 

 splendid performances of 



Lady Maud 2:18)^ Camors 2:19?^ 



VermontHero 2:203^ Gilbraith Knox 2:26^ 



Plato 2:27. 



A daughter of his, coupled with the McNitt horse, produced the 

 Morse horse, sire of Norman; Norman's pedigree being reinforced 

 again by the Messenger blood through Bishop's Hambletonian, the 

 sire of his grandam, comes to light again in the magnificent records 

 of Lulu, 2:14^, and May Queen, 2:20. 



These items form a valuable fragment of horse history. 



In' no respect has the influence of this Vermont family of Messen. 

 gers more force in the present day than in the matter of gait of 



