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and was at first claimed to be a son of Ohio Bellfounder — hence he 

 was called Bellfounder, and finally Richard's Bellfounder. He left 

 a large progeny in Wisconsin, and his daughters are most valuable 

 brood mares. Goldsmith's Abdallah, son of Volunteer, was also 

 located at Racine for a period, and left a valuable produce, many of 

 them from these Blucher mares ; hence Swigert was located in a 

 region where he had a large number of excellent mares with which 

 to establish a reputation. His produce all show an early and natural 

 adaptation to the trotting gait. Resolute, when six years old, trotted 

 in 2:34; Fayette, at six, trotted in 2:35; Whitewater Belle, at seven, 

 trotted in 2:34; Rosabella, at four years old, trotted in 2:44, and speeded 

 a quarter at the rate of 2:34; Baybrino, at five years old, trotted a 

 quarter at the rate of 2:30; the Beale Mare, owned in Milwaukee 

 has trotted in 2:38 as a six-year-old; Racine Maid, owned by A. P. But- 

 ton, trotted a quarter in 37, half in 1:19, and a full mile in 2:40^, 

 before she was four years old; Jannette, a black filly, dam by Eureka, 

 when three years old, trotted a quarter at rate of 2:50; Stella, dam a 

 thoroughbred — Puss Ferris, by Wagner — at four years old, trotted in 

 2:46. 



I may say that Swigert was not handled until he was ten years old, 

 and at eleven he was exhibited at the Wisconsin State Fair, and 

 trotted a mile in 2:30, a half in 1:13. He now, in the month of June, 

 1878, weighs 1,230 lbs. 



SONS OP SWIGERT. 



OrAL is a black stallion, foaled in 1870; dam by Hungerford's 

 Blucher; bred and owned by Geo. D. Doubleday, of Whitewater, 

 Wisconsin. 



GovERN^OR Hayes. Brown stallion, foaled 1870; dam by son of 

 Hungerford's Blucher. Bred and owned by Wm. Pierce, Racine 

 county, Wis. He has trotted in 2:31 at six years old. 



Dixie. Brown stallion, foaled 1870; dam by son of Hungerford's 

 Blucher. Bred by Jas. Reynolds, of Milwaukee. Has record of 2:34, 

 and has trotted one or more campaigns. 



Richard R. Black stallion, foaled 1870; dam by Vermont Boy, 

 son of Vermont Blackhawk. Bred bv Edward D. Davis, Racine 

 Wis.; owned by R. Barden, St. Paul, Minn. He trotted in 2:36 

 before he was five years old. 



Ruciiiel; owned by A. F. Phillips, of Rockford, III; dam Vir- 

 ginia, by Goldsmith's Abdallah; second dam by son of Hungerfoi'd's 



