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faster than a 2:20 gait a trotter. He did this, too, 

 hitched to a 125-pound wagon, with a 220-pound man 

 — and not a professional driver, either — in the seat. In 

 this rig he could carry Occident right up to his clip, 

 and could alwaj^s keep right with him ; and it was no 

 trick for the famous St. Clair gelding to go a quarter 

 in thirty four seconds. Without preparation you could 

 take out Electioneer in stud condition any day and 

 drivQ^ him an eighth of a mile at a 2:20 gait. He 

 always had his speed with him, and this is a character- 

 istic of his sons, and to my mind one of great impor- 

 tance to breeders. That Electioneer could have beaten 

 2:20 if given a regular preparation is, with me, a con- 

 viction about which no doubt exists. 



As a sire I believe him to be the greatest of all troir 

 ting sires. He began his stud services in California in 

 1877, his family beginning in 1878, and here is his roll 

 of honor: 



YEARLING. 



Hinda Rose (fastest when made) 2:36| 



TWO-YEAR-OLDS. 



Sunol (fastest to date) 2:18 



Wild Flower (fastest wlien made) 2:21 



Bonita 2:24i 



Fred Crocker (fastest when made) 2:25^ 



Bell Boy 2:26 



Carrie C 2:27i 



Pedlar 2:27f 



Palo Alto Belle 2:28i 



Sphinx 2:29i 



Del Mar 2:30 



THREE-YEAR-OLDS. 



Sunol (fastest to date) 2:10i 



Bell Boy 2:19^ 



