330 TRAINING thp: tkotting horse. 



1 have had Httle opportunity to form an opinion 

 concerning the Blackbird family. The A. W. Rich- 

 monds were certainly hardy horses, bat there were not 

 many natural trotters among them, though those that 

 were good were real good. The famous mare Colum- 

 bine, by A. AY. Richmond, had considerable speed, and 

 being the dam of Anteeo, 2:1 6 J, and Antevolo, 2:1 9|^, 

 has the distinction of being the only mare that has 

 ever produced two stallions with records of 2:20 or 

 better. 



This book would not seem complete without some 

 historical sketch of the American trotting-horse, for 

 the benefit of such of my readers as have not studied 

 the subject from a historical standpoint. But I have 

 traveled over a pretty long road, and, having endeav- 

 ored to the best of my ability to do my part, I will 

 hand over the history to my co-worker, Mr. Macleod, 

 and thanking all my readers for the compliment of 

 their attention, will, with the sincerest wishes for the 

 trotting-horse and all his friends, in the present and the 

 future, make my retiring bow. 



