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and Sir Archy ; and the advocates of nothing but 

 cold crosses in a trotting pedigree were silenced 

 by the facts. Prominent among daughters of 

 Mambrino Patchen are Alma Mater, dam of 

 eight with records, including the two speed-pro- 

 ducing stallions, Alcantara and Alcyone ; Belle 

 Patchen, dam of the renowned sire, Baron Wilkes, 

 2.18; Lady Bunker, dam of Guy Wilkes, 2.15^, 

 whose star at one time was one of the brightest 

 in the breeding firmament of California; Mary 

 Mambrino, who gave us Beatrice, dam of Patron, 

 2.14J, a sire of 2.10 speed; Patronage, sire of the 

 once resolute trotting queen, Alix, 2.03f; and 

 Prodigal, 2.16, a fertile source of speed. Elvira, 

 the champion four-year-old trotter, dam of Ponce 

 de Leon, 2.13, sire of fast trotters and pacers, was 

 another good daughter of Mary Mambrino. 

 Betty Brown, dam of Wilkes Boy, 2.24I, a sire of 

 high rank, was also by Mambrino Patchen. She 

 was bred to her own sire, Mambrino Patchen, and 

 produced Kitty Patchen, dam of Patchen Wilkes, 

 sire of the rock-ribbed pacer, Joe Patchen, 2.01 J, 

 sire of Dan Patch, 1.56J. This close doubling of 

 the blood of Mambrino Patchen was attended by 

 far better results than were anticipated. Mam- 

 brino Patchen was sound until he died, May 6, 

 1885, at the age of 22. 



