246 The Troiting and the Pacing Horse 



of Electioneer, trotted as a yearling to a record 

 of 2.23, which is the best of its kind. He is a pro- 

 ducing sire, the best of his get being Rowellen, 

 2.09J. In Kentucky, in the autumn of 1902, 

 Adbell broke his leg while at play in his paddock 

 and was destroyed. Adebel, 2.29J, and Monbels, 

 2.2 3f, are the youngest of the trotters of Beauti- 

 ful Bells, giving her 1 1 in the list. Monbels was 

 trained as a four-year-old simply for the pui*pose 

 of putting a record on him. He was foaled in 

 1897, and is by Mendocino, 2.19J (son of Elec- 

 tioneer), sire of Monte Carlo, 2.07^^; and Idolita, 

 2.09}. Beautiful Bells grew old gracefully at 

 Palo Alto, and the memory of when I saw her 

 last, in the shade of a tree, will always be with me. 

 She was a remarkable producer ; but what would 

 she have been without the aid of Green Mountain 

 Maid ? With one exception all the foals of Beau- 

 tiful Bells were by Electioneer or one of his sons. 

 Minnehaha, the dam of Beautiful Bells, also 

 ranks high as a producer. She is the dam of 

 eight trotters, including Sweetheart, 2.22^, and 

 Eva, 2.23; of six producing sons, one of which 

 is Alcazar, 2.20J, sire of 12 in the list and of 

 two producing sires; and more than one of her 

 daughters is a producing dam. Red Heart, who 



