2 54 Tbe Trotting and the Pacing Horse 



a prolific family of trotters? When eighteen 

 years old Alma Mater was sold for #15,000 to 

 W. S. Hobart of California. 



Dame Winnie 



Dame Winnie, a strictly thoroughbred mare, 

 also accomplished wonders in the trotting stud. 

 She was a chestnut, 15.2, foaled in 1871 ; bred by 

 A. J. Alexander; by Planet, dam Liz Mardis by 

 imported Glencoe, a first-class race-horse in Eng- 

 land, who sired the immortal Pocahontas, dam 

 of Stockwell, Rataplan, and King Tom, and 

 whose blood has exalted value in America; 

 second dam, Fanny G. by imported Margrave; 

 third dam Lancess by Lance, son of American 

 Eclipse; and fourth dam Aurora by Aratus. 

 Planet was by Revenue, son of Trustee, dam 

 Nina by Boston by Timoleon by Sir Archy 

 by imported Diomed; second dam Frolicksome 

 Fanny, who traced directly to the live Waxy 

 line. Rosalie Sommers, the dam of Planet, was 

 by Sir Charles by Sir Archy, the Godolphin of 

 America. Planet was the first foal of Nina, and 

 Exchequer, his brother, was the second foal. As 

 Trustee, who was by Catton, out of Emma by 

 Whisker, was the sire of Trustee Jr., the first 



