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trotting horse of America, and as such her pedigree 

 conveys lessons which may not be disregarded by 

 breeders. 



On the side of her sire, " Maud S." gets a direct 

 double cross of the famous " Abdallah " blood that 

 founded the " Hambletonian " house, " Harold " being 

 by Rysdyk's " Hambletonian," son of " Abdallah," and 

 out of a mare by " Abdallah ; " so that in that direc- 

 tion there is nothing to be looked for. The dam of 

 *' Maud S." is a distinguished matron, having also pro- 

 duced "Nutwood," 2.18^, and "Cora Belmont," 

 2.241^ ; " Nutwood " being also one of the best sires 

 in the country. This mare, " Miss Russell," that pro- 

 duced all this speed, is by " Pilot Jr.," he by a pacing 

 horse called " Pilot " that came from Canada ; her dam 

 being a thorough-bred. The blood lines of " Maud 

 S.," therefore, are those of the trotter and pacer com- 

 bined, backed up by thoroughblood. " Jay-eye-see," 

 the next fastest trotter, is bred in precisely the same 

 manner, being by a son of Rysdyk's " Hambletonian," 

 dam by " Pilot Jr. ; " second dam by " Lexington." 

 That the pacing and trotting gaits are interchangeable 

 is well known, and the experience of recent years has 

 made it plain that the greatest amount of speed at 

 either way of going is most readily attained by a 

 judicious blending of these bloods, dozens of examples 

 among the fastest trotters and pacers proving this 

 beyond doubt. 



