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eighteen miles under fifty-nine minutes we recorded last 

 week, is an exceedingly well-bred horse. He was got by 

 Mount Holly, out of a Hambletonian, bred by Gen. Coles. 

 His grandsire was old Massenger. Paul Pry is now nine 

 years old, bred on Long Island, and previous to his great 

 trotting was only in training five weeks. Those who bet 

 against each quarter, from sixteen and a quarter miles, 

 placed judges at each of them to see in which he would 

 tire out, but the fresh condition in which the horse complet- 

 ed a quarter of a mile more than was needed, saved these 

 gentlemen the trouble of their office. Hiram Woodruff, 

 the boy who rode him, deserved much praise. His seat 

 was beautiful, and his judgment excellent. He was dressed 

 in a new suit in the true jockey style, and the whole affair 

 gave great satisfaction, and proved Paul Pry to be a horse 

 of first-rate bottom. We heartily congratulate his owner 

 on the possession of so fine an animal." 



Illustrations showing that the older trotters were gener- 

 ally of good blood, could be multiplied till the consideration 

 would be tiresome. Those of the present day show the 

 same characteristics, or a preponderance of Messenger 

 blood from inbreeding overcoming that of the inferior 

 animals in their generalogy. With a few instances of our 

 time I will close. The horse, Abdallah, which the guerillas 

 captured of Mr. Alexander, was the sire of the famous 

 mare belonging to Mr. Goldsmith. He was by Bysdyk's 

 Hambletonian, his dam by Bay Koman, by Membrino, by 

 Mambrino, his grandam by Membrino. The sire of Squire 

 Bingham Major Windfield is by Kysdyk's Hambleton- 

 ian, dam by imported Margrave, grandam by Trumpator. 

 Open a paper that contains the advertisements of the 

 trotting stallions for this year, and the most successful in 

 propagating fast animals will be those having the best 

 blood. Probably the largest sum ever paid for a trotting 

 yearling was the amount it took to purchase the Hambleton- 



