C. J. HAMLIN AND VILLAGE FARM 



of Almont Jr. were faint-hearted. After Mambrino 

 King had proved his worth, races of divided heats 

 were much to the liking of Mr. Hamlin. The pro- 

 prietor of Village Farm often said to me that he 

 was not such a stubborn fool as to refuse to whirl 

 about when he discovered that he was on the wrong 

 track. 



It was in 1877 and 1888 that I furnished the pub- 

 licity channel for the memorable controversy be- 

 tween Mr. Hamlin and General Benjamin F. Tracy 

 and others on the value of nonspeed-developed stal- 

 lions and mares in the breeding stud. General Tracy, 

 who owned Mambrino Dudley and Kentucky Wilkes, 

 both stallions with fast records for that day, ably 

 contended that the use of a faculty intensified it for 

 transmission, and ranged on his side were such gen- 

 tlemen as Henry C. Jewett, C. F. Emery, J. I. Case, 

 William L. Simmons, and Geo. A. Singerly. 



I have before me the original of the letter sent to 

 me by Mr. Hamlin, dated April 16, 1888, and, as 

 it summarizes about all that can be said in favor of 

 undeveloped stallions, I make room for it notwith- 

 standing its length. 



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