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|UDGE FULLERTON was bred in Montgo- 

 mery, Orange County, New York, in 1865, by 

 Towusend Bull, and was known in his earlier 

 years as the Bull colt. The dam was a blocky, 

 substantial bay mare, brought from Western New York, 

 whose breeding is entirely unknown. She was a good road- 

 ster, could trot about a three-minute gait, and the presump- 

 tion is that she had good blood in her, probably Star, as, 

 though both sire and dam were bay, Fullerton is chestnut. 

 She was bred to Edward Everett, and the produce was a 

 colt with four white feet and ankles, and a blaze face. Up 

 to his four-year-old form he developed nothing remarkable; 

 indeed, a sale for him at the low price of $450 was vainly 

 sought in 1869. The spring that he was five years old he 

 began to strike his gait, and so rapidly did he improve, that, 

 after winning a colt race in June, he was purchased by Mr. 

 S. W. Fullerton, of Orange County, in July, 1870, for $3000. 

 It was a capital speculation for Mr. Fullerton. as, two months 

 later, he sold him to Mr. William M. Humphrey, of New 

 York, for $20,000, after showing a half mile in l:09f. 

 He was placed in hands of Dan Mace for training, who soon 

 found that he had a trotter indeed, and to his skill as a 

 trainer and driver the success of the horse is largely due. 

 His (I<'l>lit on the turf, in an important event, was made at 

 Buffalo, N. Y., August 8, 1871, in a purse for $5000, for 

 the 2:34 class, under his new name. It was a very trying 

 race for a novice, there being fifteen starters, most of them 

 seasoned trotters. Judge Fullerton had never been trained 

 in company, as he had shown so much speed that the pre- 

 caution was not deemed necessary, and, in consequence, the 

 presence of so many discomposed him. and he made disas- 

 trous breaks early in the first two heats, which were taken 

 by J. H. Burke, each in 2:29J. Fullerton now became 

 accustomed to his new surroundings, settled down, and won 

 the third heat in 2:26 J, and the next two handily, in 2:29 

 '2:'->'l\. to the great joy of those who had heavily invested on 

 him because of his reported speed. Three days later, at 

 Buffalo, he was beaten by Judge Brigham, now Jay Gould, 

 after winning the first heat, in 2:25 J. He had encountered 

 more dangerous foes than was expeuted in these races, and 

 at once had obtained a record which located him in fast 

 company thereafter. Later in the season of 1871 he trot- 

 ted four races, winning three, beating such good ones as J. 

 J. Bradley and Sea Foam, but getting no better record than 

 2:251. The next season, 1872, we find him trotting in 

 eight races, and winning six , and reducing his record to 

 2:21 f, at Fleetwood, Oct. 4. The following season, although 

 it witnessed the most conspicuous defeat of his career.'was 

 very successful for him. He trotted fourteen races, and won 

 twelve. The most important of them was the great race 

 for the 2:21 class, at Buffalo, for the mammoth purse of 



$20,000, in which he was a warm favorite, but Camors won 

 the first two heats and Sensation the last three. Notwith- 

 standing this defeat, he appears by the record to have won 

 $27.550, enough to pay for himself, and entrance-money 

 and expenses besides. He cut his record down this season 

 to 2:19J, at Beacon Park, and placed himself in the free- 

 for-all class. In 1874, a large proportion of his races were 

 trotted agiinst Goldsmith Maid, and he encountered none 

 but the speediest flyers. The result was that he only won 

 three out of eighteen races, but he reduced his record to 

 2:19, and his winnings amounted to over $20,0(10, as he 

 generally captured second money. Nov. 21, of this year, 

 he distinguished himself in California, by winning a wagon 

 race from Occident, in straight heats, in 2:20J 2:22| 

 2:21}, and the first of these is to this day the fastest re- 

 cord to wagon. He was not kept so busy in 1875, as he 

 trotted only six races, winning three of them, and at Cleve- 

 land reducing his record to 2:18, where it now stands, and 

 has been excelled only by Goldsmith Maid, Lula, Smuggler, 

 American Girl, Occident, Gloster, Dexter, and Hopeful. In 

 1876, although trotting twelve races, Judge Fullerton did 

 not appear as a winner, but he showed himself conclusively 

 a faster horse than ever. Early in the season he made a 

 dead heat with Smuggler, in 2:18. At Buffalo, he was 

 second to Goldsmith Maid in each of her three fast heats, 

 and was separately timed, in 2:16}^2:16| 2:16J, while 

 at Rochester the following week, when Smuggler trotted in 

 2:15:|, he was close up, and was separately timed in 2:16, 

 the fastest heat he ever trotted, though not a record. He 

 was unfortunate in losing the experienced hand of his old 

 driver, Dan Mace, after the Buffalo races, and did not do 

 so well subsequently, being driven by Voorhees, Splan, Mur- 

 phy and Doble, neither of which excellent drivers had time 

 enough to get acquainted with his peculiarities. At Fleet- 

 wood Park, June 1, 1877, he was second to Nettie in the 

 Free-for-all Purse, taking the second heat in 2:20|, Lady 

 Maud, Great Eastern and Lulu being behind them; and 

 at Point Breeze Park, June 11, he was again second to 

 Nettie, Lady Maud being third; and at Fleetwood Park, 

 June 28, he was second to Hopeful in the Free for-all Purse, 

 and at Springfield, July 13, he was second to him again. 

 Judge Fullerton is a remarkably resolute trotter, with ex- 

 cessive knee action, which tends to tire him. His fault has 

 been an inability to finish his miles as well as he begins them. 

 Could he do this, he would be the fastest trotter in the 

 world, as he is noted for leading the way to the quarter 

 and half mile poles, even in the very fastest company. He 

 was timed a half mile at Utica, in 1:04, and frequently goes 

 to the quarter-pole in less than 33s. He stands 15J hands 

 high; weighs, in condition, about 1000 pounds, and strides 

 18 J feet. Spirit of the Times. 



