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was bred by Andrew Hoke near Louisville, Kentucky, and sold when 

 a weanling for one hundred dollars to L. L. Dorsey, Eden Stock 

 Farm, near Louisville, Kentucky. He died at the same place, and 

 without changing owners, in 1871. He was pure gold in color, off 

 hind ankle white, sixteen hands high and weighed twelve hundred 

 and seventy-five pounds. His sire was Vermont Morgan, son of 

 Barnard Morgan : His dam, the Hoke mare, was said to be by Zilcaadi, 

 a chestnut Arabian horse, presented by the Sultan to Mr. Rhind, 

 United States consul, and by him imported ; and his second dam 

 by imported Barefoot, son of Tramp. Golddust was a most beautiful 

 horse, and one of the very great sires of the country. In getting 

 extreme speed he outranks Hambletonian, only three of whose more 

 than thirteen hundred colts are found in the 2:20 list, the best of 

 \vhich is Dexter with a record of 2 : 1 7 ^, made against time. Golddust 

 got in all but three hundred and two foals, of which two are in the 

 2 120 list, the best, Lucille Golddust, with a record of 2 : 16%, made 

 in a hard-fought race. And this great mare, after seven years on the 

 turf, in which she won sixteen races, proved her enduring vitality, by 

 producing Lucille's Baby 2 :2O^ andSprague Golddust 2 :i6^, the 

 fastest two records achieved to date by the produce of any mare as 

 fast as Lucille. The misfortune of a short life, the better part passed 

 during the years of the war, and the years ensuing when the breeding 

 interests in Kentucky were badly broken up, seriously impaired 

 Golddust's opportunities for success. And facts constantly appearing 

 such as that the sire of the pacer, Johnston 2 :o6^ (for many years 

 the fastest harness record), is from a dam by a son of Golddust; 

 and that Rosalind Wilkes 2 114^ is from a dam by another son of 

 Golddust; and Nelly W., 2:14^, by a grandson of Golddust; 

 warrant the belief that his progeny will make and keep their 

 place good among the fastest in the land. They add also to 

 their speed and racing quality the style and beauty that illustrates 

 their Morgan and Arab lineage. 



L. L. Dorsey of Middletown, Kentucky, sends us the following: 

 "In 1 86 1 Golddust trotted a match race for ten thousand dollars 

 with Iron Duke over the Woodlawn track, Kentucky, of which the 

 following is a summary : 



" Trotting match for ten thousand dollars, one thousand dollars 

 forfeit, mile heats, best three in five. 



L. L. Dorsey, Jr., names Golddust 2 i i i 



W. Garnett names Iron Duke ....i T 2 2 2 



Time 2 14%%, 2 147^, 2 143, 2 147^. 



