THE DIFFERENT BREEDS. 21 



rush at 35, Billy Root at 23 and Royal at 37. Their prepo- 

 tency for loo years has been remarkable. The illustration 

 shows Ethan Allen, one of the famous descendants of Justin 

 Morgan. 



THE HACKNEY. 



Many persons make the mistake of believing every com- 

 pactly-built horse a Hackney, when in truth this animal is a 



THE HACKNEY. 



distinctly English-bred trotter of exact type and antiquity of 

 origin, dating, his lovers say, as far back in English literature 

 as 1170. A Hackney should be bred for quality as much as 

 possible, and he must have bone and muscle enough to do 

 the work required of him. The demand is for power enough 

 to draw four persons ten to twelve miles per hour without 



