CONTENTS. 7 



CHAPTER X. 

 THE ELECTIONEERS. 



Electioneer, the greatest trotting sire of the world — Superior to his sire in 

 beauty of form and style of movement — Fully developed and natural 

 trotter — Put to severe test by crossing on thoroughbreds — Marvin's 

 description of Electioneer — Ability to get early and extreme speed — 

 Electioneer's list of performers and dams of performers, . . .93 



CHAPTER XI. 

 THE BASHAWS AND CLAYS. 



Grand Bashaw, an Imp. Arabian, the founder of the families — Young 

 Bashaw, the founder of the Bashaw family of American trotters — An- 

 drew Jackson, founder of the Clay family — Green's Bashaw — The 

 Patchens, ... .106 



THE BLUE BULLS. 

 Wilson's Blue Bull — His great success in the stud — Great progenitor of 

 harness speed — List of trotters and dams of trotters sired by Blue 

 Bull, . ... . . . 106 



CHAPTER XII. 

 THE AMERICAN TROTTING HORSE. 



As a breed — Component parts constituting the breed — Establish the 

 American thoroughbred trotter — The American trotter as he should 

 be bred — Breed for beauty, brains, and business — Breeding the trot- 

 ter a progressive science — The American Trotter an American pro- 

 duction — Chance trotters — Racing in early days — Connecticut the 

 first State to produce the trotter — The trotting horse Yankee — The 

 two-minute horses, ... 117 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 CLEVELAND BAY. 



Their origin and especial merits — As now bred — The demand in this 

 country, . . .... . 125 



FRENCH COACH HORSE. 



The Government studs of France — The wonderful knee action of the 



French Coach horse — Color, . ..... 128 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 THE PERCHERON HORSE. 



Breed divided into three classes — Percheron, son of the Arabian — As a 

 draft horse — Road qualities of the Percheron, 135 



ENGLISH DRAFT OR SHIRE HORSE. 



Origin and history — Disposition — Importers, 137 



THE CLYDESDALE HORSE. 

 Introduced into Scotland in the 13th century- Clydesdale Society of 

 America — Importers, . . 139 



