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wear and tear of the French Canadian pony, except it be an 

 old-time Morgan of about the same size and much the same 

 style. 



The French Canadians have but few equals in all the im- 

 proved breeds of horses as a general purpose horse. Nothing 

 really excels a pair of these Canadians as a team for all pur- 

 poses of general use for Canadian farming, when cost of keep 

 is taken into account. 



They have also done more to establish the trotting horse of 

 America than they have ever received credit for. The cross- 

 ing of this breed with others in the United States, on account 

 of their hardiness and sound constitution, has in many in- 

 stances been of material advantage. 



For instance: One of the French Canadians — a pacer — 

 called Pilot was the sire of Alexander's Pilot, Jr., the founder 

 of a family of trotters and the sire of the dam of Maud S., one 

 of the fastest and gamest trotters of the world, and who for 

 so long held the world's record as such. He was also the sire 

 of many noted trotters. This old Canadian horse, Pilot, went 

 from Canada to Kentucky and numbers among his descend- 

 ants Bonesetter, Pilot Temple, Tattler, and Tackey, who owed 

 much of their great speed and staying qualities to him. 



Alexander's Norman was also sired by a half-bred French 

 horse, the Morse horse. He was the sire of Lulu, 2.15. Red 

 Jim, the fastest three-year-old of his time, inherited the blood 

 of Norman ; and Blackwood, the fastest three-year-old of his 

 day, was a son of Norman. 



Davy Crockett, another French pacer, was the progenitor 

 of Legal Tender, Red Cloud, Bed Cross, and other good ones 

 of their day. Copper Bottom, also a French pacer, did much 

 to improve the trotting stock of Kentucky. 



Columbus was a pacer taken from Canada to the United 

 States and converted into a trotter ; he was the sire of Smith's 

 Young Columbus, that crossed so well with the Morgans and 

 other New England horses. 



A black mare called Kate, bred in Canada and sired by a 



