94 THE ELECTIONEERS. 



In height he measured fifteen and one-half hands at the 

 withers and an inch higher behind, giving what I call the 

 Hambletonian pitch, a singular order of conformation which is 

 noticeable in a pronounced degree in many of his get, and nota- 

 bly so in Campaign and Sunol. 



His broad forehead and general expression of intelligence 

 furnish the explanation of his power to control the mental 

 organizations of the thoroughbred, thereby making his crosses 

 on the thoroughbred the most successful and the most marvel- 

 ous of any stallion that ever lived. Probably the most striking 

 feature in the general make-up of Electioneer was the enor- 

 mous power and strength of his quarters ; in this respect the 

 stamp of his sire was most noticeable. 



Although Electioneer was never trained for a record or ever 

 in a race, he was a fully developed and natural trotter, and in 

 his exercise on the Palo Alto track he could carry the speedy 

 Occident 2.16£, right up to his speed ; and there is no question 

 in the minds of those who knew him best that in his prime he 

 could easily have beaten 2.20 if required. 



Electioneer goes on record as the sire of more 2.30 trotters, 

 more 2.20 trotters, and more young record breakers, than any 

 other horse in the world. 



The late Gov. Stanford often expressed the belief that 

 Electioneer never sired a colt but that with proper training was 

 capable of trotting in 2.30 or less, and a common expression 

 with him was : " The Electioneers all trot." 



It is claimed that much of Electioneer's blood was frittered 

 away in experimental courses, and his power was used to de- 

 monstrate to the world that strictly thoroughbred mares may 

 be able to produce fast trotters. "While he did demonstrate 

 beyond a doubt and to the most skeptical his ability to do this, 

 there can be no donbt that he would to-day have had many 

 more performers to his credit had his harem consisted of se- 

 lected trotting mares exclusively. 



It is claimed that the ability to get fast trotters out of 

 thoroughbred mares is the severest test to which a stallion can 



