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be subjected in the transmittance of his blood lines ; and the 

 simple fact that the dead Electioneer was so successful on this 

 class of mares, alone should stamp him as a horse of marvelous 

 prepotency. 



Gkeen Mountain Maid, the dam of Electioneer, was a most 

 wonderful mare, and perhaps, all things considered, has proved 

 herself to be the greatest trotting brood mare ever on earth. 



She was sired by Harry Clay, 2.29, the great brood mare 

 sire, who sired in addition to Green Mountain Maid, the dams 

 of St. Julian, 2.11J; Bodine, 2.19i; Elaine, 2.20, and sixteen 

 others in the trotting list. 



The dam of this most wonderful mare was Shanghai Mary, 

 a great natural trotter and a stayer. 



Among Green Mountain Maid's famous children, besides the 

 great Electioneer, are Prospero, 2.20 ; Elaine, 2.20 ; Dame Trot, 

 2.22; Elista, 2.22J ; Mansfield, 2.26; Storm, 2.26|; Antonio, 

 2.28i ; and Marinda, 2.31. 



Green Mountain Maid stands out in bold relief at the very 

 head of all brood mares of the world as being the dam of 

 more fast trotters than any mare that ever lived, — aside from 

 being the dam of Electioneer. 



In 1881 Senator Leland Stanford offered Mr. Backman 

 $10,000 for the celebrated equine matron, then in her twentieth 

 year, and when Mr. Backman had already realized $46,330 from 

 the sale of her foals and had seven of her sons and daughters 

 left. The memory of this great mare will be kept green for 

 generations yet to come through the turf performances of her 

 progeny. 



In most cases the get of Electioneer inherited his conforma- 

 tion, and in most cases measured rather higher behind than at 

 the withers. The brainy head of Electioneer accounts for the 

 heads and brains of his offspring ; " Beautiful in shape and 

 level in balance." 



Marvin, in describing Electioneer, says : " He has a good 

 shoulder, splendid barrel, faultless back, and simply the best 

 quarters that I ever saw on a stallion." 



