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Arabian, and whose grand-dam was the Charles Kent mare, 

 the dam of Kysdyk's Hambletonian and daughter of Imported 

 Belfounder. So here we find another strong argument of the 

 speed-transmitting power of the great Norfolk trotter, Im- 

 ported Belfounder. 



The Bashaw family embraces the Clays, Patchens, and 

 Bashaws of the present day and includes many good and fast 

 horses; also the blood of the Bashaw family is commingled, 

 more or less, in the pedigrees of the following animals, form- 

 ing the nucleus of that destined to be the greatest of all 

 families, or breeds, of horses in the world, — the American 

 trotter. 



These animals are as follows, taken alphabetically : 

 American Clay, sire of twenty-four brood mares, with twenty- 

 five trotters with records from 2.16 to 2.30, among 

 which was Maggie Briggs, who sold for $10,000. 

 Andy Johnson, sire of three 2.30 trotters, two sires, and three 



producing dams. 

 Bashaw (Green's) No. 50, sire of seventeen trotters with 

 records from 2.21 \ to 2.30; fifteen sires of thirty-four 

 trotters and two pacers, and twenty-two dams of 

 twenty-four trotters and two pacers. 

 Black Bashaw, sire of Cozette, 2.19, and John H., 2.20. 

 Cassius M. Clay, sire of eight producing sires with sixteen 



trotters in the list. 

 Cassius M. Clay, Jr. (Neave, 20), sire of four trotters in the 

 list, and of the sires Clay Pilot, Harry Clay, and 

 "WTlgus Clay. 

 Cassius M. Clay, Jr. (Straders, 22), sire of three trotters, three 

 sires and twenty-two dams of twenty-three trotters and 

 one pacer. 

 Electioneer, the greatest son of Hambletonian, with 155 in the 

 trotting list; through his dam, Green Mountain Maid — 

 dam of nine in the list — by Harry Clay, whose dam 

 was by Imported Belfounder. 

 George M. Patchen, sire of four trotters, twelve sires of forty- 



