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also the sons of Daniel Lambert. General Knox produced eleven and his son 
Gilbreth Knox three 2:30 performers, and others of his sons have produced 
well. Golddust, a Morgan, produced five 2 230 trotters. 
The blood cf American Star, now so fashionable, is to be met with 
almost wholly in the descendants of his daughters, about thirty of which 
have produced 2:30 trotters, many of them two each, and Clara, the dam 
of Dexter, produced three, being also the dam of Dictator, the premier sire. 
All of these were by Rysdyk’s Hambletonian, and it was to Clara that the 
Hambletonian Star cros§ owed its first impetus. Widow Machree, a 
daughter of Star, and one or two others were the only trotters he can claim 
for the 2:30 list, but the Widow produced Aberdeen, who has more 2:30 
performers to his credit than any other stallion of this cross—nine trotters 
and one pacer, the fastest of which is Hattie Woodward (2:15%). Be- 
side these, the others of this cross who have produced well are Jay Gould, 
Enfield, Masterlode, Independent, Startle and Walkill Chief; and some of 
the sons of American Star are represented by one, two or three each. The 
breeding of American Star is not certainly known, but as he and his de- 
scendants possessed many physical characteristics in common with the Pilots 
and Blue Bulls, it is most probably the case that the pacing element was 
the dominant feature of his ancestry, well ground in with thoroughbred, 
especially if his daughter, the gray mare Peerless, owned by Robert Bon- 
ner, may be taken as a model. 
There are many other valuable strains of trotting blood, mostly of 
Canadian origin, among which are the descendants of Champion, Royal 
George, Columbus, St. Lawrence, and many others that will no doubt in 
the future rank high. Some individual trotting sires have other merits as 
well as speed to recommend them to favor. Especially is this the case in 
regard to size, style and showy appearance. The most noted are Daniel 
Lambert, Mambrino King, Don Cossack, King Rene, and Almont Lightning. 
COLT TROTTING. 
The educating of the trotting horse in his infancy has attracted much 
attention of late years, and is very important to breeders, for it enables 
them to dispose of their stock much more quickly than if they were obliged 
to wait for the animal to mature. The first notable colt performance was 
that of Ethan Allen on May 10, 1853. He gained a record of 2:36 when four 
years old. Magna Charta, at four years, on October 14, 1859, scored 2:33%. 
Erricsson, in 1860, lowered the record to 2:30%; Bruno, in 1865, to 2:30; 
Galatea, in 1877, to 2:251%4; Elaine, in 1878, to 2:24. Trinket was the 
first to get below 2:20, making 2:1934. Jay Eye See lowered the same 
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