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this nation. The thanks of a nation should 

 go Tip to Mr. Eockefeller for his noble and 

 generous gifts. 



I do not know whether or not Andrew 

 Carnegie ever was interested in horses, but 

 his greatest monument will be the Carnegie 

 Institute for Experimental Evolution at 

 Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, which is 

 a branch of the Carnegie Institution of 

 Washington, D. C. This great research in- 

 stitution has an endowment of $25,000,000. 



INFLUENCE OF GEEAT SIRES IN 

 FOUNDING ALL BEEEDS. 



The Orloff Trotter was founded by Count 

 Alexis Orloff Tchestmensky. In 1775, he 

 imported from Greece a horse, "Sme- 

 tanka," an Arab or Barb, and, when mated 

 to a cart-mare, produced "Polkan," who, 

 from a Dutch mare, got "Barrs," in 1784. 

 From three sons of "Barrs," all Or- 

 loff Trotters have sprung. 



1. The dam of the first son was by an 

 Arab. 



