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Central New York, near the former home of Henry 
Clay, and many farmers who saw the Russian horses 
there protested at what they considered an imposition. 
“These are not foreign horses, they are nothing but 
Clays,” was their criticism. 
For many years, while the Hambletonian star was 
rising, the Clay family were undervalued and mis- 
represented; but finally, when it became apparent 
that the most successful Hambletonian sires, George 
Wilkes and Electioneer, were out of Clay mares, and 
that in many other cases Clay blood had helped to 
produce extreme speed, this prejudice was dissipated. 
It seems to be true, however, that there is a slight 
tendency in the family to sulk at critical moments. 
“Tt was undoubtedly,” says Mr. H. T. Helm,! “a 
mental quality, which, when they were collared by an 
antagonist, and likely to be forced to the utmost, caused 
them to sulk and refuse to do their best.” And Mr. 
Helm adds that Boston, the famous four-mile racer, 
and Harry Bassett, his grandson, both exhibited the 
same trait. 
I have stated already the maternal lines coming 
from Clay stock in which chiefly distinction has been 
won. There is also an important California family 
descended from the Clays in the paternal line. This 
is the family founded by The Moor, among whose 
descendants are Sultan, and the son of Sultan, Stam- 
boul, whose record is 2.11. These California Clays 
are very beautiful horses, having almost the finish 
and quality of thoroughbreds.” 
1“ American Roadsters and Trotting Horses.” A valuable 
work, of which I shall make frequent use. 
2 The breeding of this family is as follows: Henry Clay sired 
