88 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
value of colt trotters, because of the large stakes, began to 
receive more attention. Breeders also began to find out 
that a horse might be a fine “ looker ’”’ and at the same 
time a good race horse or a getter of fine “ lookers ” and 
race horses. 
This brings us down to the present era, during which 
the modern breeder seeks performance, individuality and 
pedigree, and it is all traceable to the several stages of 
evolution through which the breed has gone. To guide 
the beginner in breeding, it may be said that nearly all 
the families must necessarily be embraced in up-to-date 
breeding operations, for the history of the breed will show 
that they nearly all have desirable qualities that should 
be apparent in the modern representation of the Standard- 
bred horse. 
94. Families. — The origin and importance of the 
heads of the several prominent trotting families has been 
discussed above. It remains only to call attention to the 
notable horses of each family. 
95. The Hambletonian family, through the male 
line, includes the following sons of Hambletonian 10, 
(1) Electioneer, the sire of many producing sons. In 
summing up the standing of the families in regard to the 
production of colt trotters, Volunteer, in a very able tab- 
ulation,’ gives Electioneer second place to George Wilkes, 
with thirty-three sires and seventy-one performers. 
(2) George Wilkes, the sire of many notable producing 
sons and the champion trotting stallion, in 1868-71. Inthe 
production of colt trotters, Volunteer gives this sire first 
place, with forty-seven sires and ninety-eight performers. 
(3) Abdallah 15, and sire of many notable producing 
sons. Nutwood, son of Abdallah, leads all other sires as 
1 Horse Review, January 28, 1908. 
