106 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
Ortorr Horse. Figs. 15, 16. 
By Carl W. Gay 
118. The Russian Orloff takes its name from Count 
Alexis Orloff, who founded the breed. It has been devel- 
oped in Russia as a light-harness horse, harness racing 
being extremely popular there as in this country. 
119. History in Russia. — The real origin of the Orloff 
was in the gray Arab stallion Smetanka which Count 
Orloff secured in the Orient. He was mated with Thorough- 
bred mares chiefly, but his most notable son, Polkan I, 
was out of a Danish mare. Polkan I in turn sired Bars 
J, the dam of whom was a Dutch mare, described as having 
a good way of going at the trot. The quarterbred Bars 
I was bred to Thoroughbred mares and many of his 
descendants were inbred. Count Orloff began his work 
in 1777, and in 1845 
the stud which had 
aa passed to his daughter, 
i sl \\ and consisted of 21 stal- 
j,\ lions and 194 mares, 
{/| was taken over by the 
|, Russian government. 
3 120. History in 
‘ji America. — The largest 
h single importation of 
Orloffs was of eighteen 
head at the time of the 
World’s Columbian Exposition, where they were shown. 
While American trotters have been exported to Russia in 
large numbers and raced successfully there, it cannot be 
said that there has been any reciprocal favor shown for 
Fic. 15.— Orloff stallion. 
