INTRODUCTION. 
In preparing and presenting the Second Volume of 
‘‘Noted Maine Horses” I have had abundant assurance in 
the repeated calls for such # work during the past five 
years, that Iam meeting, to use a stereotyped phrase, a 
“long felt want.” How well the following pages supply 
that want, | leave my readers to judge. J have made no 
pretence of bringing forward all valuable information 
contained in the first volume, but have only brought for- 
ward animals with records of 2.30 or better, and those 
there recorded who have since become distinguished either 
by their own performances, or as sires or dams of per- 
formers. Iam aware that criticism awaits me, and do 
vot pretend there are no errors, but all such will be: 
promptly corrected should another edition be called for, 
notice of such errors having been received. In the case 
of the Drew Horse, there is a claim made that he was got 
by a son of the imported horse Buzzard; and I will say 
that some of the circumstances point to such a conclusion, 
but so long as there is no definite and positive informa- 
tion on the subject, I prefer not to deal in possibilities, 
but give the pedigree the same as formerly. In two or 
three instances errors have crept in, for instance, Dora 
M., page 80, is 16 hands high, and the types made me say 
15 hands. Paystreak was foaled in 1876, although my 
first information gave his age as foaled in 1878. After this 
