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by Mambrino Patchen, sired JJ performers and was re- 

 garded by many persons as the most beautiful horse of 

 his day. He also sired Elyria, who has 128 standard 

 performers to his credit, 108 trotters and 20 pacers. 



The Clay family. — This family is generally considered to 

 start with Henry Clay, hence the name, but it really traces 

 back through the male line to Grand Bshaw, born in 1816, 

 and imported from Tripoli in 1820. Grand Bshaw was bred 

 to Pearl by First Counsel, out of Fancy by Messenger, 

 and from this union resulted Young Bshaw, the sire of 

 Andrew Jackson, the fastest trotter of his day, especially 

 as a two-miler. Andrew Jackson was bred to the trotting 

 mare Lady Surry from which urfion resulted Henry Clay 

 8, born in 1837. Henry Clay 8 sired Cassius M. Clay 18, 

 who sired George M. Patchen 2.231/^, champion trotting 

 stallion in 1859-60. Cassius M. Clay 18 sired Cassius M. 

 Clay 20, who in turn sired Harry Clay 45, the sire of 

 Green Mountain Maid. This family attains its notoriety 

 most largely through Green Mountain Maid and Beauti- 

 ful Bells, both of which are of this descent. 



The Pilot family. — This family takes its name from 

 Pilot, born in 1828, in the Province of Quebec, near Mon- 

 treal. Little is known of his breeding except that hie 

 dam was Jeanne d'Arc, by Voyager. Pilot was taken to 

 Connecticut when a colt, to New York in 1830, to New 

 Orleans in 1831, and in 1832 he was returned to Kentucky 

 where he died in 1853. He was both a trotter and pacer. 

 His most noted son. Pilot Jr., out of Nancy Polk, by 

 Funk's Havoc, was born in 1844. Pilot Jr. was gray in 

 color, 15.2 hands high and noted as a breeder of brood 

 mares. He sired Miss Russell, Midnight and Water- 

 witch, to which the famil}^ owes its principal fame. 



Hal family. — This family takes its name from Tom Hal, 

 a roan horse born in Canada, but afterwards taken to 

 Kentucky. His breeding is not known, but it is stated 

 that he contained Morgan blood. His greatest son, Gib- 

 son's Tom Hal, sired Brown Hal, who has 94 standard 



