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close of last century, and most of the celebrated 

 trotters in that country trace back to him. 



The Duke of Westminster has in his possession 

 the original portrait by George Stubbs, R.A.. of this 

 Thoroughbred Stallion " Mambrino," the sire of 

 " Imported Messenger," who won many long- 

 distance races on the English turf. This oil painting 

 may be taken as a faithful likeness ; but no one can 

 examineit without perceiving how little resemblance it 

 bears to many of the thoroughbreds of the present day. 



The editor of Hiram Woodruff's well-known 

 and entertaining book, "The Trotting Horse of 

 America," states that one hundred million dollars,, 

 or twenty million pounds sterling, struck American 

 soil "when 'Imported Messenger' came charging 

 down the gang plank of the ship which brought him 

 to the United States." 



As an evidence of the value of the blood im- 

 ported into the United States from England, we 

 may notice that in the number of the New York 

 Spirit of the TiiJtes, which appeared upon the 24th 

 of January, 1884, the names are given of no less than 

 994 trotters liable to appear in public during the 

 present year, all of which have, in American 

 phraseology, "records of two minutes thirty seconds- 

 or better." 



When we remember that there is not at this 

 moment a single English horse capable of trotting 

 a mile in three minutes, we shall easily see what 

 the value of these 994 wonderful performers must 



