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cuted by Mr. Bailey, of Portland, the well-known artist, and 

 are excellent likenesses of tie animals they r^resent. For 

 the cut of Gen. Knox, I am indebted to the kindness of Mr. 

 T. S. Lang, his former owner. 



I have lately received information which leads me to think 

 that the pedigree of Barney Kelley, as given on page 218, is 

 very doubtful, to say the least, also, that recent investigations 

 have shown that the dam of King William (see page 226) was 

 not by Witherell, but b]itA.rabian Hunter, he by Sir Charles, 

 etc. Among those known to be Maine-bred, about which we 

 have but little information, are Eoden's Penobscot, who 

 trotted in 2.34 iu 1873, Ticonic, who performed many races 

 in the "thirties," Taylor's Little Fred, the gelding Daylight, 

 etc., etc. 



It will be seen by a careful perusal of the foUo^ng pages 

 that I am quite largely indebted to Wallace's American Trot- 

 ting Register, a work, by the way, that should be in the hands 

 of every intelligent breeder and horseman. I believe, how- 

 ever, the proper credit has been given in every instance. 



In conclusion, I desire to express my gratitude to all those 

 who have aided me in the compilation of this wWrk, by the val- 

 uable information and words of encouragement which they 

 have so generously bestowed. 



J. W. THOMPSON. 



Habtfobd, Me. 



