INTRODUCTION. 



The following work, which is intended to be both a stud book 

 and trotting register of Maine-bred horses, was undertaken 

 through a strong desire to trace out and preserve in a form 

 coijvenient for reference, the pedigrees and performances of 

 those noted animals whose names and achievements 'adorn 

 the brightest pages of the turf history of our country. 

 J, In presenting it to the public, I do so with the full under- 

 standing that trotting pedigrees are very unreliable, and, 

 although I have endeavored, as far as possible, to establish the 

 breeding of every animal, there are so many ways in which 

 errors may creep in, that I should not dare to assert that they 

 are, in all cases, absolutely correct. Neither would I assert 

 that the list is complete and satisfactory in every respect, 

 only that it is as nearly so as I am able to command. 



If any one has knowledge of any errors or omissions, I vdll 

 esteem it a favor to be informed of the fact, and should 

 another edition be issued, the proper corrections will be 

 made. I can only say that I have earnestly sought after the 

 truth, with nothing added and nothing taken away. 



In 1852, an eminent writer — Sanford Howard, Esq., of 

 Boston — ^made the following remark : " Maine has, until within 

 a few years, furnished nearly all the trotting stock, of any 

 note, in the country." 



That Maine horses have not deteriorated, and- that a large 

 proportion of the best trotting and gentlemen's driving 

 horses in the country are still bred in Maine, is fully attpstp4» 



