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Harry Spanker, has a record of 2.35. She was subse- 

 quently taken down into the Provinces, where Mr. 

 Bailey found her. In 1873 she was taken to Massachu- 

 setts, and bred to Fearnaught, but died during the 

 season. 



TOtTFG INDIAN CHIEr. 



Sometimes called the '' Lewis horse," was a dark gray 

 stallion, about 15^ hands high, and weighed about 950 

 pounds, foaled in 1842, bred by Daniel Boynton, New 

 ■ Portland, Me., got by a small iron gray stallion, that 

 could both trot and pace fast, brought from Canada, 

 about 1830, by T. "W. Gale, and called " Indian Chief." 

 The dam of Young Indian Chief, not traced. 



When young, he passed into the hands of Darius Lew- 

 is, of HalloweU Cross Boads, now Manchester. He was 

 considered fast, and at one time the horse and his stock 

 were considered second to none in the State. 



BILLY BUMPUS. 



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Brown gelding, with black points, about 15^ hands 

 high, foaled in 1862, bred by Joseph Byant, of Eustis 

 Plantation, got by the Butler horse, a dapple gray 

 stallion, weighing about 1000 pounds, he by the " Lewis 

 horse," or young Indian Chief. The dam of Billy Bum- 

 pus was a fast pacing mare, light bay, with black points, 

 under 15 hands high. When two years old Mr. Eyant 

 sold him to Capt. Bapon, of Wilton, but he was not taken 

 away from Eustis. He could neither pace nor trot, and 

 was considered almost worthless, and was swapping prop- 

 erty for years, and had many different owners in Eustis 

 and Dead Eiver Plantations, New Portland, etc., and was 



