THE TWO-MINUTE TROTTER 151 



Rhode Island, now known to have been of Andalu- 

 sian origin, but these horses were chiefly bred in 

 their purity for export and it is doubtful if they 

 left much impress upon American stock in general. 



With a native stock composed of so many ele- 

 ments and often bred with little reference to 

 pedigree, it is no wonder that speed at the trot, 

 when it first showed itself, seemed more a matter 

 of accident than anything else. That it was not 

 looked for by the breeders of the earliest celeb- 

 rities is certain, for Dutchman was first found 

 by Hiram Woodruff working in a string-team on 

 a brick-wagon, and Flora Temple, before her 

 career as a trotter, was used by a drover to haul 

 his gig. But let us look at the breeding of a few 

 of the old-time performers and see if it throws any 

 light on the matter of speed at the trot. 



Trustee, the first horse to trot twenty miles in 

 an hour, was by imported Trustee (thorough- 

 bred) ; his dam, Fanny Pullen, largely of thor- 

 ough blood. 



Dutchman, though his breeding is not definitely 

 known, was said to be sired by a thoroughbred 

 horse, and both his appearance and characteristics 

 indicated a goodly percentage of thorough blood. 



Lady Blanche, foaled in 1829, was by Abdallah, 

 a son of Mambrino, by Imported Messenger (thor- 

 oughbred). 



