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powerful in build. His head was large, with pleasant eyes, his 

 neck and shoulders strong, the body round and full, legs and 

 feet of superior character, and he stood somewhat higher behind 

 than in front. As a three-year-old Hambletonian is said to have 

 made a record of 2:48 over the Union course. 



In 1851 Hambletonian began service in stud, which, with the 

 exception of one year (1868), he continued until 1875. During 

 fifteen years of service, between 1853 and 1867, he sired 1187 



Fig. 15. Sonoma Girl, 2:04^-, the fastest green trotting mare on the 1909 circuit. 

 From photograph by the author 



foals — an average of 79 each year. He died March 27, 1876, 

 long after his value as a sire began to be appreciated. This 

 stallion proved the founder of the most famous American family 

 of trotters, for to him may be traced many of the most illustrious 

 trotters of history. In 1905 Parlin states ^ that he was credited 

 with 150 sons that have sired 1487 trotters and 220 pacers 

 which have made records in standard time. Eighty of his 

 daughters have produced no standard trotters and 7 standard 

 pacers, a total of 1824. 



Among the famous sons and daughters of Hambletonian 10 

 are Alexander's Abdallah, Electioneer, George Wilkes, Aberdeen, 



1 S. W. P3j;^(z'i'*6>AraVS0SS#®r>'otter, p. 6i. 



