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THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE 



Leading sires of trotting horses up to 191 8, on the basis of 

 offspring with records of 2:30 or better, are as follows, in their 

 order of importance. The number of offspring with trotting 

 records follows the name of the sire, with the number of pacers 

 in parentheses : 



1. Peter the Great, 2:07^, by Pilot Medium 



2. AUerton, 2:09!, by Jay Bird . . . 



3. Bingen, 2:06^, by May King, 2:20 . 



4. McKinney, 2:1 1-^, by Alcyone, 2:27 



5. Electioneer, by Hambletonian 10 . 



6. Onward, 2:25-|-, by George Wilkes, 2:22 



7. Ax-worthy, 2:28^, by Axtell, 2:12 



8. Moko, by Baron Wilkes, 2;i8 . 



9. Nutwood, 2:i8|, by Belmont 

 10. Red Wilkes, 2:40, by George Wilkes, 2:22 



The sire having the greatest number of grandsons and grand- 

 daughters to his credit as trotters and pacers is George Wilkes, 

 by Hambletonian 10, with Electioneer in second place in that 

 respect. At the present day (19 19) Peter the Great, in active 

 service at twenty- four years, with a limited fee of ^1000, is 

 regarded as the greatest living sire. 



Leading sires of pacing horses up to 19 18, that is, sires whose 

 progeny made greater records as pacers than as trotters, are as 

 follows, the trotters being indicated in parentheses : 



1. Hal Dillard, 2:04|, by Brown Hal 



2. Brown Hal, 2; 12^, by Tom Hal 



3. Direct Hal, 2:04!, by Direct . 



4. Dan Patch, v.SS\-, by Joe Patchen 



5. Direct, 2:05^, by Director . . . 



6. John R. Gentry, 2:00^, by Ashland Wilkes 



7. Argof Wilkes, 2: 1 4|, by Tennessee Wilkes 



8. Hal B., 2:04! , by Hal Dillard . . 



9. Strojigwood, 2:i2|, by Nutwood . . 

 10. Star Pointer, 1:59^, by Brown Hal . . 



Carried to the third generation. Brown Hal is most prepotent 

 in producing pacers, with Direct a creditable second. The above 

 figures are subject to revision, as the number of offspring credited 

 to several of these horses will materially increase. 



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