THE STANDARD BRED 
^ Chester, New York, stands a monument to the 
memory of Hambletonian X, who lived from 
1849 t0 1876, and to whom most of the Stand¬ 
ard Breds of today trace their ancestry. The great¬ 
est race for trotters, the Hambletonian, first run in 
1926, is named in honor of this great horse. To har¬ 
ness racing he gave sons and daughters who were 
known as the fastest and sturdiest of trotters. 
The Standard Bred, or trotting horse family, is an 
American breed. The original founder was Messenger, 
a Thoroughbred imported from England in 1788. 
Hambletonian X was descended from him, as well as 
from Bellfounder, who was also imported from 
England. 
In those days, horses of this breed that were not fast 
enough for racing were put to work pulling buggies 
and light wagons, but the coming of the motor car put 
an end to that. 
Modern Standard Breds are raised for harness rac- 
24 
