. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 46 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE natural trotter. At the time he was brought to America he was regarded as one of the very fleetest and most powerful trotters and is said to have trotted 17 miles in an hour. Velocity, his dam, trotted 16 miles in an hour on the Norwich road in 1806, while two years later she is reported to have made 18 miles in I hour and 47 seconds. Thus it can be seen how a strong line of trotting blood was brought to America. Bellfounder was taken. Fig. 13. The Harvester (2:01), by Walnut Hall (2:08!), one of the fastest trotting st
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 46 THE HORSE, ASS, AND MULE natural trotter. At the time he was brought to America he was regarded as one of the very fleetest and most powerful trotters and is said to have trotted 17 miles in an hour. Velocity, his dam, trotted 16 miles in an hour on the Norwich road in 1806, while two years later she is reported to have made 18 miles in I hour and 47 seconds. Thus it can be seen how a strong line of trotting blood was brought to America. Bellfounder was taken. Fig. 13. The Harvester (2:01), by Walnut Hall (2:08!), one of the fastest trotting stallions of record, as well as a great sire. The driver is Edward Geers, the most popular and highly respected driver on the American circuit. From photograph by the author to Orange County, New York, where he went into stud service. Here he sired the Charles Kent Mare, a most important connect- ing link with his American fame. Bellfounder died on Long Island in 1843. The type of the American trotter or pacer is far from being fixed. No breed of horses has been produced under more variable conditions, and no recognized breed of stock contains a greater variation in size, color, and character than does this light harness Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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