. The American trotter; a treatise on his origin, history and development. course, thereduction will be more gradual as the record is low-ered and the intervals longer between the clipping offof a fraction of a second. As breeders of trottingstock become more enlightened, some of the most pro-gressive of them will experiment systematically andjudiciously with the thoroughbred cross as did thelate Gov. Stanford at Palo Alto. They will continueto breed up as fast as the Hambletonian, MambrinoChief, Clay and Black Hawk trotters can assimilatethe racing blood, until finally every element uf drossh
. The American trotter; a treatise on his origin, history and development. course, thereduction will be more gradual as the record is low-ered and the intervals longer between the clipping offof a fraction of a second. As breeders of trottingstock become more enlightened, some of the most pro-gressive of them will experiment systematically andjudiciously with the thoroughbred cross as did thelate Gov. Stanford at Palo Alto. They will continueto breed up as fast as the Hambletonian, MambrinoChief, Clay and Black Hawk trotters can assimilatethe racing blood, until finally every element uf drosshas been eliminated from the American trotter. Theresult will be an animal that will possess all theracing qualities of the thoroughbred runner, and iuas high a degree as they exist in the best of that will stick to the trot as tenaciously as the bestof trotters have ever done. They will be uniformlyhandsome, stylish, docile animals, and possess as muchfinish and quality as the best thoroughbreds that haveever been produced. Two-minute trotters will then be Ml. THE THOROUGHBRED ELEMENT. as plentiful as ones are now. It may take half acentury to accomplish this, perhaps more, but its ac-complishment is among the possibilities and so is arecord of or better for a mile without artificialaid, by a trotter so bred. END. 313 INDEX. Abdallah (Alexanders), 52, 54, 74, 76, (Old), 52, (Pacing). 62, 90, , , , Button, , , Mater, , 53. Amazonia and Sophonisba, Clay, Girl, Star (Seelys), 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, Star (Stockholms), 194, 195, Jackson, Johnson, (Markhams), , , , Chief, Wilkes, , 286. Bald Galloway, , Chief, Roman, 7S. Belle of Wabash, 130. Bellfounder, Imported, 38.
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