. The American trotter; a treatise on his origin, history and development. entucky,consequently but few mares were mated with those that produced foals by him there wereBetsey Trotwood by Clark Chief, a son of MambrinoChief; dam by Ericsson (2,301-2), by MambrinoChief; second dam a running bred daughter of SirWilliam by Sir Archy; Dolly, by Mambrino Chief;dam Fanny, by Ben Franklin (he by Hazrack, froma daughter of Johnsons Copperbottom, next dam bySaxe Weimer, a thoroughbred son of Sir Archy) ;second dam Nance by Saxe Weimer; Midnight, byPilot, Jr., dam Twilight, a runing bred daugh
. The American trotter; a treatise on his origin, history and development. entucky,consequently but few mares were mated with those that produced foals by him there wereBetsey Trotwood by Clark Chief, a son of MambrinoChief; dam by Ericsson (2,301-2), by MambrinoChief; second dam a running bred daughter of SirWilliam by Sir Archy; Dolly, by Mambrino Chief;dam Fanny, by Ben Franklin (he by Hazrack, froma daughter of Johnsons Copperbottom, next dam bySaxe Weimer, a thoroughbred son of Sir Archy) ;second dam Nance by Saxe Weimer; Midnight, byPilot, Jr., dam Twilight, a runing bred daughter ofLexington. He also received a few other well bredones. From Midnight Dictator got Jay-Eye-See, thatlowered the worlds champion trotting record to Narragansett Park, Providence, R. I., August 1,1884, and made a record of 1-4 pacing at Inde-pendence, Iowa, August 26, 1892. Betsey Trotwoodsfoal by Dictator was Phallas, that reduced the worldschampion stallion trotting record to 3-4 at Chica-go, 111., July 14, 1884, and the foal that Dolly produced 88. HAMBLETONIAN AND HIS SONS. by Dictator was Director, that in 1883 beat all thebest horses in the Grand Circuit, won two purses off5,000 each, also the |10,000 Charter Oak event, inwhich he trotted to a record of , and was thelargest money-winning light harness horse of the sea-son of 1883. Jay-Eye-See trotted, that season, to arecord of 3-4, and Phallas to 1-2. The threetrotters gave Dictator such a reputation as a sire thathe was bought early in 1884 for $20,000 by severalgentlemen, among whom were H. C. McDowell, Esq.,and Colonel Richard West of Kentucky. Dictatorwas returned to Kentucky again and received sixtypatrons during the season of 1884. The year follow-ing Mr. McDowell became sole owner of the horse on avalue basis of $25,000. Dictator died at Mr. McDow-ells place May 25, 1893. During the last years of his life Dictators servicefee was $500. He got in all forty-eight trotters andeleven
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