TROTTING HORSES.
Trotting.- The °foundation° horses or first sires of the American trotting track were the imported stallions Messenger and Justin Morgan (former died 1808; latter 1821). Hambletonian, a descendant of Messenger, headed a great family of thoroughbreds, and the Justin Morgan breed includes many noted trot ters of this day. Of old records that can be relied on we have: Three miles under saddle, Screwdriver, 1828, 8:02; three miles in harness, Topgallant, 1829, 8:11; 1834, Edwin Forrest, one mile under saddle in 2:311/2; same year Sally Miller, one mile in harness in 2:37; 1845, Lady Suffolk, one mile in harness in 2:291/2; 1849, Pelham, one mile in 2:28. Noted one mile high wheel records are: Maud S., 1885, 2 :0834 ; Sunol, 1891, 2:081/2 (kite track); Palo Alto, 1891, 2:0834 (kite track) • Jay-eye-see, 1884, 2:10. In 1892 the bicycle sulky arrived.
Records under saddle are: One mile, Great Eastern, 1877, 2:15; two miles, George M. Pat chen, 1863, 4:56; three miles, Dutchman, 1839, 7:321/2; four miles, Dutchman, 1836, 10:51.
Noted one mile trotting records with running mate are: Ayres P. (against time), 1893,
; Frank (in a race), 1883, 2:081/2. One mile team records are: Monk and Equity, 1903, 2:08; Leaf and Sally Simmons (in a race), 1894, ; Uhlan and Lewis Forrest, 1912, 2:031/2. For world's records see last section of article.
Harness speed (one mile): Boston Blue, 1818, 3:00; Bull Calf, 1830, 2:4734; Edwin For rest, 1838, 2:361/2; Dutchman, 1839, 2:32; Lady Suffolk, 1845, 2:29/; Pelham, 1849, 2:28; Highland Maid, 1853, 2:27; Flora Temple, 1859, 2:1934; Goldsmith Maid, 1871, 2:17; karus, 1878, 2:131/2; Maud S., 1880, 2:1094 ; Jay-eye see, 1884, 2:10; Maud S., 1885, 2:0834; Nancy Hanks, 1892, 2:04; The Abbott, 1900, 2:031/4; Cresceus, 1901, 2:021/2; Lou Dillon, 1903, 1:581/2 (with shield) •, Uhlan (with running mate), 1913, In 1892 the bicycle sulky brought the record down quickly and in 1903 we meet the supposed impossible two-minute horse, Lou Dillon. For world's records see last section of article.