INVESTIGATION OF DISPUTED PEDIGREES.
Tendency to misrepresentation—The Bald Galloway and
Darley Arabian—Godolphin Arabian—Early experiences with
trotting pedigrees—Mr. Backman’s honest methods—Shanghai
Mary—Capt. Rynders and Widow Machree—Woodburn Farm and
its pedigree methods—Victimized by “horse sharps” and
pedigree makers—Alleged pedigree of Pilot Jr. conclusively
overthrown—Pedigrees of Edwin Forrest, Norman, Bay Chief and
Black Rose—Maud S. pedigree exhaustively considered—Captain
John W. Russell never owned the mare Maria Russell—The deadly
parallel columns settle it 409-431