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Clay trotting horses were an American strain of trotting horse during the 19th century that is no longer existent, but has descendants in the Standardbred. ==Early years== In 1818 Richard B. Jones, the American Consul in Tripoli acquired a stallion named Grand Bashaw. Grand Bashaw was the sire of Young Bashaw, who in turn sired Andrew Jackson, which became noted as a trotting racehorse.〔Wallace ''Horse in America'' pp. 321–325〕 From a mare named Old Surrey or Lady Surrey, Andrew Jackson sired Henry Clay, who became the foundation sire of the Clay strain.〔Wallace ''Horse in America'' pp. 327–329〕 The Smithsonian says this about him: Old Henry Clay, often called "America's National Thoroughbred Trotting Horse" or "Father of American Trotting Horses", was foaled on Long Island in 1837 and purchased by Colonel William W. Wadsworth of Seneso, Livingston County, New York. When his days as a famous trotting horse were over, he was used for breeding and finally died at Lodi, New York in the spring of 1867. In life the horse stood 15 hands high (61 inches).〔Staff "(Famous Horses )" ''Encyclopedia Smithsonian''〕 The Clays were recognized as a family of trotting horses in the mid-19th century,〔Crowell ''Cavalcade of American Horses'' p. 176〕 through to the end of the century.〔Wallace ''Horse of America'' p. 21〕 By the end of the century, however, it had almost become extinct, through breeding to other strains. Sometimes they were referred to the Bashaw strain.〔Wallace ''Horse of America'' p. 321〕 Among his descendants was a trotting horse stallion named Cassius Clay. Randolph Huntington, a horse breeder, noticed after the American Civil War that Clays were becoming increasingly rare. Writing to a friend on Nov. 2, 1888, Huntington said,
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