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F. L. McGowan showed one got by Eising Sun, as " of great 

 endurance, good style and great speed," 



Nathan Foster commends the " Messenger" stock " on ac- 

 count of their rapid and easy gait, great endurance and lon- 

 gevity." 



B. W. Keene of "Windsor, the same as " peaceable and easy 

 to manage for family use." 



E. F. Dunn, same "for kindness, docility and speed." 

 W. L. Mitchell, Litchfield, "Morgan and Messenger;" for 

 '' speed and docility — gentle and kind, beyond all others." 



W. W. Thompson, the same for " docility, speed and endur- 

 ance — more free from lameness and disease than others." 

 Samuel Lane — the same for " docility, power and speed." 

 J. W. Edmunds — same for " size, beauty and speed." 

 E. F. Masson — Bush Messenger breed, for " size, speed and 

 durability." 



H. Butman, Gardiner, commends "Hiram Dr'ew" breed "for 

 docility, speed and endurance, kind and fast walker." 



Moses King Pittston, the Black Hawk, " for large growth." 

 Charles Milliken, Indian ponies " for speed and great endur- 

 ance on road," and the Black Hawk " for speed." 



W. Goodspeed, Moscow and Messenger as " draft horses." 

 Lot Goddard, Messenger and t'rench, for " speed and ability 

 to perform hard service on poor feed." 



