174 State Board of Aoricultukk, cfec. 



is, all things being candidly considered, I believe every one 

 will admit that they have produced more trotters than any 

 other family in the world. To his beauty, docility and 

 endurance, his friends may add the word speed, and l)ide, 

 with cheerfulness, investigation and comparison. The far- 

 ther I push my inquiries in this direction, the more I am 

 astonished at the evidence," 



The number of fast horses lineally descended in the male 

 line from Justin Morgan surprises me. There are forty- 

 nine lineal descendants of Justin Morgan that have trotted 

 as follows : 



Forty-nine better than 2:36 



Forty better than -2:30 



Fourteen better than 2:26* 



Now I wish to inquire what other horse has New Eng- 

 land ever had with such a list of descendants ? 



Where is the " Bush Messenger " family to which New 

 England is so much indebted ? Will some one please men- 

 tion the Hambletonian trotters ? If I write earnestly and 

 strongly, I do it, be it remembered, in defence of a family 

 of horses suffering from a most unjust impeachment, and in 

 vindication of a great truth that it is for the interest of 

 every New England breeder to know, viz. : that the family 

 of horses which has been distinguished by and embodied the 

 four great essentials of the perfect horse — beauty, docility, 

 endurance and speed, is the Morgan. 



* This was in 1872. lu 1874 the records show that the ^lorgans had 

 more horses that came below the charmed circle of 2:30 than any 

 other family. 



