508 Missouri Agricultural Report. 



The early-day saddle horses of Missouri were brought here 

 from Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee and were largely of 

 thoroughbred ancestry. In the following years came represent- 

 atives of the families known as the Hals, Drennons, Copper- 

 bottoms, Whips, Cockspurs and the Bald Hornets. The Ver- 

 mont Morgans were also represented here in the early days and 

 should be considered as a contributing factor in the improvement 

 of the breed. The Eagles, often referred to, were sons of Grey 

 Eagle (Th.); the Golddusts were sons of the trotting-bred Mes- 

 senger Golddust, and Jack Sportsman, Jr., was a thoroughbred 

 of royal lineage. Revenue is another horse often referred to in 

 the pedigrees of the good Missouri-bred saddle horses, but like 

 the other stallions of his day, but little is known of him. Per- 

 haps this article will be read by some who are informed concern- 

 ing these great stallions of the yesterday and who may be suf- 

 ficiently interested to correspond with the writer in the matter. 

 It will prove of great benefit to the industry to learn more from 

 authoritative sources of the good horses of the early days. Such 

 information will prove of interest and will be appreciated by the 

 present-day breeders of saddle horses. 



Occasionally we find, in a study of the pedigrees of the reg- 

 istered saddle horses of today, a reference to the good horses of 

 the past that is given in such a manner that it conveys some 

 information as to their breeding. We shall call attention to the 

 breeding of two of the good horses of the present age for the 

 reason that it is interesting to note the value of the information 

 so obtained. Both are Missouri-bred and are well-known to the 

 saddle horse breeders of the State. 



Jack McDonald 3217, owned by Buckman Brothers, near 

 Monroe City, is by Rex McDonald 833, and his dam, Margaret 

 4749, by John M. Hoxey; second dam, Mary, by Patrick's Bald 

 Hornet, a Tom Hal horse brought to Monroe county by Biggs & 

 Fox; third dam, Maid, by Bodene (Th.), a horse also brought to 

 Monroe county from Kentucky, and by War Dance, dam. Reel 

 by Imported Glencoe; fourth dam, Pet, by McReynolds' Copper- 

 tom, by Griffeycopper, by John S. Copper (known by some as 

 Tom Hal); fifth dam, Hunter, by Grayfoot (Th.), brought to 

 Missouri by Dr. Bower of Monroe county; sixth dam. Queen, by 

 a son of Sir Archy (Th.), that was brought to Missouri from Vir- 

 ginia and made one season near Florida, Monroe county; sev- 

 enth dam, a mare by a son of Imported Diomede, brought to 

 Missouri from Kentucky in 1836 by J. S. Buckman, the father 



