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head, and skim the rise like a bird, always striking into the 

 same tireless trot when he reaches the summit. 



Justin Morgan's blood was transmitted mainly by- 

 three sons, Sherman, Woodbury, and Bulrush. Sher- 

 man was a bright chestnut horse, standing only about 

 13.3 and weighing about 925 pounds. Woodbury was 

 a dark chestnut, standing 14.3 and weighing about 

 1,000 pounds. Bulrush was a dark bay weighing a 

 little over 1,000 pounds. From Sherman are de- 

 scended Black Hawk, Ethan Allen, ^ and Daniel Lam- 

 bert. 



Black Hawk sired Vermont Hero, and Vermont 

 Hero was the father of General Knox, whose family 

 flourished for many years, especially In Maine, and 

 proved to be extremely useful horses. 



From Bulrush were descended the Fearnaught and 

 WInthrop Morrill families. These were both high- 

 strung and beautiful strains, and remarkable for their 

 roading qualities; but they are nearly extinct, and the 

 Morgan horses now bred are mainly the descendants 

 of Sherman, and especially of Ethan Allen. Ethan 

 Allen was a beautiful little bay horse, very speedy, a 

 delightful roadster, and attractive In every way. His 

 dani was a gray mare of unknown breeding; but it Is 



1 The fame of Ethan Allen, the man, was almost eclipsed by that of 

 his namesake, the horse. Not many years ago the late Luke P. Poland 

 of Vermont, entertained at his home in Montpelier a fellow-member of 

 the United States Senate from a southern horse-racing state. The 

 morning after his arrival the southern senator stood aghast before the 

 statue of a man which stands in the centre of Montpelier, and is 

 inscribed with the words: "Ethan Allen." "Good God! Poland," he 

 exclaimed, "I always supposed Ethan Allen was a horse!" 



