THE MORGAN HORSE i8i 



*' close up" are the following: the Wilkes stallions, 

 Baron Wilkes, Wilton, Jay Bird, Red Wilkes, and 

 Gambetta Wilkes; Elyrla, the most successful sire 

 among the sons of Mambrlno King; Axworthy, 

 founder of a leading family; Dan Patch, 1.56, pacing 

 (with wind shield) ; Major Delmar, 1.59 J4 (with 

 wind shield) ; John M., 2.02% ; Tiverton, 2.04^^, and 

 Sweet Marie, 2.04^4- 



In the show ring Morgan blood has been even more 

 apparent, and probably it would be no exaggeration to 

 say that most of the trottlng-bred horses that have won 

 honors at horse shows were Morgan in part. Flying 

 Cloud (formerly called Carmon), the stallion selected 

 to head the farm established in Colorado by the United 

 States Government for the raising of carriage horses, 

 has two crosses of Black Hawk blood. 



Roundness of form and beauty of action — these are 

 the qualities which the Morgan has largely contributed 

 to the trotter. High action was not a characteristic of 

 the original Morgan, nor is it by any means a character- 

 istic of all Morgan horses of today, but it is found in 

 several branches of the Morgan family, and most of 

 all In the Lamberts. Daniel Lambert was a son of 

 Ethan Allen, his dam being Fanny Cook by Abdallah,^ 

 the sire of Hambletonian. He was foaled in 1858, and 

 was a beautiful chestnut, with mane and tall very 

 light in color, and soft in texture. He was a horse 

 of commanding style and magnificent carriage. For 

 many years he was kept in the vicinity of Boston, but 

 late in life he was brought back to Mlddlebury, Ver- 



1 See page i86. 



