840 THE PERFECT HORSE. 



The Clays are a valuable family; and no one can gain- 

 say it. I would cross them with the Morgan family. 

 A Clay mare crossed with Ethan Allen or his son Lam- 

 bert, or Taggart's Abdallah, would, in my opinion, be 

 exceedingly likely to bring forth a foal whose speed 

 would only be rivalled by his beauty. The same cross 

 essentially would be gotten by coupling the mare with 

 Gold Dust, in whose veins the blood of the Morgan and 

 the Arabian happily unite. I think New England 

 would be greatly the gainer if several first-class Gold- 

 Dust and Clay stallions were brought within her borders. 



The Morrill tribe is a branch of the Morgan family, 

 and quite largely re-enforced with Messenger blood ; 

 the original Morrill horse being a great-grandson of 

 imported Messenger. They are, as a class, a trifle coarse, 

 and of over-size ; but they are marvels of muscular 

 development and of high and generous spirit. They 

 are born trotters, and of most imposing action. The 

 Fearnaught branch of this family is the most noted, and 

 represents the happy result of coarsenesss bred away, 

 and speed and vigor retained. I think a first-class 

 Morrill filly, bred to Taggart's Abdallah, or Lambert, 

 would produce a colt that would gladden a horseman's 

 eye. 



The Knox horses belong to another branch of the 

 Morgan family. They are marked strongly with the 

 trot ting-instinct. Gilbreth Knox is one of the very fast- 

 est stallions of the country, of fine appearance and most 

 excellent disposition, and should be kept as a stock- 



