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recognized in his own day, but we must remember that Ogden's 

 Messenger was a thoroughbred, and from that fact would be one of the 

 sons of Messenger whose trotting instinct would not amount to a para- 

 mount trait, and his impress on his offspring would not be demonstra- 

 tive of great trotting quality — but the character was there, and would 

 come out when road use or road crosses had so far eliminated the 

 trotting quality from the racing or gallojDing inclination as to make 

 the latter subordinate to the former. This was the case with all of his 

 sons. Harris' Hambletonian and Abdallah, the grandsons, were the 

 great trotting sires — far surpassing the sons of Messenger. 



Black Warrior was by Tippoo, and was foaled about the year 1830, 

 and his dam was a black mare, owned by a British officer in the regi- 

 ment known as the First Royals, stationed at Kingston, Canada West. 

 The mare was familiarly known as the " Warrior Mare," hence the 

 colt was called Black Warrior, although he was more of a brown than 

 a black. 



He was foaled at Belleville, Canada West, and was owned by a Mr. 

 Johnson. The owner started to remove to Michigan, and the stallion 

 becoming lame on the way, he was traded to a Mr. Barnes, twenty 

 miles south of London, Canada West, who kept him until his death. 

 Much of his stock of the present day has descended from animals 

 bred in the vicinity of London. The family of Warriors m that 

 vicinity has been one embracing numerous members. 



In his home, near London, he produced Royal George, and he in 

 turn, in the same vicinity, produced McGregor Warrior, the sire of 

 Panic; and the Panics, two or more, were bred in the vicinity of that 

 place. 



Warrior was a strong and well formed horse, fifteen hands three 

 inches high, and most of the family are of that size, and many are one 

 to two inches higher. They all show such a ready inclination for the 

 trotting or the pacing gait as leaves it certain that the germ of the 

 trotting family \vas there, whatever augmentation the impulse may have 

 received in later branches of the family. They are noted for a strong 

 and very striking family resemblance. 



EOTAI. GEORGE. 



This stallion, a brown horse, which has given name to so large a 

 family, was foaled some time after the year 1840. He was bred by 

 Mr. Barnes, who was the owner of Black Warrior, near London, Can- 

 ada West. 



