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Revenge was foaled in 1815, and was a dark bay or brown, about 

 fourteen hands and a half high, and weighed about one thousand 

 pounds. 



WooDBiTRT was foaled in 1816, and came from a large mare — 

 larger than the others, and was a dark rich chestnut, fourteen and 

 three-quarters hands high, and weighed a trifle over one thousand 

 pounds. His dam both paced and trotted — had some speed, and was 

 a fast walker. 



Bulrush was foaled in 1813 to 1814. He was a dark bay, his 

 mane and tail were very heavy — his mane came to his knees, and his 

 foretop to the end of his nose, very suggestive of Canadian blood. 

 But this was wholly unlike Justin Morgan. He had a bad temper and 

 more endurance than any of the Morgans. He was about fourteen 

 hands hio-h. 



Shek^ian was foaled m 1808 to 1811, His dam was a small 

 highly bred chestnut or brown mare of great quality, as a saddle 

 horse, brought by Mr. John Sherman from Rhode Island. Sherman 

 was a bright chestnut about thirteen and three-quarters hands high, 

 and weighed aboiit nine hundred and twenty-five pounds. As Justin 

 Morgan was noted in his day for ability to draw a heavy log or stone- 

 boat, so Sherman in his day succeeded to the reputation. 



The four stallions above named were the best sons of Justin Morgan, 

 and the only ones from which any trace of roadster lineage descended, 

 if indeed it may be said that any such quality descended from any of 

 his immediate progeny. Of these sons, Sherman was undoubtedly 

 the best, as he was descended from the best dam, the only one having 

 any pretensions to superior quality. 



As to the speed of the family in the first generation, it is not 

 probable that any son or daughter of Justin Morgan could trot a mile 

 in 3:30, and while the sons of Justin lived until as late a period as 

 1835, it is not known that any of them ever produced a son or 

 daughter capable of trotting in 2:40. With all their admirable 

 qualities, and the most remarkable power to transmit and retain them, 

 they could make no pretensions to anything like speed or trotting 

 excellence, however clearly defined and well developed may have 

 been their instinct or natural impulse for that gait. 



The record now shows that the lineal descendants of Justin Mor- 

 gan are credited with thirty-three performers in 2:25 or better, and as 

 low a record as 2:16:|-, and four with records in 2:20 or better. By 

 what process of breeding has this result been attained? While much 



