GENERAL WASHINGTON. 513 



This is the stud record, in part, of a horse who stood in a little village of 

 Maine, obscure, unheralded ; and everything he has shown has been in the 

 face of such disadvantages as would have covered a horse of less merit, so no 

 one would ever have heard of him. He has succeeded because of intrinsic 

 wortli, and in spite of his surroundings. 



All General Knox lacks is, high form and "quality." If "handsome is that 

 handsome does," he lacks nothing at all. In view of the facts in the case, I 

 am certain no one can deny he is one of the most remarkable animals that 

 ever lived — a horse among a thousand. 



General Knox has one son which will be watched witli interest. 

 He is the son of the renowned Lady Thorn, foaled February 22, 

 1874, and was named, in honor of the day, 



GENERAL WASHINGTOIS". 



I have already referred to him, as fully as I have data to guide me, 

 in my sketch of Lady Thorn. I regret that I can not in this place 

 present the portrait of the young stallion. The success of Sherman 

 Blackhawk illustrates the progressive advance in the Morgan family 

 in the way of gradual introduction of the blood of the great trotting 

 families; and it is shown that they receive these advances kindly, and 

 at the same time retain much of their own excellences of temper, 

 constitution and beauty. 



CoTTRiLL Morgan was by Vermont Blackhawk; dam said to be a 

 three-quarter English mare that could trot in three minutes. He was 

 regarded as one of the best of the family. He produced Bell Mor- 

 gan, the sire of Lady Turpin, with record of 2:23, and eight heats in 

 2:30 or better. 



Black Flying Cloud was also a son of Vermont Blackhawk, and 

 was the sire of Badger Girl, with record of 2:22|^, and twenty-five 

 heats in 2:30 or better. 



Vermont Blackhawk was also sire of Blackhaavk Hero — sire of 

 Grey Mack — 2:35^:, and nine heats in 2:30 or better. 



Also of Challenge, the sire of Doty, 2:28^^, and six heats in 2:30. 



He was also the sire of Jackson's Flying Cloud, the sire of Star of 

 the West, 2:2G^, and Trojan, sire of Ella Wright, 2:24f, and nine 

 heats in 2:30. Trojan's dam was by Abdallah, and the dam of this 

 Flying Cloud was by Andrew Jackson. 



Vermont Blackhawk was also the sire of Benedict's Pathfinder, 

 <lam by Walkins' Highlandei-, and he jjroduced Buel's Pathfinder, the 

 sire of Frank, with record of 2:20, and fifteen heats in 2:30 or better. 



Vermont Blackhawk is als.i credited as the sire of the Hemingway 



