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Daniel I.,ambert is certainly a horse of brilliant reputation and 

 extraordinary superiority. I dismiss him in the belief that he will 

 leave a reputation unsurpassed by any stallion that America has yet 

 produced; and while I have not his portrait to adorn these pages, his 

 brilliant career in the stud will furnish adornment for many pag-es of 

 future turf history. 



THE MORRILLS. 



The first Morrill was foaled about 1840. He was a black stallion; 

 was by the Jennison Horse, son of Young Bulrush, by Bulrush. His 

 dam was by Farriiigton Horse, he by Vance Horse, a son of imported 

 Messenger; and just there this family obtained their elements of the 

 great trotting horse. He was a large horse, weighing over twelve 

 hundred pounds. He produced one trotter. Mountain Maid, with 

 record of 2:27f, and eleven heats in 2:30 or better. Morrill was also 

 sire of Metacomet, the sire of Winthrop Morrill Jr., with record of 

 2:27, and of Mountain Chief, the sire of Haviland, 2:29^. 



YOUNG MORRILL. 



This was a brown horse, and was foaled in 1848. He was by old 

 Morrill, and his dam was by Sherman. He trotted in 2:30, and was 

 sii'e of Draco, 2:30, and of the distinguished stallion, Fearnaught, 

 with record of 2:23f, and four heats in 2:30; and Draco was sire of 

 Draco Prince, with record of 2:24;^^, and sixteen heats in 2:30 or 

 better. 



WINTHROP MORRILL. 



This is one of the most successful stallions of the Morgan family, 

 and the only one that can be claimed to be a real Morgan. He was 

 foaled 1855, is a bay horse, by Young Morrill, his dam by t|ie Huckins 

 Horse, son of Royal Morgan, called also Morgan Rattler; his next 

 dam by Morgan Eagle, and the next by Bulrush. He has two crosses 

 of Messenger, one of Duroc; the one line to the Vance Horse through 

 old Morrill, and the dam of Morgan Eagle being by Callender, son of 

 American Eclipse. But it is a matter of frequent occurrence that 

 one or two crosses of Messenger blood in connection with genuine 

 road elements, will after awhile develop and produce a trotter and a 

 trotting sire. 



Such was the case with Rhode Island, and such undoubtedly was 

 the case with Golddust. The blood of Messenger received such 

 modification bv the road elements found in these Morg^an strains as 

 to give it the true character of trotting blood, and to eliminate all 



