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sold him to French Morrill of Danville, Vermont. 

 It was raining when he was born in the pasture, 

 and his life was saved by carrying him to the 

 barn. As a three-year-old Morrill was ungainly, 

 with a dull, sleepy look. It was soon found that 

 he could do more work and draw a bigger load 

 than any other horse in Danville. He could 

 also trot in 240, and mares were sent to him. 

 He was shown at several state fairs and took 

 premiums, and was awarded second prize at the 

 National Horse Show, held at Springfield, Massa- 

 chusetts, in 1857. The fastest of his get was 

 Mountain Maid, 2.2 7^, but notwithstanding his 

 humble origin he became the head of a trotting 

 tribe. His prepotent son was Young Morrill, 

 a dark bay of 15.3, foaled about 1850, and out 

 of a mare by the Lock Goss Horse by Chanti- 

 cleer. Young Morrill passed through several 

 hands to S. R. Perkins of Manchester, New 

 Hampshire, who sent him to Iowa in the autumn 

 of 1880, where he died. From 1861 to 1867 

 he trotted in races, and took a record of 2.31. 

 Among the horses sired by him were Draco, 

 2.28! and Fearnaught, 2.23^. The latter was 

 a chestnut, and he was managed by E. L. Nor- 

 cross at the time he won the ^10,000 race at 



