Descendanis of Justin Morgan iii 



Arabian presented to United States Consul Rhind 

 by the Sultan) ; second dam by imported Bare- 

 foot, a chestnut by Tramp out of Rosamond by 

 Buzzard, and tracing through several sources to 

 the desert. The result of the union was Gold- 

 dust, who was foaled in 1855, and who developed 

 into a horse of beauty and potency. When a 

 weanling, L. L. Dorsey purchased Golddust for 

 $100, and the golden chestnut remained at Eden 

 Stock Farm until he died, in 187 1. It was my 

 privilege to see him often, and to admire him 

 every time I saw him. In 1861, when contend- 

 ing armies used Kentucky for a checker-board, 

 Mr. Dorsey made a match with W. Garnett to 

 trot Golddust, mile heats, three in five, against 

 Iron Duke for $10,000. The race was over 

 Woodlawn Course, now a memory, and Iron 

 Duke won the first heat in 248J and Golddust 

 the second, third, and fourth heats in 2.47^, 2.43, 

 2.47^. The record of Golddust, 2.43, was made 

 in this race. The trotters from the loins of 

 Golddust are Lucille Golddust, 2.16J; Fleety 

 Golddust, 2.20; Indicator, 2.23J; and Rolla Gold- 

 dust, 2.25. Lucille Golddust was one of the 

 greatest campaigners of the grand circuit, and in 

 her retirement she produced Sprague Golddust, 



