The Amekicax Saddle Horse 



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Betsy Harrison, the dam of Denmark, was a bay mare toaled 

 in 1828, and was owned, in 1S39. by Samuel Davenport of 

 Kentucky. Thus Mr. Davenport has the honor of breeding the 

 great Denmark. Betsy Harrison was by Aratus and out of Jenny 

 Cocraev bv Old Potomac. 



Denmark was a brown colt; a game and consistent four-mile 

 race horse. Individually he is said to have been a horse of great 

 beautv. He has built a monument to himself as a sire of pre- 

 potency never excelled, and as a consequence is the founder of a 

 great breed of horses. 



Gaines Denmark by Denmark is out of a mare by Cockspur, 

 k-nown as the Stevenson mare, who was foaled on the farm belong- 

 inc to Mr. WiUiam V. Cromwell of Fayette County in 1S51. 

 Gaines Denmark was a coal black horse with both hind ankles 

 white. He is the live wire of the Denmark family. Denmark got 

 other sons of note who produced great Saddle Horses, but their 

 work is insiffnilicant in comparison with the Denmark. It is 

 worthv of note that Gaines Denmark and John DiUard served m 

 the Civil War in General Morgan's command, and these two old 

 stallions set a worthy example of courage and loyalty to many of 

 their descendants who served with them. 



The four most notable sons of Gaines Denmark were Washing- 

 ton Denmark, Diamond Denmark, Star Denmark and Sumpter 

 Denmark: of these Washington Denmark and Diamond Denmark 

 are of outstanding importance. The two most notable sons of 

 Washington Denmark are King William and Cromwell, and of 

 Diamond Denmark, Montrose and Mark Diamond. King \S il- 

 liam was the sire of Black Eagle, whose dam was Kitty Richards 

 bv Young Eagle, and he by Gray Eagle. Black Eagle was the 

 sire of Black Squirrel: Black Squirrel was the sire of Chester 

 Dare, Hi-hland Denmark and many other famous horses. 



The daughters of Chester Dare are in the greatest demana 

 because thev invariably transmit the incomparable beauty of the 

 Chester Dare head — the flaring nostril, the breadth between the 

 eves betokening rare intelligence, slightly dished face, and the 

 wellKiarried, beautiful ears. Caroline is Chester Dare's most 

 famous daughter. Chester Dare sired My O^nti Kentucky and he 

 sired Kentucky's Choice and Kentucky's Best. These two beau- 

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