78 THE HORSE. 



principally esteemed as saddle horses. In the adjoining vicinity 

 of Fairiield Co., was introduced the horse, known as " Printer," 

 a longish bodied, low and very muscular animal, a breed which 

 old Mr. Yan Meter says he knew when a boy in Virginia, and 

 whicli he says are nearly identical with the present Morgan 

 stock. Many of these animals were excellent quarter nags — 

 good in a short race, but with too little bone for tlie muscle. 

 The oldest stallion of this strain in the country is now owned 

 near Lancaster, Ohio, and has won many a small purse in scrub 

 races. 



Next to this portion of the Sciota Valley, another point 

 of introduction, as contributing largely to fixing the style of 

 the early horses in Ohio, was that part of eastern Ohio, about 

 Steubenville, in the vicinity of Wheeling, Va., and south-west- 

 ern Pennsylvania ; and the horses brought in from those States 

 have been of far greater variety in style. The first to be noticed, 

 was a large French draught-horse, called " Salisbury," from the 

 name of his owner, which bred well upon the heavy Flemish and 

 Conestoga mares of the Pennsylvania wagoners, who in that 

 day did the principal carrying business into Ohio from the east- 

 ern cities. 



Another famous stallion of this region, was " Shylock," of 

 medium size and a good roadster. " Pirate," by Maryland 

 " Potomac," was a smaller sized horse, and belonged to tlie 

 class of running stock. " Chilton " was another favorite of the 

 " Childers " strain. Then came a class of horses which were 

 diffused all over eastern Ohio and western Virginia, whose popu- 

 larity even at this day is second to none. They are the " Tuck- 

 ahoe," the " Hiatoga," and the " Timoleon." These are well 

 knit, lively and serviceable horses. Most of the good mares in 

 eastern Oliio are based upon " Consul " blood ; the " Eclipse " 

 stock is also considerably interwoven, and the kindred of " Sir 

 Archy " and " Duroc." 



In northern Ohio, which received the immigration from the 

 North-eastern States, the horse stock was quite miscellaneous, 

 and showed more ill-breeding than in the two sections before 

 noted. They seemed to be, in too many cases, the worst scrub 

 breeding from run-out English and Flemish mares, showing a 

 great number of narrow-cliested, leggy, pale, dun and sorrel 



