HORSE STOCK OF OHIO. 79 



animals, without constitution oi- action. Many of the first 

 settlers brought tolerably good teams with them, but for want 

 of suitable stallions, the race was not kept up. 



This is a brief and general A^iew of tlie horse stock of Ohio 

 as late as the year 1835, when the great speculative movements 

 of emigration from the East and immigration to the West, set the 

 world crazy to make money ; and, in the upheaving of business, 

 farm-stock took a rise with the rest. Hitherto, a few of the 

 best horses had been annually culled out and taken to eastern 

 markets ; and, as prices were not sufficient to stimulate to im- 

 provement, this had the effect to sink the general character of 

 the stock by the early removal of the best specimens for 

 breeding. 



About the year 184:0, the Bellfounder stallion, raised by 

 T. T. Kissam, of Kew York City, foaled in 1832, was sent to 

 Cleveland, Ohio, by Lewis F. Allen, whence he was shortly 

 taken to south-western Ohio, where he stood two years. 

 Thence he was taken to central Ohio, where he stood long 

 enough to show the superiority of his stock, and in the mean 

 time the stock in the south-west, had shown such excellence, 

 that he was repurchased at $1,000 to return to Butler Co., 

 where he now remains in a green old age. This stock has proved 

 capital for roadsters, and forms the best of the carriage and 

 light-harness stock in central Ohio. 



Before tins time, the stallion known as " Kentucky Whip," 

 was brought to the Sciota Valley, where he has left a fine 

 progeny, and died at an advanced age. In the same region, 

 was also introduced from Kentucky some Bertrand stock, which 

 did not however become permanently popular. And soon after- 

 ward, the fast boys of that region brought out some of the 

 Boston stock, which is very apt to turn up at this day, where 

 there is a call for something lively. 



Gov. Allen Trimble, of Highland Co., at the time of which 

 we are speaking, was propagating the Eclipse stock in great 

 purity, and thus introduced a class of stylish carriage horses, 

 which were soon after still increased by the bringing into 

 Warren Co. of " Cadmus," the sire of the famous mare " Poca- 

 hontas," and also of the " Walker Cadmus," now owned near 

 Wheeling, Ya. Of this, or a more lofty style, was another con- 



