86 TITE HORSE. 



Young Cadmus by Cadinus, lie by EclijDse, dam by Sumpter, 

 son of Sir Arcliie, was bred in AVarrcn Co. 



This horse is the sire of the famous pacing mare Pocahontas, 

 now owniid on Long Island. She was raised in this region. 

 Many of Young Cadmiis's get are of the best we have. A 

 stock farm in an adjoining county has some fine stock, some of 

 them probably thoroughbred, but I am unable to give their 

 pedigrees. 



There is a stock farm being established in Fairfield County, 

 east of us. They have purchased of Mr. Lewis G. Morris, of 

 Mount Fordham, N. Y., the celebrated imported horse Mon- 

 arch, also Fashion, and some others. 



A trotting stallion, Cassius M. Clay, stood iu Cincinnati in 

 1855, but I know nothing of his stock. 



White Hall, a Messenger horse, was at Chillicothe, and a 

 horse called Highlander, in Butler Co., both doubtful. 



There has been recently introduced in this region a small, 

 and I believe, very indifferent horse, claiming to come from 

 Vermont, and by the famous old Justice Morgan. These hor- 

 ses, Morgans of to-day, all that I have seen are very unprepos- 

 sessing. Square shoulders, short body, head and limbs, scrubby, 

 not suited for any thing — badly gotten up and bogus stock in 

 general. 



Road horses for " all work " are mostly the produce of early 

 importations from the old States of New York, New Jersey, 

 Maryland and Yirginia. The very best are the descendants of 

 imported Messenger, imported Diomed, and imported Expedi- 

 tion. 



Draught horses are mostly of the old Pennsylvania stock, 

 large and strong, built something like an elephant and will do 

 as much in proportion. 



As early as 1825, we had a few race courses. Annual fall 

 meetings were held at Cincinnati, Chillicothe, Dayton and Ham- 

 ilton. The number of race courses increased considerably up 

 to 1838. Since then the races have been published in the " Spi- 

 rit." In the fall of 1838, the Buckeye Course, near Cincinnati, 

 was established, regular meetings were held, and sport fine. 

 The contending horses, mostly from Kentucky, were Roanoke, 

 Bertrand, Archie, Muckle Johns, Woodpeckers, &c. About 



