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TYPES AND BREEDS 



Sons of Justin Morgan— The three most notable sons of 

 Justin Morgan were: (1) Bnllrush Morgan, the descendants 

 of whom are especially noted for their size, substance, and sound- 

 ness, and represented by the Morrill family; (2) Woodbury 

 Morgan, who is described as possessing attractive action and 

 spirit and ^\dio was the progenitor of the Gifford and Morgan 

 Eagle branches; and (3) Shennan Morgan, from whom came, in 





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Fig. 88. — Original photo of Ethan Allen made in 1859. It shows the inaccuracy of some of 

 the old cuts alleged to be true likenesses of this hor.se. 



successive generations, the three greatest horses of their days. 

 Black Hawk (Vermont or Hill's), Ethan Allen (Fig. 88), and 

 Daniel Lambert. In Daniel Lambert the type underwent some 

 alteration, as the blood lines of the two foundation American 

 sires were brought together, Fanny Cook, the dam of Lambert, 

 being by Abdallah, grandson of Messenger and sire of Hamble- 

 tonian. 



Morgan Blood in Other Breeds. — With the development of 

 trotting speed and the increasing popularity of the Hambleton- 



