3 o8 THE MORGAN HORSE 



imported Janus. Sold to Coburn Balch for $300, who took him, about 1845, 

 to Kalamazoo, Mich. He left excellent stock. French Morrill, Danville, 

 Vt., says : " He was a sharp trotter and a beautiful horse". Linsley says : 

 " Style and action excellent". Samuel Balch, Kalamazoo, Mich., writes: 

 " The Crown Prince horses were large and rangy, mostly bays and browns, 

 running back to the gray or white horse that Gen. Washington owned and 

 rode". N. A. Balch, Kalamazoo, Mich., born 1807, writes: "Green 

 Mountain Boy or White Morgan was a fine parade horse and a great road 

 horse. He came from Lyndon, Vt., by way of Providence, R. I. His trot- 

 ting gait was about 2 150 ; his weight between 1050 and 1200 pounds. Young 

 Hunter was a descendant of a horse Gen. Washington had, a blue horse or 

 mouse color, a famous breed of horses, 16 hands and over. The 2d dam of 

 Old White was a very beautiful mare that became the dam of many very 

 fine horses. My father owned her more than 15 years. My father bought 

 Young Hunter out of a stall where he had been confined almost a year be- 

 cause he was so cross. He sold him to Mr. Richmond for $1500, and he 

 was afterwards sold for $1600. He was a beautiful horse, 1 6 hands high, 

 weighing 1450 pounds". Ahorse called Green Mountain Boy, of good size, 

 fine style and superior action, and said to be by old Green Mountain Boy, son 

 of Sherman Morgan, but we tiling a son of above horse, was owned by a 

 company in Livingston Co., Mich., in 1856. 



Sire of 3d dam of Lady M. 2 :3O. 



MORGAN LION (CHASE HORSE) 



Chestnut with star and one white foot, 15 hands, 1050 pounds; foaled 

 June u, 1846 ; bred by Nathan Chase, East Charleston, Vt. ; got by Melvin 

 Horse, son of Royal Morgan : dam chestnut, bred by Francis Chase, Salem, 

 Vt., got by Childs Horse, said to be part Morgan. Owned by Giles Clark, 

 West Charleston, Vt., and went to Barnet, Vt. A horse of good appearance 

 and mild disposition ; stock somewhat flat footed, otherwise good. 



MINGO CHIEF 



Black with stripe in face and two white heels, 15% hands, noo pounds; 

 foaled about 1856; bred by E. O. Briggs, Paw Paw, Mich. ; got by Green 

 Mountain Boy, son of Royal Morgan ; dam chestnut, bred by Le- 

 roy Stanley, Schoolcraft, Mich. ; a fine mare that served in cavalry during the 

 war, called Hunter. Gelded 1864. Died 1888. An extra roadster, smooth 

 built and nice looking. His get inherited his fine style, action and dispo- 

 sition. 



Sire of dam of Decorator 2 :23%. 



RAMSAY HORSE 



Golden chestnut with star and one white hind foot, 15^ hands, about 

 1 100 pounds ; foaled June 10, 1840 ; bred by James Way, Derby Line, Vt. ; got 

 by Royal Morgan, son of Sherman Morgan : dam golden chestnut, bred by 

 James Way (or his father), got by Gray Eagle, thoroughbred, owned at Sher- 

 brooke, P. Q. ; 2d dam chestnut, said to be of the family of horses known as 

 the Blake breed of Morgans, which were great roadsters and possessed of 



