DESCENDANTS OF SHERMAN MORGAN 



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of the West, son of Jackson's Flying Cloud : dam Maggie, said to be by Clay 

 Pilot ; and 2d dam by Bald Chief. Owned by J.T. Buttolph, Iowa Falls, la., 

 and Arthur T. Reeve, Hampton, la. 



Races won, 10. Races lost, 33. Total races, 43. 



JOE YOUNG 2: 



Black with stripe in face and four white feet, 15^ hands, 1000 pounds; 

 foaled 1876; bred by Capt. D. Heaney, Rochester, Minn.; got by Star of 

 the West, son of Jackson's Flying Cloud : dam Lady Gregory, light bay with 

 white face and white feet, said to be by Green's Bashaw, son of Vernol's 

 Black Hawk ; and 2d dam by Simpson's Blackbird, son of Camden, thorough- 

 bred. Sold at weaning time to William Ward for $200, and led with another 

 Star of the West colt to Texas ; later brought back to Halstead, Kan. Then 

 sold to C. E. Westbrook for $3500, 1883 ; to Willis Westbrook, cashier of 

 First national bank, Peabody, and Geo. W. Shupe, Peabody, Kan., for $10,- 

 ooo, 1886. Mr. Shupe writes: "In 1882 he made a record of 2:38; in 

 1883, 2 129^ ; in 1884, 2 125^4 ; in 1885 trotted faster, but not driven for 

 record; in 1886, 2 120^; in 1887 bred to 99 different mares at $50 each, 

 not worked any; in 1888 bred to 46 mares, and in 30 days' handling trotted 

 to a record in a race 2 :i9^. He has shown us full miles on half-mile track 

 in 2 -.18, and has taken many ist premiums. He and his get have taken over 

 100 premiums in show ring. His disposition is so kind that any child can 

 handle him. He is now (1889) at Eminence, Ky". 



STAR OF THE WEST JR 



Bay; foaled 1888 ; bred by Simpson James, Comanche, la.; got by Star 

 of the West, son of Jackson's Flying Cloud : dam Vision, bred by Simpson 

 James, got by Almont Rattler, son of Almont ; 2d dam bred by Simpson 

 James, got by Impeachment, thoroughbred son of Van Wagoner ; 3d clam 



