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THE MORGAN HORSE 



1856; F. W. Bishop, Troy, N .Y. ; Gen. Dunham, Troy, N. Y., 1858; to 

 Joseph L. and Marcus Downing, Lexington, Ky., where the horse was taken ; 

 to Richard Downing ; to George Graves and Robert Hayes, all of Lexington, 

 Ky. A very noted show horse, and could trot untrained in 3 :oo. Hon. 

 Walter I. Hayes, Clinton, la., writes : " Downing told me that when he was 

 taking Rattler home, he happened to go through where the Ohio State fair 

 was being held and so stopped over, and although he and his horse were 

 among entire strangers, he got the ist premium ". Rattler is advertised in 

 the "Lexington (Ky.) Statesman", 1861, by Robert A. Hayes and George 

 Graves. The advertisement states that he received 26. premium at the 

 United States fair, Cincinnati, 1860, beating all competitors except his sire, 

 Stockbridge Chief. 



Races won, 24. Races lost, 44. Total races, 68. 

 Sire : Peavine, 2. 



Sire from Daughter : Almont Rattler, 3. 



Dams of Aileen Almont 2:25%, Keene Jim 2:19%, Richard 2:30, White Socks 2:20%, 

 William H. 2 125. 



Second dams of Carrie Belle 2:23%, Soto 2:20%. 



PEAVINE 2:35^ 



Chestnut, very heavy mane and tail, 16 hands, 1150 pounds ; foaled 

 1863; bred by Mrs. Myers, Lawrenceburgh, Ky. ; got by Rattler, son of 

 Stockbridge Chief : dam said to be by Gough's Wagner ; 2d dam by Colger ; 

 and 3d dam by Pollock's Hamiltonian, son of imported Diomed. Sold to 

 Ward Macey, Versailles, Ky., 1865 ; to Edward Powell, Richmond, Ky., 

 about 1877, and died his property, October, 1887. A great show horse and an 

 excellent sire. W. W. Muir of Muir, Ky., writes : " Peavine has a great many 

 fine horses in this country, as well as trotters ; $3500 was refused for a pair 

 of geldings here by him a few days ago ". 



Races won, 15. Races lost, 24. Total races, 39. 

 Sires: Black Harp, i; King Richard, i. 



r f Abbie V. 2 :i6%. Hundley 2 :3O. 



11 j Moses 2 :2 9 y 4 . Louise Macey 2 : 



PARK 



Tennessee Wilkes 2 

 V incite 2:09%. 



Dark bay or brown, 16^ hands; foaled 1878; bred by W. & T. F. 

 Muir, Lexington, Ky. : got by Peavine, son of Rattler, by Stockbridge Chief : 



