528 THE MORGAN HORSE 



well-shaped and fine-moving horse. He received a premium at the United 

 States fair in Boston, 1855, at the Rhode Island State fair and at Worcester 

 county (Mass.) fair ". 



RIP VAN WINKLE 



Black or dark roan with small stripe in face and a little white on each foot, 

 151^ hands, 1050 pounds; foaled July 18, 1852 ; bred by Thurber & Smith, 

 Champlain, N. Y. ; got by Black Hawk : dam Lady Taylor, 15 ^ hands, 1150 

 pounds, owned by J. W. Taylor, Potsdam, N. Y., and said to be by Knicker- 

 bocker, a thoroughbred horse brought to Potsdam, N. Y., from Kentucky; 

 2d dam gray, untraced. Bought by E. A. North, Champlain, N. Y., who 

 sold, May 21, 1857, to David Hill, Bridport, Vt. Mr. Hill advertised him in 

 Addison Co., 1857-58. He was hept two seasons at Claremont, N. H., by 

 Archibald Artherton, while owned by Mr. Hill. Advertised at Elmira, N. Y., 

 1874, by A. S. Peer. A strong and well-looking horse. 



GIFFORD BLACK HAWK 



Dark brown, heavy, curly mane and tail, 15 hands, 1020 pounds; 

 foaled 1852 ; bred by John Wait, Braintree, Vt. ; foaled property of Henry 

 Jones, Waitsfield, Vt. ; got by Black Hawk : dam said to be by Gifford Mor- 

 gan. Sold, about 1872, to I. W. Brown, Montpelier, Vt., who sold him, 

 about 1874. Received ist premium at Vermont State fair. 



SIPLES HORSE 



Black, 15^ hands, 1000 pounds; foaled 1852 ; bred by Capt. Sherman, 

 Vergennes, Vt. ; got by Black Hawk : dam the dam of Silverheels, which see. 

 Owned by breeder. Kept in Pierce Co., Wis. Appearance, action, disposi- 

 tion and stock good. 



JIM MURPHY 



Brown, 15^ hands, 950 pounds; foaled 1861 ; bred by James Murphy, 

 Hammond, Wis. ; got by Siples Horse, son of Black Hawk : dam bay, bred 

 in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., said to be by Mountain Eagle, son of Young 

 Planter. Owned, from 1868 to 1879, by F. G. Gridley, Hudson, Wis. Ac- 

 tion, disposition and stock good. 



JIM ELAINE 



Bay with star, snip and left hind foot white, 15% hands, 1050 pounds; 

 foaled 1875 ; bred by J. L. Noyes, Hudson, Wis. ; got by Jim Murphy, son 

 of Siples Horse : dam chestnut bred by James Murphy, St. Croix Co., Wis., 

 got by Bracket Horse (Vermont Morgan), son of Green Mountain Morgan; 

 2d dam bay, dam of Jim Murphy, which see. Kept in St. Croix and Pierce 

 counties, Wis. A successful show horse. 



MORGAN CHIEF 



Bay, one white hind foot, 15^ hands, mo pounds; foaled 1888; bred 

 by Henry McRorie, River Falls, Wis. ; got by Jim Blaine, son of Jim Mur- 



