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Hamiltonian ; and 2d dam by Bishop's Hamiltonian. Bought with the dam, 

 about 1854, by Dr. J. H. Murray, West River, Md., whose son-in-law, Dr. 

 M. G. Ellzey, Woodstock, Md., writes that David Hill vouched for the 

 pedigree of both colt and dam. Dr. Murray took the colt to Maryland. Dr. 

 Ellzey says : " He trotted a trial in 2 135. His stock were mostly stolen by 

 soldiers, and he was killed in the war. The few known of his get are of very 

 great excellence. Dora, owned by me and got by Black Hawk from one of 

 his daughters, was a road mare of superlative excellence, driven repeatedly 

 40 miles in four hours, and once ridden 90 miles between nightfall and sun- 

 rise without a dismount; a mare of almost unrivalled beauty". 



PRINCE (VERMONT EXPRESS, FOOTE HORSE) 



Dapple brown with star and four white feet, 15^ hands, noo pounds; 

 foaled about 1854 ; bred by Charles Benedict, Cornwall, Vt. ; got by Black 

 Hawk : dam bought by Charles Benedict of Aikens Dukett, Bridport, Vt.,who 

 bought her of Ashley Maynard, Whitehall, N. Y., said to be by Morgan Tiger 

 2d, son of Sherman Morgan. Sold, when three, toAbram Foote, Cornwall, Vt., 

 and always kept at the Foote place in Cornwall. Died about 1878. Got 

 some very good stock. A large, black colt bred by Abraham Foote, by Prince, 

 and from a filly by Black Hawk, also bred by Mr. Foote, was taken, when 

 two or three, to California by R. J. Jones. Another black, good-sized stal- 

 lion by Prince was owned by Jared A. Foote, Cornwall, and went West. 



SAM HOUSTON 



Dark bay, 15 hands, 1000 pounds; foaled 1853; bred by J. T. Field, 

 Vergennes, Vt. ; got by Prince (Foote Horse), son of Black Hawk: dam 

 bay, said to be by Green Mountain Morgan. Sold, 1855, to Charles Sprigg, 

 Addison, Vt., who sold, 1857, to Edson Barber, Canton, N. Y. Died about 

 1865. A handsome horse of much style, and a fast trotter. 



Sire of dam of Adelaide 2 119%, winner of 20 races and fifty-race trotter. 

 Second dam of Addie D. 2:25% and Mina D. 2:26%. 



LIVE OAK 



Black with white face and four white feet, 16^ hands, 1250 pounds; 

 foaled about 1854; bred by W. S. and Edwin Hammond, Middlebury, Vt. ; 

 got by P>lack Hawk : dam Phyllis, bay, bred by E. Bridge, Pomfret, Vt., got 

 by Woodbury Morgan. Sold to E. S. Hammond, Fond du Lac, Wis., who 

 owned him until he died. He was quite a successful trotter at local fairs ; 

 time about 2 140. 



GREEN MOUNTAIN BOY 



Sorrel, 15^ hands, noo pounds; bred by Gardner Harrington, Sud- 

 bury, Vt. ; got by Black Hawk : dam, dam of Black Banner, which see. 

 Taken, about 1858, from Vermont to Bethany, N. Y., by a Mr. Higgins, who 

 died, and the horse was sold to Mr. Andrews of Batavia, N. Y. ; then to 

 Ross Rumsey, who took him to Cayuga county, and to Trumbull Corners, 

 Tompkins Co., N. Y. Died about 1885. 



