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then six or eight, and Gifford four or five ; Bulrush was a very fine-formed 

 horse. They left the best of stock". Erastus Robinson of Venice, O., writes : 

 " He was very heavy made ; disposition good ; was quite speedy. The best 

 horse ever kept here ". 



MORGAN TIGER (MORRIS') 



Dark dapple bay, one white hind foot, heavy mane and tail, 16 hands, 

 1300 pounds; foaled 1857; bred by Pearson Appleton, Paddy's Run, O. ; 

 got by Knowlton's Morgan Tiger, son of Bulrush Morgan : dam dun, bred 

 by Pearson Appleton, got by Groome's Blue Bull, son of Merring's Blue Bull : 

 2d dam black. Bought, 1857, by David Morris, Wyoming, O., who sold, 

 1866, to Howard Ross, for $1300. Died 1866. A nice-shaped horse with 

 good disposition, and a sharp trotter ; could also pace. His colts made 

 speedy and good carriage horses. 



TIGER (PURDY'S BULRUSH MORGAN) 



Black, heavy wavy mane and tail, 950 pounds; said to be by Bul- 

 rush Morgan, or a son of his. Taken, 1853, from Vermont to Ohio. 

 Owned in turn by Smith Babcock, Rochester, O. ; Mr. Purdy, New London, 

 O. ; H. Childs of same place ; then sold and went to Bronson, Mich., where he 

 died about 1864. Stock of good size, and some of them noted as quarter 

 horses. 



CHARLES SMITH HORSE 



Dark chestnut, 900 pounds ; bred by C. C. Smith, Corinth, Vt. ; got by 

 Young Bulrush, son of Bulrush Morgan. Owned, 1856, by Leonard Avery, 

 Corinth. Linsley says : " Good action ". 



JACK 



Dark brown, 15 hands, 1000 pounds ; foaled about 1870; bred by Walter 

 Davis, Danville, Vt. ; got by the Charles Smith Horse, son of Young Bulrush : 

 dam bred by French Morrill, Danville, Vt., got by Merrill; 2d dam said to be 

 by Dapple Gray, son of Sherman Morgan. Killed about 1886. Stylish and 

 kind. 



