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THE MORGAN HORSE 



son at the farm of Harvey Yale in Middlebury. He was repurchased by Mr. 

 Adams, winter or spring of 1850, and was kept in Burlington, afterwards in 

 northwestern New York, and later in New Hampshire. Died, about 1865. 

 Linsley says : " A horse of a great deal of bottom and power ; trots fair and 

 square ; goes smart ; is perfectly sure for all he can do, and generally makes 

 his best time in the last heat. From heating and overwork his eyes have 

 been injured and he can see but little". 



Sire from Daughter: Kent, 4. 



Second dam of Albert France 2 :2o% ; Alley Russell, sire of i ; Harkaway, sire of 2, and 

 Wilton, sire of 14 in 2 130 list. 



IRA ALLEN 2 : 30 



Brown, star and one white hind foot, 15 hands, 1000 pounds; foaled 

 1852 ; bred by W. B. Munson, Colchester, Vt. ; got by Flying Morgan, son of 

 Hackett Horse: dam light bay, 15^ hands, 1050 pounds, foaled 1848, bred 

 by W. B. Munson, got by Morgan Bellfounder, son of Putnam Morgan ; 2d dam 

 said to be by Dubois Horse, son of Bulrush Morgan. A handsome horse and 

 superior trotter. W. D. Munson, Colchester, Vt., son of W. B. Munson, reports 

 that he drove him many winning races, from 1857 to 1862, and states that, 

 in 1862, Ira Allen trotted two races against Black Diamond at Frelighsburgh, 

 P. Q., the last of which he won in 2 :3O, Black Diamond being drawn after 

 the first heat. Died, 1862. 



RIPON BOY 2:25 (WINNER OF 13 RACES) 



Brown; foaled 1863; bred by John Mott, Potsdam, N. Y. ; got by Ira 

 Allen, son of Flying Morgan : dam bred by Foster Bellows, Canton, N. Y., 

 got by Wiley's Blucher, son of Black Blucher ; 2d dam bred by Foster 

 Bellows, got by the Wilmarth Horse, son of Blossom, by LeRay's Blossom. 



WHALEBONE 2 : 38 



Bay, 151^ hands, 975 pounds; foaled 1857 ; bred by Frank B. Flanagan, 

 Burlington,Vt. ; got by Flying Morgan, son of Hackett Horse : dam dark bay, 

 bred by Lemuel Pratt, Colchester, Vt., got by Weasel (bred by H. Holmes, 

 Milton,Vt., sold to S. Barlow, who kept him at Fairfield, Vt. ; to H. Phelps, who 

 took him to northern New York, and sold him), son of old Telescope; 2d 

 dam said to be by old Telescope. Sold to A. J. Merrill, Colchester, Vt. ; A. 

 Austin,Winooski,Vt. ; M. M. Byington. Died 1874. A very enduring horse. 



Sire of dam of Clara J. 2 :27%, winner of 19 races and fifty-race trotter. 



WILLIAM TELL 

 Sorrel, small star, 14 hands, 825 pounds; foaled July 28, 1864; bred 



