696 THE MORGAN HORSE 



GREEN MOUNTAIN BOY 



Dark bay, 14^ hands, 900 pounds; foaled 1844; bred by Benjamin 

 Abbott, Stockbridge, Vt. ; got by Green Mountain Morgan : dam bay, bred 

 by Benjamin Abbott, got by Gifford Morgan. Sold, 1847, to Cornelius Rus- 

 sell, Wilmot, N. H., who moved to Randolph, Vt., 1854, to Wisconsin, 1855, 

 to Chicago, 111., 1856, and to Rockford, 111., 1858, taking the horse with 

 him; to Livingston Compton, about 1865; to R. H. Libby, Fairfax, la., 

 fall of 1869; to some party at Cedar Rapids, la., fall of 1873, who traded 

 him to a farmer. H. P. Stockton, now of Detroit, Mich., also once owned 

 an interest in him. \V. S. Keith, Esq., Chicago, 111., says: "He had 

 a bob-tail, carried his head and tail way up ; he overflowed with life and ner- 

 vous energy, always attracting a good deal of attention, admired by every- 

 body, and never forgotten by any one who ever saw him. He was the great 

 show horse of his day". H. B. Hatch of Bethel, Vt., a well-known horse- 

 man, says : " He was an excellent pattern and could trot in three minutes. 

 One of the handsomest horses that ever lived. Very fine action and 

 disposition, and an excellent stock horse". 



DENSMORE HORSE (DENSMORE'S MORGAN) 



Dark bay, 14^ hands, 950 pounds; probably foaled about 1850; bred 

 by Asa T. Grames, Chelsea, Vt. ; got by Green Mountain Boy, son of Green 

 Mountain Morgan : dam bred by Asa T. Grames, got by Norton's Prince 

 (dam of Prince by Kasson Horse) ; 2d dam bred by Peter Wiggins, got by 

 Bulrush Morgan. Went to Williamstown, Vt. A smart trotter. 



MORGAN EAGLE 



Dark chestnut, 15% hands, 1250 pounds ; said to be by Green Mountain 

 Morgan : dam by Callender, son of American Eclipse ; and 2d dam by 

 Crown Prince, son of Sherman Morgan. Kept at or near Richmond, Mad- 

 ison county,Ky.,one or more years, by owner, who is thought to have brought 

 him there from Ohio. A horse of this name, foaled 1846, probably 

 this horse, was exhibited at the Ohio State fair, 1856, by M. D. Moore of 

 Painesville, O. 



Sire from Daughter: Kentucky Prince, 21. 



ASHUELOT MORGAN 



Chestnut, white hind feet, silver mane and tail, 16 hands, 1300 pounds; 

 foaled June, 1845 ; bred by Jewell Humphrey, Winchester, N. H. ; got by 

 Green Mountain Morgan : dam formerly owned in Superior, Can., and said 

 to be by a horse called Eagle. Owned by Uberto Bowen, Richmond, N. H. 

 Disposition excellent ; very high spirited and showy. Mr. Linsley says : 

 " Although very large, he is compact, moves in good style, has excellent 

 action for a horse of his size, and is a favorite parade horse. In 1854, he 

 received the ist premium of the New Hampshire State Agricultural society". 

 Died 1 86 1. 



Sire of dam of Honest Billy 2 :2g%. 



BAY STATE 



Dapple bay with small star, 15^ hands, 1070 pounds; foaled 1845; 



