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and mares that trace to him. Some of the finest saddle horses of the 

 present time have much of his blood. A considerable number of trotting 

 horses with records trace to Coleman's Eureka, and the Eureka stock are 

 esteemed greatly as general-purpose horses ". 



Sire of dam of Lamar 2 :24^. 



MORGAN (STARK'S) 



Chestnut, 15% hands, noo pounds; foaled about 1868; bred by Mr. 

 Stark, Sulphur, Ky. ; got by Young's Morgan, by son of Butler's Eureka : dam 

 said to be by Ottawa, Canadian ; and 2d dam by Tecumseh. Sold to Dr. S. 

 L. Adair, New Washington, Ind., 187; ; went to Kentucky, 1880. 



Sire of dam of John Henry 2:2614. 



EUREKA (COX'S) 



Chestnut, 15% hands, 1000 pounds ; foaled 1860; bred by John A. 

 Holton, Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin Co., Ky. ; got by Butler's Eureka, 

 son of Green Mountain Morgan : dam chestnut, bred by John A. Hol- 

 ton, got by Pioneer, son of Blackburn's Whip ; 2d dam bay, bred by Charles 

 O'Hara, Franklin county, Ky., got by imported Birmingham. Sold to 

 L. J. Cox, 1862; to H. Coham, 1874; to Oscar Blackmore, whose prop- 

 erty he died, about 1885, at Farmdale, Ky. Kept mostly in Franklin county, 

 Ky. A correspondent writes : " He was exceedingly stylish in appearance, 

 being a perfect model of the harness horse. Disposition kind and gentle. 

 He would both trot and pace. His colts all fine and stylish ". L. J. Cox, 

 Frankfort, Ky., writes : " This was about the most popular breed of horses 

 ever known in this section. They were all noted for style, spirit,docility, en- 

 durance and model appearance. The old horse, Butler's Eureka, was but 

 little patronized at first on account of his small size and the then high service fee 

 ($15 to insure a colt). If he had lived since his colts came into notice, he 

 would have commanded immense patronage ". 



DANIEL WEBSTER (HUME HORSE) 



Dark chestnut with star and stripe, 14}^ hands, 1000 pounds; foaled 

 October, 1851 ; bred by J. B. Richardson, Fitchburgh, Mass. ; got by Green 

 Mountain Morgan : dam dark chestnut, owned by Benjamin Snow, Fitch- 

 burgh, Mass., said to be by Green Mountain Morgan. Sold, 1853, to C. A. 

 Hume, Windsor, Mass., who kept him in Berkshire and Hampden counties, 

 Mass., until 1864, when he sold a half interest to a Mr. Wright of Manteno, 

 111. ; he was then taken to Belvidere, 111., by a Mr. Betters, and sold to 

 Harry Doolittle, then to some one in Freeport, 111. His stock were excel- 

 lent and sold at high prices. Mr. C. A. Hume writes : " His proud, bold 

 and fearless style of going and his vigorous, untiring action could hardly have 

 been excelled. He was a very fair walker. His stock possessed his char- 

 acteristics wonderfully. I regret that I cannot give you more proof in re- 

 gard to the breeding of the dam. Her color was dark, rich chestnut and 

 from her great beauty, fine style of going, great speed and bottom, there is 

 no doubt but she was inbred Morgan. Daniel Webster's color was a dark 



