776 THE MORGAN HORSE 



"If half that 'the oldest inhabitants' say is true, there was never a better 

 or faster pacing Canadian imported than Drennon's sire, old Davy Crockett, 

 who made his last seasons and died within 500 yards of where I now write. 

 He was the most 'prominent citizen' at all stallion shows, fairs and musters, 

 and the redoubtable militia colonel never looked more warlike than when 

 astride of proud 'old Davy'. He never encountered a horse that could outpace 

 him, and his rival, Tecumseh, was the only one who could make him extend 

 himself. He sired Drennon, founder of the Drennon family, He begat 

 Canada Chief and Moody's Davy Crockett, who sired Legal Tender, from 

 whom descended many trotters. Indeed, the blood of Davy Crockett figures 

 in the pedigrees of many of our best trotters and producers of trotters. Had 

 he received the fostering care of some great breeding establishment like 

 Woodburn, he would have founded a family as famous as the Pilot Jr. tribe" 



C. W. Kennedy, Montgomery, Ala., says : " Davy Crockett was a very 

 good-looking horse, very stout, long, heavy tail, heavy mane ; head larger than 

 Pilot's, but clean, not a bad one, not a high crest ". 



Besides the trotters descended from Davy Crockett given in following 

 tables, there are quite a number by sons or grandsons whose history and 

 breeding is largely unknown. Coulter's Davy Crockett said to have been 

 owned in Indiana, and got by Moody's Davy Crockett, is credited with 

 Rostrever 2 123 and dams of Frazee 2 \2^y 2 , Ira M. 2 130 and Mattie H. 

 2 :2 7 y, and Spurrier Boy 2 130. The dam of High Jack, sire of one 2 130 trotter, 

 was also by this horse. Seniour's Davy Crockett is credited with the dams 

 of Billy Anderson 2 126^ and Richwood 2 127. Cummins' Davy Crockett 

 got the dam of Butterscotch 2 120, and Scrugg's Davy Crockett the dam of 

 Doble 2 128. The dam of Commander 2 '.26% and sire of three 2 130 per- 

 formers was by Miller's Davy Crockett. A Davy Crockett Jr., is credited 

 with the dam of Grover Wilkes 2 124^, and Henderson's Davy Crockett with 

 the 2d dam of Belle Simmons. 



Sire of dams of Red Flame 2 125 %, North Star Mambrino 2 :26 1 /^, George R. 2 :27%, Skinkle 

 Hambletonian 2:28%. 



Second dams of Bolly Lewis (?) 2:30% (to saddle 2:29), winner of n races, Elko 2:17 

 King Almont 2 :2i%, Patience 2 -.26%. 



Third dam of Allie Wilkes 2 122%. 



DAVY CROCKETT (KARRIS') 



Said to be by Janus, son of Blackburn's Davy Crockett. Stood near Gal- 

 latin or Deshey's Creek, Tenn., 1845 to 1851. Stylish, good action, very 

 gentle and a fast pacer. 



DALLAS 



Roan, \^y 2 hands, noo pounds; foaled 1846; bred by N. B. Turner, 

 Gallatin, Tenn. ; got by Harris' Davy Crockett, son of Janus, by Blackburn's 

 Davy Crockett : dam bay, bred by N. B. Turner, Gallatin, Tenn., got by Te- 

 cumseh, son of Nero, thoroughbred ; 2d dam chestnut, bred by N. B. 

 Turner, got by Pacolet ; 3d dam bred by N. B. Turner, got by Dungannon. 

 Kept 1849-50 by N. B. Turner, and, 1851, by Dr. J. M. Head near Gal- 

 latin. J. D. Martin, Gallatin, Tenn., writes : " He was a horse of great 



