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THE MORGAN HORSE 



Ind., and lived to be quite old. Very powerful, large bone, good feet ; said 

 to have paced a mile in 2 150 in 1843. It is sa ^ his name, " Bull Pup ", was 

 given him when a colt because he was traded by his owner, " even up ", for a 

 bull-dog pup. His get were numerous and many of them very speedy. 



BULL GOPHER 



Sorrel, 15^ hands, 900 pounds; bred in Giles county, Tenn.; said to 

 be by Bull Pup, son of Pilot. Owned a long time by Asa Foster, Minor 

 Hill, Tenn. Died at Pulaski, Tenn., 1887. 



CLIFTON PILOT 



Black with white marks, 15^ hands, 1000 pounds; bred by Dr. Weems, 

 Jeffersonville, Ind.; got by Pilot: dam Lady Clifton, a trotting mare 

 thought to have been taken West by William Israel. Passed to J. M. Reyn- 

 olds, Louisville, Ky. ; to John B. Lewis, 1858, who kept him one or two 

 seasons in Nelson county, Ky. ; to James Montgomery of Washington 

 county, Ky., who kept him several seasons. Entered by Reynolds & Bros., 

 1849, at Louisville trotting races, where he won second place; Pilot Jr. get- 

 ting first. A correspondent of the "Spirit of the Times ", describing this 

 race, says : " Clifton Pilot is a fine large stallion and has a long, rattling 

 stride ". 



FLAXTAIL (BULL PUP JR) 



Sorrel, flaxen mane and tail; foaled, 1854, the property of Jonathan 

 Burket, Washington county, Ind., who traded for the dam, while in foal 

 with Flaxtail, of Mr. Martin, Indianapolis, Ind., who purchased her shortly 

 before of a man, name not remembered, living between Waverly and Moore- 

 ville, Ind., said to be by Bull Pup, son of Pilot : dam bay, a fast pacer. 

 Sold to a Mr. Wiseman, Salem, Ind., 1856 ; to a Mr. Mitchell, about 185 9, who 

 took him to Iowa ; to T. T. Tinsley, who kept him several years near Flint, 

 la. ; to Dr. M. V. Hicks, Iowa, who moved to California, taking this and other 

 horses with him. Above information is from N. A. Randall, the accomplished 

 editor of " Randall's Horse Register ", of Indianapolis, Ind. 



