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most prized, but also having the strains of blood 

 we have named, for when aiming at so high a mark 

 it is desirable to have as many of the elements of 

 success as possible. 



To obtain a clear idea of the value in this con- 

 nection of the strains I have named, let us go back 

 a little in the history of American horses and see 

 what these distinguished families really were. 

 Let us first take the Morgan. This family has 

 gone on record as the gamest, the most beautiful, 

 and, all things considered, the nearest to perfec- 

 tion of any that America has produced. Though 

 not as fast at the trot as some other families, they 

 were all fast; they all showed uncommon endur- 

 ance and stamina; they had the points of equine 

 excellence and elegance that distinguished the 

 Arab ; and they bore themselves as superbly as the 

 proudest of the aristocratic sons of the desert. 



In every single respect except size they were 

 ideal horses. Concerning the breeding of Justin 

 Morgan, the founder of the family, there has been 

 endless discussion, but of this we are certain — 

 that the family had the prepotency that only 

 comes of ancient and unsullied lineage. It is no 

 wonder, then, that their blood should be found in 

 some of the best of our carriage stock" to-day and 

 it is logical that we should look to it as an im- 

 portant element in breeding such stock. 



It is a pity that such a family should not have 



