10 Department Circular 199, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



miums; also Bennington 5693, Ked Oak 5249, Linsley 7233, Castor 

 5833, and Gladstone 6922, which will be discussed later. 



Ethan Allen 2d (Peters) 406 was a dark chestnut, by Peters 

 Morgan 405, a son of Peters Vermont 403, the dam being by Ethan 

 Allen 40. He was bred by A. TV Peters, of Bradford, Vt., who 

 perpetuated the strain bearing his name that will ever be famous 

 for true Morgan type and character. 



Ethan Allen 3d" (Borden's) 3987 was sired by Ethan Allen 2d 406, 

 out of a dam by Cushing's Green Mountain 493. One of his owners, 

 Maj. C. A. Benton, wrote of him: 



His disposition is so remarkable that my children enter his box stall and mount 

 him "without fear; his style is far beyond that of any Hackney I have seen; his endur- 

 ance "wonderful, and were he trained his speed could be materially increased. 



The breeding qualities of Ethan Allen 3d were probably not fully 

 appreciated until after his death, due largely to the fact that he had 

 a very limited opportunity in the stud. In the last few years his 

 sons and daughters have been prominent winners in Morgan classes. 



Sir Ethan Allen 6537, a son of Ethan Allen 3d 3987, has twice been 

 grand champion Morgan stallion at the Vermont State Fair, and his 

 son Sealect was reserve to him in 1922. Sir Ethan Allen was second 

 to Troubadour of Willowmoor 6459 at the 1919 International Live 

 Stock Exposition at Chicago. Evelyn 0684, a daughter, has won 

 many prizes, especially under saddle. Artemisia 02731, a daughter 

 of Ethan Allen 3d, has won repeatedly, and her colts have won, 

 prominent of which were Ajax 5302 and Anjou, discussed elsewhere. 

 Laura Jay 01457 is another daughter. 



Laura Jay won the Morgan mare class at the 1919 "International." 

 This mare has also won several prizes, including championships, 

 at the Vermont State Fair, as well as at the Eastern States Exposi- 

 tion, to say nothing of smaller shows. Laura Jay was purchased by 

 the U. S. Morgan Horse Farm in 1921. She foaled two colts at the 

 farm before her death in 1922. She is the dam of Ruth 03716, a 

 U. S. Morgan Horse Farm brood mare. Ruth won the blue in her 

 class at the Vermont State Fair in 1916. Reynard 5624, the sire of 

 Ruth, has many winnings to his credit, including grand champion 

 Morgan stallion at the Vermont State Fair in 1913, and the farm also 

 has an excellent prospect in a 2-year-old filly by him. 



Lyndon 5080, a full brother to Reynard 5624, has won repeatedly 

 at the Vermont State Fair, and he is the sire of Lady Lyndon 03342, 

 one of the farm's brood mares. Lady Lyndon's dam is sired by 

 Bob Morgan 4549, a stallion of approved type and breeding, and a 

 former consistent winner at shows where Morgans participated. 

 Bob Morgan's blood is also represented at the farm by Babe 089, 

 the dam of Castor and Eudora 0672; by Troubadour of Willow- 

 moor 6459, whose dam is by Bob Morgan; and by the get of Donlyn 

 5849, whose sire, Donald 5224, was by Bob Morgan. Donlyn has 

 taken many prizes at the Vermont State Fair and won distinction 

 in 1912 by being awarded the blue ribbon in three distinct classes, 

 namely, for stallion in hand, for stallion under saddle, and for stal- 

 lion in harness. He is also full brother to Donwindsor 6S53, the 

 grand champion Morgan stallion at the Vermont State Fair in 1915. 



Headlight Morgan 46S3 was grand champion Morgan stallion at 

 the Kansas State Fair for several years. The farm has his blood in 

 his daughter, Sunflower Maid 02410, his granddaughter, Mertilla 



