Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-21
THE MORGAN BLOOD.
Present Day Trotters Owe Mncl, Of Their
Kaclnx Quality 20 II.

Racing Quality 20 1t.
Last year the get Of Director won 81
races and the get Of Robert McGrcpor
~. No other stallion figured in this
class. the nearest to them reaching only
~, which amounts to u distance. One
great performer means much for a sire.
but a lot OF race winners means more,
and when two stations leading all 9TH
ers III this respect have the same blood
limos it becomes especially significant.
Hambletonian and American Star con.
stitute tho winning combination and
promise now to lead in 1894. Almost
every day of trotting develops n winner
for them, with positions slightly rcvers-
Ell from last year, as tho big horse is
now in the lead. This would not be the
case If the greatest trotter over foalcd-
Directum-had not been idle.
Tho Fambletonian blood common to
these leading race horse siros is well cs.
tablished in its origin and in tho male
line beyond dispute, but tho American
Star blood has been the subject of mush
investigation, with small result until
Joseph Battell undertook the job. The
evidence which he presents in tho ro-
Gently published first volume of The
Morgan Register makes u very strong
showing in favor of writing the pedi-
gree in future as follows: "American
Star (Seeloy's), chestnut or ~sorrol, with
star, hind feet white, 1917 hands, 1850
pounds; foale1 1887; bred by Henry II.
Berry, Pompton Plains, N. j.; got by
Columns American Star, son of Cock
of the Rock. by Sherman Morgan; dam
bay, stripe in face, about 1G hands, Il
used up stage mare purchased in New
York city by Mr.. Berry at small price
to work in team; breeding entirely IN
known
Mr.. Battoll traces the horse through
tho hands of eight different Oyvuors back
to his breeder, not only gives the nanlo
and residence of each owner, but he
gives the prices paid, whcro the horse
stood, number of mMes served and foals
got each year, with fee, pedigree adVer-
tised and volulninous statements from
owners, noighhors and their descend
ants. Everything is printed, nothing
suppressed. 10 patiently gather all of
this evidence required travel, labor and
money. Reaching the breeder Of Sec
ley's American Star, Mr.. Battcll did
gently sought for living members Of his
family and neighbors who had personal
knowledge, not hcarsay, OF tho facts.
Having proved the sire to be Coburn's
American Star, he pursues like methods
with this horse; finds after several years
search two married daughters Of ira
Coburn, one in New York and one in
Massachusetts,, besides ncighbors who
knew the horse. In addition, he delvod
into old publications., our records and
similar documents, getting %corrobora.
tive evidence sufficient to make Sceley'a
American Star a Morgan.
The racing quality III Pamlico, in
Dandy Jim, i'll Lord Clinton, III Dexter,
Director, Directuln, Direct, Robert Nc
Gregor and Nubbins all had a ornnol
origin | mean that superlativc racing
quality that makes "a great and lasting
winner Of races. 1t is the Morgan blood
that has come to light in this the Nor
gan year. There are fast horses without
it in plenty, but they do not rank with
tho greatest winning caInpaigners. 1t
requires the Morgan blood to reach that
pinnacle, and every lover Of the Nor
gans should read Battcll's careful record
Of his labor and Investigations that
''the king might have his own. M.
T. G. in Breeders Gazette.