Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-04-17
MORGANS INILLINOIS.
From the Western Horseman.

FREEPORT, ILL, March %.
There is in stephenson county some
very fine stock. George Rayhorn has
long been breeding Morgan horses. He
still owns the famous old Morgan and
Eclipse stallion, Colonel, foaled 1877, by
Colonel Eells, son of Colonel Dillon,
dam Fanny, by Fuller's Eclipse, second
dam Kit, by Durell's Morgan. Colonel
has been a famous sire of good road
horses, and was himself quite speedy.
Mr.. Rayhorn has now to take his place
Billy r., foaled 1883. by Colonel, dam by
Lattee's Morgan, son OF Hale's Green
Mountain Morgan. Billy is fine young
horse and a good sire. Mr.. r. also has
fine pair of sorrels, six and seven years
old, full brother and sister to Billy r.,
and fine driving team they are, and
speedy also, fine pair of gray geldings
by Billy r., fine bay colt (2) by
Mohawk Rider, son of Judge Rider,
2:251.
At Sam Reeser's we saw Dick, Jr.,
beautiful dark chestnut stallion, foaled
1887, by Nick Morgan, son of Deck Nor
gan, dam Kate, by Pacing Barney, son
of Sam Smeltzer. Deck is a very fine
horse, and is string an excellent class of
colts. Mr. Reeser also has full brother
to Deck, Jr., equally as fine. in Black
Morg, foaled 1892. He also has some
fine brood mares by Canada Tom, Jr.,
Pacing Barney, Album and others.
At Chris. Wohfords we saw the fine
young Morgan stallion, Ben Wohlford,
foaled 1892 by Ben Hur son of Ierod,
Jr. (sre of Nubbins, 2:ls5), by Grattan's
Herod; dam Kit, by Nick Morgan;
second dam the IIealey mare, a noted
Morgan mare. Ben is handsome horse
and very stylish. His few colts got so
far are fine ones.
At Rock Grove G. p. Mogle owns the
fine Arabian bred stallion. Deck, a snow
white horse, with red eyes. foaled 1889,
by the Arabian horse. AmbasSa, dam the
noted circus mare. Flora Shea, who was
bred and raised IN a show, and lived to
be twenty-seven years old. At twenty
six she foaled Deck. She was out of
Nellie Shea, IA daughter of the imported
Arabian mare, Nancy Whitman. Deck
is beautiful horse and very fast PAGER.
His colts are large, and when matured
will make 100 to 1900 pound horses. Mr..
Mogle has very fine yearling by him,
also fine pair of colts by Jeffrey
Wilkes, son of Invader, by Onward; a
fine pair by Dandy Cub, grandson OF
Black Hawk Prophet.
Henry Fisher has "A fine Young Morgan
stallion in Young Morg, foaled 1892, by
Fowler's Morg, son of Cub, dam Fanny,
very fine Morgan mare.
y. Fena, an Old-time hOrseman, has the
Morgan horse, Arthur. foaled 1850, by
Orphan Boy, dam Jane, by Johnson's
Morgan; second dam Kit, by Waters
Morgan. grandson of IIale's Green Noun
tain Morgan. Arthur is strongly in
bred Morgan, and is string a good class
of colts. He also owns Young Leo, by
Leo. "A fine imported Cleveland Bay
horse, dam fine Morgan mare He is "A
fine American bred coach horse
On our return trip we saw J. p.
Kleckler. who owns the fine stallion.
Billy Lisbon, Jr.. foaIed 1891. by Billy
Lisbon, son of Lisbon Boy. 2:2j4; dam
Nelly H.. by Colonel Solace. son of Black
Prince; second dam Kitty. by Printer.
son of lIawllins's Champion, by Ken
lucky Printer. Billy is a fine horse,
and speedy, and is string some fine colts.
He also has seymour. Jr., foaled 1892,
by Seymour, dam Fanny, by Colonel
Solace; second dam Lucy. by Canada
Tom, Jr.; third dam Lady, by Kentucky
Duroc. Seymour is a fine young horse,
very stylish and speedy.
JIM TAYLOR.