HISTORY OF MESSENGER.
Messenger’s racing in England—His breeder unknown—Popular
uncertainty about the circumstances and date of
his importation—The matter settled by his first
advertisement—Uncertainty as to his importer—Description of
Messenger by David W. Jones, of Long Island—Careful consensus
of descriptions by many who had seen Messenger—His great and
lasting popularity as a stock horse—Places and prices of his
services for twenty years—Death and burial 222-231