Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-08-30
EnrIner,s stallion,

.cunstance. r.
= Earmer's stallion. 49,.
We copy the article below from the American
Farmer. The editor of that paper, in the course
Of some Introductory remarks, says-"The fol.
lowing description recommendatory Of horse is
by one of the best judges of horse, and one Of
the best horsemen in this or any other country"
The horse is the Bellfounder Morgan, and il
offered at $4,000.
al think he possesses the best proper
ties as a roadster of any horse ever bred in
New Englacd. This you may think il a
Strong expression, considering the many fine
roadsters we have bred. 1t is a fact Of
grca, notorie,y. that New England. within
The last forty years, has produced more, and
better roadsters. than any other section OF
this, and perhaps any other country. lthas
been said, and believe il cannot be contra.
dic:ed with propriety, that there has never
been breed Of horses in New England,
which have proved SO eninen,ly useful as
the NJ .rgan breed. They have often excl.
ted the admiration of strangers, foreigners,
&c. They combine in great degree the
properties 80 desirable 10 New England
Yankee notions, viz 60 to church, 60 to mill,
under the saddle, before the gig,to the coach,
and before tho plough. They excel in
great endurance, carrying weigh: long
distance, noble and generous spirited, with a.
docilly oftemper, that the mos. linid can.
drive them, but If put to their meltle, they
are full hand for The bes. whip.
The origin of,his breed Of horses Is as
follows :--Some time abou, 1896 10 1900,
a French Canadian horse accidentally
foalded a full blood thorough bred racing
mare. and when she dropped her colt be
owner gave it 10 man in Vermont, by the
name of Gass Morgan. At . yesss ~
this colt showed uncommon powers, and MI,
Ssousy, the man who broke and trained
him, informed me, that he had frequently
seen him run one. quarter ola mile in fifteen
seconds. This colt was called the Gass
Morgan....I.ence the Morgan breed ofhors-
es. The Gass Morgan lived over 80 years
he was ofgreat vigor. Mr.. Shovey showed
me superior horse Of his get, which he as:
sured me was the 18th foald Of the same
day $ get, by this horse. The Gdss Nor.
gan horse was the crack StallieniR 49,.
and ,i,st vicinity, for more Than twenly.hve
years, and he probably produced more foaids
than any other horse on record he was the
sire ofihe famous Sherman Morgan horse,
a stallion of merit, extraordinary powers,
and fine properties. 4
obtained some years since remarka.
bic fine mare which was got by the Gass
Morgan horse. She had been owned inI
my aeighburhood several years by baker
by,rade, who reside sixteen miles from
Boston. She had been driven in his bread.
cart with load Of bread into Boston and
back again, six days in the week, for several
years, hardly missing day. Her s!ile and
acetness excited much attention. Alter
obtaining this mare, put the imported horse
BeNfonnder to her, and she dropped mo
4illy, and when this flly was 4years old,
| put the Sherman Morgan horse TO her.
and she dropped me- the colt which call
he Bentonnder Morgan.
Bellfounder was imported from England
IN 1882. by James Brutt Esq. Of Boston.
Bellfounder was sired by .ha, well known
fast and high bred trotter, old Bellfounder,
out of Velocity, by Haphazard, by sir Peter,
out OF Miss Harry, by Eclipse. Velocity
trotted on the Norwich road in 1906, six.
teen miles in one hour and although she
broke fifteen times into. a gallop, and as
often turned round, -won her match. In
1898 she trot,ed twenty eight miles in /
hour and Al minutes, and has often done
many other great performances against time.
BellCounder at s years old, trotted two
miles in less than six minutes, and the fOl-
lowing year was matched for 200 guineas
TO trot nine miles in thirty minutes, which
he won easily by % seconds. HIS owner
shortly afterwards challenged to perform
with him seventeen miles and half 10 one
hour, but It was not accepted.
Old Bellfounder was true descendant
from tho original blood of the Firesoays,
winch breed Of horses stand unrivalled in
England either for gigor saddle.
With these materials have attempted to
breed q horse IN order. TO combine as much