Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-07-02
SIR HENRY AND BLACK HAWK.

Mr. David Hill kno,os that Sir Henry never
broke to harness first because we expressly state 1t
in our circular and, secondly, because he would never
have offered after reflection between $500 and $1,000
for any horse Gas have proof in our possession that
he did tor Sir HenryO without thorough lnvest'ga-
ton to the horse and his stock. man who has
used harness to so good purpose as Mr.. Hill has
since he became the proprietor OF Black Hawk, could
hardly have overlooked 50 important detect III Sir
Henry. Mr. llllis challenges, therefore, both OF which
contain the condition that the trotng shall be IN
harness" SO far concerned. amount to MOTH
ing and tar the breeding public are concerned,
cannot aspire TO the dignity OF successful lmpos
ton, Inc hrst challenge (see Cultvator Tor May, lSi)
is SIMPLY ridiculous such, we venture to say as none
but the Messs HILL ever made, and such certainly as
no one bat fool would accept But b c,use we gave
one sufficient reason for declining, Tout OF hundred
that might have been givenD MIR. Hill, affecting to
suppose this the only objection, comes out with new
challenge IN the Free Press OF June 18TH and bIavcy
omis the condition to which we objected, yet guards
hmSeD against the possibility Of an acceptance OnOur
part by cngng s;d to the trotiing harness condi
ton, and magnanmously offers three minutes advan-
,age in ten miles Does Mr. Hill mean to Jockey the
public by thus offering challenge which le knows
we cannot accept II We would P!
In truth lest that portion OF the breeding public who
have never seen the two horses may be mlsed by MIR
Hlis challenges into the belief that Sir Henry may
properly be put IN competition with Black Hawk, We
nny well state here that such is by means the
case He is not such horse. In the opinion OF some.
who Judge according to one standard, he is as inferior
as in the opinion of others, who Judge by quite dli
ferent standard, he is superior TO Black Hawk. We
know OF points of similarity except that both are
Offered for the improvement OF roadsters In other
respect, they at least totally diifcentas different
us is the noble, quiet high bred charger whose cour-
age and stamina nhen manted, are equal to the ser
rice to which tn ey called, from the dninutlve but
epnyhuy pony, whose ancs are the delight OF Inc
door-yard but whose strength allows him to take bu
hall load or compes him 10 postpone halt his jour
ncy. Sir Henry differs from Black Hawk as thor
olgh-Jrsi from one that is not Nor IN other respects
does he diff less. His value in the stud was not sc
Suddenly discovered. 1t took him years TO win hi
reputation. and now that he has won 1t, 1t Is bes
where he is best known better at home than abroad
Though somewhat larger horse, his newspaper pre-
tensions are by means correspondingy great III
cannot, Tor instance, like Black Hawk. trot mile IL
IN ~ rthom training, tCul Tor June lSi5 thongl
like Old Messenger whose blood flows in his veins HI
is geer OF iroi,crs lie will not thrive, like Blacl
Hawk, on three quarts OF oats and three Of bran pc
day, and between hive and six ponds OF hay daily
On tn. contrary our bills give ample testimony thu
Sir Henry wants something nearer the 32a lbs OF tor
age which Prof Low puts down as the average allow
ance tor horse. lSnne paper) Nor do his stock
most OF them, out-do their sire in size as Boc
Hawks do (Cutvator for May, 1917 Sir Henry
stock on the contrary have greater respect for tn
laws OF physiology and for the most part are like the
sire in well as Other respects. Nor does h
differ much from what he was in 1915 as Blac
Hawk does. Compare the two engravings OF Blac
Hawk III the two numbers oil the Cutvator reerre
to- Nor does any dam that has been bred to 5
Henry, or any foal that she has produced, bear
striking resemblance 10 the dam and ioa reprcsen
ed in the 18th volume OF the Naturalis's Library.
Lady Messenger and her Black Hawk colt" Mo
gan Messenger" do. Uul, vator for Feb lSi7) ;
Henry has no such faculty Of procreatlon after pa
tern With all these points OF difference II Is Gle
that Sir Henry Is no competitor win BACK ia"
whether in the stud on the road, in the newspaper
We should not. therefore. have noticed either OF q
Mrssrs Hills challenges but for their too obvio
land, II seems us, disingenuousl purpose TO oil
parage a horse which they once coveted. and who
rivalry they have just ground to fear. We have pu
lcly offered to meet Black Hawk and his stock, wi
Sir Henry and his stock at Saratoga or Montpelier
the award to be made to that horse which, after d
examination OF him and his stock, the Judges sh
pronounce best as ge,ter Of roadsters Instead
accepting declining in any way noticing Il
proposition, the proprieors of the Black Hawk col
out with a new challenge, insisting on q conditi
which they know before hand cannot be accept
We must therefore, be excused from any further !
tce OF them or their challenges, aness another Il
covert effort to disparage Sir Henry should requ
exposure LOCUS SANDERSON d co
West Million VI June -, lSi7.