The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-04-10
From the Ner1nouter.
WOODBURY. AND SHERMAN NOR
GAN BLOOD HORSES.

Mr. Editor ;-Daer Sir Il have always
been an a'lmircr Of the Morgan Horses, hay
ing been personally acquainted with their
pedigree from sos to the present time. The
pedigree of the Justin Morgan, the sire of
the Woodbury. and Sherman and also of the
nchno and Belknap Morgans. is as follows:
Justin Morgan was raised hy Justin Nor
gan of Springfield, Mass, and taken to Ran
dolph, VT, in the fall of 1876; sired by True
Briton or Beautiful Bay raised by Gen. De
Iancy of Lon. Island, and sired by his i'm
ported English horse Traveller, vino traces
directly back to thcGololp phin Arabian. Dam
of the original Morgan was the Wild Air
breed, sired lay the Diamond, who was raised
in East Hartford, Conn, Diamond was sired
hv the Wild Air,known as the Church Horse
The Church Horse was sired by Wild Air,
imported from England bv Gen De Lancv,
and afterwards taken back to England, He
was a grandson Of the Godolphin Arabian
The dam Of the Church Horse was an impor-
ted Wild Air mare, owned by Capt. Samrel
Burt, of Springfield, Mass.
The Woodbury., Sherman, Delino and
, BeIlnap We're the only stock horses sired by
the Justin Morgan. The Delino (known in
+ some places as the Buru>h or Morgan Bul-
rush. horse was from hat-hlool Canadian
mare. which has given rise to the crroneou,
suppositon of the existence of French blood
, on the part of the other horses.
All the noted Morrans and the fast trot
] tiers, are descended from the Woodbury. aht
Sherman branches The Clifford Morgan
raised bv Ziba Clifford, of Hartford, VI, w,
sired by old Woodbury.. The Black lIawl
y Morgan, owned by David Hill, of Bridport
- was sired 10y the Sherman Morgan.
= 1t will be seen from this (Which Is a cor
> rect statement Of the pedigree of the horses
i that what are now known as the Morgan an'
, Black Hawk brcrd<ori.inat from The sam,
Il sire Both these branches were well repre-
! ,rned at the State Far at Milllrbnry la>
?, September. Every horse led into the rim.
E hv the Green Mountain Morgan was drer
+, descendant from the Woodbury. branch, an'
e those led l,y the Black Hawk Were descend
i ants from the MORGAN >jork.
j rs to the peculiar merits Of tie WoodFur
f. and Sherman horses. the people have ha
(. ample opportunity to .iudrc for themselves.
= so far AS regards the recent trials OF spec
: between the Flying Morgan and ~o Of tn
4 fastest Black Hawks, | do not consider it
i fair criterion hv which to Judge of the spec
.r of the two branches. The fastest time whir
y. it has ever been pretended the Black IIaw
> has ever made, Gas shown hv advertisement
= in nv pos>csSionD is one mile in , minu,,
! and ~ seconds which consider the best tinl
p. ever made by the >hermanor or Black IIaw
d horses.
~ The Henry Clay. sired by Clifford Mornar
Il and owned by Mr. Wood of Providence, r.
= has trottcd mile in minutes and 30 So
,c onds. Bcppo, sired by the same, trotted h
h mile over the Ccntrcvilc track in minute
II 32I seconds The chestnut horse owned |
e Robert Abel of Pawtucket, sired also bv Gi
cr ford Morgan, has trott,d mile in minut
q and 40 seconds.
m These facts cannot be disproved and sho
r. a slight preference in favor of the Woodhu
er branch Of the Morgan Horses as regards spec
no offer them, however, as no di>parageme
cr to the Black TIawks-aS consider DO
M branches of the Morgan stock to he the ve
m best in this country.
nd The subscriber has in his hands rclat
~ vouchers for all the facts above stated
he JOSHUA SCOTT.
,as Ncrgcnnes. March 23. 1852