Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-04-15
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BLACK HAWK AND MORGAN HoasEs.--
The lovers of fast and good horses, cele-
brated alike for speed aud bottom, will be
Interested ia the following article, which we
copy from the Vergennes Vermonter. We
do not pretend to much skill, or science, in
horse flesh. But we do like good horse,
and always did. As to the two breeds of
horses, Black Hawk aud Morgan, we think
sir OF one aud half dozen of the other, aud
much Of both They are as very like in
their good qualities, as two silver spoons
cast in the same mould. For the saddle or
the harness, it will be hard to find their SUI
periors IN this or any other country
iIandsomer horses may be found in many
places, but better ones, no where. We
have a six years old golden, Of the pure
Morgan blood, sixteen hands high, with a
bold front and broad rear He goes his
ten miles an hour with ease, and says to his
driver, by pressing hard upon the bit, 81
same space of time" If any body wants
him more than we do, he can be had for
couple of hundred dollars. But TO the
" facts in the CASE Hear Mr.. Scott:
have always been an admirer of the
Morgan Horses, having been personally
acquainted with their pedigree from lS06
tothe present time. The pedigree of the
Justin Morgan, the sire of the Woodbury.
and Sherman and also Of the Deino and
Belknap Morgons, is as follows:
Justin Morgan was raised by Justin
Morgan, of Springfield, Mass, aud ta-
ken to Randolph, VT, in the fall of 1895
sired by True Briton or Beautiful Bay,
raised by Gen. Delaney of Long island,
and sired by bis imported English horse
Traveller, who traces directly back to
the Godolphin Arabian. Dam of the
original Morgan was of the Wild Air
breed, sired by the Diamond, who was
raised in East Hartford, Conn. Diamond
was sired by the Wild Air, known as the
Church Horse. The Church Horse was
sired by Wild Air, imported from Eng
land by Gen. Delaney, and afterwards
taken back TO England. He was grand
son of the Godolphin Arabian. The
dam of the Church horse was an impor-
ted Wild Air mare, owned by Capt. Sam
uel Burt, of Springfield, Mass.
! The Woodbury., Sherman, Delino, and
Belknap were the only stock horses sired
by the Justin Morgan. The Dellno
horse was from half-blood Canadian
mare, which has given rise 10 the erro-
neous supposilion of the existence of
/ French blood on the part of the other
/ horses.
A Il tho noted Morgans, and the fast
trotters, decended from the Woodbury.
and Sherman branches. The Clifford
Morgan, raised by Ziba Clifford, of Hart
land, VT, was sired by old Woodbury..
The Black Hawk Morgan, owned by
David Hill, of Bridport, was sired by the
Sherman Morgan.
/ 1t wall be seen from this, (Which is a
correct statement of the pedigree OF The
horses, that what are now known as the
Morgan and Black Hawk breeds, orig
mated from the same sire. Both these
branches were well represented at the
State Fair at Middlebury last SePtem-
Der. Every horse led into the ring by
the Green Mountain Morgan was d.
rect defendant from the Woodbury.
branch, and those led by the Black Hawk
were descendants from the Sherman
branch of the Morgan stock.
Asto the peculiar merits of the Wood
bury and Sherman horses, the people
have had ample opportunity TO judge Tor
themselves.
So far as regards the recent trials of
speed between the Flying Morgan and
iioo of the fastest Black Hawks, do not
consider it fair criterion 10y which TO
Judge of the speed of the two branches.
1 The fastest time which it has ever been
pretended the Black Hawk himself has
ever made, Gas shown by advertisements
in nv possession,) is one mile in min
utes aud IL seconds, which consider
the best time ever made by the Sherman
or Black Hawk horses.
The Henry Clay, sired by Clifford
Morgan, and owned by MIR Wood OF
Providence, II. !. has ,rotted mile IN
minutes and so seconds. Beppo, sired
by the same, trotled his mile over tn
Centreyille track in ? minutes 81
onds. The chestnut horse
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