Litchfield enquirer., 1856-12-11

Inc papers come 70 VI tuls Wee9 announcing we
death of the celebrated horse Black Hawk
This animal. famous for his beauty, speed and
great endurance and ou the superiority Of his stock
belonged to the family Of horses known - the Nor.
gans which had their origin In tho StAte Of Yer
mont. and now scattered through great portion
Of the Union, bearing sttli the sane unnistskabls
pecuartics Of build and gait - thsir removed pro-
genitor known . the Justin Morgan hons.
The pedigree of this remvrkahls animal and the
place of ~ birth = still matter Of dosbt. One
pArsy cistms thAt Re was raised In Canada; cross
between N Ensiish mare and ~ Indisa puay; thas
he WAS sold 70 : Mr.. Goss. and that he Coa rslin-
pushed him for debt Of $40, to Mr. jus h Mosrsu.
Another, that he was raised from bloodsd Esxiish
marc ont Of thoroughbred English horne, owned
in East Hartford, Conn. a msmbes of my own
family, we'll acquainted with the pedigree Of remark
able horses, assures that he Was sired By An En-
glsh horse known in Hartford a the Black Prince,
and remembered still by many old residents Of HART
ford Is remarkable creature, much injured In ap-
pcafancc by the loss Of his tail. Whatever tis pod
gres, no one doubts him TO have been IN unusually
fine stallion famous for endurance and striking ps.
culisritss Of build His color was dark bay with
black legs, fourteen hands high, and weight about
$50 lbs. he had no white hairs upon him, his mane
and tail we're very heavy and coarse, popularity
still noticeable in many Of rhe race his head was
good, rather large and bony, face broad cars small
and nostris very vide and his eycs were quite
dark, prominent andspirited his back and neck were
his most striking points. the former very shoft while
his blades feature etill preserved in the
family long and oblique, his legs were short.
muscle exhibited itself at every STEP" BE was for the
day in which he lived. period some ty yeafs past
very fine traveller. not equal however. to many o.
his descendants. especially the Black Hawk. These
BY much care in breeding and improvement in driving
have become the most superior Of fast horses in
the country. while they poascssed Of all those
points which most of our New Tnglaud farmer ad-
mire. Closely ribbed with nne barrel and compact
joints they equal in speed the more rangey and les
compact breeds for instsnce-ths Messenger, Ma
polcons and Jacksens Black Hawk, foaled in 1888,
was the property Of Mr. Twombiy Of Durdam, New
Hampshire; his sire was a Sherman Morgan-one Of
the Justin Morgan colts. At 4 yeau Of age he went
to Lowell, and there used as family hogse until
the year 1874: after which he changed hands, and
became familiar to sporting men. His color was
blxck, and his colts without exception hare been
blacks bay chestnut. He was the sire Of several
Of the fastest horses the turf; among which ara
Ethan Allen, Lancet Black Ralph, Belle Of Saratoga
and Black Hawk Mid. Mr.. Hill, his last owner
has received for his services forty thousand dol
larr his last season nettsd ssysn thousand dOllas
and be was already booked for are more. There h
ono Of bis colts IN this Countrywide Nsagat,cl
tBaack Hawk; his half brother owned byNf BasselI
Iof Norfolk, died last Summer. Mr. BIS horse sired
: large number Of Enc colts thrcrxhout the State
and - has his halftHother, tho ,Naugatuck. 6til
thh county b exceedingly dssaituAs d spsd houss
Iand but 5cw u or faEmsls sssm swaks . te SAct
lthat Il costs no sss - saIss cult tat wi brina
lave hundred q s1oesand dpalan, tlss sns whica
I'm IL bst condisioa Vim nss spnnesd 80 hnsdred
iThe iarmcu IN vansnt would no nose think o
lhsssains ssch nasss = H. hrnsn q sAfs countj
losa. tannsAsy ussid q p ~ nj. Axssecn- :
IlIg ny - hlBhsut psfa - e1lIls and hreet
ItAs nsst sapsi@ dazas. ~ - - = tkelrstocl
liz unifsrmly sought alser, and . notorious tiuztl
Jockey gcnoraEy men4ipcs spnsng - fut ~ ~
lrscommeadstions . ~ Aesss that they wevs brs.