The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-10-05
THE Morgan Horse.

Of,aIL che families of the NOBLE animal, the
7 nerse,the Morgan family is at this moment
probable attracting more Of the attention Of
horse lovers than any othar stock on the
globe. In former times running horses were
almost the only stock that elected admira
ton, or were admitted to the high honor of
being considered as belonging to the thor
ossd bred, or nobility of the equiuine race.
Tais was made more general in earlier times
uy the almost universal use Of the saddle in
stead Of the single carriage-a purpose for
(which the half-nred race stock are as undeni-
ably fitted as they are undeniably untitled for
The severer labors of the harness. But a
great change has come over the minds of
louc people. Asroais are opened and i'm
lproved, and as improvements are made in
4ginsle carriages, our people see that the har-
sness horse can o. double or treble the ser.
Frice Of the saddle horse with greater celer-
fty aai more ease to himself and owner
sYhere too, has been a growing fondness for
4fast harness oc trotti1g horses, until at this
day horses that have high character for
speed, will command almost any price il the
market.
T1S change ia the public sentiment has
probably been brought ABOUT more by the
introlaosion,,of the Morgan H,rsa than any
other influence. The origin of this stock
was the "Jastin Morgan who houris he'd
aheut 1900 to 1925, and fauc celebrated stal.
iioas who were his inmediate descendants. -
Y his stock was part Eaglish Thoroughbred
upon partially bred native stock. The value
of the race has been stli flrthec improved
by ths celebrated Black Hawk. who was pro-
nounced by the editor of the Turf Register to
be tle '.fnest horse huiny," and who was the
fastest entire hose o. his time So eeie-
a,rated did this ho Sc become for the uaiform
excellence and high speed of his colts, that
he earned his owner $40 900 during the three
Last years of his life.
\ Tae progeny of this horse rarely sold I'M
der $500 each, whils many pairs OF geIdings
brought one thousand, AMI many of his best
a%tlions brought many thousands Of dollars
aefhis day, these aad the Green Mountain
Aonyan's hold the lead Of the Morgan fami-i
| W an many o. them continue to command
sung Sefaautaus prices. We notice that q
ahnost agery faic held in TIE country, tie
-sckNH ayk and Green Mountain Morg.ns
l1Ae tnN highest premiums for roadsters. at
ene gceaNU.S. Horse Fair at Springfield,
TWO yearsNagc, we observe that the Mer-
s3as carrle of seventeen out of twenty
e"eprem!u1s. At each of the great fairs
eas' NSaccess Aas been nearly as great from
Name b Ksatacky; AMI at the U.S.. Fair
ns'u a. . Nhtpis,a few days since ihe thou
Z aaad oolar prN1ium was taken b. Stock
nrioge onie1' s. or grandson of old Black
HawA' waile tae sSond prize of 1880, was
taken by a reprssss alive of tbe Green
Mountain Morgan faAlv
The Morgan horse is Ssou5seily sui oen.-
s!s,a breed peculiar to thshslvs, In wsigbt
taey generally range from 80 to 1000 lbs
They have small, neat heads, hcs ,os+-;,.
vide face, clear fine eye, (neysr bird ! small
asict ear long arched neck, high vithers,
reesdins shoulders, remarkably short Nack
Wide heavy breast, round barrel, long bib
,AeaVy stlhe, large forearms, clean fat legs,
ana me round hoefs. AZ might be expec4
@ed' they are not only speedy. bat are un-
q0estionably the hardest and most enduring
harses in the world, .aad what is most re-
'harkaele' though full Of life and spirit, and
lappearing perfect Iiors in harness, they are
" gentle that child can manage them
doenity is Characteristic of tas race.
Ne trust the day will soon come when this
'"asNbcent stock of horses will be intro
e0ceao every part of our country.
Missing ErOnauts.