The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-24
aoFsan Horses as Roadsters.

/ name of Ladd, makes the following sensible
remarks on the Morgan and Black Hawk
! horses
/ Since the appeSrGnee of G. ". Gregg s
/ communication upon the comparative merits
of Morgan and Blood horses, my time has
been very closely occupied; hope, there
I fore, that the gentleman will believe that it
was not from any feeling of disrespect that
l have not answered it sooner.
In order that all interested may under
stand my position, will endeavor to state
it plainly, thus: Horse breeders in the
United States have succeeded, By judiciousiy
crossing the Morgaa and Blood horse, in
producing class of roadster horses supe-
rior to either distinct breed that they have
succeeded in establishing family of supe-
rior light harness horses with distinct char
actefistics and a strength OF blood that i'm
parts to their progeny their distinctive
traits with much more uniformity than any
other breed or family of horses in the Uni
ted States. ..... -.
Upon this platform l stand with Il degree
of confidence that makes me almost care
less about the opposition of all parties Who
fancy that it iuterferes with their peculiar
interests; but in this, as in other matters of
public and private concern, / endeavor to
keep my mind open TO conviction, and give
due weight to the opinions Of those who
mag differ from me.
build my platform upon the following
facts:
lst. There are much larger proportion
of first class roadsters in the New England
States, than elsewhere in the United States
ID. That in all places where the New
England roadster has been introduced, there
are more good roadsters than where they
have not been.
Sd. That their chsr2ctsristics are 30 dis
tinct that they are recognized wherever
found
attribute all this to the 6ood of Justin
Morgan judiciOusly crossed wita other blood.
do 80:
I'd. Because intelligent, well informed
horse breeders Of that section, beliess that
the excellence of their horses is largely de-
pendent upon their Morgan blood.
Sd. Because We often find animals with
q Gath part of his blood possessing many Of
his distinct characteristics.
| speak of Justin Morgan, as saw him
in his grandson, Old Clifford" who was
admitted to be almost g fac
smile of him. And just here I will say
that although am confident that he was
the best type of road horse for the granite |
hills of New England, yet this unmixed |
type of New Hampshire Morgans cannot |
travel with ease through sand or deep mud; |
they are under size for US even for road !
sters, out of cities, or off stone pavements, |
and therefore mainly valuable to cross with |
longer and more oblique jointed animals of |
larger size and longer stride-aImost always |
giving to the offspring of such crOss a fair |
degree OF their short, quick, nervous step, |
boldness of carriage, prompt and docile |
7nIFit urnO6 PnnHifiNp and Ia E. falr
on flesh.
Let US now examine another class of /
Morgans, viz: the Black Hawks. Old /
Black Hawk, owned by D. and f. Hill, |
Bridgeport, Vermont, the father of the |
Black Hawk family, was happy combina-
ton OF Morgan and Blood horse he was
sired by Sherman, son of Justin, and his
lam was three quarter blood English
mare, of the province ofNew Brunswick
Now if we knew with certainty what de-
gree if any of English blood, Sherman's
lam had, we could come at the exact pro-
portion in Black Hawks veins assuming
Justin to stand upon his own merits with
put any reliable pedigree, which in my
opinion are tbs facts of the case. Not hav-
ing reliable pedigrees and Sherman, we will
lake the positive position that Sherman
was half Morgan, then Black Hawk was
one quarter; and here is positive evidence
of the strength of Morgan blood, for Black
Hawk was full half Morgan in appearance
and character, and has transmitted his traits
With wonderful degree of uniformity to
nis progeny. He is my type Of roadster,
and l assert that after he came into the
hands of D. and e. Hill, he earned more !
money as a stock horse, and that his colts
ind their descendants up to this time have
'old for more money, been more universal
y admired, and, as a consequence, taken
more premiums, than any other Blood horse
md his progeny that ever lived in the
U nlted States, not excepting the world-re-
1owned Boston, sire of the world-renowned
Lexington. This assertion will show I'D
Oy detail of some facts in my next article.
G. ". Gregg and don't differ in our es-
innate of the blood horse near 60 much as
ais communication indicates. l am an ad-
nirer of the superior Blood horse; have
40 idea that the gentleman has on hand
many such as described las he thinks an
airiy); on the contrary, [ have no doubt
hat he has very valuable stock of horses.
He seems exercised about nv description
)f many blood horses as seen at training
stables south, and asks me to say whether
t would apply to our blood horses in gen.
sral. l answer that did not say it would;
t is not original bad it almost verba-
i'm from blood horse man who was ridi-
,uling the idea of spending time and money
With such stock, and attributing their in
eriority to injudicious breeding, and train
ng when too young. / feel confident that
veil informed, candid men, living in sec
ions W here thorough breds are being raised I
md trained in large numbers, will say the !
picture is not overdrawn. do not apply :
t to the majority OF the blood horses of our
state. We have some superior specimens
which, as then wrote, admire very much. {
But the gentleman asserts that Morgan
lorses owe their notoriety to having been
advertised in the "SpunktowR Spy" that ,
hey are, when fat, too slow for funerals,
md accounts for the Emperor of the French
having purchased some at 81 900 and up {
yards per pair, by suPposing that with an
'ye to economy he bought them to eat
Well, then, they are good for something,
or the Emperor-who is said to be some
hing of an epicure-having tried two, sent :
back for six or eight more. just think of
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