The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-07-05
THE SERVICES OF THE
Morgan Trotting Stallion
SHERMAN M0RGAN, R.

WILL be again offered to the horse breeders
wv of Hartford and Baltimore counties this
Spring commencing on the FIRST OF APRIL,
at the following places:
Mondays and Tuesdays, at JOHN DALLAM'S
HOTEL, Bel Air, Hartford Co.
Wednesdays and Thursdays, at JOHN HAW-
KINS' Tavern, near Jarrettsvile, Hartford Co.
Fridays and Saturdays, AT THE RESIDENCE
OF HIS OWNER, 81 miles from Baltimore, on
the Old Hartford Road, which road leaves the
Hartford Turnpike at the 5-mile stone.
If more convenient, mares can be sent to
SWEET AIR on Friday mornings where be
will stop for short time.
The great demand for, and general introduce
ton into all parts of the country Of this peculiar
breed of horses is the best evidence Of their gem
erai utility.
To those who are DESTROYS of breeding re-
mnneratve class Of horses, an opportunity is
now presented of securing the services Of GEN.
UINE MORGAN horse, embodying each and
every characteristic of the breed in an unusual
degree, combined with great speed and unusual
poaoers of endurance.
Heretofore have never claimed that he could
trot faster than 2.479 but during the past fall
he exhibited degree Of speed much beyond my
expectations, and / believe he is now the best
gated and fastest trotting Stallion at all distances,
nos0 standing in Maryland
To enable those who may not be familiar with
the general characteristics of the Morgan breed
of horses, to Judge of the merits of the horse Of
fer for her'patronage, give their leading fea-
lures, as laid down by Mr.. Linsley, (author of
morgan Horses and editor of the american
Stock Journal.) They are as follows:--A small,
lean head, broad between the eyes, which are
prominent, bold and pleasant; small well shaped
ears, set wide apart, delicate and lively short
and broad back; long, deep and wide hips; the
the loins broad and full the thigh plump and
sinewy. The limbs are large in proportion to
the size of the horse, but free from meat and re-
markably wide fiat and sinewy; the joints close;
the pasterns short; feet small, well shaped and
excellent; name and tail full, and color almost
invariably chestnut or bay. In height they
range from IA to l53 hands, and their average
weight is about 1000 lbs. In temper they are
very courageous, but exceedingly gentle and
tractable. But their most striking popularity
is their action; legs well under, trot low, smooth,
and nervous-the short fore leg bending we'll at
the knee.
A careful examination of SHERMAN NOR
GAN, JR., will, ! am sure, convince impartial
judges that he is the most perfect type of a Nor
gan horse that has ever stood in this section of
the country. In addition to this he is himself
trotter, comes of a trotting family, and at the
North, where he was raised, has proved himself
getter Of trotters; and as the first principle of
breeding is, that 'like begets like" those who
have good mares, may confidently expect, by
crossing them with SHERMAN MORGAN, JR.,
the production of colts that will be creditable to
them as breeders, and profitable in pecuniary
point of view
For further particulars, address
PHILIP M. SLICER,
Baltimore, Nd.
mh154tf or Lauraville Baltimore Co.