The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

that might be mentioned, are instances
where speed has resulted from inbreed-
ing the llambletonian strain. 1t has
long been known that the Vermont
Black Hawk blood produced excellent
results when doubled back upon itself.
In communication to the CuItira-
tor, published some six years since, Mr..
Solomon Jewett gives several remark
able instances that came under his own
observation, aud states that, "While at
Weybridge, VT, | bred Black Hawk
mare at three years of age to its sire
with marked success; also with repti-
tons. One of her first, three-quarters
Black Hawk, was early settled at Medi-
ma, N. Y, and afterwards moved to
Whitewater, Wis. AT four years this
horse, Black Flying Cloud, measured
fully 10 Ia hands, aud weighed 100
pounds. This same horse was proba-
bly, the sire of more or as many, high.
priced Morgan colts as any other
American horse in his day, many of
which were noted for speed and as fine
rOadstels. Colts of his get were sold
at prices ranging from 3 900 to So 900.
A sister to Black Flying Cloud, weigh
age, toaled horse colt seven-eigh ths
blood Black Hawk, which sold to
Charles b. Clarke of Boston. The
dam and colt were black in color, and
were exhibited at the United States
National Agricultural Exposition held
in that city in 1865. This colt was sold
beside its dam under eight months of
age, for s ,4O0'
Daniel Lambert's success in produce
ing speed from mares of Black II ,wk
bio q is easily accounted for on the
ground that his sire, Ethan Allen, was
Il son of Vermont Black Hawk, and the
reuniting of the Black Hawk strains
existing IN both sire and dam produced
hit, the same as in the cases of both
Abraham and Belongs Ethan Allen,
the latter of which, as before remark
ed, only got trotters from Black Hawk
dams
Not long since writer in turf
journal argued that Vermont Black
liawk could not have been a Morgan,
because when the Black Hawk strain
was inbred the result was frequently
trotter, while the inbred Morgans
never trotted. Now, admitting this
certainly could not have been a Morgan
tor we have seen that grandson of
his, Abraham, bred to daughters and
grand daughters of Ethan, has produce
ed trotters with wonderful uniformi-
ty. 1t appears, however, that when
Abraham was bred to other branches
of the Black Hawk strain the results
were the same. This fact of itself, in
the absence of other proof, would be
very strong evidence that Ethan Allen
possessed Black Hawk blood.
The statement that inbred Morgans
never trot fast is not supported by fact,
however, and it was matter of sur
prise that it should be used by one who
claims that Ethan Allen was sired bv
the strongly inbred Flying Morgan,
which was not only beautiful trotter
himself, but also got Ira Allen, another
trotter of considerable note, from a
dam by Green Mountain Morgan, son
of sherman Morgan, making him in
bred. 1t is singular fact that the
only son of Flying Morgan which ever
got trotter was the inbred Morgan,
Ira Allen. Fearnaught was thought
to be something of a trotter at the time
NJ NOu wv glO,OVp puIet at DuudlO,
n. Y, July %, 1868, beating, among
others, Geo. Palmer, Col. Maynard,
American Girl, and several more good
ones, and getting record of , % ii.
Fearnaught was by the inbred Morgan
stallion Young Morrill,, and out of Jen-
ny, by the Steve French Horse, son of
Flint Morgan, by Sherman Morgan,
making him strongly iubred. Kitty
Van G. 24) was 10y Walkers Morrill,,
son of Young Morrill,; dam by Magma
Charta, another Morgan. Barney
Kelley (2,2j) was by Hollands Ethan
Allen, his dam beng of Morgan stock.
Winthrop Morrill,, although never used
for turt purposes, was "A very fast horse
and left large number of trotters, yet
he was strongly inbred to Morgan
strains. Many other instances might
be mentioned, but these are sufficient
to prove the incorrectuess of the as
sertiou.
To be continued