The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-11
The MOrrills.
PART IL.

PART IL.
The get of Old Morrill, were an ex
ceptionally large line of horses for Nor
gans, many of them standing 16 hands
and over and some weighing as high as
1900 lbs. A small percentage were in
clined to coarseness, but the most of
them were stylish and beautiful horses
like their sire and possessed of great
road qualities and considerable speed.
They were among the best selling
horses of their day. Among them were
Mountain Maid, 1926 ga, and Stella,
2:33 to wagon, both of which were from
Morgan dams. Mountain Maid, other
wise called Lady Norcross, was stout
and successful campaigner, five years
on the turf, starting in tiftyone races,
of which she took first money in TWEEN
ty-siX.
Morrill, left number of colts that
were used for stock purposes, the last
of which, Hutchinson Morrill,, sire of
Fanny, :27 (whose pedigree was Civ
en- in recent issue), died the present
year. Another was Benedict Morrill,,
concerning which Mr.. Wallace in the
July MontM q pathetically observes:
"Our knowledge of the history of Bene-
dict Morrill, is very obscure. Can any
of our readers furnish us the facts about
this horse?' We will tell you all about
him, Bro. Wallace, so that you will have
10 more trouble mixing him up with
that perplexing Smith Morrill,, which
is the same horse as Hutchinson Nor
rill, as you likewise did not know.
Benedict Morrill, was a dark brown
horse, - 1-2 hands high and weighing
1850 lbs. lie was bred by Eliphalet
Coleman of Wiliamstown, W., foaled
in 1854, got by Old Morrill,; first dam,
spotted mare bred by John Coleman
of Williamstown, got by Young Bull
rush Morgan; second dam, a spotted
mare bred by John Coleman and sired
by Alexander, spotted horse said to
be of Arab blood, bought out of Cir
Gus. Benedict Morrill, was bought
when colt by Ezra Benedict, late of
Williamstown, who owned him until
he was over twenty years old, when he
passed through the hands Of Messrs.
Kimball and Kent of Northfield, VT,
to Enoch Martin of Washington, VT,
on whose hands he died about three
years ago. While owned by Mr.. Bene-
dict he always stood at Williamstown
except the two years when he was sew
en- and eight years old daring which he
was in Illinois. lie was never trained,
but when three and four years old was
deemed very fast for those times. lie
was the sire of Tom Tink, wagon re-
cord :32 -, and many fast road hors-
es. Our thanks are due to Albert X.
Martin, Esq, of Williamstown for in
formation on this horse.
Easily first among the sons of Nor
rill is the inbred Morgan known as
Perkins Young Morrill,, a dark brown
horse 10 3.4 hands high, weighing Il60
pounds, bred by Fred Smith of Wal
den, VT, foaled in 1913, got by Morrill, /;
first dam, bay mare bred by Seneca
Ladd at Danville, VT, got by the Lock
Goss horse, son of Sherman Morgan !;
second dam, bred by Rev. Mr. Board
man at Danville, got by Young Bull.
rush, son of Bulrush Morgan; third
dam, a noted road mare from Connec-
ticut. From his breeder he passed
through the hands of Chas. Dana and
Jeremiah Drew of Danville, John
Drew of St. Johnsbury, French Nor
rill of Danville and Town g. Trow of
Barre, VT, to S. r. Perkins, Boston,
Mass, who owned him up to the time
vi Ills uCdJil3 III lnC ldil vi lCCOy ~ lllc
age of thirty-two. When purchased by
to Manchester, n. H., where he stood
for number of years. lie received first
premium at Vermont State fair, 1858,
and first among the Bulrush Morgans
at Rutland in 1855. In October of the
latter year he was shown at the Nation
al Exhibition at Boston and won the
x,fsa -, 10 II,
general use. He was quite a noted
trotter and although he did not secure
a place in the 80 list, he is said to have
shown mile to saddle in 2:26, and in
harness in $50. His official record
was PSI.
When a four-years-old at Danville
Young Morrill, got the excellent black
trotting stallion Draco, :2S 1-2, from q
dam by the IIoyt horse, son of the Bal.
ley horse by Woodbury. Morgan. Ora
CO in turn got the black horse DracC
Prince, 2:24 Ia, from mare by the
Freeman horse son of Vt. Black Hawk
Draco also sired Col. Cross, sire of the
brown mare ii Dpemont that won a re,
cord of 2:2S IA the present season
Draco was bred by Robert Lane o.
Danville, who also bred the black stall
lion Danville Boy, full brother to Ora
co, foaled 1854, record, 2:36. AT s1
years old Young Morrill, got the cele
brated bay horse Winthrop Morrill,
bred by Mr.. Bradford of Barre, Vt.
and foaled in 1885, dam by the Huck
ms horse, son of Royal Morgan, by
Sherman Morgan. He was taken u
the State of Maine when seven year.
old and remained there the rest of hi
life. AS getter of speed Winthrop