The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-09

to that of the famous horse Bulrock Terms,
So to warrant,
The following is the advertisement
for the celebrated horse Bulrock:
THE CELEBRATED HORSE BULROCK
is too well known His excellence as
the first horse in New England has been
acknowledge 10y gentlemen in the differ
owned by Mr.. b. Thompson of Andover
Terms, $40 the season. New Boston, N. H,
April 30, 1916. JOHN WILSON
The celebrated horse Bulrock may
have been the young Bulrock that wss
advertised at Springfield in 1892. The
advertisement is given as a crumb for
those that believe that young Bulrock
was the sire of the Justin Morgan.
Now, one word in praise of the little
horse Justin Morgan. | say little, as |
believe he was not more than thirteen
and half hands high, aud that he did
lev in his "Morgan Mares" states that
he was about fourteen hands high and
weighed about $50 pounds. This work
was written when the Morgaus were
at the height of their popularity and
by partisan. So it is not as reliable
as it should be; the weights of the
horses given are often too large by 100
pounds. 1t states that Sherman was
thirteen,and three-quarters hands high,
and weighed 925 pounds. Sherman's
last owner says he weighed $50 pounds.
In considering the qualities of the
little horse Justin Morgan, one is as
tonished to find wh1t great horse he
was. Taken;to the mountainous and
new State of Vermont, the year we
say she was admitted into the Union, he
endured hardships and privations
through his life that would have used
up and killed many a horse, yet he
lived to the great age of 30 years, and
then his death was caused by kick
from another horse.
This shows what a constitution he
had, and too, what good feet and limbs,
as be was sound at the time of his
death. Had he had the care that he
should have had, and that he was de-
serving of, we can think how long he
might have lasted. Without training
he was able to beat in his races the best
horse they could bring againt him.
1t is claimed by some that this does
not show that he was much of racer
as his races were quarter races. John
Randolph said: "Show me quarter
horse and | will show you a fourmile
racer"
In his drawing matches it s stated
he never was beaten. This show:
! what a powerful muscular horse he
was. In considering him as prepot
ent sire, and where many good horse
in other respects has failed, it can bt
. asked what horse has left such mark
such an impression on the horses o
New England and the West as has thu
| little horse Justin Morgan! His bloo(
f cOur es in the veins of some of tn,
; great trotters more than he has credi
for
t AT the time he was taken to Yer
= mont, the papers were full OF the ad
| refreshments Of horses that were claim
ed to he full-blouded horses. Th,
: following are extracts from some o
u the advertisements:
/, JUNIUS, DARK BAY. SIXTEEN hand,
:. y sired by Lath. dam by Wildair. Stoo'
a in Vermont the season of 1872.
ID OCULAR Is WELL FLOODED, brown
n N fifteen and half hands high. min
y years old, sired by Wilkes, grand-sre Sc
+ linn that at Philadelphia in l762 won 600
against True Briton; dam. Nettie, importe
c from Europe. $1,000 al NORWICH, VI, IN
season of l792.
q vNHE FULL-BLOODED HORSE, HYDEl
- | Alley, eight years old, sixteen hand
!, high. Stood at Randolph, Vt, the seaso
Il of 1894.
:, HERALD, SIRED BY THE RUSSIA
u III horse that was by Imported Wildai
h Stood at Randolph, VT, in 1895.
{ CPRIGHTLY CAT; DARK CHESTNUT
l. - sixteen hands high. Bred in Virgins
= Sired 10y Col. Vernon out of the importe
! mare Harmony. Ten dollars the season
! Stood in Virginia at ;S27 the season. Stoo
=, near Randolph in l79S.
y y TTHE FULL-BLOODED HORSE Marqui
/ sired by the imported horse Margin
Il out of full-hlooded mare. Stood at Ran
;, dOlph the season 1906
II We know nothing in regard to thes
y horses now or the Natal Horse, OF
/ Hero, or the famous Bulrock, exceI
Z, by their advertisements. The JUST
d Morgan is known by his descendant
e Mr.. Wallace SAYS: "The Justin MOI
q gan was certainly one of the most re
e markabe horses of any PERIOD" an
e he says he shall esteem the Morga
J. blood none the less if the original cam
re from a Dutch horse, and he rather al
l. CUES that it was SO.
u If Dutch horse can sire such hors
I'll as was the Justin Morgan, the Englis
II blood horse is of no account and all {
3. Mr.. Wallace's labors and teaching
d have been in vain. But every on
le knows that blood will tell, and that tt
remarkable horse Justin Morgan il
v herited the best of blood, as his owl
II er's son said, to have been the wol
IF derful horse that he was.
Ie ALLEN W. THOMSON.