Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-16

Head r~acecourse, at Albany. in Oh. ID
and 57s., t~rotting her l01st mile in
and 23s. OF her feat POrter's Spirit
he Times observed ''1he mare shov
no symptoms of distress at any period
the performance. and her indomita
game was fully evinced by her speed
part of her last mile, and the ravend
manner in which she attacked her hav
soon as led TO the stable. On the folio
ing day She was driven twelve miles.
hibiting no soreness, stiffness. or a
other evidence that she had perform
her wonderful feat 80 recently"
In Underhill's "Winners" this Morg
mare stands recorded in words viii
shall endure as long as horses are drive
singly and alone ''10l miles-FanI
jerks, Albany, n. Y, 1915. Oh. 42I
57s."
Sherman was destined to fame as t
greatest of Justin Morgan's sons. becau
he was sire to Hills Black Hawk. fro
whose loins the Ethan Aliens. and then
the Iamberts issued. The Hill horse
a good sire on his W account. an
placed Ethan Allen. Washington Chic
Lancet and Belle of Saratoga in the p;
list, besides also the PAGER Young Anne
lea, and the time of these children of h
ranged from Ethan'S , % - in harnes
and 2:l5 to "A pole. to the , :23 of loun
h.r;. I ,..s. "A ~ I .l II
Saratoga's and Washington's 2:20. |
addition to these the first Black Haw
threw some others which gave good nd
count of themselves Plato @ PSI. Cad
dinal q 49,, Lady Litchtield @ :33). Tor
Hyer (2:32), Black Ralph . :34), and thu
North Horse q :4G). which last named
proved himself Il good me in his descen|
dants which are named in the 2:3O list
Gen. Garfield, by his grandson (2:2l)|
FoXie V, by his son Q :23 3d.. Observer
by Il grandson q "a -. Herod. by hill
son 2 "a 1-2), Chicago Maid, by hill
grandson q :25), Capt. Herod, by a sor
of his q % 80. Gen. Howard. by ;
grandson q :26 ~. Little Grow, out o.
his daughter @ rs Id
The blood of Hills Black Hawk ha,
told in succeeding generations. 1t wa.
in the sires of Charley Ford = PIG 80
Lady Maud (2:lS -, Albemarle 2 40
Capt. Emmons @ 10 -. Iron Age 2;
- ~, Frank (2:l9 l-2). Troubadou
q 10 ~. and CamOrS 2 10 81. anc
gave life to the dams of Gloster (2:l0
.Adair (2:l7 ~. Bessie = :l9), OvermaI
f (2;l9 -. Keene Jim =; 10 ID. Nol
.Arnim 2:l9 ~. Forrest Patchcn cas-
} ~. Frank (2:l9 ~. Adelaide cas-
. 30, Pilot Knox = 10 81, and Emm
: b. q :22). The blood has proven Itself
nor does it require any bolstering at thi
day; it i good for all purposes. tn
| most ordinary and practical. a. well 4
. the most extraordinary and fancifu
- Ethan Allen was Ilill's best son. as l
h was the best son of Sherman'S, and til;
e son left himself imperishable fame in til
power with which he gifted Daniel Ian
l. bert. Ethan Allen was very renowne
+ in his day. and his renown has been PEI
petuated in sons and daughters himse
Il placed six in the , so list. and fifteen {
: daughters have been dams to those While
e have won place in the same distingui>he
i category. The horse himself has a re,
/. ord of having started in tifty-nine race
1 of which he won first money in fort,
= four. His record a. to time. to whic
allusion has been made, is well know
+ it was "a ID in harness, and to a pc.
2:lj; it was the opinion of those VIII
h knew and observed him. that there wa
V practically, no limit To the speed
h which Ethan Allen could trot when
n had advantage of a running mates asst
e lance, and he seemed not TO meet und,
o any circumstances with such pressure
o to drive him of his feet.
o Allen does not find place in Mr.. Unde
hills list of sires which have begotte
"ten or more trottprs which have acqui
ed records of , 80 or better to the clio,
e of 1851" but his son, Lambert. is in p
i ,ition there, fifth ON the roll. with tive
e ty-siX scored to his credit. In additic
|, this Daniel Lambert has sired five sol
+ and three daughters. which have becon
represented on the celebrated roster.
e ia an interesting fact that no less Il pr
r portion than fifteen of the whole twent'
i six of Lambert's , 80 get have been brt
back to that horses grandsire, Hill
Black Hawk. Dan Mace was Il gree
t driver and Il capital horseman; he kne
what a horse could do, and how to NAL
4 him do it, and he had clear ideas concer
q ing blood. 1t was his opinion, often a
r serted in his peculiarly emphatic wa
:. that a dash of Morgan blood was a d
sirable possession for Il trOtting-hors
d an opinion which few will gainsay, OF
would think, when it is recollected no
e many of the greatest of III horses a
allied to this household. There is Be
muda, the wonderful yearling of lss
- ..-s, ~. d, V".. .-anr old } sDA 2