Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
DARIUS WARD.
COMET, BLUE BULL, STOCKBRlDGE CHIEF

LAToNA, Jasper Co., H., March "a, SO.
Editor Register Il hardly know how
to commence writing of the Morgan
horse Co net. In the first place farmed
him of Jones q IIardestv of Emnence,
Henry Co.. Ky, in Nlrch. 1850, thinking
that he was the horse our people lust
needed and he was, but they could not
see it. He was ten years old that spring.
in thin flesh when got him, but he fat
tened like IA pig and he was healthy and
never missed Il feed. You will find pedi-
gree blank filled; this is the pedigree
got with him. was told that j. W.
Con had certificate of his breeding from
the man that raised him. but | never saw
it and Mr.. Goff never told me that he
had. Con is dead for some years back.
believe Thomas Gotl' is still alive: think
he lives at Aurora. DcarbOn Co.. Ind.
but am not certain. Joseph jenkins,
Petersburg. Boone Co.. Ky, was one of
the three that bought him of the COTS.
GU may learn something by writing to
him. Comet sired Young Comet, raised
md owned by ii. Tuf': Iron Morgan.
''aiScd and owned by Henry F. Wright
then Young Morgan raised and owned bv
Ienry Buflington; all of these were
owned in Dearbon Co.. Ind, then Jack
Carson had Il stallion he called Excelsior
Morgan. | think he went to Missouri
two years before the war.
While kept him he sired Indian Ken
tuck, Joice's Morgan and Mingo Chief {:
these are the colts that were kept as stall
lions from him in Indiana. | cannot
give you any information about the sons
that were kept entire from him in Ken
lucky. He was a fine breeder in every
| r..s t,.a,.to Il Il, =. I
at $50 in place of being hooted at at so
when had him. He was very dark
Chestnut with II few white hairs in for
head, not enough to make white spot /;
fine 70 etop; name long enough to
look well, but light; Il heavy tail; was
ON short Ices, had "A heavy body, carried
his head away up and one of the finest
heads have ever seen in every particu-
lar: fine ear. wide between the eyes. a
good eye with the finest expression YOU
could imagine; good throat latch: neck
of medium length with Il very heavy
crest, good shoulder, back little long /;
ribbed out round; good hip and hind
leg. You will say that | am an enthuSi-
asst on the old horse; WELL may be | am,
but 1t Is all true that | say of him. Ped
| iSree-COmet was foaled in 1880, bred in
I.amoille Co., VT; sired by Chittenden
Morgan, son of Burbank (Woodbury)
Morgan; dam by Putnam Morgan. son
of Woodbury.. Went back to Eminence.
Ky, in 1851 and died there in lSGS.
knew Blue Bull when had Comet. Dan
Dorrell had Blue Bull then and he was
called Dorrel's Blue Bull and was
thought and considered to be Il Blue
Eull; there was Il lot of them in Dear
bon and Ohio counties, Ind, then. He
was the fastest PAGER of all of them.
VIM. Murray used To ride him at the fairs
for Mr.. Dorrel. Mr.. Murray lived at
Lawrelceburg, Ind, a few years ago.
saw old Stockbridge Chief, when he
was in this county; he was owned by j..
Cooper and he sold him to Hon. Aaron
Shaw, Lawrenceville, Lawrence Co.,
Ill. Mr.. Shaw has since then moved to
Oney, Ill. Stockbridge Chief died the
property of Mr.. Shaw.
Think | will be able to give something
definite of Morgan Messengers ENTER
prise) soon. | knew him the first season
in Indiana; am looking for a letter that
may tell little more than | already
know. Yours truly,
ALFRED GLENN.
Mr.. Glenn, who writes the above in
teresting letter, is an experienced horse
man and would like a position as super
intendent of a stock farm.