Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-01


fall of 1919 by John Y. Sawyer then of
Reading, Vermont, who sold him in 1853
to j.. l.. Dorsey, who took him to Ken
lucky. Mr.. Sawyer and his brother-in-
law, Hamlin Whitcomb of Springfield.
VT, purchased him in the fall of 1913 of
Lyman Lockwood also of Springfield, bv
whom he was bred. Mr.. Dorsey saws
that the dam of Vermont Morgan was
"Chase's Morgan mare, said to trace di-
rectly back through sire and dam to the
original Justin Morgan" Mr.. SAWYER
says she was owned by Moses f. Chase
and was called Sherman Morgan mare.
Mr.. Dorsey also says that Vermont Nor
gan was ga beautiful, high-styled Morgan
horse, IA 1-2 to Is hands high" Mr. Saw
yer had Vermont Morgan in Madison
Co.. H., from 1919 to 1853 and while
there he got Prairie Bird, of which Mr..
" p. Richmond (whose very interesting
letter we will presently publish) says:
'Prairie Bird was very snowy horse
and fine traveller and if he had been pro-
perly trained would have been. in
dam was good blood Virginia running
stock" Vermont Morgan also sired
few colts before he left Vermont.
Barnard Morgan, sire of Vermont Nor
gan, was dark dapple bay horse with
heavy black name and tail. He stood
10 ID hands and weighed 1000 pounds.
He was bred by Levi y. Barnard of
Springfield, Windsor county, Vermont.
and foaled in 1913. His sire was Clifford
Morgan and his dam was very dark
brown mare, nearly black, bred by Alva
Newton of Springfield, VT, and sired by
horse called Bonaparte. of which Mr..
Levi y. Barnard breeder of Barnard
Morgan. who furnishes this pedigree
writes. This horse Bonaparte was pur-
chased of a southern officer after the bat
tie of Pittsburgh by man by the name
of Judevine, and was known as the Jude
vine horse. lie was kept in Springfield
a number of seasons and left a noble
stock; was the best parade horse at the
musters in this vicinity ever known be-
fore Clifford Morgan"
Barnard Morgan was kept at Spring.
field, VT, till 1919, then at Cornish. y.
H., till 1850, when John Y. SAWYER. hay
ing disposed of Vermont Morgan, pur-
chased Barnard Morgan and two of his
sons (called Granite State and Bull Rush
Morgan), and took them to Alton, Madi-
son county, H., in which vicinity Ear
nard Morgan remained the rest of his
life, and died about 1872. He was a
horse of great elegance and beauty, took
first premium as best roadster stallion at
the Madison county, H.. fairs IN 1850 and
1886, and was shown in 1857 with over
twenty of his get at st. Louis, ''when ne
was covered with blue ribbons"
GOlddust was always owned by Mr..
Dorsey and was kept at Eden Farm,
where he was taken sick and died in De-
ccmber 1871, being then in his seven
teenth year and apparently in his prime
As Il threc-year-old he had won record
in Kentucky of 800 81, claimed to have
been the fastest mile ever made by Il
three-year-old up to that time (lS5S).
Mr.. Dorsey says, "lIe was shown from
two-yearS-old and was never beaten,
either as Il walker, trotter, or a. show
stallion"
GoldduSt was continuously in the stud
from 1859 to 1871. but was the sire of
only about three hundred foalS. More
than one in nine of the whole number
have been winners of public races, and
among them are:
Lucille Golddust, , 10 Il; dam, :. t. b. by
Bald Hornet.
Fleety Goddust, 20; dam, Flight by John
Morgan.
Indicator, -23 81, dam, Capitola, by Bob
Jordon
Rolla Golddust, 25 Saddle, 2D, dam UNI
known.
Tennyson, 30; dam unknown
Rosa Golddust 81; dam unknown, and
Gcntanela, 3j; dam by Tecumsch,
Five sons of Golddust are represented
in the , 80 list, viz:
Zilcadic Goddust, sire OF Whirlwind, "a.
Glencoe Golddust sire of Geo. W. Davis,
, :26l.2.
Fancy Golddust, sire of Fred Golddust, -27.
Lexington Golddust sire of Sir Roger,
223l4.
Dorsey Golddust, sire of Arthur, Is "a.
Daughters of Golddust have produced
the trotters, Farce, , 30 l-2; Orient, , 80;
Pathfinder, jr., 2;3O and Romance,
2 20 l-2, and the world-renowned PAGERS,
Gossip, jr., , IA, and Johnston, , 06 II ;
the latter being the fastest record ever
won in single harness, beating the best
record of Maud s., by II seconds. 1t
will be noted also, that Lucille Golddust
has the lowest record. of any trotter trac-
ing through the sire in direct male line to
Justin Morgan.
The subject of the GolddustS will be
continued in Il future issue.
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