Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-05

had a keen eve for Il horse, especially for
Morgans. No man dare dispute Uncle
Joshs Judgment on "A good horse, for it
was law with those who knew him.
Yours truly,
+. II. MERRILL.
MORGAN HORSES.
Being person not in the habit of
writing upon any subject to be published
for the public, | feel incompetent to
write anything that will be interesting /;
but thinking it may be the means of
bringing out others more capable and
better informed than myself on Morgan
horses, | will endeavor to write what
information possess in regard to them.
| have always thought much of the
Morgan horses since first saw the old
Justin Morgan at Wiliamstown, this
State, in 1906. have seen him run and
trot at different times, and consider him
to be the most muscular horse of his
inches ever saw.
Then the Sherman, Woodbury. and Bull
rush came on the stage of action, and one
more, think, the Revenge, making four
sired by the old Justin. From that time
to the present have taken great pains
to examine the stock and to obtain what
information | could of their pedigrees,
having had IA good opportunity of doing
so, as have kept the old Clifford and two
others of the same blood, at different
times within twenty-siX years.
The old Clifford, Putnam, Hubbard.
Chief, Emperor. Walker and many others
too numerous to mention, and most of
the Woodbury. Morgans-all descended
frow those have mentioned. The Green
Mountain by Clifford and dam by Wood
bury; the Iackett by Clifford and dam
by Woodbury.: the Chief. bred by Peter
Burbank of Newbury from the old
Woodbury., and dam by Justin | sup
pose the line through the Clifford. Put
nam. Ilackct and Green Mountain to be
all the same family. The FLYING Nor
gan, Wheeler and Hunter. all descend
ants from the old Woodbury.: Judge Ben
Nets of Burlington, and Whitcomb's.
from Putnam.
People must Judge for themselves of
the purest blood. There are some sired
by the Clifford and dams from the old
sherman: others from the Putnam and
dam from the Clifford: others from the
liacket and dams from the Green Noun
tain and Woodbury.; others from Green
Mountain and dam from IIacket; bred in
as close as possible. but when they are
crossed it is never that YOU find them
weighing over $50 to 1850. but YOU will
tind them the same model of the old
stock, and others.
| will mention some of the old stock of
Shermans: The Batchelder, Sherman,
Crane, Rockingham, Comet, Weston;
there was the Morgan Tiger. Boardman
and Black Hawk, the old Sherman's last
colts.
| think as general custom of breeding
in, there is the pureSt blood in the Wood
bury and Sherman; both are the same
model and color. only the sherman the
darkest chestnut and Woodbury. about
lV' lbS' lllt heaviest horse.
The Morgan horses have been kept 81
years and are spread all over the uni
verse. The State of Vermont has the
credit of sustaining the present blood and
reputation of the Morgan Horses
longer than any other ever known.
As for information in regard to raising
and feeding colts, | must leave for 9th
ers, for never raised one only the one
now own. One word more: keep the
colts well through the winter that they
may take an early start in the spring
then they will not lose ii summers
growth when yearlings.
JOSHUA SCOTT.
Nergennes, sept S, lS5G
DESCRIPTION OF A FULL-BLoOD
MORGAN.
Wide between the eyes; sharp, short
ears; short head; small nose; wide neck
deep through the shoulder and brisket
heavy loin and flank: bushy tail; short
limbs and joints. When excited will
curl their lip and show their teeth like
dog. A person that is acquainted with
the blood Morgan can tell one as quick
as he could tell an Indian.
The above description is appended to
Mr.. SCOTS essay in the same hand, which
appears to be his own, as the signature is
the same. Mr.. Linsley, whose work on
The Morgan Horse was'published in 1857,
by Joshua Scott from 1881 to 1892. Mr..
Scott lived at Middlebury before he went
to Vergennes, and we are informed by
Mr.. Isaac Williamson that Mr.. Linsley.
once at least, went to see Mr.. Scott at
Vergennes. Ed. REGISTER.
BISHOPS HAMBLETONIAN.
In the History of the Town of Shore