Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-19
DAM OF THE MORSE HORSE AGAIN.
MR.. CLARK VS.. MR.. oARswELL.

MR.. CLARK vs.. MR.. CARSWELL.
In our last issue we gave Il very care
fully written and circumStantial letter
from Mr.. Il. G.. Clark. postmaster at Ar
gylc. Washington Co.. y. Y. in which
he states that the dam of the Morse Horse
was one of Il pair of small gray mares
bought bv James McNitt for $50. on his
return from Il trip north also that VIM.
Mcneil. whose son married his (Mr.
Clark's) daughter, bought this dam of
McNitt. and that She died with him at
East Greenwich.
Now Mr.. "A. Carswcll of Racine. Wis.
hasa letter in Wallace's .NoBUtjg. VOl.l. =.
75S. in which he says: Il lived in Sal
lem. Washington Co., y. y. from my
birth in 1909 until about 1896. when |
came West. At the time of which | am
about to speak, my fathers nearest neigh
Dor was Il man named James McNitt.
who owned Il large farm and usually had
forty or fifty horses ON hand. and. al
though not what would he called a stock
DltNNitl Nv 'NhlN "a ~ III Nv T'iN "'H'
exchange of horses. He also run Il dis
tillery and fattencd Il great many hogs
which he marketed in Montreal and Que
bee.
son his return trips from marketing his
hogs he usually brought back horses.
About 1920 or 1880 he brought home the
sire of the Morse Horse. called the Euro
peau, and represented him a. having been
imported from France into Canada. The
horse was well advanced in years and
showed signs of hard usage, being badly
knce-~prung. Still. he was considered
one of the best trottcr~ at that time. He
was a beautiful model. long body. good
length of limb and lofty carriage. Ills
color at that time was very light gray.
OF nearly white. though he had umdoubt-
eddy been a much darker gray when
younger.
Mr.. McNitt was also the owner of the
dam of the Morse Horse that was foalcd
about 1872. | was never aware thai he
knew anything of the mares pedigree.
nor do | think he did. She was Il bcauti-
full animal. about 100 pounds | should
think. compactly built. bright bay. black
name and tail and handsome a. Il picture.
remember seeing the colt, Il very ordi-
nary looking one. neXt morning after ho
was f0aled. | last saw him in lS31: ht
Wa, then called five years old and owned
nv -InIl.- Mills It,.- Of b.,pii I,1thtt y
H.. lie was Il ~tinc-looking colt. of Il very
dark iron-gray color. | think the horst
didn't obtain amy particular nOtorictN
until his merits began to he developed il
his stock. of which | heard much >ait
afterwards a. the stock of the Mor~,
Horse. | was in New York in June
1873. and had Il conversation with a sol
of Mr.. McNitt (who is since deceased
and we agreed in all the matters 'abov,
stated. lie told me. in addition to this
that his father sold the colt when ivy,
years old to his hired man, named Martil
Slower. for $50, and he sold him to Mills.
1t will be remembered that the MurS
Horse was the sire of the wcll-knowI
horse. AleXander's Norman. which 90
Lula, 2:l5. and other fast ones. tn
bogus pedigree furnished by MI
Wallace for the dam of tn Morse IIors
having been exploded, it becomes q
great interest to know what her bloc
really was: and the fiji st step j. to kno,
which of the above letters is correct
Both the writers appear equally candi
and careful and both seem to have Ia
good opportunities to know whcrco
they affirm: yet one of them is ccrtainl
mistaken. for if this dam was a small
gray mare, h was not "A bright bay
weighing 100 pounds. We shall be gla
to hear further about the matter.