Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-11-19
PETTIS COUNTY MO. MoRGANS

PETTIS COUNTY MO. MORGANS.
Fourteen Morgan sircs. twelve or more
of them Black Hawks, have been brought
into Pettis county from the East. Wood
ford Knox: Wild Irishman, by Dorseys
Black Hawk: Missouri Chief. grandson
of Trojan Norton's. McFetridge's, Farm
hams, and Stahl's Black Hawks; Dun
lap q Stevens Morgans, Jimmie Root,
Stockbrdge Chief. Jr., and the two
Bloods, Fury, 1850 pounds, and Illinois
Chief, 1900 pounds. Jimmie Root, bay,
II hands, 1850 pounds. 3 minute gait. is
a model Morgan and is sire of Comet. ch.
St, - 3, l,lG5 pounds, perhaps the best
horse ever raised in Pettis county.
Illinois Chief, bay, Ii hands, l,305
pounds. from three sons of Black Hawk,
is Il model Kentucky Morgan. Woodford
Knox, largely Messenger, is the popu-
lar sire of speed.
OF all American horses, Vermont
Black Hawk was the most popular and
most successful sire, beginning his short
career only forty years ago. During his
lifetime, his sons were all over the land,
and already his blood is more diffused
than any other.
Although Morgans are chiefly bred for
use and were long Stunned as trottng
c;ros tbreo xoors s;nca ;119 siroc and donno
Of his blood has nroduced four hundred
and thirty-four : 80 trotters, or more
thon one-tifth of the entire , 80 list. OF
forty-two mares that have each produced
more than one, five were Black Hawks
The greatest living sire of trotters is
Daniel Lambert, with twenty-eight to
his credit, largely from Black Hawk
mares; while the second dam of the pre-
viii fiftv-f1ur to his credit was do,
scrndant from sherman Norran' sire Of
Rlarl, Hawk ''''''' ''
Trant trntting with runring mato in
} .os II and II 4 Wmshin in ; .oG were
both Rack Hawk on hoth sides And
Wectmnnt norino In tho sonn wav in
} IN RI wax alsn. Rlarl. Uawl, -
Ana rho Rlarl, fJnvI;s Win do mot
vii, ~ Tho ,mII,t nxnol 70 tbn hi,,~v md
rho famiiv nh,,ton rho nio,y md tha
yoynn Thnv ,rn Tho most hnalthv
har1v oosv Kent and rnduring ronI and
wnrl; horses When nor sov1rnirns nt
tha cour.n thav arn Lords If tha houln.
vnrd liinw, If thn b;rhw,y and favor.
. itns If tho f,milv and FAM; In heautv
action. docilitv, power, endurance and
fomilies like thn Rlood RInrk Hawk
t.i,n on .izn as rn,dilv as Arabs
..Thn only fnur .rrnyvn Rlood sires
known to he in this State. from thrr,
fast sons If Rlood.s Rl,r, Hawk enrl
the sire of sprrd rs well ~ size. nycrnp,
over 1d hands. and over I .3G0 mound,
walnut win NOR =, drnn nf d,.u,rh,
Hood
..Tho Vicar of W,l;etield 1G hands
Roo nounds nv VinJnv Sire of Lad,
Carr Ill at j years Ola. Nodor II
h"nhs ! gof nou;,d" Inv indinH Chief
.irn ~ W.rridr y az. Eu.v tx b.nd.
o5o nound, L,, Nodnc and IIIinoi.
> Chinf ! 3o5 no,Ids nv Rlood Chinf sir,
Of Fannie Robinson 100 IL All thes,
and thoi,, nrnrnnv arn snlardid sinyL
J. "nJ dnnhla driyars If rarn CnntlenrSs
St,,le and Snnad whiIa tbeir lsrra homes
ioints and muscles and great size weigh
and power. make them douDly valuable
Ird Ii rhiof . and Riond Cbin INV RIacl
= Ua"lt nv Sberuan NV Iustin \Vorgan
was rho :ire If tna dar, of Almont 'Ir
d - .3GI Riackwood .Jr. "a - I-1l. an,
r Won Amin, Io.Io 1,o1 opd sire of th
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