Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13
OLD HORSE ADVERTISEMENTS

From Nergennes Vermonter, 1851
Napoleon Morgan, 6 years old Id
June; mahogany bay; at vergennd
81 to $40. Sire, Gen. Clifford, owned
Moses Ingersoll, Seneca Co., n. Y:
s., Clifford Morgan. Among many ce
brated foals of Clifford Morgan are n
well-known trotting pony of Horat
Sargent, Springfield, Mass, sold to NJ
Wood of Providence for $1,000: maxi.
there mile in 80, and for the last tbr
or four years known in New York as II
Henry Clay; the chestnut horse of Ro
ert Abel, Pawtucket, going in 2 40; Il
noted Beppo; the chestnut horse Pizarr
2;5O; the Green Mountain Morgan. Il
Gen. Clifford; the Major Clifford, ownt
by Messrs Mason & Co., Jordan. n. Y
the Morgan Hunter and Morgan Chic
both owned by Ackley & Gilbert of Ea
Hamilton, n. Y, etc.
(Slgned) B. a. BRAGG.
The same appears the next year, 1s5
The account of the State fair at Mid
dlebury in 1851 speaks of Old Blad
Hawk; Black Hawk, Jr., owned by MI
Merrick of Bridport, 6 years; Bigeloj
Horse, years old, from State of Net
York; four-year-old stud owned b
Col. Foot of Cornwall, another owndI
by Edrick Adams of Panton: Black Haw|
stud, 3 years old, owned by Ezra Cham
pion, Nergennes. There were a verI
large number of one and two-year-old
owned by Mr.. Moore of Shoreham,
yearling by DR.. Rice of Bridport AMI
another by Col. Howe of Shoreham. I'll
Green Mountain Morgan is mentioned
also Bay Morgan, years old. frol
Springfield; beautiful brown Morga
stud from Pittsford, sired by the Giffor
Morgan; the Richardson Morgan fror
Waitstield and the Lyman from Raj
dolph. A superior 2-year-old Morga
colt, owned by John Ayres of Grafton
sold for $500 on the grounds. Their
were some 40 others, mostly from tn
east side of the mountains.
Other Breeds.-The Washington Han
bletonian was shown by Noonan an
Holmes, North Ferrisburgh. The Seal
cher, owned by Mr.. Andrus of Brandon
is beautiful bay stud, for which tn
owner refused $500 on the ground. III
Sir Walter from New York made an e,
cellent appearance. Altogether thel
were probably not less than between 2;
and 300 horses present for exhibition.
1852. Full-blood Morgan horse, Woo
bury I'd, four years old the 2lst day {
June, 1851; lO15 lbs, raised by LUX
Ravens; got by F. NJ. Wheeler's full
blooded Morgan, his dam by Col. Hack
ett's full-blood Morgan; g. d. by oil
Woodbury.. Wheeler Morgans sire
Hackett Morgan and dam by old Clifford
Hackett Morgan by old Clifford and dar
by old Woodbury..
MIDDLEBURY, Dec. 10, 1919.
This may certify that the colt sol
Samuel A. Farr of New Haven by LUX
Ravens and sold to Van Ness Scott O
Vergennes, that his dam was sired by m
Morgan horse, and her dam by old Wood
bury, both raised by Mr.. Clemens O
Goshen, VT.
JOHN HACKETT, Hancock.
(SigneD JOSHUA SCOTT.
Hungarian, three years old this spring
got by Black Hawk, dam by Post Boy
bay, l4t hands, at New Haven.
NJ. THOMPSON.
Young Sherman Morgan, got by oil
Black Hawk, will be five years old mex
June; dark dapple chestnut, 1000 lbs.
G.. II. ROBINSON.
r. NJ. SATTERLY.
Vergennes, May y, 1852.
Fast trotting stallion Flying Morgan
at Burlington; 900 lbs; trotted in Cam
bridge course in 2 :I51 last fall.
Il. NJ. ADAMS.
The grand ViZier of Rokhara ba