Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11

high-headed as some, but a very good
traveller on the road, and no horse could
tire him out.
The trotter Lancet Mr.. Hubbard knew
WELL This horse, he says, was bred by
Portus Baxter, Derby Line, VT. He was
got by Vermont Black Hawk. His dam
was half-French mare, which they call
ed Old Squaw. She was black in color.
| Mr.. Baxter sold Lancet when two years
old to Tim VIM, who kept hotel at
Derby Line, Vt. Mr.. VIM drove him two
years and sold him for $500, to a lame
man named Langley in Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. l.. brought him to the old Cambridge
trotting park and trotted him several
races. Mr.. Hubbard saw him trot two
races to saddle. He was a hard horse to
drive in harness. Baxter and VIM are
dead. Mr.. Hubbard knew George Bar
nard well, who is mentioned by Linsley
as at one time believing that Justin Nor
gan was of Canadian descent, but after
studying the characteristics of both,
frankly acknowledged his mistake. Mr..
Hibbard has bought hundreds of Canadi-
an horses, hence is well acquainted with
both Canadians and Morgans. He says
there is a marked difference between the
characteristics of the Canadian stock and
those of the Morgans. One difference
! that Barnard did not mention is, they
will travel all day and get but little ways
! from home.
The Morgans are round-barrelled
horses. The present Canadian round
barrelled horses sprang from English
stock, brought to Canada by army Off
GERS. Mr.. III. never saw one that had the
endurance of a Morgan. Mr.. Hubbard
knew Ethan Allen well. Once saw him
in race with Flora Temple. He was a
very clean, pure-gaited trotter. Saw
Black Hawk trot on Cambridge track in
2 AZ. He was naturally as square gait
ed trotter as could be found. He also
saw Flying Morgan many times and saw
him trot The only close resemblance
that he could ever discover between Ethan
Allen and Flying Morgan, by a critical
examination, was their color. Hr. Hib.
bard also knew the Hackett Horse, sire
of Flying Morgan. His appearance was
| like that of the Burush stock. He lack.
ed style.
Mr.. Hubbard informs us that he was
born in Sherbrooke, Canada, in 1925, and
has known the Canada stock of horses
ever since he was a boy. From his
knowledge of those and the Morgans, it
is his opinion, as before stated, that they
could not have been of the same origin.
He knew Woodbury., by Justin Morgan,
when the horse was advanced in years,
but did not know him when young. He
was small horse, that would weigh in
his estimation about $50 pounds. He
was low-standing horse, but not what
he would call thick-set; he was low and
long. He had the appearance in his old
age of being strong and nervy; his quar-
tiers were full and very heavily muscled
The horse was twenty years old when
III [
me-" said Mr.. Hubbard, "that Bulrush
and Sherman were very much alike in
general characteristics. Bulrush had the
old Sherman head and ear almost to per.
fiction. His head was poised little Bit
nicer than that of Sherman, and his neck
held way up. He looked just as if he was
going somewhere all the time.
81 knew Ethan Allen, and saw him
trOt three or four times. l have never
seen many of his colts, but have seen
some. Ethan Allen generally resembled
Black Hawk, though his head was not
quite so much elevated as Black Hawks.
and not so fine in appearance; yet
should say that Ethan resembled Black
Hawk about the head. Ethan had very
good straight back. l recollect two OF
Ethan's colts. Neither of these were
sound when they were matured, which
is very uncommon among the Morgans
One of them had ringbone, the others
knees were bad. Did not notice the hooks
| spent a number of hours looking Ethan
over, and called him a remarkably smooth
horse.
"Bulrush and Sherman ] have a very
faint recollection of. | knew the stock
of both Bulrush and Woodbury.. That
of the latter was finer than the descend
ants of Bulrush, and they were the best
appearing horses on parade | have ever
seen. Even old Woodbury. himself was
noted in this respect. 1t seemed as though
he thought he owned the whole world
when on parade. | think his stock re.
sembled him in that particular. | saw
Clifford three or four times; he was q
very fine horse, fully as good and fine as
Woodbury. in every respect. AS / was
passing the muster field in Brattleborc
once, Clifford attracted my attention, and
| thought he appeared like old Wood
bury, Hale's Green Mountain, and Gift
ford acted like Woodbury.. Clifford was