Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01

is out of Minnie, by Red Jacket. Here
your Morgan hobs up again. Jack,
2 :19t, (the sensational trotter of 1889, /
dam is strongly inbred Morgan, being by
Magma Charta, dam by the Holmes Horse,
a son of Black Hawk. Kentucky Prince,
who got Guy, 2:l2, the fastest trotter out
last year, is related on his dams side to
Magma Charta. Belle Hamln, 2 :l3a, the
star performer of 1887, has double dose
of Morgan blood coursing through her
veins. Westmont, 2:133, (pacer), the
fastest of all the Almonts, was out of
Morgan mare. Again, ITamlin Almont,
Jr., who is the greatest sire among AL
monts sons by the records, had Nor
gan mother. Adair, 2:17t, is decidedly
the best campaigner by Electioneer and
his dam was by son of Vermont Black
Hawk. Query, Wouldn't more Morgan
blood in the Electioneers help them to
train on? Joseph Battell is said to have
indisputable evidence which he will give
to the public before long that Pilot, sire
of Pilot, Jr., (who got the dams of Maud
S. and Jay-Eye-See), was by the Hawkins
Horse, a son of Justin Morgan. A volume
could be written to show the great in
fluence of this much coveted blood in trot-
ting pedigrees.
Some may say there is not enough Nor
gan blood to exert great influence. This
| inc lxy ho oil 1ota ho
matcally, as Justin Morgan was so
strong in prepotency that his blood over
rides all less positive breeding for genera
tions, and is handed down to us through
various channels. In Branch county
years ago stood such noted Morgan
horses as Green Mountain Black Hawk,
2 49, brought here by A. C. Fisk in 1851
from Bridport, VT. He was got by
Sherman's Black Hawk, dam by Clifford
Morgan. He stood here two years and
was sold to Dorsey & Burke of Louis
vile, Ky. There are reasons for belev-
ing that this horse should wear the man.
tie which has fallen upon old Golddust's
shoulders.
Vermont Hero, 2:37, was imported
the following year by Mr.. A. c. Fisk
He also was got by Sherman Black Hawk
He sired Lady NJ, 2 80, and Gen Knox,
who sired three with records below 2 20
and host of others, and got the dams Of
Gene Smith, 2:lSi, and others. Othello
or Black Prince Mr.. A. G. Fisk purchased
in Vermont in 1858. He was sired by
Hills Black Hawk.
Sherman Morgan,Jr., by old Sherman
Morgan, was a stylish black horse
brought to Coldwater about 1860 by Ell
lot Crippen. Butterworth's Black Hawl
was another of the Morgan tribe bred il
: Vermont and brought here by Capt. But
!, terworth. Morgan Black Hawk, a sol
of Hills Black Hawk, was brought her
in the spring of 1854. Marshall Chief, o
the Goodrich Horse, was owned in hi
latter days in this county and died nea
here in 1873. He was a small dark chest
i nut horse, a type of the old time Morgan
= and was grandson of Hills Blacl
: Hawk.
!, aye olden time" horses just mentione
r were fine specimens of Morgan blood
4 which family in great measure forme
the ground work of Branch county hors
r structure. Mingled with these were sue
worthy horses as Defiance, bred in Canad
a from English thoroughbred stock. Hi
dam was the dam of old Lady Moscow
2 :32. He was brought here in 1855 an
o was dapper little bay horse of wonder
full vitality. He was the sire of Fran
Moscow, and the grandsre of McLane'
n Lady Moscow, 2 80. The horse Youn
y Trustee, by imp. Trustee, was purchase
}. by Mr.. Crippen from Col. Morris G
II Mount Fordham, N. Y, and was brough
t to this city about 1858. Warfield, Lac
e and Sir Archy, Jr., were thoroughbre
y horses that stood for service in this SEE
ton. independence deserves mentio
II in our sketch. He was bred at Ne,
l. York Mills, N. Y, and was rich in AT
n dallah blood, as both his sire and dan
" traced to old Abdallah. He was clos
built, muscular horse of some l54 hand
) high. Sparkle, or old Charles, was b
Tippoo. He was a large bay horse @
decided trotting action, finally taken East
where he distinguished himself on tn
turf Many race horses of the bes
families flourished here and did extensiv
service in the stud, notably Caledonia
Surprise and Liverpool, all sons of tn
u great running sire Bonnie Scotland
y Erin-Go Bragh and Rufe Hunt wer
= strictly thoroughbred and had refining
e influence on our early track and roa
N horses. Commingling and interminglin
these various strains above mentioned an
u noting and following their best result
= has left remarkable class of broo
u mares, which in turn have been bred t
= such noted modern sires as Lexington
y, Chief, Jr., Magma Charta, Fisk's Nam
brine Chief, Masterlode, Royal Fear