Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-28

CElChOtn w tuO hClC. 1hCJ cSAt kcoAhy ~
fishermen at one dollar per hundred, 30
you see what a rich harvest there Is In
such an industry. They fourished dur
ing the summer and fall, but since the
cold spell has reached them they have
been dying off at q remarkably sad rate;
and If the freeze should continue much
longer I doubt If I will be left with seed
for next spring"
WONDERFUL MORGAN HORSE.
How Old Justin Morgan Could Out
Trot, or Pull or Run, Any Horse OF
His Day-An Interesting sketch for
Lovers of Horses.
There is SO much of romance scattered
in talks and writings on the Morgan horse
that the lover of the horse in general
seems never to tire of hearing what others
have to say about this popular family of
horses. A paper written by 1. q. Fiske,
NJ D., and published in Dutton's Spirit of
the Turf, will be found of interest:
It has been written that history repeats
itself, and judging from articles lately
printed, it would seem that this statement
was to be verified In the increased interest
manifested in New England on the subject
of horse breeding. The famous Morgan
is growing once more into popular favor,
and from careful study of the blood
lines of the best families and their deeds
performed this is q grand vindicstion
From the time since when a small boy
sat before the freside listening to sto
ries and popping corn, watching the
white bowery flakes which the heat
nodded into fantastic shapes, selecting
the finest ones for my horses, carriages,
sheep and oxen, I have been a lover of
a good horse, and the anecdotes then
heard have never been forgotten. / was
told how Justin Morgan could out-trot,
out-run and out-pull, any horse of his
day. My father, who was an officer on
training days, told me of riding Old Bur
bank at the muster; the horse which,
under the saddle, nsver walked step,
but would dance sideways. fret to the
right, then, by a slight motion of the
rein, swing to the left. then facing the
troops, dance backward, keeping perfect
step to the music.
How intently have / listened to the sto-
ries told by the freside. Our neighbors
had q preference, as people do now, for
some individual like Clifford, the old pa
rsde horse, Beppe 2:2S, the saddle horse.
the first to enter the charmed circle, and
the Black Hawk, Green Mountain and
flying Morgan.
AL had h"sts of friends the same ss
to. day. What's in a nsmei Water Is wa
ter, whether hnbbiing in the spring, rip
pling In the brook or flowing in the riv-
er, though perhaps il gets tainted from
too much outcrossing, as has the Morgan
blood. If go, the only way to remedy ii
Is to dip nesIer the fountain.
Old Ethan Aliens blood is left yet to the
breeders of New England, and what better
can be desiredi An eye witness told me
of the wonderful race when Ethan won
| over the mighty Dexter. How he would
throw his head when he wanted free rein
| for terrible burst of speed, how he
would signal his mate to run faster and
bite him II he did not respond. In later
days l have seen the peerless Daniel
Lambert on the campus at Burlington.
| Does not the beautiful word picture OF
Shakespeare completely describe him:
Round hoofed, short-jointsd. fetlocks fine, moi
Broad Breast, full eyes, small head and nosiri
High crest, short cas-, str.Ist legs and passing
SiIvery name, wavy tail, short back and tendei
Do not ali the attributes of equine to him belong
A gentleman who formerly dealt In
horses and stock told me that once on go
ing to London In search of q span of road
sters he overlook man driving beauh
tul horse, and for three miles followed
closely, watching the animal because h'
was so attractive. and during that tint
he never walked a step, trotting besuu
fully at times, but when going slow
where common horses would walk, h
took that proud, gay, dancing step e
characteristic of tho Morgans. Although
somewhat tired of his long ride, Mr.
Spalding never rested until he had in
terviewed the owner, from whom b,
learned that the horse was the famous
Billy Root. He bought two of his get
fllies, three years of age. One of then
made a splendid saddle mare, and tn
pair finally sold for fifteen hundred dol
lars.
These are the kind of horses for New
England breeders to raise. Let alone th
ewe-necked, rst-tsiled, spindle -shsnke'
some are trying to raise, of which scarce
ly more than two per cent. ever amour
to anything, and breed for the old Nor
gan type of useful business horses, wbicl
are of come service to mankind and hn'
ready market
In old stage days one of the drivers VIII
freighted from Boston drove an eight
horse team, all MoTgans, without line q,
tached to them. They would turn to tn
right or left, back, walk, trot or run, q
the word of command, and no load coul
set them. Often-times when the load wa
heavy, on approaching a steep hill the oil
major would put q bag of sslt on tn
shoulders of the wheel horses, aud ava
they would sail to the top of the rise. Th
major said all thy needed was little bal
last. He owned another Morgan who wa
trained to run, and never was known (
be beaten. Old Ned, as he was called, al
| ofa Sol ,,
road at the dropping of Q hat Sometime
the race Was for wager of gallon O
rum, and then the old red tavern was tn
scene of a lively time.
On one occasion of this kind, after win
ming one race, and the crowd getting quit
mellow, the defeated party challenged tn
old horse for a second race.
Old Ned had come to know what was ex
pected of him by the manner in which tn
hat was dropped, and the major, feelin
well and wanting q little fun, when th
horses were brought to the mark threw tn
hat with force on the ground, when tn
old horse made terrific bound, complete
ly unhorsing his rider, who was seate
forcibly on the ground, completely demon
allied. The race was won all the same
however, every one cheering, even the d,
feated, like the boy who makes his bonfir
= before an election, and burns II regsrdles
of who Ii elected.
= The Morgan horse, 30 kind and gentl,
, whose expressive eye takes in all that SUI
: rounds him, knowing the little child wh
caresses and feeds him In the stable,
rest, looks small But from the time 70
: harness him until returned to the stall /
grows, and on the road his high heas
!, lofty style and fearful appearance chara
u terize him as the energetic representati,
of that race which originated in the de
ert, and Is so beautifully spoken of In thi
|, wonderful book as clothed with thunde
: rejoicing In his strength, and swifter tbs
, the esgle's flight, possessed of q rapil
o tireless gait. BE will trot all day exec
= when nearing hill. when he will raise b
head higher still. First one ear, then Il
= other, viii snap backward, then forwar