Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24

Briton, was thoroughbred, and that this
horse was his sire has been settled be-
yond possibility of doubt. True
Briton was by Lloyd's Traveller, out of
Betty Leeds, by Babraham, although
Mr.. Battel admits that there is some
doubt about the dam. 1t is certain that
she was one of DE Lanceys imported
mares, and as she Is described as "De
Lancey's imported racer" in an old bill.
and as Betty Leeds was the only one Of
these mares that was known to have
raced, and as it is certain that she was
bred to Traveller, she has been adopted
as the paternal grandam of Justin
Morgan. The dam of Justin Morgan is
described as a medium-szed light bay
mare, foaled in 1874, bred at West
Springfield. Mass. Her sire was Dia-
mond, got by Church's Wildair,
thoroughbred son of imp. Widair, out
of dam of unknown breeding. Her
dam was by Sportsman, son of Arabian
Ranger, the latter horse being claimed
to have been an imported Arabian of
pure breed, also called Lindsay's Ara
bian, and the reputed sire OF one of
General Washington's war horses. He
is duly recorded, and the circumstances
of his importation given fully in Bruce's
American Stud Book, ard accepting
him as factor in the pedigree of Justin
Morgan, it gives the latter an additional
sixteenth of pure blood. While there
are some doubts about the entire cor
rectness of the pedigree, there is none
that Mr.. Battell has adopted the most
likely, and that it is supported at all
points by good evidence. Nearly 100
pages are devoted to the most exhaus-
tive history of the founder of the inn
portant Morgan family that was ever
written
Regarding sons of Justin Morgan that
were kept entire, the author specifies
Brutus, Weasel or Fenton horse. Young
Traveller or Hawkins horse, Sherman
Morgan, Bulrush Morgan, Woodbury.
Morgan. Revenge. the Gordon horse and
Randolph horse. These are certain. and
Blazing Star, CUrbin's Fox. Defiance,
Highlander and Brandywine are also
thought to have been sons besides which
the author is strongly of the opinion that
one or more of his sons grew up in Can
ada, giving the Canadian PAGER very
strong resemblance to the Morgan, and.
in part at least, his characteristics and
speed " These sons and their progeny
are all considered IN turn, Sherman Nor
gan, particularly through his son, Hills
Vermont Black Hawk, being by far the
most important. This portion of the
work is very complete, and seems to leave
little to be desired in the line of investi-
CATION. History of the descendants is
brought down to the present year, and in
each case summed up in tabulated form.
1t Is pity that Lord Clinton, the fastest
Morgan trotter, did not make his , 100 in
time to be credited with 1t in this elab-
crate work. The bulk of the book is oc-
cupied with the history of the sons of
Justin Morgan and their progeny.
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to old Canadian Pilot, concerning whose
career Mr.. Battell has certainly unearlhed
far more than any other compiler has ev-
er found out. As a result, he feels iusti-
fied.in claiming Pilot as Morgan horse.
and while the evidence adduced does not
appear to me as conclusive, it furnishes
strong Prescriptions. Those interested
in the heretofore unknown pedigree of
Pilot-and what horseman is not-should
certainly buy the book, if only to read
this chapter.
The work also contains about one thou
sand pedigrees of registered Morgans,
the requirements for registration being
One-siXty-fourth of the blood of Justin
Morgan, or else the produce of a sire and
dam both registered in the Morgan Reg
ster. There is a full index. The price
of the book is 50, and it can be had from
Mr.. Joseph Battell, Mlddlebury, Vt
W. L. Chester in Turf, Field and Farm.