Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-04-13
JOSEPH BATTELL,
Mfddlebury, VT.
THE MORGANS.
A VERMONT BREEDER TELLS ABOUT
SHERMAN MORGAN SKIN.
From Mirror and Farmer

From Mirror and Farmer.
81 noticed in Il late issue Of your pa
per this query by Allen Thomson
tWhat became of sherman Morgan 5
sking am in position to say few
words on that subject, knowing that
when laid on the pages of your paper it
will become matter of permanent his
tory and may call out some others.
"Sometime in August, 1852, in line of
bnsigess, drove into the yard of the
botel al northumberland, n. II. The
landlord. vAo was on the steps of the
hotel. came forward to care for the team
and in walking along to the barn shed
he noticed the movement of the team and
said,
Pretty nervy pair.
81 replied, They have right to be ,
they were sired by Billy Root and out of
a Royal Morgan dam
"Ha. ha! he exclaimed, pretty well
doubled up. | can show something that
will please you, for you seem to like
the Morgans.
"After the team was cared for he en-
tered an alleyway to rear barn, which
seemed unused, and at the farther end
of the floor. standing partly sidewise,
stood small chestnut horse. After a
moments hesitation and not seeing any
motion asked, is that mountedT The
landlord answered. stuffed AS came
nearer felt that 1t was most natural
representation of spirited, elegant,
pony horse, gray about the head and
ears evidently from age. dash of white
in the forehead. stripe in the face, two
white stockings nearly to the gambrel,
about II hands high, in weight about
500, with limbs and muscular develop
mcnt for ten-hundred animal.
"From paternal descriptions of the
Shermans mare and the Sherman Nor
gan, | said, rs this Sherman Morgan?'
My guide replied, That is the skin of
old Sherman Morgan; it is just as tall
and large as ever and looks just as he
did the last wears of his life
ellis style and spirited appearance
were perfectly natural and faithful
reproduction of the original. | said he
looked strong for one of ms size. He
said he was enormously strong. never
weary or tired, always full of life and
vim. think | saw all there was of that
great little horse. Here was the fount
OF Billy Roots unceasing action and
Black Hawks spirit, speed and elegance
Personally knowing the colt Mr. Bellows
bought to fill Sherman's place, was in
terested IN studying his form and pecu,
liarities. ! had no doubt then. nor have
had any since, but that was just what
was represented.
GLOW potent a factor the Morgan
blood is. How it breeds on. How il
stuck out in Fearnaught's style, action
and color. have seen horses from
MambrinO Wilkes and Morgan dams
that had all the qualities of the Justin
Morgan in size, style, color, spirit,
speed and endurance. Whenever these
thoroughbred lines are brought together
the Morgan starts to life again seeming
" with all its pristine vigor. have nc
doubt that there are some persons now
living at or about Northumberland who
will lie able to verify the above and
perhaps tell who the taXidermist was
who mounted this work. This part
omitted or have forgotten.
&C. +. RAMSAY
Waitsfeld, Vt.
FIN a foot note Mr.. Ramsay says
"rhe above facts are absolutely true,
as | saw them at the time. Being an
owner and breeder of Morgan colts |
was critically interested in the original.
My father owned pair of mares from
Justin Morgan. They were 30 years
old when he used to ride them to sad
die and he weighed 225 pounds. They
had the typical Billy Root trot under
that load. Your PAPER fills the bill
completely for general and horse
paper and | should think you would
have long list of subscribers from all
directions"
In this connection we believe that a
brief historical sketch of one of the
greatest of Morgan sires will interest
many of our readers. 1t has frequently
been asserted by Morgan writer's that
but four stations were kept for stock
that were sired by the Justin Morgan
namely, Bulrush, Sherman, Woodbury.
and RavenOa Sherman WAS tOaIed I'm