Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-12

member was one of the last colts got by
Justin Morgan.
"The Lawton Horse was trotter; ne
die in Illinois. The incest lot of horses
in our county in Illinois. came from
daughters of the Lawton Horse.
Leach of Stockton brought horse
and mare to California, bred them TO-
gether al d got mare that was bred to
Richmond, from which came filly that
was bred to Dexter Prince. The horse
sigma; in California was from Morgan
mare bred in Orange Co., Vt.
INV father said that the old Justin
Morgan was very long-bodied and very
round-barrelled round as log, father
said. very clean, bony head and vide be-
tween eyes.
"The Leach Horse was called Messen-
ger Morgan; he was brought here in the
sos and left much stock.
Brown Jennie, bred by Mr.. Nc
Cracker, aud got by David Hill, Jr.' was
a great brood mare, an inbred David
Hill, | think she has three or more in
2:20.
"Putnam Morgan was larger horse
and $50 pounds heavier than Clifford. y
chestnut and without the markings.
Woodbury. had white legs and blaze and
Clifford the same. Clifford was the most
active.
"Durkee, that had Dictator and Black
wood on Long Island, came from Royal
ton. Vt.
"Wheelocll Morgan sired great many
horses at Royalton; good, fine high
stepping horses. He sired colt called
the Latham mare, bred by Hiram Latham
and sold to broIher-in-law of VIM.
Spooner of South Royalton and taken TO
Fon du Lac. Wis. where she drew LIST
premium at the show and was sold for
$1,000. One. out of Kate by old Bull
rush. my father bred to Green Mountain
Morgan when he was three years old
and yot "A mare whose colts sold for
more than the two farms he owned. The
colts were both bay. with star. left hind
ankle white. l5i hands, close to 100
pounds Most of the Morgan horses in
my day were scant 1000 pounds. The
Putnam Morgan showed more quality
than Clifford. but was not so active Il
horse: would have gone faster than elf
ford. | think.
1.-The Rice Horse did not have the
best of action. \ rough. gated horse |
called it.
"Moody-sec page G64 of Morgan
Register, Vol. WAS good traveller
and sired more than an average lot of
good horses where he was kept. He re-
sembled Morgan Eagle more than the
Hubbard Horse.
Morgan Eagle was the fastest horse
we had in our country.
"Pomr, sired by IA son of Bulrush Nor
gan and from bay dam that was one of
the last of the get of Justin Morgan,
trotted close to minutes in Boston.
Morgan Eagle was always great
roadster; could pass any horse in that
part of Vermont; drive right away from
them. lie was horse of great sub
stance and power, good sloping shout
ders, heavy quarters behind, well-cut
out under the throat, round-barrelled
with clean head and about l5d hands.
The speed of Morgan horses came large
ly from him; he had clean, bOny, fiat
legs.
The Bullrush stock had hair on fet-
locks and immense names and tails. The
WOodburys did not have the hair.
Woodbury. Morgan was as clean horse
as was ever seen on the turf, a high-lted
horse; would have been taken for a
horse that had thoroughbred blood in
him by any man that ever saw a
thoroughbred.
"The WoOdburys were we'll gated and
had speed. Almost all of the Green
Mountain Morgan's early get were
speedy horses. The LawtOn Horse
could show you better than three minutes
on the road. The Directors, without
training, do not show any more natural
speed on the road than the Woodburys
did.
Captain Benz. Coles of Royalton, VT,
saw Justin Morgan thousand times
His children went to riding school to
Justin Morgan. lie described the horse
as rather low, not high on legs, beauti-
tul blood bay, a well-blooded horse.
Capt. Cole was better Judge of horses
than all the rest of them. He spoke OF
the clean, fiat legs that this horse had,
with the finest tendons; spoke of his
head and his trotting action; hadn't a
particle of the Hackney knee or high
stepping action; spoke of his easy stride
in trotting.
"The high knee action came IN from
BullTush or elsewhere. My grand
father saw him trOt and run; he could