Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-11-01


Trustee aud imported Messenger, as well
as GOlddust, an Inbred Morgan, by Bar
nard Morgan by Clifford, son of Wood
bury Morgan. and their produce have for
ever put at rest all cavil as to the trot-
ting instincts as well as the capacity of
the Morgan blood. How far the original
blood of the Morgan horse (if that could
be at the present time determined) has
been reinforced by other blood lines, aud
to what extent it has contributed to the
present high standing of the blood of the
Morgan horse for turf purposes is not
necessary now to discuss. Whatever
could be said in that regard would be
equally true of all other breeding and
trotting lines. 1t is often asserted that
the term Morgan horse" has no certain
significance and that it has no defined
lines of inheritance; but If ever there was
horse entitled to the distinction of hav-
ing founded family and indelibly i'm
parted to them the strongest possible
traits in form and character, old Justin
Morgan was that horse. The family or
distinctive breed had its origin century
ago As family it has been reproduced
in greater uniformity in form, character
and general utility than any other breed
of horses known in this country. In their
origin they were great in all that consti
tutes docility, beauty and usefulness, and
that excellence has been attested by their
prominence in numbers and popularity
i'm the esteem of horSemen and home cir
cles in more than half the States of this
{ Union The Morgan horse needs no COM
mendotion from me; its intrinsic excel
lence is now beyond controversy or dis
pute.
But to return to your queries. ] knew
stations of Vermont during my resi-
dence there. Among them were old
Burush Morgan, Sherman Morgan,
Woodbury. Morgan or Burbank Horse
Gas he was sometimes called, Hale
Green Mountain Morgan, Ethan Allen,
General Clifford. Clifford, lIuckins Horse,
Morgan Chief. Morgan Eagle. Major
Clifford, Morrill,. Young Morrill,, Peck
Colt. Cotrill Morgan. and others which
| do not now recall. Since coming
West in 1851 | have met with the pro-
duce of Harris Ilambletonian. son of
Bishops IIambletouian. by imported
/ Messenger, called here Vermont Messen-
ger blood, mingled with the Morgan
blood in mares from northern Vermont
and eastern New York, the produce Of
which usually has united both speed and
endurance. These IIambletonian sal
lions were used in northwestern Yer
mont and northeastern New York for
some years. as was also Cock of the
Rock
Harris llambletOnian was coarse
grey horse, high headed, an excellent
traveller of great endurance and his
female progeny nicked well with horses
of the Morgan blood. Phil Sheridan
sire, Creeper, by the Peck Horse was
one instance, of which there are many in
northern Illinois. Cock of the Rock by
Duroc, grandsire imported Diomed, was
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the most distinguished OF Morgan
stations, Daniel Lambert was daugh-
ter OF Red Bird by Bishops liamble-
tonian 6. t. b.). The Morgan blood Is
now fully appreciated in the blue grass
States OF kentucky and Tennessee as
elsewhere. Its claim OF par excellence
Is fully established by the great Daniel
Lambert and l. grandlY upheld BY ms
get. a. witness the remarkable stallion