Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-06-07

Morgan until ntlt Oitth MVuhtain
WAS fOaled was many years, but the
time was not without its results. We
may paraphrase the well-known maxim
about wine, and say that some families
Of horses are already better than others
Well and good. Then we have better
starting point. But | fear the point at
which we should have begun to improve
that once seen, never-tO-be-forgottcn
Morgan has passed out of sight and
II, yer To come back 10 US. As every
Enylishmnn loves the sight of the sea,
so every old New Engauder loved the
Morgan horse. that could travel day in
and dav out with cheerfulncss and
patience not equaled by any other family
of horses. And it was fame enough for
Mr.. Morgan, who gave his name to the
horse. to have reared though lac did not
breed the horse that will live in the his
| tory of American-bred horses as long as
/ the world stands. And do not wonder
that the doubt is often expressed wheth-
err Il family of horses will ever be pro-
duced which will equal the Morgan.
/ But there is an old maxim that Illus
trates my opinion regarding that ques-
ton: "What man has done, man may
do" That which the New Englanders
did unwittingly, we certainly ought to
do by method. Good individuals to
start with and lnbreedng undoubtedly
produced the Justly famous family of
Morgan horses; a family which, dur
ing its day and generation, occupied a
position in America second to no branch
of the equine race, and became at length
an irresistible power in the settlement
of New England, and justly grew to a
glorious memory. Indeed, in compari-
son, the Morgans rank with Adams,
Webster and Sumner, and | doubt not
their names will 90 down together in
the history of America. And were it
not that the Morgaas were produced by
unwittingly nbreeding, / should still
adhere stoutly to inbreeding to produce
a superior family of horses. either for
the road or turf. Those who have not
what can be done in the Improvement of
the family by wise and systematic
course Of inbreeding. But man is much
like Il milestone in a mill. If you put
wheat under the stone it turns and
grinds and bruises the grain into flour ;
if you put no grain under it it still
grinds on and on and on until it grinds
itself away. Just so the breeding of
horses. If men breed wisely, the stone
grinds into flour. If unwisely, they
grind themselves away like the mill
stone. The real conquerors of the world
are not the kings and generals, but the
men who think ana act. Napoleon was
a great genius; but what became of his
victories? "They passed away like the
smoke of his guns, and he left France
weaker. poorer and smaller than he
ander, who founded WOODBURY. farm
and bred Miss Russell, the dam of Nut
wood and Maud 5. 1t was my fortune
to have been born within four miles of
DlldS lldlts NlIC bNuNI VI lldIC :
Green Mountain Morgan, in the
days of his fame; horse that never
took a back seat in any company; a
horse, to use II common slang, ''that
was made from the ground up" The
handsOmest. strongest, the most cheer
full and spirited under the most aTduous
eXertons that could be imposed upon
"a horse. such a family would like to
see again in great numbers on this CON
tinent. That they may be produced, |
am certain; but to produce them ami
mails of the same type and characteris-
tics must be procured. or as nearly APP
prQaching them as possible, and then
proceed to inbreed until the type is pro-
cured.
To be CoHcluded]