Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-27
MoRoANs IN WISCONSIN.
JOSEPH BATTELL,
MiddleburY, vt.
From the Western Horseman'l

OF trip tO'OFegOn, tDdne CouhtJ' 'i9
consin, a few days ago, and while there
visited the lockwood Stock Farm, Nc
Williams Bros, proprletors. They are
engaged in breeding a high class OF
Morgan horses. They formerly owned
the Morgan stallion, Lakeland Morgan,
who was a fine Individual and good
sire. They also owned at the time OF
his death the famous Morgan stallion,
Mountain Boy, son of the noted Green
Mountain Boy, by Hlll's Black Hawk
After his death they took their best
Morgan mares to Belvidere, ILL.,, and
bred to the two celebrated Morgan stall
lions, Billy King and Billy Root, full
brothers, that were owned by John
King of Belvidere. Ill. They are the
most typical oldfashioned Morgans
living at the present time. Both are
good chestnuts, one foaled in 1870, the
other in 1871. They were sired by Will
dair, he by Putnam Morgan, he by
Woodbury. Morgan, son OF Justin Nor
gan; dam Nelly, by Arabian Morgan, he
by Billy Root, he by Sherman Morgan,
son of Justin Morgan; second dam "a fine
Morgan mare. 1t will be seen by the
above that they are the closest bred
Morgans living, and they are excellent
sires. At lakewood Farm we were
shown King Billy, a dark chestnut horse,
foaled 1891, by Billy King, dam Peggie,
by Green Mountain Boy, son of Black
Hawk second dam by Black Hawk
Jim, son of Bigelow's Black Hawk
Tiger. He is fine young horse, and
the sire of some fine colts. Next was
Morgan Rocket, light chestnut horse,
foaled 1891, by Billy Root, dam Nell, by
Little Mack, he by Ethan Allen, ,Jr., son
of Ethan Allen; second dam by the
Ayres Horse, he by Black Dick, son of
Sherman Black Hawk; third dam by
Bay Highlander. Rocket is equally as
fine as his mate, King Billy, and the
writer saw quite number of his get
that are typical Morgan colts, and can
not be beaten, even in old Vermont. the
home of the Morgans. Rocket and
Billy are broken to drive together, and
they make fine team. The writer en-
ioyed drive behind them. At this farm
they also have Chef Morgan, chestnut
horse, foaled 1892, full brother to King
Billy, and will be equally as fine when
matured. But the horse that took the
eye of the writer, and one for whom we
predict a brilliant future as show
horse and in the stud, is Paddy, beauti-
full bay horse, fOaled 1892. He will,
when matured, weigh close to log
pounds. He was sired by MOuIfain
Boy. he by Green Mountain Boy, son of
Hills Black Hawk, dam Pet, by Little
Mack, son of Ethan Allen. DR., by
Ethan Allen; second dam by the Ayers
Horse, by Black Dick, son of Sherman
Black Hawk. Paddy is very fine
locker, up-headed, stylish, with splen-
did action and is quite speedy. The
farm also has the fire roadster stallion,
Tony, a beautiful dark chestnut horse,
foaled 1881. sired by Bonnie Almont, he
by Antar, son of Almont; dam Fanny,
by Green Mountain Boy; second dam by
Black Hawk Jim, son of Bigelow's Black
Hawk Tiger. Tony is "A very tony fell
low, and splendid roadster, with strong
Morgan characteristics, and is an excel
lent sire. Among the brood mares are
nut in color, foaled 1873, and sired by
Little Mack. son of Ethan Allen, .Jr.
Their dams were full sisters, being sired
by the Ayers Horse, out of a mare by
Bay Highlander. They make fine pair,
well matched, and both are excellent
brood mares. They also have Fannie. a
chestnut mare, foaled 1873, by Green
Mountain Boy, dam by Black Hawk
Jim, and Peggie, black mare, foaled
1877. She is a full sister to Fannie, and
although they are both well along in
years, they still have the Morgan grit
about them and are raising colts each
year, and good ones, too. Another fine
brood mare here is Pansy, blk. M. foaled
1886, by Algardi, son of Almore, by AL
mont 33, dam Fannie, by Green Noun
tain Boy. Altogether, they are as fine a
lot of Morgan brood mares as can be
found, all excellent breeders and typical
Morgans of the olden time. Among the
young stock is Queen, ch. m, foaled
1892, by Billy King, dam Fannie; Fan
ME II, ch. M, foaled 1893, by Billy
Root, dam Fannie; chestnut colt (1), by
Morgan Rocket, dam Fannie; chestnut
filly a, by Morgan Rocket, dam Peg
gle; chestnut filly Q, by Morgan
Rocket, dam Pansy. All told, they are
the finest lot of Morgans the writer has
seen for some time. In company with
Mr.. McWilliams. we drove to Mr. Shat
ter's, and here we saw the fine young
stallion. Morgan Rocket. Jr.. sorrel