Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-28
Origin of the morgan" Horse.

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will undoubtedly be pleased to see the
following published as theold Morgans
are more talked about today than ever
Yourtt gives us this data.
The original Morgan horse, fhe
founder of the family Of horses by that
name, was brought ut two years old in
1895 from Springfield, Mass, to Ran
dolph, Vt, by Justin Morgan OF the
latter place. He was got by True Brit
ton, he by Moreton's Traveller Jim
ported.
The dam is described by John Nor
gan who knew her as OF the Wild Air
breed of middling size, with a heavy
chest, of very light bay color, with 4
bushv name and tail, the hair on the
legs rather long and a smooth, hand
some traveller. She was got by Dia-
mond, thick, heavy horse of middling
size. Wild Air, sire of Diamond, was
got by imported Wild Air. There
were but four colts of the original
Morgan kept as stations.
lst. Revenge was foaled in Clare
mont, n. H., out of a middle-sized
white mare, of no particular blood.
I'd. Sherman Morgan, raised in
Lyndon, VT, was from a chestnut
mare, of rather light bone and said to
be of English blood.
Sd, Bulrush, bred by Mr., Clifford Of.
Tunbridge, Vt, was out OF heavy,
dark bay and rather lazy mare.
It'll. Woodbury. or Burbank was
also foaled at Tunbridge, Vt, and was
out of a bay mare, said to weigh about
a thousand pounds, a smart, good
driver.
Burbank was doubtless the best colt
from the lOins of the old horse kept as
a stallion He was the sire Of the Gift
ford Morgan. owned by F. A. Weir of /
Walpole, n. H., and the grandsire Of /
Gen. Clifford. Clifford Morgan was a /
IIrk chestnut, fourteen hands and /
three inches high. Ii is claimed that /
he possessed the celebrated Morgan
blood in greater purity than any other /
horse.
Gen. Clifford, got by the above
named horse, was owned by c. Blodg
1T OF Chelsea Vt. In size. figure, ac-
ion and color he closely rcsembled his
sire. Both We're exceedingly compact
lorses, deep chested, strong backed, |
With fore legs set wide apart and car
wing their heads (Which were small,
With fine well-set eyes, high and grace
ully without a bearing-rein. Their
inc action was the admiration Of all
nd today there is no breed of horses
o much talked about in New York
mong best judges as the old Vermont
lorgan stock. Good all-round hofs-
$, is the universal verdict.
| want to say a few words to the ,
ermont boys Of today about the effect +
the useless carriage on horses.
10 doubt many are inclined to think
lat they are taking the place of
Orses. Such is not the fact, however. II
lauy thought the electrics would do i
p the horse, but there are Just as Z
lany around today as ever. Never q
as there a time when the horse was |
} much in evidence as today Mil G
ons have been spent in New York /
one in the construction of the :
Speedway" Tor exclusive driving Of i
ne horses, and more in making the /
eautiful Empire" track, which is the Z
nest in the world Now don't stop ;
'eeding, but breed fewer colts and
liter. Vermont has always bred
,0d ones and now is the time TO make
oney in breeding a high-grade driy-
g horse-a good all-round, good-tor- !
ly-kind-of-thing horse. BE kind to
,ur colts. Don't ever Jaw" them. i,
andle them all over and oct them !,
ed to every old thing.
/ am sorry You have not more Of the
'od old Morgan stock to breed from.
ION after the prohibition law was
lssed, they followed the best Yer
onters ont of the state. | don't blame
EN- for running out" for Vermont
lder the present law is a tough place d
+ man or beast. Fusil oil does not :
nd to make men either kind or I;
.ntle. Send men to the legislature /
Ext year who will vote to repeal the
'esent law, which has been a disgrace
I'd blight on the grand old state for +,
'arly fifty years. Vote your own :
,ket and not the one made for YOU
: lawyer politicians who keep the
'ohibtion law on the books that they r
ay get an inning as states attorneys. L
0 man outside Of Vermont would ac-
pit such position. Get a copy of
e prohibition law with all the amend .
ents, read it carefully and YOU will p
so mad that you can't sleep nights !.
any time except when you are =,
lder its influence Now, BOYS, wake :,
} and let nineteen hundred mark a =
w era in the history of the old Green i
ountain state by repeating the pro- a
bition law and so give her a chance n
keep pace with other states. -
Cor. Z. 4. gibson, N
Manhattan, Greater New York. Dec. -
, 1899. =
Bodily pain loses its terror n you,ve in
title OF DIR. Thomas Electric on in tha a.
use. Instant relief in rnana 81 49,. . .