Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-24
THE MORGAN HORSE.
An Interesting statement in Relation
to This Famous Equine Family.

to This Famous Equine Family.
In tho Now York Sun of recent date
appeared a letter by Walter Beverly
Crane. relating to the Morgan family
Of horses which has attracted such wide
spread attention that We reproduce it
here in order that it may come to tho
notice of many who do not read the Sun.
The letters is as follows
The report from Washington that the
Morgan horse is to be restored is a very
important piece of news. All New Eng
landers will hail it with delight; the
whole Union as we'll, for the Morgan
made good" in days gone by.
The report is that Secretary Wilson has
had several conferences with Senator
Proctor of Vermont on the subject of un-
dertaking. by a series of breeding expert
mrnts similar to those begun at Fort
Collins. Col. to establish n coach breed
Senator Proctor who has been a lifelong
admirer of the Morgans first brought up
the matter and appealed to the sccrctary
to consider whether he could not rescue
the noted family Of horses from utter
extinction, or. if il has really been cx-
tinguishcd. restore 1t by scientific and
judicious breeding from selected sires
and dams.
The plan is said to he to buy one
representative Morgan stallion and ten
mares for the Initial experiment and
later to add another stallion and mere
mares as they can b, found. The aim
will be to adhere to the type of short
hacked, strong boned hay and black
horses weighing from 1000 TO 1850 pounds,
such as the Morgans were.
Lot horsemen get hold of u. c. Inns
lcy's premium essay on Morgan horses,
published in 1851 by c. NJ. Jaxton & Co.,
and read about tho origin. history and
| characteristics Of this truly remarkable
American breed of horses. I have heard
my grandfather praise the Morgan. Here
follows a short history OF the Royal Nor
gan. once the property of Crane:
Foaled in 1921 the property Of Mr..
Aldrich of st. Johnsbury. VI. Sired by
Sherman; grandsire, Justin Morgan; dam,
| known rs Aldrich mare and sired by
Justin Morgan. She was dark bay OF
| remarkably compact form. with great
| powers of endurance. She produced and
nurscd n colt the summer after she was
| % years old. Linslev says: "ile Is 13A,
| hands high. and when in his prime and
| In high condition weighed ! 600 pounds
| 1t Is said that in July, 1S44, ne weighed
| Loco pounds. He is a dark bay, with
| black legs, name and tail, ard n small
| star in the forehead. 1t has been said
that he was not sired by Sherman, but
| by the Bachelor horse" The Batcheldel
or Bachelor horse was sired by Sher.
man: grandsirc. Justin Morgan: dam, a
fast trotting gray mare. half French
This horse was of dnpplc gray color and
l4;a hands high. Left some excellent
stock
| The fact seem to he that the dan
of Royal Morgan was coupled with tho
Bntchcldcr horse early in the spring Of
| 1870; hut the following July. the mare
not proving TO foal, Mr.. Aldrich SEN
her to sherman, and the following veal
paid for the services of the latter horse
| Mr.. Aldrich sold hm when Il colt, AM
he was taken to Maine, where he wa,
known as Morgan Rather. In 1920 ne wa!
taken 10 Derby. VI. A few years afte
this he became the property of Mr.. Crane
| who owned him several years and be
| came much attached to the horse Say
Linslcv: "a short time previous to hi
death Mr.. Crane directed that the hors
should be carved on his tombstone"
Mr.. Iinslcy saw Royal Morgan II
February. 1856 and says OF him: I'll
was turned loose into y ard with sever,
Young colts and although rs years oil,
he seemed To trot as readily and casil
AS any of them, exhibiting much OF tina
elasticity and nervousness Of step whicl