Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24
GOVERNMENT MORGAN HORSE FARM.
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1890 by Mr. VIM Porter then editor of The Spirit of
Henry Mang of Savannah Ca after whose death
she sold l. C. Plant of Macon Ga Mrs Caude rotted
several Augusta s46 which appeared
in The Spirit of the Times
Edwin Forest Hart Boswell Lexington KY breeder of Nancy
Hanks, o4, interview, 1893, said
Edwin Forest great horse, but had opportunities He
the right horse breed to- for show horse He splen
did looking horse with great deal OF style Bay I5H to 10 hands
could three minutes Stout enough model horse
the look brought this country
CabeI Lexington by Black Hawk dam said be by
Copperbottom Blood Black Hawk exceedingly stylish
son of the Black Hawk The following letter
which received from noted Kentucky breeder and which may
be found in Volume of the American Stallion Register shows
the favor with which he regarded in Kentucky
July 90 1886
JOSEPH BAT1ELL, ESQ
SIR-You inquiry history and description of Blood
Black Hawk he Kentucky addressed b F. A.
Van Meter is received and here would that Mr. A. Van
removed Texas eight years since.
obtained the North q think in orange
County W. by Blood Lexington KY and brought that
city by him city years. The
finally purchased by Major H. T. Dunkin of Eaycc
County, KY who removed him three miles from the city
and kept him till the horse died.
try to description plain but short
a very white ankles aud stripe his
hands high when standing quiet and harness.
htChed
was the I line pulled
Sheridan was his aqmare a
horse They premiums Q Kentucky,
they could show 7Ia
Yours respectfully EsF b F. VAN METER
The dam OF the noted speed Hamin's Amont N by
Bloods Black Hawk BIZ
There arc besides these stations the
quite number young stock Twelve these
purchased Vermont
the stallion under 80; purchased
Kentucky by Harrison Chief Clark by
Chief The dam of by Cabcls Lexington already
been mentioned The dam Of the other by Coeman Eureka
of Youngs Morgan grandson Eureka Green
Mountain Morgan
This Buffers Eureka purchased Lorenzo Pratt Wood
stock the fall of 1884, by Dr. Butler Woodfod
County KY who took the horse his home Kentucky kept
years This enormously
Long Island Black Hawk. of pur-
chase the horse and his pedigree from the wife DR.
Butler who copied for her deceased husbands diary
also from Allen w Thompson still living Woodstock, who
remembers that the horse was sold to DR. Butler and taken to
Kentucky.
The other brood very good size well
appearing brought West this bred
Gen Gates. They bred by the Government
pertinent the State Agricultural College Collins Colo
Cannon of Carnage by Robert McGregor
Major Eda by Aexanders Abdaah of Hamblctonan
pedigree Cannon excellent Morgan First
dam of Robert McGegor by Seeey American
inbred grandson of Sherman Morgan by the original Morgan
second strain from Pilot U that got the Carnegie
third from Vermont Boy supposed be by of Billy
by Sherman Morgan fourth from Trojan se of the dam of
Camon), by Jacksons Flying Cloud of Black Hawk
fifth from Seth Warner (e of second dam OF Camon)
Allen OF Black Hawk There is also very strong probability
that the dam of Major Edsall Morgan She
pair of taken from Vermont o New York City.
This experiment. the Government breeding mares by
Cannon General Gates think will be satisfactory. Always