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THE MORGAN R
Interesting Points about Hule's Green
Mountain Morgan.

dolph Herald are OF general interest:
After investigation Of the subject with
his characteristic care. Mr.. Joseph Bat
tell SAYS in the first volume of the Ameri-
can Morgan Register, page 20. In speak
ing of the dam of Hale's Green Mountain
Morgan. that nothing definite is known
of her breeding THIS is In direct CON
fiict with the statement published In all
editions of Iinsley's Morgan Horses from
1857 to 1861 that She was by Woodbury.
Morgan: hut Mr.. Battell's conclusion was
not an unreasonable one in view of some
of the later literature.
According to Linsley. Hale's Green
Mountain Morgan was foaled in 1884.
Mr.. Allen W. Thomson. In articles dis
putting the advertised breeding of this
horse written to the Mirror and Farmer
and Wailace's Monthly in or about the
years 1857 and 1855, gives the date as
prior to 1854 and possibly as early as
1881. MIR. Battell gives tho date as about
1882. The date of his death is stated
positively by Mr.. Battell as having oc-
CURED October 4, 1863.
So far as ! have been able to find in my
search of the authorities. no question as
to the pedigree of this famous hors" was
publicly raised until he had been dead
for nearly twenty-five years. In the case
of his great contemporary, Black Hawk,
doubts as to his breeding were constantly
expressed and to this day.I think there
are people Who stoutly assert that Black
Hawk sire vas not sherman Morgan.
No, SO with iiale's Green Mountain Nor
gan. Nobody ever disputed that his sire
was the clifford Morgan. ana nobody. so
far as am aware. until long after the
noble stallion had passed away, denied
that his dam was by Woodbury.. No
/. Other Morgan horse except Black Hawk
and Ethan Allen was az largely known
and advertised. tie had travelled over
much Of the country. He had won
CHAMPIONSHIPS at the state fairs of Michi-
gan. ohio and Kentucky as well as Yer
mont. He was the greatest and best
known parade horse OF his time. II
seems very strange that, If his pedigree
had been falsely published. the falsity
should not have been publicly exposed
while the horse was alive and before thu
| public,
The circular used by Silas Hale in 1S'
Uhe year In which he took Green Noun
tain on his triumphant tour through the
then Middle-western States) contains
much that is very positive as TO pedigree
II is more elaborate and definite ina
any other contemporary circular that
have seen. Mr.. Battell has quoted from
IL freely in the American Morgan Reg
lister and gives In fun the certificates o
George Bundy. the first owner OF Greer
Mountain, ard John Woodbury.. a suose
quent owner. He also quotes a portion
of what Mr.. Hale has to say. The letter
of James M. Ashley and Joshua Scot'
are not given in the Register but az they
are much to the point ! give them mere
with.
STATEMENT" OF JAMES NJ. ASHLEY
II am acquainted with George Bundy
and distinctly recollect that he owned tn
mare which brought the horse now calls'
Green Mountain Morgan and owned D.
Silas Hale. of South Royalston. Mass
said mare was sired by the old WOOD
bury Morgan and her dam was sired b.
the original or Justin Morgan horse. IN
sire Of the Green Mountain Morgan wa
the old Clifford Morgan The stock q
the Green Mountain is well known TO me
and is to the highest order for speed an
substance
JAMES NJ. ASHLEY.
Granville, July "A. 1864.
STATEMENT OF JOSHUA SCOTT
II have been Familiarity acquainte
with the stock Of Morgan horses. fror
the original. or Justin Morgan. dow
through the most noted OF his descend
ants. first saw the old Justin MorGa
in the year 1905, and thought him IN