Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-02-23
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY a3, 1912.
TRYING OUT MORGAN
HORSES
Ten are Now Undergoing Test at
Fort Ethan Allen.

Fort Ethan Allen, Feb. Cot would
appear as if the Morgan horse was
again to come into his own, and the
hope is entertained by men who have
great admiration for the Morgan that
he will soon become the real cavalry
horse of the United States army.
Ten Morgan horses are being tried
out at this post under the guidance and
supervision of Lieut.. L. A. O'Donnell.
The work of testing the horses has been
going on nearly a month, the horses
being given test in the riding hall of
as minutes daily. This is not as much
time as Lieut. O'Donnel would like for
the education of the horses, but it is all
the time he has been able to obtain,
owing to the other necessary work in
the hall.
81 am greatly pleased with the dis
position and the conformation of the
Morgan horses sent u.s." said Lieut..
O'Donnell. They are certainly sturdy
little beasts and apt pupils. l am hav-
ing them driven under the fiat saddle,
so that the riders may have greater use
of their legs. have picked my men
with great care and they have taken to
the horses very kindly. When spring
opens and the drill ground is in read
mess it will be possible to increase the
tests and this will be done. The horses
will also be given road work in long and
quick trips. believe it will be possible
to make good report on these horses,
for they have certainly shown up well
so far"
1t was year ago, at the suggestion
of Capt. Frank Tompkins, 18th cavalry,
United States army, and professor Of
military science and tactics at Nor
witch university, that the Morgan
Horse club took up the matter with the
war department of purchasing limited
number of Morgan horses to be tried
out by the authorities at Fort Ethan
Allen to determine whether or not they
would be suitable for cavalry purposes.
Capt. Tompkins, acting with A. w.
Peters of Bradford. purchased the
horses now at the post. Mr.. Peters
decided on the breeding and Capt.
Tompkins decided as to conformation.
The united efforts of these two gentle
men resulted in the purchase of 10
Morgans whose pedigrees are as fol-
lows
A chestnut, four years old; sired by
Bobby Redpath; dam by Bob Morgan;
purchased of John L. Duval of West
Burke.
A bay, four years old; sired by Pete
Morgan; dam by Ben Adam; purchas, d
of Joe Flint of New Haven Mills.
A chestnut, four years old; sired by
Morgan Fleetfoot; dam by White River
Morgan; purchased of j. Rich Steers of
New York.
A mahogany bay, three years old;
sired by Knox Morgan; dam, Black
Hawk strain; purchased of ]. B. Stan
son of Danville.
A mahogany bay. four years old; full
brother to number 4; purchased of the
same owner.
A bay, five years old; sired by Prince
Charley; dam by Ned Wilkes; pur-
chased of Fred E. Martin of Bradford.
A chestnut, five years old; sired by
Prince Charley; dam was an Ethan
Allen mare, but she cannot be traced,
She was good roadster. Purchased of
w. S. Williams of Bradford.
Light chestnut, three years old; sired
by Cobdens; dam by Ethan Allen I'd;
purchased of c. S. Hall of East Ran
dolph.
A chestnut, four years old; purchased
of DIR. w. B. Mayo of Mortified.
This horse cannot be registered, but
traces Morgan blood to both sire and
dam.
A chestnut, three years old; sired by
Jupiter 1902 A. M. r.; dam by Brown
Bess, by one of Colby's young Green
Mountains, ETC.; gift from j. c.
Brunk, of Springfield, Ill.
AS is seen, these horse are all fairly
well bred and some of them very well
bred.
The Morgan Horse club hopes to
demonstrate to the war department
that the Morgan horse is the best all
round horse for light cavalry purposes