The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-15
MORGAN MIGRATION
BY W. Fl. Bot:hsr.

The Morgan IN an American type
OF horse. IT is the only one with the
possible exception OF the Kentucky
gated saddle horse which originated
on this continent For years II was
believed that Justin Morgan. the tap
root sirs was by the thoroughbred
horse True Briton. Wallace. however.
exploded that and showed that ther o
wa. chance of him being Dutch
horse, as Was claimed by the mar
who took him TO Vermont
Justin Morgan was foaled at West
Springfield, Mass. IN 17s3 He Was
taken to Vermont In 1913 and died In
1871. He bred on through his sons
Sherman Morgan. sired Vermont
Black Hawk, Billy Root. whalebone.
and Flint Morgan The woodbury.
lire was continued by Morgan Caesar.
Morgan Eagle. Chittenden County
Morgan. and Clifford Morgan, while
the Buirush line runs through the
Randolph Horse. Jennison Colt, and
Morrill,. to Young Morrill,. the sire of
Fearnaught and Winthrop Morrill,.
Within fifty years after the death
Of Justin Morgan, his descendants
were found IN every state in the union,
At that time over one-haif Of the
light harness performers traced 10
him either through the sire or dam,
The pedigrees or the leading trotters
Of today, also show that q number OF
them carry remote cross. Of Morgan
blood; Chlan, Lee Axworthy. Ham
burg Belle The Harvester and Mabel
Trask being among them.
A national survey OF the light hsr-
ness founda ton stock shows that the
forty miners began buying Morgans
as soon as they were located in Cali
fornia: keokuk. Black Eagle, Black
Warrior. Tyier's Black Hawk. Novato
Chief. McCrscken's Black Hawk.
Dave Hin and Benecta BOY being
taken there prior to the war. Tho
Oregon breeders also purchased Yer
mont and Oregon Pathfinder, They
were followed by Winthrop Knox.
Champion Knox. and Dick Fiaherty.
Kentucky was fortunate in select
ing Blood's Black Hawk. He. as we'll
as his sons Blood Chief and Indian
chief. the sire of Lady de Jarnette.
were almost invincible. in the show
ring The Morgan stamp was also
left in Kentucky by pcrsey's Vermont
Hero, through Golddust. Downingss
Vermont through Gilrs Vermont. Red
Jacket. Rather. Peavine, and Honest
Allen.
Axworthy, Moko and Peter the
Great have each a Morgan cross. The
line to Axworthy runs through Stride
away. to Moko through the Stock
bridge Chief mare that produced
Gloster, 2:l7. and to Peter the Great
through Msdison's Octoroon. des-
cendant of Woodbury. Morgan.
The Morgan tide reached Michigan
In the early fifties. the leaders being
Morgan Eagle. the sire OF Magma
Charta- Marshall Chief. the sire OF
Primus, Channcev Goodrich, and DON
J.. Robinson. Western Fearnaught.
Buells Pathfinder. Occana Chief,
Royal Fearnaught, and Vermont
Hero, the sire of General Knox.
Stockbridge Chief died in Illinois,
where he was Joined by Wards Fly
ing Cloud, woodward's Ethan Alien
which was afterwards taken to Ken
lucky. Swansbrough's Creeper, Cap
tain Beaumont, Addison and several
GolddustS
In the early days, Wisconsin was
the half way station for Morgan
stations that were being taken IN
California A few of them made sew
eral seasons there before completing
the journey. the group including
Benecia Boy. Dave Hill and McCrack-
ems Black Hawk. A number also re-
manned in the badger state, the lead
ers being Coman's Gray Eagle, whose
son McKesson's GRAY Eagle got Char
ley Ford. 2:16 "a; Prince Pathfinder.
Lie Oak, and Black Flying Cloud.
the sire OF Badger Girl. 2:22 Ia,
Iowa breeders developed a fondness
for Morgans at an early date. Their
selections included Eastman Morgan,
sire Of Little Fred. 2;20, Panic. YER
monter. General Stark. Vermont Boy,
whose son Reconstruction got the dam
of Bonnie McGregor 2:1S1-2. and
King Herod, while both McKesson's
Gray Eagle and Young Morrill, died in
Iowa.
King Hercd and Stockbridge Chief
were located In Ohio for q brief
period. Jaclrson.s FiyinE Cloud also
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