The sun., 1919-07-20
Morgan Horse Is Purely
an American Development
Strain Sprang From Justin Morgan, Foaled in Massa-
chusetts in 1793-Uhlan, Hamburg Belle and Mabel
Trask Have Some of That Blood in Them.
BY w. II. GOCHER.

The Morgan Is an American type Of
horse 1t Is tho only ono with the pos
sible exception of the Kentucky gated
saddle horse which originated on this
continent For years 1t was believed
that Justin Morgan. tho tap root sire.
was by the thoroughbred horse True
Briupn. Wallace. however, exploded
that and showed that there was Il chance
OF him being Dutch horse. as was
claimed by the man who took HIM to
Vermont
Springfield. Mass. In 1898. He was
taken to Vermont In 1875 and died In
1921. He bred on through his sons
Sherman Morgan. Bulrush Morgan and
Woodbury. Morgan. OF these Sherman
Morgan sired Vermont Black Hawk.
Billy Root. WThalebone and Flint Morgan.
The Woodbury. line was continued by
Morgan Caesar. Morgan Eagle, Chitten-
den County Morgan and Clifford Morgan.
while the Bulrush line runs through the
Randolph horse. Jennison colt and Nor
rill to Young Morrill,. the sire OF Fear
nought. 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-half OF tho light
harness performers traced 10 him either
through the sire or dam. Tho pedigrees
OF the leading trotters Of to-day also
show that number of them carry a
remote cross of Morgan blood. Uhlan.
Lee Axworthy. Hamburg Belle, The
Harvester and Mabel Trask are among
them.
A national survey Of the light harness
foundation stock shows that the forty
miners began buying Morgans as soon
as they were located in California, Keo-
kuk. Black Eagle, Black Warrior.
Tyler's Black Hawk. Novato Chief. Nc
Crackers Black Hawk. David Hill and
Benecia Boy were taken there prior TO
the war. The Oregon breeders also pur-
chased Vermont and Oregon Pathfinder.
They were followed by Winthrop Knox.
Champion Knox and Dick Flaherty.
Kentucky was fortunate in selecting
Floods Black Hawk. He as well as his
sons Blood Chief and Indian Chief. the
sire OF Lady de Jarnette, almost were
invincible IN the show ring, The Nor
gan stamp also was left In Kentucky
by Dorsey's Vermont Hero through
Golddust, Downing's Vermont through
GINS Vermont, Red Jacket. Rather.
Peavine and Honest Allen.
Axworthy a Morgan.
Axworthy. Moko and Peter the Great
each have a Morgan cross The line to
Axworthy runs through Strideaway. 10
Moko through the Stockbridge Chief
mare that produced Gloster. 2:17. AMI
10 Peter tho Great through Madison's
OCtoroon. a descendant OF Woodbury.
Morgan.
The Morgan tide reached Michigan in
the early sos The leaders were Nor
gan Eagle. the sire OF Magma Charta
Marshall Chief, the sire OF Prmus,
Chauncey Goodrich and Don J. Robin
son Western Fearnaught, Buell's Path
finder. Oceana Chief. Royal Fearnaught
and Vermont Hero. the sire of General
Knox. Stockbridge Chief died in ILL
nos where he was Joined by Wards
Flying Cloud. Woodwards Ethan Allen.
which was afterward taken to Ken
lucky Swansbrough's Creeper. Captain
Beaumont, Addison and several Gold
dusts.
In the early days Wisconsin was the
half way station for Morgan stations
that were being taken to California A
few OF them made several seasons there
before completing the journey. The
group included Benecia Boy, Dave Hill
and McCracken's Black Hawk. A num-
Der also remained in the Badger State.
The leaders were Coman's Gray Eagle
whose son, McKesson's Gray Eagle. got
Charley Ford, 2:lbA Prlnce ram
finder, Live Oak and Black Flying
Cloud, the sire of Badger Girl, 2:22h.
Iowa breeders developed fondness
for Morgans a an early date. Their Sc
lections included Eastman Morgan, sire
of Little Fred. 2:20; Panic. Vermonter
General Stark. Vermont Boy, whose son
Reconstruction. got the dam of Bonnie
McGregor. 2:13ta, and King Herod
Both McKesson's Gray Eagle and Young
Morrill, died in Iowa.
Strain I'm Ohio.
King Herod and Stockbridge Chief
were located In Ohio for a brief period
Jacksons Flying Cloud after standing
at Urbana spent the last five years OF
his life at Springfield. where he got
the fourth dam Of Binland. 2:03&
Many other Morgan stations also were
taken to the Buckeye State. The list
includes Barre. Austin's Morgan Bull
rush and Knowltons Morgan, by Bull
rush Morgan; General Morgan. the sire
of Mazomania, 2:20k onderdonk, Case &
Dave Hill. Niger Doctor. Orr's Flying
Cloud and Black Squirrel. sire OF the
dam of Fred b.. 2:l0%.
Ethan Allen. the ieol of the Morgan
family, died at Lawrence, Kan, in 1876,