The New York herald., 1921-10-09

and road endurance. The Black Hawk
horses ran close to 10 hands. had some
under and some over. few being 15%
hands"
S. d. Wells. who was born in 1925.
said: II was a blacksmith at Bird.
port In 1914 when Black Hawk was
brought to the town. He was a
noble looking horse and fast on a trot
for those days. His colts averaged from
$50 to 1.100 pounds. while one named
Addison stood 16 hands He weighed
over 1900 pounds and sold for $4,000"
Elmer Barnum. who was born in 1884
at Shoreham. said: BLACK Hawk was
the first Morgan horse l ever saw. He
started new race of horses. They
won all the prizes at the fairs. l re-
member Green Mountain Morgan. He
was chestnut horse with style en-
tirely different from Black Hawk. The
pair met in the ring at Rutland in 1852
and Black Hawk won"
Gen. Gates Like Black Hawk.
Melzar B. Walker still lives at Whit
ing. VT. He was born In 1882. He
said: General Gates was the nearest
picture to Black Hawk. He was 15
hands high and his get ran from Is to
1915 hands. The Morrills were larger.
stronger and faster than the Black
Hawks. They ran from 1000 to 1920
pounds. Old Morrill, was the finest look
ing Morgan stallion that ever stood. He
was 15sl hands and weighed 1,200
pounds. The Lamberts, as a family
were like the Morgans, but they were
lighter horses and had more style than
the Giffords or Morrills."
Charles II. Williamson was born In
Middlebury, VT, in 1871. He said:
Black Hawk was an inch taller than
General Gates. He was stockily made.
with beautiful head and small ears.
He was a good knee actor and a square
trotter. My father had constantly from
sixteen to twenty Black Hawk horses
in his livery stable. You could never
drive one Of them SO far in one day that
you could get him back the next"
Mr. Watson never said what he did
with the evidence gathered. OF late.
however. the management of the Morgan
Horse Farm has begun to conform with
his views as to larger stations and
larger mares.
When the Morgan statue was un-
veiled the stations Troubadour of Will
lownoor. Scotland and Bennington were
standing in front Of 1t. Troubadour Is
a Western product and is inbred to
BLACK Hawk through MS sire JuDllec ue
Jarnette and his dam. He Is solid bay
with black points, over 151a hands and
weighs 1900 pounds.
There Is very little resemblance be-
tween Troubadour and the typical Nor
gan in bronze He has long back, a
defect which was apparent in the four
fillies and one colt by him that were
exhibited in the show ring a neck like
a shire horse and one front foot that
toes out. In addition to this there was
on each of his four feet what looked
like a two pound shoe. as the web Of
each was almost two inches In width.
Any horse that has to carry that much
iron to Improve his action cannot prove
sire of good gated foals and espe-
cially the stamp that is supposed to go
with a Morgan. The breeders of trotting
horses tried that a number Of years ago
with Smuggler, champion, and failed.
Troubadour and all others like him are
apt to go the same route, as a horse
cannot transmit what he does not
possess.
Scotland Is a chestnut horse with
white itrimrpjngs,ooH He, has done consider,
able service and has proved good sire,
although few of his foals pace. Ben
nington IS a brown horse with white
splash in his face. He looks like very
useful horse.