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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



that when taken out with a bridle it was almost impossible to keep him still. He was a good 

 driver and appeared well in harness, but he appeared to the best advantage under the saddle. 

 Militia colonels and generals were eager to ride him, and no musters or reviews could pass 

 without his being seen; in his case, to be seen was to be admired. His disposition was pleas 

 ant and playful. 



As has been said, he was taken to Gainesville, Alabama, in the autumn of 1836, being 

 then twenty years old. He was shipped from Boston, on board a small sailing vessel; lie 

 suffered much from the long and stormy passage, and never fully recovered from the effects 

 of it. It is altogether likely that the climate and food did not agree with him, for neither 

 were such as he had been accustomed to; however this may be, it is certain that he continued 

 to fail until he died in 1838. 



Woodbury was the largest of these horses, and possessed in a greater degree the bold, 

 fearless, and showy style of their sire. He was more nervous and less tractable than Sher 

 man, better under the saddle, not so pleasant in harness, and we are inclined to think hardly 



BLACK HAWK. 



as good a roadster. His form was more symmetrical than either of the others; his breast 

 was not so full and prominent as Sherman s; he was deeper in the flanks and better quartered. 

 No horse ever had less fear. Martial music only roused him; the firing of guns in no wa^ 

 disturbed him; waving flags and gay uniforms seemed hardly able to attract from him a 

 single glance, and he moved about as if he himself were the principal object of attraction, 

 and the cause of all the attending excitement and display.&quot; 



Black Hawk was sired by Sherman Morgan, the son of old Justin Morgan, the dam 

 being a half-blood English mare of jet-black color, and a fast trotter. From him the race 

 that bears his name are descended, being but another branch of the Morgan family. He was 

 foaled in 1833; was jet-black in color, like his dam, although in almost every other respect 

 he bore a strong resemblance to the family of which he was a member, such as size, com 

 pactness, muscular development, temperament, endurance, and style of action. His stock 

 exhibited similar characteristics; though generally larger, they were (when not black) almost 

 without exception a bay, or chestnut. Black Hawk was slightly less than fifteen hands high, 

 and weighed 1,000 pounds. 



