HORSES. 169 



This horse was the father of many colts. But three of them 

 "were famous, and each became the progenitors of a long line of 

 horses very marked and very famous in New England. 



" Bulrush Morgan " was born in 1813. He had more mus- 

 cular development than his brothers. His mother was a dark 

 bay mare, bought in 1812 out of a six-horse team that carried 

 merchandise between Montpelier and Boston. She weighed a 

 thousand pounds, and was a hardy, rugged and enduring 

 animal. Of the Bulrush Morgans, the " Morrills" have gained 

 great popularity. His stock, which was widely distributed 

 through Vermont and Maine, he marked strongly with his own 

 powers of endurance. 



" Sherman Morgan " was foaled in 1808. He was a bright 

 chestnut. He was a beautiful animal, having most of the good 

 points of his father, and was the father of many colts that were 

 raised in New Hampshire and about Boston. He died at Lan- 

 caster, Mass., in 1835. His descendants were remarkably fine 

 horses of all work, and were the best stage horses between 

 Boston and the East. 



The third colt of " Justin " was the " Woodbury Morgan." 

 This horse was fifteen hands high, of a dark chestnut color, and 

 a white stripe in his face. His style of action was superior to 

 his brothers ; it was bold and resolute, and he was very much 

 sought after as a parade horse. 



One other horse we must mention, because we shall connect 

 the two families with Nantucket before closing ; that is '• Black 

 Hawk." No horse is more prized as a trotter in New England 

 than a " Black Hawk." The old Black Hawk was foaled in 

 Greenland, N. H., in 1833. His skeleton is now in the office of 

 the State Board of Agriculture, at the State House in Boston. 

 He died in 1856. He was a remarkable horse, beautiful in 

 appearance, and whether in harness or out, attracted universal 

 admiration. He could trot his mile in two minutes forty sec- 

 onds without training, was of great intelligence and great 

 endurance. He possessed the power of transmitting his speed 

 and other characteristics to his offspring in a degree unsurpassed 

 by any horse in the country. 



We said that the " Morgans " and " Messengers " were the 

 leading horses. " Messenger " was a thoroughbred. He was 

 imported into Massachusetts, in 1791. He was a beautiful gray 



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