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GENESEE FARMER. 



July. 



The celebrated Sherman Morgan Horse "Black Hawk.' 



EoiTon Gen. Farmer: — The above figure 

 was got up to represent the Sherman Morgan 

 horse "Black Hawk," bred by Mr. Matthews, 

 of Dunham, N. H., and purchased a few years 

 since of Benj. Thurston, of Lowell, Mass., by 

 D. E. Hill & Co., of Bridport, Vt. He is 12 

 years old, perfectly sound, of a jet black color, 

 and 15 hands and 1 inch high. Black Hawk is 

 celebrated for symmetry, action, docility, endu- 

 rance, loftiness in carriage, and great speed in 

 trot. He is a sure foal getter — the colts gener- 

 ally strongly marked after the horse, showing 

 evident signs of the Morgan blood — attaining 

 ^ood size— stand low for their weight— great ac- 

 tion and spirit — move powerful, high, proud and 

 graceful — very playful and mild, with clean sin- 

 ewy legs, very free from long hair, except a 

 small tuft on the fetlock ; equal to the most thor- 

 ough bred horses in this point, with heavy waving 

 main and tails, and sell at remunerating prices. 



Black Hawk for several years has been kept 

 entirely for tlie improvement of the breed, and 

 never used expressly for the turf— though in 

 trotting matclies he never has been beaten, hav- 

 ing won several purses of from $200 to *500. 

 fn a match for *1000, that came off at the Cam- 

 bridge trotting course, 12th July, 1842, he won 

 with ease (though very fat, and not in train,) 

 against "Osceola," 5 miles and repeat. The 

 first heat was performed in Id minutes and 30 

 seconds — the second in 16 minutes. Without 

 training lie has trotted his mile in 2 minutes and 



42 seconds. On the points of symmetry, action, 

 thorough broke to the harness, and speed in trot, 

 Messrs. Hill last month, through the Cultivator, 

 challenge the world to produce his superior on. 

 all of these points : exhibition to come off on the 

 N. Y. State Show ground at the time of the Slate 

 Show and Fair in Sept., at Saratoga Springs. 



Black Hawk has a wide, clean, sinewly leg ; 

 short from the knee to the postern ; short back ; 

 high in the withers; heavy flowing main and tail; 

 deep in the brisket; eyes bright, lively and prom- 

 inent; open under the jaws; a lean head, face 

 little dishing; open nostrils; small, delicate muz- 

 zle; teeth and countenance savage ; action high, 

 proud and graceful, moving bold in harness, and 

 true as the spokes in a hub — combining in every 

 respect strength and beauty, and evincing cour- 

 age and power from the hind fetlock to the tip 

 of the ear. 



The Morgans are generally great roadsters, 

 well adapted for all work, good in every spot, 

 except for racers on the turf: in fact, to sum up 

 their respective qualitie;^, they may be called the 

 perfect "Yankee harness horse." The Morgan 

 blood prevail in Maine and New Hampshire, and 

 are favorably known in the city of Boston. — 

 Therefore, all in all, the "Vermont Horse" may 

 be ranked equal, if not superior, to any of the 

 species in any part of the world. 



Black Hawk is without fault, except it be in 

 his size. His weight is about 1050 lbs.; many 

 of his colts are 100 lbs. heavier. 1 have a stallion 



