XVIII 



DESCENDANTS OF BLACK HAWK 

 SHERMAN BLACK HAWK'S DESCENDANTS 



BLACK HAWK 

 See Chapter VI. 



SHERMAN BLACK HAWK (NORTH OR MYRICK HORSE) 



Sherman Black Hawk fairly ranks second among the sons of Black 

 Hawk, Ethan Allen alone standing before him. From him descends the 

 family of Gen. Knox, with his large number of trotters, and excellent road- 

 sters. The King Herod family is also from him, and Canada Black Hawk, 

 whose progeny is so well and favorably known throughout the Province 

 of Quebec; and many other branches of lesser note, but of great merit. 

 Sherman Black Hawk was foaled in 1845, bred by Benjamin Peacock, 

 but foaled the property of B. J. Myrick, both of Bridport, Vt. He was 

 jet black with star; was 15^ hands high, and weighed about uoo pounds. 

 His dam was a black mare, bred by Abner Wilcox, Bridport, Vt., and 

 got by Smith's Liberty, reputed son of Doolittle's King William, or by Smith's 

 Young Hamiltonian, son of Bishop's Hamiltonian. She was sold when 

 three to Benjamin Peacock, who sold her to Paris Fletcher, and he to B. J. 

 Myrick, all of Bridport. The second dam was a large black mare, one of a 

 pair owned by Mr. Wilcox, and said to be by imported Matchem. 



In 1850, a half interest in Sherman Black Hawk was sold by Mr. Myrick 

 to Lemuel North of Champlain, N. Y., and the remaining half interest, about 

 1856, to Dura Warren and David Bennett of Bridport. In the winter of 1856 

 Warren and Bennett bought Mr. North's half for $5550; and later Mr. 

 Warren purchased Mr. Bennett's interest. In 1869, Darwin Rider of 

 Middlebury, Vt., bought the horse and kept him at Middlebury two seasons, 

 when he sold back to Dura Warren, then living in Massachusetts, where the 

 horse was taken and died. He was kept at Bridport, Middlebury, in northern 

 New York and in Massachusetts. He took ist premium at Vermont State 

 fair in 1854, also at United States Agricultural fair, \Vest Philadelphia, Penn., 

 1856. Much of his stock was very handsome and excellent. 



It is impossible to tell with certainty the blood of the dam. Mr. B. J. 

 Myrick says she was foaled in 1825, being just 20 when she produced 

 Sherman Black Hawk. All that is known is that she was by a stallion owned 

 by Allen Smith. But in 1824 and '25, and perhaps several years later, Mr. 

 Smith owned the two stallions, Liberty and Pone, the latter a colt of the 

 Bishop Hamiltonian ; the former supposed to have been a son of Doolittle's 

 King William. Liberty was much the older, foaled about 1810; and was 



