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THE CULTIVATOR. 
THE MORGAN HORSE “BLACK HAWK.”—(Fig. 67.) 
I believe the Morgan blood to be the best that was ev¬ 
er infused into the “Northern horse.” They aie well 
known, and are esteemed for activity, hardiness, gentle 
ness and docility, throughout the New-England States; 
well adapted for all work; good in .every spot, except 
for racers on the turf. They are lively and spirited, lof¬ 
ty and elegant in their action, carrying themselves grace¬ 
fully in the harness. They have size in proportion to 
height; bone clean, sinewy legs, compactness, shor \ 
strong backs, powerful lungs, strength and endurance. 
A mixture of the Morgan blood, though small, may be 
easily known from any other s'ock in the country. There 
is a remarkable similarity prevailing in all of this race. 
They are known by their short lean heads, wide across 
the face at the eyes; eyes Lively and prominent; open 
and wide in the under jaws, large wind pipe, deep bris¬ 
ket, heavy and round in the body, broad in the back, 
short limbs in proportion to size, broad quarters, a lively 
quick action, indomitable spirit, move true and easy in a 
good round trot, fast on the walk. Color, dark bay, 
chestnut, brown or black, with dark flowing wavy mane 
and tail; head up, and moves without a whip; about fif¬ 
teen hands high: action powerful and spirited. 
They are highly celebrated for general usefulness, 
make the best of roadsters, and live to a great age. In 
fact they are the perfect “ Yankee harness horse.” 
The Morgans are very like the noble Arab, with simi¬ 
lar eyes, upright ears, high withers, powerful quarters, 
hocks well placed under their weight, vigorous arms and 
flat legs, short from the knee to the pastern, close joint¬ 
ed, possessing immense power for their size, with great 
fire - and courage. But a few of the Morgans, however, 
evince extraordinary speed. 
It is said that the best stock of horses in the New-Eng- 
land States, are found among the progeny and descend¬ 
ants of the Sherman Morgan, which was owned by Mr. 
Bellows of Vermont. 
The figure above is a portrait of Black-Hawk, “acolt 
of the Sherman Morgan, which was got by the old Jus¬ 
tin Morgan horse. The dam of Black-Hawk was a three 
quarter blooded English mare, raised in the Province of 
New-Brunswick. She could trot a mile in less than 3 I 
minutes, and weighed 1025 pounds, and was in every re¬ 
spect a most perfect animal.” 
| Black-Hawk was bred by Mr. Matthews of Durham, 
|N. H. He is a jet black color; weighs, in good flesh, 
j 1040 pounds; his height is 15 hands and one inch. A 
line drawn from the hip even with the ham, just below 
the setting on of the tail, is four inches longer than the 
back, or the distance from the hip to the withers. A line 
j dropped perpendicular from the neck, parallel with the 
fore leg, is nineteen inches forward of the junction of the 
withers. The distance between the hip and the ribs, is 
only one and a half inch. He has a broad and vigorous 
arm, flat and clean Jeg, large muscles, short from the 
knee to the pastern, large wind pipe and nostril, well 
open when under motion. He is one of the best propor¬ 
tioned and most elegant moving horses that can be pro¬ 
duced. His col‘s are very fine and in good demand; in¬ 
deed, I have been credibly informed that his colts when 
offered in Boston market, would readily command an ex¬ 
tra $100, if the purchaser could be assured that they were 
by Black-Hawk. “ Mr. Bates of Boston has refused 
$600 for a filly by Black-Hawk. She can trot a mile in 
2 minutes 48 seconds. For bottom and speed in trotting, 
Black-Hawk cannot be surpassed. When a colt, he trot¬ 
ted in harness on Cambridge Park, one mile in 2 minutes 
42 seconds, without training. In a match for $1,000, 
that came otf at the Cambridge trotting Park, i2th July, 
1842, against Osceola, five miles and repeat, he won with 
ease, although very fat and not in train. The first heat 
was performed in 16 minutes 30 seconds. The second in 
16 minutes. In the Oct. following, he won a sweep- 
stakes of $200, beating Grey Tim and Dying Sergeant. 
Had previously won matches for $400 or $500, and in 
fact has never been beaten.” 
David Hill, Esq. of Bridport, Vermont, obtained this 
celebrated horse of Benjamin Thurston of Lowell, Mass. 
He was kept at his stand last season in Bridport, and he 
designs to use him at the same stand hereafter for the im¬ 
provement of horses. 
He took the first prize at the Addison Counly Show last 
October. Mr. Hill contemplates exhibiting him at the 
N. Y. State Show at Utica next Sept., where I think he 
