Show arl 1 mori AK huro ilir ili lari burhl ht till ti t lo 10 I 1 introit need and developed I 1 w s 1 I ol st astl lo 10 who kw w the or nr g kval alican hot hoise mariian Mir iian iiii tie lie could outdraw cut draw aw onn olit Nall ill olit and an ozity tin any horse c ver vr watched matched amt him D C liw lius ley v lip urd to a 1 hin 6 toiv of hill says ahe alie original oris iral nr r justin morgan was labont 14 weighs about suo poun pounds tip his afis colot color was dark bay wl with black boano loano and 1 tail ile Hs ird no white hairs imers on an him llis his inane nd tail anro and beava DUL t so ina fro as has bas ile do F fd abed tho the hair of alioth was no nil not inclined to carl lead head was wae good not extremely ay small lint but lean and bony the face straight forch pad eaI broad ears small ainali wl and very into faile lt but set rather wide apart I 1 ill laiq eyes were eixo c very dark ant adil prominent with a but plim pleasant sant expression arid and showed no white round the adge of the kiil liil ills nostrils were very 1 larsa irge the he muzzle small and the lips close cloae anil and firm his back and legs were perhaps ins it most noticeable points alie doimer was very short the shoulder linda blado and ami hip hii loose liones bein being very long oil and oblique arid and the loins exceedingly broad a nud 13 ani nina a s cular nia ilia body was rather long ions ronne nud and deep close ribbed up chest best deep and vide wath the breast breastbone bone projecting to a good deal in front ilia his lega were ab short ort close jointed thin but very wido it hard ard and aee free frodi meat with muscle that were remarkably large for a horse of his hie size nuil and this superabundance of mu clo exhibited itself at every step ilia hair bair was short abort and at almost na ali season soft aud and glossy ife he had a 2 little long IOD hair about abou the fet fetlocks locks and for two or three above the fetlock on the back bach side of the legs the rest of tile tha limbs was entirely free from it uis his feet were small email but well shaped and ho be was vas in every efery inspect perfectly sound and free frontu gay any sort of alem ish ue he was a very fast walli cr in trotting s irs iris gait was ivas low and ginoth cinci th and his step short abort nod and nervous ho bo v vas as not what in these lays days would be called fast tin and we think it doubtful if he could trot a mile much if any within four minutes though it is claimed by many that be could trot it tit in three although he raised his feet but little he dever stumbled his proud bold and fearless style of movement and lis his vigorous untiring action have perhaps never been surpassed when a rider was on him ho he was waa obedient to the slightest lightest motion of the rein would walk back rapidly under tinder a gentle pressure tire of the bit and move sideways almost as willingly as bo be moved forward in short was as p perfectly trained to all the itald paces nod and evolutions of a parade lr horse and when ridden at military reviews as was frequently the case his bold imposing style and spirited nervous action attracted universal attention and admiration he was perfectly gentle and haintl to handlo handle and loved to bd groomed nod and caressed but ho be disliked to have children about him ond and had an inveterate hatred for dogs if loose always chasing them out of sight the instant lie he saw them when taken ont with a halter or bridle he was in constant motion and very playful lie ile was a fleet runner at short distances una pon ding nin horses short distances for small stakes was vias very common in vermont 60 years ago eighty rods was very generally the length of the course abola amola among the many races of this description that he ran were two in 17 96 at blood brookfield field vt nt one with a horse livorse called sweepstakes from long island and tho the other with ith a horse aca se called from st lawrence county Is Y buth both of those these lic he beat with me ease mr mi morgan who then owned him anni offered to give tho the owner of two tivo more chances to win the take stake which was 50 by walking or trotting tho the horses for it but the offer was declined in harness justin morgan was quiet but fall of spirit an eager cager aud and nimble traveler but patient iu in bpd bad spots and although tor for a long time steadily on engaged in the leary heavy work of a new farn lis bis owner nt at that time informs us that ho he never knew him to refuse to as often as he be was required to but ho be pithily adds 1 I very often have to ask him but once for whatever lie he was hitched to generally lind had to come the first cist time trying this uniform kindness at a pull was one of the striking characteristics of the horse and the sumo same trait may be observed in er part of his descendants pulling matches and pulling bees were as common in days as short races wd and the little hobbe bobbe as lie he was often called became quito quite celebrated for liis his unvarying to willingness to do iiii his best and for liia his great power at what is called a dead lift |