Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-09-27
DEATH OF ETHAN ALIEN.

This famous horse died full OF years
and honors at Lawrence, Kansas, on
Sunday, the 10th inst, at the age OF
81 lie was bred by the late Mr.. Joel
Halcomb, at Ticonderoga, in this State,
and il was said that he was got by
Hills Black Hawk. This, however,
has often been disputed. Ills dam was
a little gray mare, reputcd to have been
Of Messenger descent, Her son, Ethan
Allen, did not resemble the known de-
scendants of Messenger at all. He was
unlike them in size and shape, and
though he had great speed and beauti-
iul action he had powerful and deter
mined runners like such as Socks and
Charlotte f. to take the weight and
pull him along, In the great match
between him and George Wilkes at the
Fashion Course, when the latter prac-
tically trotted his first race, Ethan had
the foot of him at the beginning of the
heats, but was unable to maintain the
pace, and was beaten in straight heats.
Ethan Allen was natural trotter, and
fast when young. He beat Rose of
Washington when they were four
years old, though Smith Burr protests
to this day that he was five. He trav-
eled much and trotted many races.
Mr.. Malcomb took him as far as New
Orleans. He was the first as well as
the greatest Of those who have trottcd
very fast in double harnes, aided by u
runner. He and Socks had several
races with Flora Temple, and it was
after one Of them that some Jacks in
Office seized the mare on Long Island
and tried to have her confscated, upon
the protonsc that her owner, Mr.. Vim.
Macdonald, of Baltimore, was rebel.
That was the last of her races, and she
was then perfectly sound, full of fire
and vigor, and just in her prime. The
thoroughbred mare Charlotte f. was
Ethan Aliens mate in double harness
for years. Dan Mace had bought her
of DIR Weldon when she was miserably
out of condition, aud we must do Dan.
iel the justice to say that he soon got
her right. The next time Eph Sncdi.
ler saw her he did not know her and
protested that il was not Charlotte +.
By intimate association with Ethan,
and through much jogging with hun,
tho thoroughbred mare learned TO trot
and liked it. She was very strong,
though bloodilSe, and when Mace had
young Pocahontas in the same stable
IL was hard to say which of the young
mares was the most beautiful. Charlotte
+. had nothing like first rate speed alta
trot. Her best rate was not much
better than three minutes, but she
could keep on all day, and Mace offer
cd to back her 10 trot fifteen, sixteen
and seventeen hours TO a wagon. She
and Ethan retired, and being then
Joined in the bands of matrimony they
produced several fine foal, all of them
natural trottcrs. Ethan's greatest per.
formance with runner was on the
Fashion Course, whom the incompara
bic Dexter made them 20 in 2;l5 and
ZIG In that second beat Dexter, car.
ried TO the outside, showed the pericc-
tion Of trotting, and if the rules had
been strictly administered he would
have got the heat Ethan was obliged
TO run as well as his mate TO head the
king OF the trotters. The vast multi
tudc did not notice ii, and the judges
could not see II, by reason Of the densi-
ty OF tho crowd but old trotting men,
such as John Doty, Captain Rynders,
etc, knew that il was 80. On that
day, although beaten by the composite
team, Dexter made, take It for all in
all, the best performance of which the
American trotter has yet been found
capable. Ethan Allen was very sue
eessfnl as o stallion, and when he had
good mares his progeny showed no
lack Of game and rcsolution.-Ne,c
York Sportsman.