St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-27
Johnston. 2 :06 If.

Garth we NOW give wide publicity to his antece-
dents and particulars. some of which have ap-
noared in the BreederS' Gazette and Spirit Of the
Times. 'Johnston, bay geldng, foaled June ~,
1877, on the farm of Cary Bros, in Aurora, VIE
consin, about six miles north of Berlin, got by
Bashsw Golddust (now called Joe Bassett, ana
owned by H. 5. Woodruff, of Berlin, Wisconsin,
but then owned by Joseph Bassett, OF Berlin,
Wisconsin. Bashsw Golddust was by Billy Ba-
shaw, owned by George Cameron, of Oshkosh,
and he was said to be by Green's Bashaw. Ba-
shaw Golddust's dam was By Champion Gold
dust, bred by Dorsey, of Kentucky, and half
brother of Dorseys Golddust, and her dam was a
running mare. pedigree unknown. Johnston's
dam is q dark chestnut mare, weighing about 900
pounds; she was sired ~ Ned Forrest, the prop
erty Of j. v Swetiu4 this city. Her dam was
was by Stees Kcnt hunter, owned by Ne
peuskin, NiuneLa- dhty, Wisconsin. Ned
Forrest was sired 5y --ieAander's Edwin Forrest,
While ne was the property Of Henry l.. Barker,
Esq, OF Clinton, Oneida county, New York, and
aud mis- dam sired by Young Sir Henry,
owned by Lathrop Brockway, of Clinton. Young
Sir Henry was the grandson of Henry. the IA
nous running competitor OF Eclipse. EDWIN
Forrest was sired by Bay Kentucky Hunter, he
by old Kentucky Hunter, all Of Oneida county,
New York.
This is the statement of Mr. Joseph Bassett,
and sworn TO before Mr. j. 7. Whitcomb. The
facts ABOUT the breedug Of Johnston's sire are
follows: ''Several years ago l attempted to
look up the pedigree OF the grandsire of the
wonderful PAGER, Johnston, but did not meet
with success and gave it up, but since Johnston
has met with snch notoriety / have renewed
my former efforts, and have met with better sue
cess. Thinking that your many readers would
be interested in knowing the pedigree of the
fastest PAGER in the world will give you all the
particulars as / find them. 1t Is rather long
hot nnfs hfasg faf rpgr. ma
omitted without creating DOUBT in the minds of
the credulous. There Is doubt that Johnston
was sired by Bashaw Gnlddust and there is also
no doubt that Bashaw Golddust was sired by
Billy Bashaw, bnt what Billy Bashaws breeding
was no one in this vicinity has been able to find
out. Some fourteen years ago A. w. Brown
brought Billy Bashaw to Oshkosh, claiming that
he was sired by Green Bashaw. / learned that
Brown bought the horse in Sparta, this state.
i wrote Mr.. W. f. Lee, treasurer OF Monroe
county, asking him if he could give me any in
formation IN regard TO a horse called Brown
Dick, as ] had learned that Billy Bashaw was
formerly called Bro Hn Dick, and received the
following reply, dated Sparta, Wis, Aug. 5,
1882
'.Yours Of the I'd inst. received. can help to
put you on the track of Brown Dick, and that il
about a can do. / met Brown several times
when he was here. A man by the name of NJ.
V. B. Matterson assisted him in making the
trade for Brown Dick. Matterson has a sister
living here now, and VIII get his address. He
is living in Chicago. Brown Dick came here
from Vernon county. l have met the man
within five or six years who traded him to Brown
and talked with bin about tue horse. / think
NJ got him in iowa. He trotted here at our
county fair and he was big gated and travelled
very wide behind. had chance TO trade for
him, and have been sorry good many times that
1 did not If you write 10 Ananias Smith, Viro
qua, / tnink he will be able TO give you the name
and address of the man who owned the horse
! knew the name, but have forgotten it. Some
of the Viroqua parties that you acquainted
with can help you out. Please write me what
success you meet VITA, and oblige, w. +. LEE,
Sparta, Wis.
F. S-August 81 learned that Mr. Matter
to be in Sparta in fe days, SO did not
mail v hat had written. He has been here and
talked with him in regard to the horse. They
(MaltersoE and Brown) bought him of man in
Vernon county by the name OF Baker. Matter
son says he thinks he Bashsw. l think
Ed Coe or Mr. Smith, Viroqua, can give sou Ba-
ker's address. W.FL
al wrote Ananias Smith, and he replied as fol-
lows under daIe of Viroqua, Oct. Is, 1888:
Il have been waiting to learn something re
Liable about the breeding OF the Baker horse, but
have found nothing. MIR. Bakers address is
Ashton. sphinx county, Oak. ! have seen the
horse trot in sparta, La Crosse and Viroqua lie
travelled very wide behind. Was dark brown.
Mr. Baker let a man by the name of Matterson
have him. IL was said that he went to New
Jersey. ANANtAs SMITH
al wrote j. W. Baker, and received the follow
ing letter dated Ashton, Oak, Oct. 3, 1888:
Brown Dick sired by a horse called John
Bull, owned In keokuk, In. He was of the
English hunter stock. l bought him of man
named Anderson, who brought him from Keo-
kuk, Ia, to Wisconsin, when he was two years
old. Are you sure that the horse 1 let Brown
have is the one he brought to Oshkosh? That
horse had a white mark spot of about two
inches one Of his shoulders. about half way
down, and six or eight inch hes back OF the collar
think twas his left sho der His sire had a
record of 2:4l. If you want more particulars I
think can help you by writing to the man ]
bought Of. Let me hear what you do.
JosEPH W. BAKER.
/ made inquiries about the while mark referred
e by Mr.. Baker, and fad that he had the iGen.
teal white spot. then wrote Mr.. Baker aga
asking for Mr.. Andersons address, and received
the following reply, dated Ashton, Oak, Dec. 3,
1883:
Yours OF November {, was received some time
ago. Twas on my way to Wisconsin at the time
50 have neglected to write. AHdersons adj
dress is j. r. Anderson, Merrill, Lincoln county,
Wis. When you get through please let me
know what success YOU met with.
JosEPu ". BAKER.
wrote Mr.. Anderson and received the follow.
ing letter, dated Merrill, Wis, December l2
1854.
Z.
horse you speak of 20 Mr. Baker in the fall o
1865. he was two yeas old the May before
sold him. | owned his dam four years. Sh,
was dark brown, almost black. l bought hel
and her half sister from orrin Freeman, Vim
cen cs Lee county. Iowa. II my memory serve,
me- right, he told me the dam cross be
:ween the Diomed and Bertrand stock OF horses
The sire of the horse (Billy Bsshaw) xas brough
from Kentucky 10 keokuk, Ia, by a colore,
man named Vim. Nay. The horse was called
John 8u / and was sad to have been sired ~ the
old imported John Bun. The Keokuk John Bul
was dark by and would weight about 800
pounds ana could trot mile in $50. The dan
OF DicS, or Billy Bsshaw, & good roadster
Ii there there are any other questions that yoI
wish 10 ask, do so, and viii ansW ey them 10 IN,
best of my ability. j. Il. ANDERSON.
Not SHOWING amy one IN heokuk. wrote re
postmaster there. asking him 10 send me tn,
name o. hOrScman who had resided in keokuI
twenty I've s~ars or more. He sent nc the nam,
Of Nj. v. ). Sampic, who proved 10 be just tn,
GENT, man was locking Tor. wrote Mr.. sam
pie. asking for such Information as he could fur
ilsh IN neSard 10 John Bun, and received tn
following, dated keokuk, Ia, January 10. 1884
Your laws oE December 10 inst TO hand hav
ing been received dRriag nv absence To Ney
Mexico, and take pleasure in giving what in
formation can as 10 the horse john Bull. know
in- Is ! Go how much information is appreI late
~ one IN search, Won are, and having been 4
.ae same boat many times myself. You hav
been tightly informed as to such horse havin
been brought ~ keOkgk some twenty-five yea
ago, by colored msn by the name Of VIZ
Kay. Have made &eokuk my home since IS4s
Have taken much interest in horses, particular
so IN sold John Ball. as the boys used to ca
him, he was Que Of the first horses that eve
interested me = trOtter. Il was as fsT back s
1s5s or iS5S that Mr. hay brought him here,
twC-year old. sD1 think from near Frankfort
Ky, as the old used to talk great &c;
about Frankfort. csu and viii lesrR more :