The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-26
Blue Bull.

Blue Bull.
This greatest of all sires of trotters
was foaled in April, 1865; bred by Eli
jah Stone of Stones Crossing, johnson
county. Ind, and sired by a horse vari-
ously known as sam, Old Sam and
Pruden's Blue Bull foaled in 1850,
breeder and breeding unknown; dam
(also bred by Elijah Stone), a chestnut
sorrel - ii hands high, foaled 1918,
sired by a black trotting horse called
Young Selim, l6 - hands, owned by
Nicholas Sedan, Enterprise, Switzer-
land county, Ind, descended from a
horse called TruXton, a beautiful bay
t~rotting horse of unknown breeding,
owned by a Mr.. Sprague. Blue Bull
was first called Little Sam.
In a letter dated stones Crossing,
Johnson Co. Ind, Feb, 9, 1883, Elijah
Stone writes that Spraguo and Sedan
are both dead, and refers to all article
in WaIlacc's Monthly for July 1881, for
such knowledge as he has of the pcdi-
gree of Blue Bull.
Daniel Dorrell of Rising Sun, Ind,
being written to, responds with the
following letters:
RISING Sun, IND, Feb. II, 1889.
Mr.. BATrELL,
Dear Sir.:-l}egarding the sam horse
will fry tn onCUnr Vrur u~unctinnC
Elijah Stones mare was served by Old
Sam in the yea 1854, and the Wilson
horse was foaled in April, 1853. The
only time | ever knew of his name be-
ing changed, | sometimes called him
Blue Bull Baby. He was a dark sor-
rel, II - hands high, with a small
head and ear. lie rose well in the
withers, smooth hips, was rather mar
row behind. AS regards the man who
brought Old Sam from Ohio, | don't
know anything about him. James
English of Dearborn county owned
him the first | ever knew him. | will
give you the pedigree OF Old Sam that
was given me when he came into my
hands. lie was sired by Blue Bull of
Ohio, and he 10y Blue Bull of pennsyl-
vania. His dam was sired by Blue
DUH Vi OlllO ADu his OIdllu Udll Nv the
imported Copperbottom.
Yours truly,
DANIEL DORRELL,
RISING Sun, IND.
Mr.. BATTELL,
Dear Sri will try to answer your
questions as far as am able. | was
married the nth day of March, 1855,
and Little Sam was foaled in April,
1855. | bought Old Sam from Charles
Gitiin of Aurora, Ind. | am not able
to say whether Charles Gitiin got him
from James English or not. | think
James English is alive. ! don't know
what his post-ofliCe address is. | think
he lives close to he line between Dear.
born and Ripley counties. | got Little
Sam the August after he was three
years old in April. | owned Little sam
five years. | took him to Indianapolis
during the war. | paced him two races
there, then traded a half interest in him
to Greenville Wilson of Shelby county
Before | took him to indianapolis
paced him a race against time at Gin
cinnati. | let him serve a few mare,
every season | kept him. The last sea.
son | owned him | farmed him tC
George Loder of Petersburg, Ky
When the season was out | took hin
from Loder to indianapolis and there
is where | traded him to Greenvillt
Wilson. | fix these dates from the date
of my marriage. Have you seen Elijal
Sportsman? His statement and mine
agree in every point with the exception
OF one year of Little Sans age.
DANIEL DoRRELL.
p. S. think you can obtain Jane.
Enslish's address by writing to John r
Cole of Aurora, Ind.
Yours truly,
DANIEL DoRRELL..
James ID. English, Aurora, Ind.
says in answer to a letter dared Feb. )
1885: sin the spring of 1854 | got tn,
horse called sam of u man called Mi
chael Little. lie brought the hOrs,
from Harrison, Ohio, in the fall of 1858
The horse had no pedigree that h
knew of, but the sire of Sam came from
Pennsylvania and his color was a roal
color. SANS dam was a sorrel. San
took his color from the mare, the moth
Ell of Sam. Isold the horse called Blu
Bull to Charles Gitlin, and he sold hin
to a man in Kentucky, and that is all
can say. The last time | saw him h
was 81 years old and moved off quick
You know the Blue Bull Babe, as W
all called him, nov known as the VII
son horse. Sam was the sire of him .
Dan Dorrell's Blue Baby"
In answer to a letter written Eel
q, 1885, says: "Well, sir, | had bee
sick and had forgotten all about whs
you wanted to know about Sans age
l got him some time in May-the day
don't know-and Sam was four veal