The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-11

him were always agreeable and |
parted with him with regret. I sold
him in 1872 Mr.. Geo. w. Rogers of
Salem, who sold him to Ike Copp, WIN
took him TO Chicago, where he died in
1874,
Blue Jacket was sired by Doncaster;
dam, the Seats mare, and was foaled in
1866. Both Blue Jacket and Doncas-
ter we're bred by Hon, George b. Lor-
ing of Salem, Mass, of whom bought
Blue Jacket in 1861. took him to my
farm in Brookfield, VT, where he stood
for mares every season until 1871. lie
got comparatively few mares because
the price of his services, $25, was con-
sidered too high by Vermont farmers
for an untried horse.
In 1866 or '67, Blue Jacket, with lit
tie or no preparation, won the race for
stations owned in Orange county
at the Orange County Fair in Brad
ford, VT, losing the first two heats in
2.52 and 244 to a horse (caled, l
think, Flying Banner) and winning
the last three heats in PAP, PAL 1-2 and
2.40. He would trot all day in about
40, but never beat that time. He
took several premiums; always the
first premium at the Orange county
fair, first premium for 3-year-olds at
the Conn. River Valley fair at White
River Junction; first premium for A.
year-olds at the first fair of the New
England Agricultural society at Spring
| field and trotted race in Lawrence,
Mass, against a big field of horses,
which he won in the 9Th, 9th and 9TH
heats in about 40, after losing heats
in 2 sc and 2 40. These were all of his
public performances that | remember,
but drove him to a sleigh every win
ter Of the ten years that l owned him
in Salem, Mass, and was never beaten
with him.
have ALWAYS regretted that l did
not pursue different policy with him
and secure a large number of his colts.
Some of them were excellent, from ve-
ry ordinary mares. One of them |
owned was kenosa Boy, out of one of
the meanest, coarsest old pacing mares
that ever lived. He was 16 hands high,
about Blue Jackets color, made re-
cord at kenosa Park in this city of
2.3S and could brush to sleigh
much faster. Blue Jacket left many
colts that could trot in $50 and min.
utes out of slow mares, but l know OF
no record of any other of his colts, al
though some went to New York at
and 4 years old that have heard trotted
fast, but have no means of knowing.
Doncaster, Blue Jackets sire, was
fast; | have seen him speed 80 gait
but | believe 80 was his best record
Trotting Chiders' record is well.
known.
Telegraph, the dam of Doncaster
was said "a be an Abdallah mare and
was raised in Canton, n. Y.
DIR. Loriug kept Doncaster as driv-
ing horse until he sold him to Parm
Stevens for the same purpose; therefore
he had very few mares.
The Seats mare, the dam of Blue
Jacket, was said to have been Mes.
senger mare. DR.. Loring says she had
speed of about $50 and suppose that
was about her speed to the track, bu
she was u wonderful sleigh mare to the
end of the road. and | have seen hel
beat much faster ones. A 2.40! horse
could not beat her on the snow.
| believe this is all the information
that will be of interest to you in regarC
to Blue Jacket, but | shall be happy t
correspond further with you.
Yours truly,
! THOMAS SANDERS.