The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-27
Interview with Barney J. Myrick ant
ZenaS Myrick.

Interview with Barney J. Myrick and
ZenaS Myrick.
Mr.. Barney j. Myrick of Bridport,
VT, who is seventy-three years of age,
in a recent interview says:
81 bred Sherman Black Hawk. He
was one of the earliest colts of Black
Hawks first year at Bridport, and was
foaled May 80, 1915. He was 1850 to
100 lbs, Is ga hands. He had star
no other white. He was jet black and
never faded. | owned the dam.
bought her of Paris Fletcher of Bird
port. He took the mare of a man that
failed; she had a colt by her side.
Fletcher was cousin of mine. He
bred the mare to Black Hawk, and
bought her few days afterward.
paid the service fee. Fletcher had her
of Benz. Peacock of Bridport, who had
her of Dea. Abner Wilcox, who lived
next door to me. She was foaled right
here. Dea Wilcox bred her. When
she produced Sherman Black Hawk
she was about twenty years old, and
black as coal. She was got by horse
that Allen Smith owned, splendid
horse, son of Bishops Hambletonian.
They called him Pone; nice blood bay,
round as an apple, heavy quarter, short
back, long hip, pretty large head; ear
pretty middling heavy, but good He
stood about 10 hands and weighed, say
1000 lbs, short. He showed HANDLE
tonian more in his head and in his long
points than in any other way. think
he was raised by DR.. Needham. had
all idea that my mare was by Liberty.
When | went to Smith | went for pedi-
gree of Liberty. Smith said did not
want pedigree of Liberty, but wanted
Pone-a much better horse and better
bred than Liberty. l sold a half inter-
est in Sherman Black Hawk, the spring
he was coming five, for S2500 to Lem
uel North. We owned him together a
number of years. Finally sold all
out to NORTH forget-we sold half
interest to two men. | owned an in
terest in him again. Warren of Bos-
ton had him. He was brought back
here and Darwin Rider andSI bought
half interest IN him, and he stood at
$50 for couple of years. Our former
service fee had been S25. North was
offered service fee of 800, and hun
dred customers if he would leave him
a year Philadelphia when he had him
on exhibition there. Bennett and War
rem owned half interest at that time.
All know about the pedigree of his
dam was what Smith said. lie said she
was by Pone. He did not own the
horse at that time. Pone got big stock
He was less Hambletonian in looks
than most of them. The mare that
brought the dam of Sherman Black
Hawk was a large bay mare, little
coarse, and looked like Hambleton.
ian. She was slashing- gated mare
The dam of Sherman Black Hawk was,
for those days, good trotter; good
rapid gait,as were others of Ponies get
Pone had long hip and heavy should
er, but was finer than any other son O
Bishops Hambletonian | ever knew.
do not know how long Smith had him
but think not many years. Pratt
Black Lion was not like my horse-ht
was much coarser. had no preference,
for Pone. | liked Liberty better
Smith had Pone before the old horse
went out of his hands. Liberty wa
bigger, but made much like the hors,
Pone. Liberty's dam was bought by
Mr.. Kingsland of man by the nam,
Of Smith. Nathaniel Kingsland doe
not know what horse got Liberty. HI
is in town now. Icannot say whether
Bishops Hambletonian ever stood il
Shoreham. Allen Smith was YER,
likely man. Plato was black horse
10 hands, 100 lbs, foaled about 1850
bred by Edmund Grosvenor, Bridport
Vt. 1t seems as if his dam was b,
Post Boy. Post Boy stood in Bridpor
village, handled by man by the nam,
of Ager. lie was dark red roam anC
as beautiful horse as ever saw