Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-26

caused by driving him at speed over an
uneven culvert.
In reply to the question as to whether |
suit was not at one time brought against |
Ezekiel TwOmbly to recover amount of |
service fee for Sherman Morgan on ac-
count of Black Hawk. Mr.. Seavey replied |
that Mr.. Kelley bred the mare to Sher- |
man Morgan and settled with Mr.. Bel !
lows, owner of that stallion, for the SER
vices, and that Mr.. Twombly let Kelly
have some hay, as was agreed upon when
they exchanged in case the mare proved
in fOal. There was a law suit. but it was
for services of Flint Morgan. to whom
Black Hawks dam was bred by Wngate
Twombly.
The above statements of Messrs. Sea-
vey and Twombly were obtained in re-
ply to questions the answers of which
were carefully noted upon the spot. No
ticing a discrepancy between the two
statements concerning the date of foaling,
a letter was addressed to Mr.. Seavey call
ing his attention to the date given by
Mr.. Twombly, and asking if that was as
he remembered the matter, to which
came the following reply:
GREENLAND, Nov. 22 1Ssj
;. W. PARLGN:
Dear Sir:-Mr. Twombly is mistaken in re
gard to the time Black Hawk was foaled. 1t
must have been before the middle of April,
for well remember there was no feed in the
fields or pastures He was toaled in Durham,
in 1888, and we moved to this place in the fall
of lSij. The following spring the colt was
three years old. The name of the mare was
about medium, rs was also her tail for length.
As to her height, told you all | knew or re.
membercd about it. You are welcome to all
the information have been able to give you,
and if do not know about Black Hawks an.
ccstors no one does.
Respectfully,
SHADRACK SEAvEY.
Thinking if the dam of Black Hawk
was pacing stock .as has been lately sug-
gestcd. Mr.. A. Il. Mathes. who is an eX-
perienced horseman, must remember
something to that effect. a letter was adj
which he replies as follows:
STAMFORD, Ct, NOV. 20, lssj.
Editor Of the american CUltirdtor Your fa.
vor of 18th inst. is before me and hasten to
reply. Am Just recovering from IL severe
sickness, but am always pleased to answer
communications in reference to Black Hawk.
love to think about the splendid horse he
was. have owned and seen great many
good ones, but do not remember one his
equal. A. to his dam, She mare that
even in these times would be looked upon
among horscmcn as II superior animal hay
ing fine loin, clean, HAT legs, long neck,
wide between eyes, ears rather long but well
set, and very intelligent, bright looking coun-
tcnancc. As remember her, she had no re
scmblancc of pacing form in any particular,
having Il straight rather than dropping runp.
She was, should judge, about sixteen hands,
nice shaped withcrs and all black, as you say
Scavcy describes her All in all, she was II
good one, and should like to own one now
a. she was when knew her. always under
stood that she came from Nova Scotia to Dur
ham. In answer to your postscript, will say
| that She was finc-coated animal, with legs
quite free from extra hair, showing superior
breeding from some source. | forgot To
mention the strip in face, otherwise remember
no white about her. seavey certainly ought
to know about that. 1t is II pleasure
to answer your letters, it brings me
back to pleasant rccollections of old times.
Very truly yours,
\. Il. MATHEs.
The fact is too well known to need re-
peating that Benjamin ThurSton. one OF
the parties To whom \. X. MatheS SOLD
Black Hawk. disposed of him in 1874 tC
Mr.. Noble Hill of this city, and his faith.
er, David Hill. of Bridport, VT. for $500
He was kept at the farm of David Hill
until the horses death, which occurred
at BridpOrt, VT, Dec. |, 1886. 1t will be
observed that he possessed trotting in
stinct scarcely eXcslled by the strongcs
trOtting-bred animals of the present time
Considering the opposition caused by
prejudice which he was compelled to en-
dure, the extent to which he improved
the light-harness stock of this country
is remarkable. Speaking of his eXcnllen
qualities, Benjamin Thurston once sale
that he had owned hundreds of horses il
his day, among which were the best tina
the country afforded, but if the gooC
qualities in all that he had ever owned
could be concentrated and combined in
single animal, even that could not exec
Vermont Black Hawk. The straight-for
ward statements of the above gentlemen
MesSrs. Neavey, Twombly and MatheS
whose personal knowledge of Blacl
Hawks ancestry and breeding is "A thou
sand times greater than that of all tn,
writers combined who have attempted t,
question his origin, will remove all doub
in the minds of every unpreiudiced, in
telligent person concerning the parent
age of that celebrated animal. The orig
inal charge of John Bellows for the ser
} vices of sherman Morgan, a obtained b,
| Allen Thomson of Woodstock, VT, an,
2 lately published by the Middlebury REG
ISTER is as follows:
RpniuIuiu Kelly a Durhn1u. Dl