Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-30
A BERLIN WIS LETTER.

Mr. II. b. Thomas. of Berlin. j. owner
of the promising young trotting stallion
Horny Mills. which name all printers in
,i,t ON spelling Harry Mills, | am going
to inauguratc reform in that directions
In lSS5 Horny Mills started in eight races
and won six. escaping with mark of
30 II. However he has been driven
out trial mile in Dps, and will next
70 for record. Horny Mills. b. h. IL
- hands. foalod lSSO. by Milwaukee,. by
Ilambletoniau dam Pride of kentucky.
by Eureka. by Long Island Black Hawk.
He won the stallion medal at Oshkosh, in
lSS5. Nellie. ch IN. Ii hands. fOaled 1850
| by Reyes Antar: dam Morgan. This
| tillv has been harnc>-cd few times. and
show, 80. Norwegian Ann. %r m.
- 81 hands. fualcd ISIS. by Richard>
Bcltounder: dam "a Messenger mare.
Norwegian Ann has paced full mile in
2:lg -. without training. She i the
property of W. X. Thomas. and kept for
the road. Mr.. j. +. WhitComb used me
well. and showed me hi, pet. but did
not take the breeding at the barn. and
afterward we both forgot about it, |
trust he will send ii some time in the flu
ture. He told me good deal about the
| Cary Mare. dam of johnson : :OG II. and
the Cary Bros. told me more Some of
this has been in print and some has not.
The Cary Mare. eli IN. II II hands.
] foaled lSG4. by Sweeting'> Ned Forrest.
by AleXander> Edwin Forrest; dam by
Il running horse called The IIunter,whcl
formerly ran in half-milc race, in Berlin
and vicinity. ~ three-year-old she
came into the hands of Mr.. Whitcomb in
August. and with six weeks handling
showed him $40. She had a Goldsmith
Maid sort of disposition, and shortly af-
terward ran away and broke an ankle.
This was bad break, and the foot
swung loose. Aiterward she wore an
iron boot. which kept her foot in place
and finally the ankle healed She Wa
, considered worthless when the Cary
Bros. bought her. bur so far recovered
the use of her legs a. To run away viii
one of the Cary boys and break one OF
her legs. She was never harnesSed aftel
| that. During her life she also managed
to have her side ripped opened by COW
+ and she lost one eye in the woods. tn,
} Cary Bros. put her to breeding. In lS1.
she dropped chestnut tilly to the cove
of Mclndo', Iceberg. Missed 1874, ais,
1870 and 1876. In 1871 She produce,
b. BasSett. In ISIS she dropped "A large chest
', nut colt, to Joe Bassett. This colt the In
J.. dians cooked and ate, but whether the,
killed it, or whether it was foaled dead
is not known. In 1879 and 80 missed
In 1851 dropped Diamond Joe, by 10
Bassett. This j. now horse II 3
hands high. A. he is full brother t
johnson great things have been expecte
e through an accident. He is now al
e right. Last spring he served six or seN
> en- mares. In lsS2 the Cary Mare drol
ped Barney No. ,, now chestnut gelC
is known as Barney in Berlin, and Bal
ney No. , is thought to be his successo
in speed, but his gait is Il trot. lie Ia
k been handled some, and either trotted
" faster half for his age than was eve
4 heard Of or else the timer made II mi,
= take. Messrs. Cary, however, give tim
the benefit of the doubt, and do not clail
y the trial. There are not lacking hors,
"a men at Berlin who believe that Barne
a No. will lower the trotting record.
:, 1883 the Cary Mare dropped Barney NJ
" 3, by Joe Bassett, now bay horse
r, hands high. This also is trotter, and
d good one. So here are three full brotl
Is ers to johnson which trot, and two
a, which promise great speed. They al
" the property of the Cary Bros, and
as the care of Mr.. Joe Bassett, after who