Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04

and Messenger; yon know every :rotter
claims Messenger. The dam of Charley Mac
and Laura Williams cannot correctly give.
She was raised near Whitehall; 1t seems to
me she was sired by the Bullock Horse. |
can and write again. Charlie Mac is seven
and Laura Williams five years old.
Yours, c. A. HoLABIRD.
On receipt of this letter we wrote Mr..
Holabird asking for few more facts.
The following is copy of his reply:
sHELBURN, Oct. lG, 1873.
Dear Sir:-ln reply to your letter; as wrote
Mr.. Crane, tried years ago to think of the
mans name that had the dam of Young Eth.
an. don't think he came from Hartland: il
seems as II ii might be Willamstown. | know
he claimed she trotted and won purse mt
Montpelier clection-day. He called her Nor
gan blood. Now for description of the dam .
Her face was pretty straight and intelligent;
head, rather long; joles, II little heavy large
nostrils, long slim neck, high shoulders short
back, long hips ana slOping rather crooked
hind leg, heavy arm, Ii hands high, weighed
when Ethan was II sucker, ll50 lbs. She was
rather thin built, but the shoulders very deep;
long under the belly. | have got one of her
colts that has weighed 1904 lbs. Mr. Parker of
Remington has IL span of her colts that stand
lGis hands; her stock was generally nice size.
She raised flly that got a record of 40 on u
hat-milc track.
When bought her we thought nothing of
pedigrees. | now see the mistake. She
proved to be very valuable rs II breeder.
Yours, with respect,
Mr.. Holabrd's letters show that he
wanted the pedigree and that he regret
ted not having it looked up. One states
that Mr.. Holabird once offered to pay
well to have the pedigree of his horses
dam. Every breeder now of any under
standing wishes to know the blood lines
of the horse that he uses.
1t can be seen what facts we had to
work on to trace the pedigree. After
spending considerable time and no small
expense we got the address of the stage
driver that it was understood was the
one that sold the mare to Mr.. Holabirl
and sent him a letter. The following is
a copy of his reply
NORTH ELIZA, y. Y, March p, 1876.
Dear Sir:-lour letter came to hand, and in
answer would say that Adam Howard of
of s53. He fetched with him Il bay that he
sold the same spring to some man or
men belonging in Shelburne, VT, for the
sum of 800. The pedigree know nothing
about. Francis Howard, brother of \. How
ard, think, lives in Stockbridge, VT; he
can inform YOU where YOU can reach Adam
Howard. He moved from this state to Massl-
chusetts. Yours etc,
OREN MURRAY.
Mr.. Murray was in company with Mr..
Howard in carrying the mail. When we
learned that Adam Howard was the man
that sold the mare to Mr.. Holabird we
felt confident we should succeed i'm learn
ing the facts, as we knew Mr.. Howard
when he lived in Pomfret. He loved then
fast horse: his little black French mare
was the fastest one at our county fairs in
1870 and the horse he sold the spring he
removed to New York was the fastest
one at the fair in 1853. 1t can be seen
now. the place to look was in Pomfrct
to see if any one knew of Mr.. Adams
having the mare: and if so, where he got
her. After seeing Il number we fouuC
the man that sold the mare to Mr.. Adj
ans. His name is Monroe Chedel. Mr.
Chedel said he sold Il five-year-old bay
mare, large size, that was locked. to Mr.
Cook (Sleepy Lucys husband). VIII,
purchased her for Adam Howard. wht
was with Mr.. Cook at the time. Mr.
Chedel said he purchased the mare whel
two of his brother-in-law. solomon Hard
ing of Pomfret; that Mr.. II. bred her
and her sire was his brothers horse. tn,
Il. +. Chcdel horse. and his sire the Wal
ier horse. Mr.. Chedcl knew nothing il
regard to the blood of Mr.. Harding
mare or the blood of his brothers horse
These facts we looked up a. far as they
can be learned: About 1896 VIM. Hutch
inson of Pomfret, who was then quite
horse dealer, brought from Boston a bay
horse that was along in years. 1t wa
thought he was part French. Mr.. Hutch
inson took back the same year. or TIN
next, large bay mare. She was lon!
bodied, and along in years. The mare
and horse were turned into the paStur,
together. 1t was not thought the mar,
would have a colt or that the horse coul,
sire one. That fall the mare was sold t,
solomon lIarding's father. and the mex
year she brought IA bay tilly that was tn
grandam of Holabird's Ethan. She wa
not as large as was her dam. had IA sta
and one white hind foot; rather low
headed, a long neck and low withers
She was called smart to 90. She brough
II tilly by the Walker Horse before tn
one Mr.. Chedel had, that was called fast
er than the one that was the dam of Hula
birds Ethan. Mr.. Chedel states she wa
docked before he got her. The dam of tn
Chedel horse was bred and owned b.
Samuel Paul of Pomfret. She was cale
Sleeping David was Il dark bay or brown
Her sire was a two-year-old gray colt
dam, brown mare; was called fast
l. well understood that the thedel hOrS
inherited through his dam another eros
of Tally-ho blood, but it is hard now t
say just where it comes in. The Chede
horse was Il large bay horse; he wa
owned by common farmer, who did no
do much with him: he did not breed ma
ny colts as he died young. What he lief
proved well and there was one very fas
one. The Walker blood when crosse
with trotting blood was very sur
to give speed. Mr.. Chedel state
he drove the mare he sold Mr.. Cook tn
winter before on the ice at Barnard am
that she showed quite fast and that sh
greatly resembled her sire. We stated t
Mr.. Wallace that the dam of lIolabird'
Ethan was by son of the Walker Hors
and he so gives it in the third volume q
tie "Trotting Register"
1t can be seen that the blood and orig
in of the mare has been shown; yet til
statement of Mr.. Howard, corrobOratin
the facts, would make it look little bet
ter. We at length got his address and
letter from him. This is a copy of tn
letter:
ROCHESTER, April Q, 1877.
lgUr Mr.. " nt tl. al ips 10 iva