Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-09

could handle anything called horse. AZ
ter leading the lusty fellow eleven
miles had him weighed and he tipped
1924 lbs. never shall forget the weight.
He was nearly IL hands high, rangy
enough. but deep quartered and very
strongly made in all respects. His color
was Il deep orange bay, with black legs.
name and tail, and entirely without
marks save small star in the forehead.
He had choice head. eye and ear and Il
full and very handsome flowing name
and tail. He was a square, natural trot-
ter and could 90 fast. never trotted
him fast to show him but once. That
was at Barnet. VT, on town meeting
day The match was against stallion
named the Barrupt Horse, claimed to be
three-mnute horse. We were to trot Il
mile on the road, starting from the tav-
ern. or near there. The stakes were din
ners for the crowd. led him from the
start. beating him out of sight There
was no cheating, though there was no
Judges.
The sire of the JenniSOn Horse was al
ways said to be Young Morgan Bulru>h.
My brother never limited any other sire.
The mare that brought the Jenni>On
Horse was a black with orange colored
muZIle and Hanks and a PAGER. She was
about l6 hands high and would weigh
nearly 1900 lbs. \ powerful draft mare.
rather dull driver, but when straight
cncd out could pace fast. She had Il
thin rat tail Both she and her colt. the
Jcnnison Horse, had the best kind of
clear hazel eyes. | was Away, told she
came from Canada and was an English
mare.
kept the Jcnnson Horse two seasons
and then sold him back to Jcnni,on for
some figures to square accounts. think
it was trifle over SIPS. hut not much.
will here state that Mr.. Putnam is Il
clcar-hcadcd man, the postmaster. and
one of the leaders in his town.
Statement ~ Francis Worcester. mercbabt
in NrShfcld, ".
My father once owned the old gray
Heath mare, the dam of Old Morrill,. |
never knew the horse that sired her, but
knew the mare she came of. She was
known aS the Eastman mare. taking
the name from her owner. Mr.. Eastman.
then living in Walden. VI. This East
man mare was Il PAGER and 50 fast the
birds could not catch her. But in her
day there were no trotting courses. and
all we knew of speed was by COMPARE
SON am certain the old Eastman mare
never found horse near her equal in
speed her way of going. She was pos
sesSed of unbounded ambition and game.
would die rather than give up. remember
once they tried TO make her work for
ward of oxen at narrowing and She was
so ambitious that she took all the load
and pulled the driver out of all patience
Not being the most prudent kind of a
driver he determined to rive her work
enough TO Noper her'N" ne TOOK on the oxen
ana lt' her :" II alone ana she pulled the
same narrow neaNN enough Tor tour OK
Ell an "aE ana 50 Iasl tilat the driver
"NhcU ne N"1 urea enough ana nad
enough ne heath mare; the dain OF
81" M"rrIiI' was raised ny MI ta> imam.
7hc Wa 10 - minus llSh ana 9'o IDS.
weight she was "l Il c!oud"d gray col
or, Win ihahr ana tali nearly white.
rIoil' MAJ HhileIu 10 Narich l. "llN get
uhS up ano'iier story among the hills
mnnt !, ua,nN " o os ,ini , Nv i tiiu II,
nv and the Swiss mountain homes. More
tnal 'il',' one becomes taihiuily sensible
tia' ne mas nose ana some ears. ana
caIrIui "a'ciilhS' or rather attentive
running Oh thelil' l. the only surety
against damage ny lr"st. rlue OF iull
TWO houto stopping once 10 warm ana
,cNelIl 'lil'', |" eiIulrt ine rl@ht road
pIo"Sh. me /" colll"rtapIe farm house
where W. Aolli'l JeillllH0h was visiting
a Npl-'n-i'N' learning ne was 'lie YER
Iva man NhV ."lNeu 'lc 'ciilll>oI
lioIHe anu ." ileu MN NiieI ga M"rrlIi
wa oeSol'eh ny MN had cehtered
Iul'e an interest III the man before >ee-
lhS nun ! louiil MN "ilat he had been
relleSeh'eu-"' Iea>t 10 all appearances
an Ilohes' man Possessed OF tull an
average amount Oh common sense. he
SAoWeu 'na' >Hlple lrahhhe>s Wllch l. al
llo>t ceI!alii 10 oelohS 10 declining years
WileH ne mas peeh spent III honest toni.
W"uiI n"' convey me iuea 'ilat ne l.
ol' dil', therefore i"rSetiuI. NOT plt OF
IT, l 'ilihh ne l"lu me ,hat ne was >eN-
emf! ana upWaTuH' put ana not detect
one gray h'tlr ABOUT MN nor falterlhg III
speech OF "eaiheSs. OF any otier sign, OF
decay Now lor ms story
Statement Gt 1bVah JeHHiSoH Of IiuideH.
T,r,ooDt
raised the colt that sired the Old Nor
T Ti ! bought ms dam OF Nathaniel