Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-08

preston that Magma Charta was sired by
Mountain Eagle that Buckminster raised
at Danville; he went over to Waterville,
N. Y. | sold a colt by Clifford, from
Beppo's dam, to N. B. Hogg, Newark,
Licking Co., Ohio, about 1850 or 81.
Farnham had Morgan stallion when
visited him in Wisconsin; think it was
taken to him after he went out. Quick
silver was foaled in Walpole; Parsons
think, bred him he was by Dey of Al
giers; golden chestnut; the most chan
geable color of any horse ever saw. He
was little horse, stout and very smart
Quicksilver was kept here, u boss horse
for trOtters, when | was boy; sired
some of the most spirited and best trot-
tiers that have ever been here all trot-
tiers; all kind; one of them, the Titus
mare, trotted less than three minutes in
1920 to 80. Quicksilver was kept at Wal
pole a long time by Josiah Bellows End
his son Charles told me Quicksilver rot
Phoenix: told it as certain. | bought one
of PhPniX's colt of Blodgett: gave him
a bale of buffalo robes; Blodgctt was
stage man. Charles Bellows told me
when he came visiting that Phoenix was
sired by their old horse, and told who
bred him, but | have forgotten. Pho
nix was mighty pretty gray with fine
tail and good carriage: looked like Quick
silver stock: strong family resemblance:
Blodgett said he was by Quicksilver:
better finish than Messenger: no Messen-
ger ever acted like him. | never found a
Messenger yet but had awkward places
in him. Blodgett lived in Royalton. The
Vance horse was gray horse have
been to Nance's house, but the horse was
not there.
Old Bulrush was a long-gaited horse
for Morgan; came of a French mare {:
Belknap said so and so did old Mr.. Gift
ford, who traded with Belknap for her
when in foal. Bulrush was foaled
Git1ord's, but he returned the colt
Vermont Morgan was raised in Spring.
field by Lockwood; he was by the Bar
nard Horse; the old mans horse was Il
bay horse; Barnard a chest
nut. The dam of Barnard Morgan was
sired by Bonaparte. before spoken of.
Mr.. Barnard told me so. ! knew Bona
parte ten or twelve years.
Sherman had a lean head, with small
lisl1 IL
stuck right out: Bulrushs were good
fair ones. Sherman had fine figure
coming towards you: not so good going
from You: good feet, reasonable bone Il
little finer than the rest in bone; good,
trappy, free rider and driver. Bulrush
was a little more leggy and could trot
the fastest; knew him for years,
The IIogg horse went to Pittsburg, Pa,
after Mr' Hogg's death; this horse got
some trotters, it Vac said.
Regulator. chestnut, little white in
face, two white feet, about nine hundred
pounds, l4-2: by Clifford; dam by Gift
ford: sold him to johnson, Cincinnati,
1857 or IS; he was in the rebellion, came
back; died Gen. Somebody's property
in Ohio.
Morgan Hunter, Il full brother, was
taken to Richmond. Va: when the war
was about over | got letter that II
good many of Hunters colts We're in the
cavalry.
Keene Morgan was by Morgan Empe-
ror or Gales Horse, son of Green Noun
tain bay, II hands, 1000 lbs; sold to
X. ID. IIiltz, Hamblin, Ohio, in 1857, for
$500, with the understanding that he
could out-trot any horse west of the Ale
ghany's; took him out there, made the
challenge, and trotted a race against
Stockbridge Chief, a Clay horse and
some others, and won in , "a or >, which
was considered fast at that time.
Bellows said that the dam of Black
Hawk was small black mare. The old
man said she was a Shark: Shark was
small bay horse. 900 to $50 lbs, with
pretty head and neck, and stood for
stock about 1925, or before.