Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-05
HARRIS' HAMBLETONlAN.

HARRIS HAMBlETONlAN
Mr.. VIM. \. Newcomb of Middlebury
tells us that the Harris Horse died
in the fall-or December. 1916. lie fixes
this from the birth of Il son, and it is
probably correct. This horse, he says.
supposes, owned by, Mr.. Remington in
1899. This date Mr.. Newcomb, who
seems to be very accurate in his recollec-
tion,is sure of. Mr. Newcomb also states
Bristol certainly in 1885. when informant
lived at Bristol. He thinks also in
1884; perhaps before. The Eddys
stood him at Middlcbury and Bris-
tol. Informant remembers the horse
passing by his grandfather's place
in Bristol Flats in passing between
those places; says he stood in Middle
bury at the village and in Bristol at the
hotel barn. Mr.. Newcomb thinks Mr..
Remington had him at IIinesburgh season
of 1898. When Mr.. Remington had him
he stood at lIincsburgh and Huntington.
Mr.. NeWcomb knows also that Mr.. IIar-
riS had him season of 1912. at which
time he bred a mare to him. He does not
know what year Mr.. Harris got him:
knows that he was at Mr.. Harris i'm
lS4j. Says that John Meyers of Bristol
Flats raised a very good dark iron-gray
colt from him that he sold when four
years old to Bill Hale, who sold him to
Hiram Eddy, Starksboro.
From Alonzo Hyde. Esq, of Middle
town. VT, we learn that the Harris
Horse was foaled May or June, 1922 !;
dam, gray mare that became spotted.
He was bred by Isaac Munson. Walling-
ford. In 1926 Mr.. Munson sold him to
Samuel Edgerton, farmer. of Walling-
ford. Mr.. Hyde thinks that Mr.. Edger-
ton kept him till 1888 or "a, when he sold
to one of the Eddys, who lived north
and took the horse away. Mr.. Hyde is
positive that Mr.. Edgerton stood him at
Middletown season of 1881, which was
the year that informant went on to his
farm at Middletown. He feels very sure
that the horse was there. too. in
1892. In 1896 or 81 Mr.. Remington
brought him back. after which he went
north again and did not return till 1916
or Il. when he stood at Middletown again
one season in the care of Jack Williams.
Mr.. Hyde knows that Jack Williams
never had him but this one season.
Whilst Mr.. EdgertOn owned him he took
care of him himself Mr.. Hyde knows
this horse was back in that neighborhood
in 1896 or 81 because he owned at the time
the horse Young Nimrod, a very fine ap-
pearng horse, and his books (Which he
consulted) show that it was these years.
! Mr.. Hyde. whom we saw at his home
| III Middletown, and an exceedingly pleas
ant home it is. gave Us much other infor-
nation. He said that Isaac MunSon
came from New Haven, Conn. to Wal
| lingford in 1873. He was blacksmith.
His brother was an importer in Boston.
with store at No. Il Long Wharf. and
was called Il millionaire. Mr. Hyde had
visited his store. This brother, whose
name was Israel, came to Wallingford
1873 or II to look at the country. and
bought the farm of Edmund Douglass.
tools and all. including stock, for 80 900.
His brother came up Thanks giving-day.
nothing about farming and his brother
sent a man, James Tucker, from Massa-
chuSettS to teach him, who staid three or
four years. Israel Munson of Boston
also bought from stage pair of gray
mares and sent up. 1t was said they had
been on Il stage. These mares were bred
to Bishops llambletonian, at Granville.
and one of them. the best of the two.
brought the Harris Horse. Mr.. Hyde
visited Granville 1927; called to see the
Bishop Horse. Old Mr.. Bishop came to
the door and said man would show him
the horse: opened the stable door: horse
was hitched; two tails to the halter.
Was there 20 minutes. Feet were white
a little ways had diamond star in the
forehead. He was a dark mahogany bay
that wouldn't fade in summer; good
sized ear; very crooked ear; have mo-
ticed same in stock. Mr.. Hyde says that
Bishop had the horse at Castleton after
this; stood him there. lie saw him
there. Doesn't think he was ever kept
so far north as Shoreham. Mr.. Hyde
also states that nobody knew anything
about pedigrees of gray mares. The
dam of the Harris IIorse-the best one
was about l5-2, fine head and neck, eyes
prominent, good big nostril, grand shout
ders; not exactly round barrel, would
have been in livery condition rather high
hipped, tail set up well; sloped too much
to he handsome behind clean limb never
stocked. These mares were pretty well
matched Mr. HYDE was thp first IN sap