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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-08
GEN. TAYLOR.

notice that in your Manual for 1856.
Fanny, the dam of Delaware , rs, is
given as follows: "By General Taylor.
by Quimby Messenger" Delaware was
bred by Iadock Townsend, and foaled
on farm partly in the limits of this
city and partly in New Castle hundred
He was foaled in the spring of 1866; was
sired by WAITS Morgan Black Hawk.
His dam was light bay mare, about -
hands high, known in this section as
Townsend Fanny, and by the Townsends
called yellow Fanny. Fanny's dam was
Il bay mare said to have been raised on
the eastern shore of Maryland, and
known here as the Barston mare, from
the fact that before Townsend owned
her she belonged to DIR. Barston. Fanny
was sired by Stout's old Gen. Taylor, a
bay brown horse l6 hands high. | have
one of Stout's bills, dated 1856, in which
he gives the pedigree of Gen. Taylor as
follows:
seen. Taylor was got by Young Sir
Solomon, his grandam by Rainbow, his
great grandam by Hector; Rainbow's
sire was Blind Cranky, his dam by old
Irish Gray; his grand sire old imported
CRANKY; Rainbows dam got by Lofty,
his grandam by Juniper. Gen. Taylor's
dam was got by John Hills Comet; Com
ct was got by Mr.. Alexander Porter's
celebrated running horse Godolphin, of
Delaware state: Comets dam was got
by the 4-mile horse Old Hickory, owned
by Mr.. Bella Badger. of Pennsylvania
near Bristol; grandam by imported horse
Badgarzett. g. g. dam by Gray Figure,
imported from England; g. 9. g. dam by
imported horse Wild Deer"
! At one time owned full sister to
Delaware. and know the above to be cor
rect. often drove Fanny with mare
now own; she could trot in about 3 900
and. with my mare Helen. made a good
double team. Delaware was ; years old
when bought his sister from the Town
sends. From the above YOU will see that
Delaware is older than the Manual makes
him. Yours respectfully,
GEO. G.. LOBDELL.
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by Hoagland's Gray Messenger, dam,
the dam of Jupiter Abdallah, by old Alb
dallah, grandam also by Abdallah. With
such an inheritance from Mambrino, the
best son of imported Messenger, this
fellow should trot fast and stand up in
stubbornly contested races. Owned by
Joseph Battell, Middlebury, Vt.
"Star Motion is IA speedy bay two-year-
old, by Motion, dam by Black Bill, he by
Hemenway Horse, son of Hills Black
Hawk. He is owned by W. C.. Danyew,
Middleburv, VT, and has shown full
mile in three minutes, as stated by the
attendant in charge.
"Flying Motion is a magnificent speci-
men of the Lambert family, bearing as
close resemblance to Daniel Lambert
as any of the latter's sons and daughters.
Heis strong, handsome, stylish, smooth
ly-turned. chestnut vearling, standing
4.3,weighng go pounds, got by Motion,
son of Daniel Lambert, dam by Abra-
ham. one of Lambert's most distinguished
sons, as a sire of trotters. He is the
property of Oliver Severance, Middle
bury, VT. and was awarded third pre-
MUM in yearling class. We saw no colt
upon the ground which displayed the
Lambert characteristics to greater de-
gree than this handsome fellow.
"Dan Motion is a wonderfully hand
some. strong, bay colt, with magnificent
loin, great depth of flank, powerful quart
ers and thighs, clean hooks, smooth limbs
and a hind leg as straight as that of a
thoroughbred. He was foaled May 10.
1880, got by Motion, dam said to be of
Hambletonian descent. He does not
show the slightest trace of Hambletoniau
in any feature, but, on the contrary, from
his shoulders back is about as close a
pattern in form of old Justin Morgan as
can be found in lifetime. with the ex-
ception of greater size both in length OF
barrel and limbs. He stands tifteel
hands, weighs $50 pounds, and is owned
by NJ. c. Riley, Middlebury, Vt.
"Flora L. is a three-year-old gray tillI
by Motion, dam by the Hemenway horse
son of Hills Black Hawk, and promises
speed. She is the property of JOSEPH
La Rock, Middlebury, VT. and has
shown trial in 2.4S.
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couple of miles, then allowed to NOV
along at will from the three-quarter pol
home, which he did in SO seconds
very creditable showing with so small
an amount of work. 1t is Mr.. Wilson
intention, believe, to have him condi
toned and driven for fast record thi
fall.
Next appeared the two-year-old "Sun
ny-slope," by Sultan, with Mr.. Wilso
up, and "Budd Doble," three years old
by indianapolis, with Mr.. Jones in com
mand. Both are PAGERS, and after being
logged a mile in 3 :02 l-2 they were rub
bed out, and brought out again and sen
along mile in 2 :53, the last quarter i
30 II seconds without an effort. which
consider great performance for the two
year-old Sultan colt, considering the fac
that Mr.. Wilson weighs not less tina
200 pounds. 1t then being II o'clock "
repaired to the residence to replensh tn
inner man, and after an Introduction to tn
respective members of the family di
ed by the pleasant hostess. Dinner over
in company with Miss Wilson, a most &C
complished and entertaining young LADY,
we returned to the club house to waite
the Youngsters Wilkes Brine, four year
old, by Hambrino, dam by George
Wilkes, and Big Frank, , 81, by the Sul
tan, take their exercise. After being
sent an easy mile in . rs. a short breath
ing spell was given and they appeared
for a second trial, this time to giv|
Wilkes Brine fast mile with Mr.. Jone|
up. On receiving the word 90, thel
went away very steady, Wilkes in th|
lead, reaching the quarter in 43 - sed
onds. Down the back stretch Big Frank
who is able to trot in about ? :27, carrie|
stroyed all chances of fast mile. The]
however reached the half in :24, TIM
three quarters in 2:04 -, finishing thu
mile in 40, which is no measure of hi
speed. 1t was the intention of Mr.. Jone
to give Big Frank fast mile, but it bid
gan to rain, spelling all chances of wit
Messing the fastest mile of the day.
We then visited the colts. First Jub
lee de Jarnette, bay stallion, by Jubile
Lambert, , -, dam Lady de Jarnette-
perfect model of beauty possessing a
the speed and excellence of sire and dan
combined. The next two colts by Ind
annapolis, , :2l, and two yearings by Sin
, mons. Then the great pacing mare Gu
gle, and a host of others too numerous
mention; all showing size and speed wit
plenty of style, denotng great care
selection.
{ Having to leave at o'clock. | bid adie
to Mr.. Wilson and members of his HON
, and was driven to the depot by NJ
Jones. considering myself well repaid f
the time spent in a visit to Abdall;
: Park.
DRYDEN. V. :.
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LETTER ON BLUE BULL.

propose to furnish you few 'miSs-
ing links" in the history of the now cele
brated horse. The Old Blue Bull. part
v from my own recollection and partly
from that of older neghbors who lived
in that vicinity at the time: a. have no
proXmate only. but the facts can all be
substantiated.
This horse was brought from PennSyl-
vania by Henry Snively to Wayne Town
ship, Butler Co.. Ohio. and sold to John
Mcrring of Morgan township (Same
county about the year lS25. Mr.Merring
kept him about eight years and always
advertised him as 1.-The Ohio Farmer.
He was then sold to some parties in Dear
born county, Ind, where he remained
some twelve to fifteen years. Between
1915 and 1850 the old horse was brought
back to Ohio and kept by Henry Grislcy
at New Baltimore, in Hamilton county
a few miles south of Mornings old place,
and here he died. reputed to be consider
ably over thirty years of age.
John Wright, a noted auctioneer and
facetious way, who lived within a half
mile of Mornings, nicknamed the horse
"The Blue Bull on account of his very
peculiar color, build and general appear
ance, and this name, first applied in de-
rision, seemed so appropriate that it
shortly became the generally recognized
name of the stock.
The horse was deep mouse color,
generally called blue, blaze face, glass
eyes, heavy black name and tail, black
stripe down his back. legs white to the
knees, and from there up had yellow
stripes around them. He was power
fully built. heavy-bodied. close-ribbed
horse, with an enormous beefy neck,
natural PAGER and clumsy in his gait. And
these characteristics were inherited by
many of his descendants. The majority
| think were either mouse color or a very
peculiar yellow bay, and striped like the
old horse.
Many of them were natural PAGERS, and
but few proved to be good riding horses
on account of their clumsy and stumbling
gait. They were, however, II strong,
tough, hardy race of horses, and served
admirably for heavy teaming in this
billy country, before the days of turn
pixies and railroads. but they have now
given place to Il more stylish class of
horses.
During the life of the "Old Blue Bull, ="
| never heard of any of his stock having
much speed or activity, except an occa-
sional colt from warmer bloOded mare.
but this was the exception, and not the
general rule. If exceptional speed has
since been developed in his more remote
descendants, it has probably been de-
rived from some other source.
j. q. VAUGHAN.
Odin H. March Is 1886
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AT ABOALLAH PARK,
CYNTHIANA, KY.
/ From the western Sportsman.

From the Western sportsman.
Mr.. Wilson informed me thar he would
give a matinee with his own horses and
we returned to the Park, where the
first to draw our attention was the bay
gelding Marco, sired by Smuggler, = 10,
foaled in 1881. This is big strong fel-
low with IA very marked inclination to
pace; so much so that Mr.. Jones gave
him his exercise with hobbies on and he
worked very easy and smooth. Next
was the bay mare LOttie Thorne, record
2;27, but able to trot in 2:20, by Mann
brine Patchen. Having worked her the
day previous, her exercise was mostly
confined to a jog. Next Mr.. Wilson ap-
peared behind the pride of the place, the
majestic Simmons, who as he emerged
from the stable with his black and glossy
coat, showed undisputable evidence of
good breeding and care. This being his
second time to harness since the season
has partly closed, he was not in condi-
ton for fast work, so preparatory to a
brush of quarter, he was logged a
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Goodwin, A. East 74th street, New York
city,. Perhaps Old Judge amt trot-
ter, but we will see this spring. lhave a
party who if they could buy right, would
buy colt from the old mare.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN p. FLING.
Care of j. Dun Walton, Wakefield,
Mass"
Mamie Hedges died June 13, 1856, from
exhaustion in foaling a colt as large as a
yearling, prematurely. She was by Ned
Hawkins, by Shawhan's Tom Hail. dam
by Blue Bull. Her produce were;
1S74-Old Judge, by Mainbrino Pilot.
ir.
1S7G-Carrie Tanner, by Smiths Nor
wood.
1S77-IIedgewood, by Smiths Nor
wood
1sS0-Riggs mare, by Almont Pilot.
1SSl-Rosemont, by Almont Pilot.
lSS3-Monte, by Almont Pilot.
1SS4-Pearl. by st. Ormond.
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FROM THE HORSE OF AMERICA,
VOL. II, PAGE 26l-OLD
ABDhI All
From Dunton's Spirit of the Turf.

Abdallah. b. c., foaled in 1926, bred by |
John Treadwell of jamaica, l.. l., was
by Mambrino; dam Amazonia, by imp. |
Messenger; Mambrino was by imp.
Messenger; dam by imp. Sour Crout-
imp. Whirligig. Old Slameriin, by imp.
Wildair. etc. We think it extremely
doubtful about Amazonia's being by imp.
Messenger. BY reference to this volume
on page 1856 and 1876 the Treadwell mare
(Which we suppose and have every right
to think is Amazonia) trotted in 1924, a
mile in , "a, but her sire and dam are
not given in The Sporting Magazine for
1910. On page 40 will be found the fol-
lowing: "John W. Hunt, Esq, of Lex
ington. Ky, has recently purchased two
very fine trOtting stations. selected in
this vicinity expressly for him by the
editor of this magazine. One of them,
Abdallah. was bred by John Treadweil,
Esp. of Jamaica. l.. l.. and was fOaled
in 1876; was got by the celebrated Nam
brine (son of imp. MeSsenger). out 81
1
mia. who for ten years or more had no
superior on the road. Abdallah i IA
beautiful bay without white. II 81 hands.
He was slightly trained at four years
old, and was considered the fastest horse
on Long Island, MOI purses being offered
at the time, for trotting, Mr.. 7. put him
into the breeding stud where he proved
himself sure foal getter and won the
highest reputation.
With the exception of Andrew Jack
son. for whom $1,000 has been refused.
/ Abdallah is the finest limbcd and most
/ blood-like horse we ever saw. For one
of hi~ get. Lady Blanche, 81 1000 has
been refused. The other horse Commo-
dorc was bred by Col. Benz. AlbertSon.
of North lIempStcd. Queens county.
/ l.. l.. and foalcd in ISIS. He was also
got by Mumbrino. his dam by True
American Ga son of Volunteer, who was
got by imp. Messenger grandam by
Tom Bogus. imported by Gen. Burgoyne
of the British army.
Commodore is believed to have more
strains of the blood of Old Messenger in
his veins than any horse remaining on
| Long Island. He i rich blood bay,
with no other white than pretty star,
over Ii hands high, and of immense SUBJ
stance and power. He is a horse of noble
presence and unusually fine action, and
his stock is held in high estimation by
the breeders of Long Island where every
thing in relation to him and his get is
well known"
We cannot believe that a gentleman So
well informed as the late T. W. Porter
would have made such mistake as to
state that Commodore had more of the
Messenger blood in his veins than any
horse on Long Island, when he bad pur-
chased both horses. AmaZonia was eel
ebrated, and it seems reasonable from hel
celebrity, that if she was by imported
Messenger, the fact would have been
stated. and Abdallah been credited viii
this more than desirable Messenger cross
and not Commodore. The truth of the
matter is, the sire of Amazonia is UNI
known. SUBSCRIBER.
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THE BREAD LOAF STOCK.

The following is clipped from the
American Cultivator of the I'd. inst.
The youngest scion from Daniel Lam
bert was a dark brown sucking colt of
marvellous beauty, with stripe in face
like his sire. This youngster is remark
ably intelligent, of good size, strong at
every point, as highly finished as the
choicest thoroughbred, and has develop
ment of muscle upon shoulders, forearm,
loin and quarters that will gladden. the
eyes of every admirer of equine perfec-
ton. This royal youngster is known as
Crescent. His dam is a strong, hand
some, black, twenty-siX-year-old daugh-
ter of Hammond's Black Hawk, son of
Hills Black Hawk. Her dam was by
Black Lion, another son of Hills Black
Hawk. The dam of Black Lion was by
Smiths Liberty, which is credited with
getting the dams of Sherman Black Hawk
and his son Vermont Hero. The latter
got the well-known trotting sire, Gen.
Knox. Crescent is owned jointly by Ly-
man Payne of Cornwall, VT, and Joseph
Battell of Middebury that State. 1t is
a matter of surprise that youngster
whose sire is twenty-eight and dam
twenty-six years of age should show
such remarkable qualities.
ID. w. Bliss of Middlebury, Vt,
showed a promising l5l-i hand, four
year-old bay stallion of the Morgan pat
tern, got by Thought; dam by Ben But
Ter, he by Black Hawk Chief, son of
Hills Black Hawk. The owner of this
stallion is the driver who piloted Thought
to victory.
Neither Aristos nor Motion was upon
the fair grounds, the latter being preven-
ted by severe attack of distemper.
They were well represented, however, as
is evident from the fact that the get of
both were among the prize winners.
Rocky Mountain is powerful three
year-old 10 l-2-hand, lOOO-pOund chestnut
stallion by Motion, first dam by Young
America, second dam, Blonde, daughter
of old Abdallah. Young America was
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Draw two parallel lines 600 feet Ion
and 4j2 feet > inches apart. Half wa
between the extreme ends. of the tw
parallel lines. drive a stake: then loop
wire around the stake. long enough
reach to either side: then make trl
curve with the wire putting down stall
as often as a fence post is needed. Whe
this operation j. flushed, at both ends &
the 600 foot parallel lines, the track
laid out. The inside fence will rest q
the line, drawn, but the track will mea
ure half mile three feet from the fenc
The turns should be thrown up an inc
to the foot, and the stretches may
from IL to 60 feet wide.
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ZEPHYR. Oh. NJ.

\ good many people have forgotten all
about the mare Zephyr, the dam of Joe
Bassett. the sire of Johnston , :0G l-4,and
no doubt many suppose her to be dead.
She is on the contrary alive and healthy.
and "A brood mare. Mr.. Joe Bassett
handled the mare when she was three
year-old and drove her "A mile in , - at
that age. But to cut the story short, sthe
mare fell into the hands of Mr.. +. j. Gill
bert, at Charles City, Ia, in 1879, since
which she has been bred as follows:
1881, Daisy, b. M, by Scattergood,
1882, Mambrino Zephyr, ch h, by Ken
lucky Prince jr.
1854, Stella G.. b m, by Headlight.
1856, in foal to Headlight.
Whether or not Zephyr bred many
colts in Wisconsin, we do not know; but
that these which she had in Iowa are
good ones, no one will dispute when they
come to ask prices on them. Zephyr
must have been foaled about 1862, and is
as lively as a cricket now.
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Odin, H., March Is, 1856.
HOW THE HORSE EDITOR WROTE
UP THE CONCERT.

There was an excellent crowd present
at the concert last night, the grand stand
being well filled in every part. An I'M
usual number of the fair sex graced the
occasion, and the varied color of their
dresses lent additional charm to the
beauty of the scene. The weather was
delightful and the sport good. The first
event on the programme was chorus
for all ages, with some twenty entries,
all of whom came to the post They
got rather bad start, Soprano running
away with the lead, Contralto second,
Tenor third, Basso fourth, and the others
in bunch at least twenty lengths away.
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JEROME.

Please find enclosed the pedigree of
the horse jerome, inquired for few days
ago, as furnished me by Captain c.
IIeaney, of Rochester, Mimi; jerome,
by Messenger Black Hawk, by Manga
tuck, by Hills Black Hawk; dam Lady
st. Clair, by Smiths Black Hawk, by
Hills Black Hawk; I'd dam by Morga-
dore, sire of Princess ,; 80. The dam of
Messenger Black Hawk was old Kate, by
a son of Dover Messenger, dam of Nau-
gatuck, Lady Burton, by Mambrino Pay
master, by Mambrino. Ipresume this is
correct, but would like your opinion on
the subject. Truly yours,
GEO. ii. Fits.
ED. We see nothing improbable about
this pedigree.
There is something ''improbable" in
the statement that "Morgadore" was sire
of Princess, 2 80. - ED. REGIsTER,l
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MAMBRlNO ARCHY. 2:3O.

At Barton. VT. on Thursday. the Both
ult.. the brown stallion Mambrino Archy,
owned by Darwin Rider of Middlebury,
won race in three straight heats, over a
half-mie track in , 81 -, , 80, , :33 ID.
He is by Mambrino Boy, son of Dr..
Hers Mambrino Patchen, and his dam
is by John billiard, son of Indian Chief.
lie has been sent to Hartford to try his
powers on a tirst-class mile track.
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OLD JUDGE, 2:2e Ia.

The appended letter will pass as good
evidence that Old Judge and Dalton are
one and the same;
WAKEFIELD, Mass, Feb. s, 1856.
WIN. DUNCAN-Dcar Sir: Have YOU
any colts out of the old mare Mamie
Hedges, and if so, please give description,
price and speed if any. | owned Old
Judge 30 Ii, and he is paid for (last
April, and have bill of sale from II. +.
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high; with long necks, sharp pointed
ears, lofty carriage, with the best of legs
and feet, and possessed of that long
slashing gait, which pleases the eye of
the horseman.
He sired Badger Girl, record :25 l-2 !;
Clason mare, that could trot in 2 80,
Cloud, black stallion, owned by J. b.
Hays, of Horizon, Wis, Storm, owned
by c. 5. Dole, of Crystal Lake, ILL.,. :;
Frank Forester, Black Diamond, Ban
ner Boy and a number of other good
ones.
Badger Girl is the only one of his colts
that has ever been trained. He has prob
ably sired more than a hundred colts
that could trot in three minutes. They
have usually sold on account of their
beauty for first class carriage horses,
some matched spans selling as high as
5000. They have been taken to all the
principal cities of the United States-St.
Paul, st. Louis, Milwaukee, Chicago,
Detroit, Toledo, Buffalo, New York.
Boston. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Peters
burg. Va. and Havana, Cuba. have each
their representatives of Black Flying
Cloud. Hundreds of his colts have been
taken to New York alone. Some of the
shrewd horsemen of that city have made
small fortunes out of few carloads OF
Black Flying Cloud colts, which they
have picked up through Dodge, Jefler
son and Waukesha countless Water
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INTERESTING PEDIGREES.
The following articles are from Dun
tons Spirit of the Turf:


Can any reader of Dunton's Spirit of
the Turf give me any information of Il
horse called Brown Tige, brought into
Walworth Co., Wis. (nearly 30 years
ago., by Messrs. Jed Peck and Conan?
said to be by Hills Black Hawk. Any
such information will be thankfully re-
ceived. II. HIP.
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BLACK FLYING CLOUD.

As you have solicited your readers to
fill up any missing link in the , 80 sires,
| will ask you to make one correction
from what you have it in the pedigree of
Black Flying Cloud. | will inclose in
this printed extract of the death of the
Watertown, Wis, Republican. March 81.
1870, and in it you will find his pedigree
as it should be. | will state that |. in
company with b. Granger, bought Black
Flying Cloud of :. W. Jewett of Wey-
bridge, VT, and ii. 5. Hall of Gaines, y.
Y, when he was four years old, and
brought him to WATERFOWL, Wis, and
owned him two years, and positively
believe the inclosed pedigree to be fully
correct If you will correct this pedi-
gree before publishing your book you
will greatly oblige me and many of the
old horses friends.
Yours truly,
4. X. KNAPP, Rochester, MINI.
Mr.. Knapp is personally known to us !;
he is a resident of town and reliable.
GRAVES BROS. Rochester, MINI.
DEATH OF A VALUABLE HORSE.
Mr.. ID. j. Woodward's celebrated stall
lion Black Flying Cloud died at the sta
Bile of C.. H. Ferry, WATERFOWL, Wis, ON
the Goth day of March, 1870, of old age.
He was II beautiful black with white
face and three white feet, standing about
Ii hands high bred by :. W. Jewctt, of
Weybridge, VT. He was brought to
Wisconsin by Knapp ~ Granger about
twenty years ago, who sold him soon at
forwards 20 Thomas Marshall of Oak
Grove, WI. for about $1,000. Since the
death rt Mr.. Mar~hall he has been owned
most of the time by Il stock association,
and by Ferry Il Woodland.
Black Flying Cloud was foaled in 1851 !;
he was sired by Hills Black Hawk. His
dam was also by Hills Black Hawk; she
was bred by ID. Edgar Hill and 5. w.
Jewett, who owned her dam in partner
ship. The grandam was bred by Chas.
Howe of Bridport, Vt. she was by lar-
ris' IIambletonian, who was from the
Munson mare by Bishops Hambletonian !;
both by imported Messenger, Although
Black Flying Cloud was three fourth
Black Hawk, he did not resemble that
stock very much, being larger, heavier
boned, and having longer stride; this
he doubtless inherited from the Ham
bletonian side. He possesses in marked
degree that peculiar power of the
strong bred horse of stamping his
progeny with his characteristics. 1t
made but little difference what he was
bred to, his colts all resemble him. They
were uniformly large, mostly lG hands