Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-19

that know Black Hawk was raised bv Ezc.
Licl Twomby of Durham. How long the colt
| remained there do not rccolect. Albert X.
! Mathcs, then of Durham, now of stanford
Ct, can give you IL better history of the horse
than amy person of this place, rs he owned
Black Hawk at one time and sold him to Mr.
| Thurston of Lowell. Mass
"1 ours respectfully,
civilian +. FFROsT."
In the old Boston CulticutoY of Dec. &.
1876, speaking of the death of Black
Hawk, Mr.. Sanford Howard. then agri-
cultural editor of the paper. and "A warm
friend of that noted representative of the
Morgan family, states that BLACK Hawk
was begotten by Sherman Morgan and
was foaled the property of Ezekiel
TWombly, Durham y. H.. April. 1888.
| BY the death of Mr.. Twombly he passed
into the hands of his nephew, by whom
he was sold. when four years old. to \.
K. Mathes. who sold him to Brown &
Ihurston, then of lIavcrhill. Mass. Mr..
| Thurston (Bcni. Thur>ton now of LowelD
]
in 1874 sold him to Mr.. Hill. by whom he
has since been kept till the time of his
death. The above statement comes
nearer the facts than anything that we
have yet found in print, is will appear
when all the evidence has been published.
Had he substituted grandson for ncuh-
CIV it would have expressed the whole
truth. In the communication of Dr.
Green's. above rcrcrred to. that writer
also mentions Albert Mathc>. a> having
owned Black Hawk previous to his own
cr>hip hv Benjamin Thur>ton. \ letter
addressed to Mr.. MathcS brought the
following information:
STAMFORD, Ct, June 80 l>>j
Edtor oftte .fmeric"n C"iirator: Dear sir
Yours OF 9th inst. to hand. will answer
your questions as near as can and in order
a. they were asked. / bought the colt after.
ward known as Hills Vermont Black Hawk
of Il nephew of Ezekiel Twombly. The colt
was coming five years old. | kept him only
II short time, perhaps four or six weeks
used him only tor practice or learning him to
trot. He cost me about $50. | sold him for
in your letter, think are correct. Ezekiel is
the one who raised the colt in Durham and
moved to Greenland, died there and the
colt came into possession of the nephew.
whose name do not rccollcct, | only knew
or heard OF the colt one or two days before
went To see him and bought one of the
Twomblys living in Durham told me of him.
Al the time | saw him he was in the coward
with the cattle, thin in flesh, rough looking
ana small. Would probably have weighed
not to exceed 80 or 500 pounds.
lie was sired by sherman Morgan, who was
owned by Mr.. Bellows and stood in Durham
III Kelley Hotel one day each week. The
horse and dam | remember perfectly we'll |
me dam was II good looking, largc.slzed black /
mare said to have come from Nova SCOTIA /
also said To have been from English stock and !
rom experience since, ! should think She /
was. Nothing was ever said or thought much
OF in those days about pedigree or speed
remember her as being II good Looking /
easy.moving mare, with long neck large ear. !
tull, large eyes, wide between eyes, strong /
short back, good legs and feet | could tell
you many particulars referring to Black
Hawk from time sold him to Brown AZ Thurs. /
ton until the horse died. II was at Browns
Hotel, llaverhill Mass, that | sold the colt ,
Ihey bought together, and Thurston after. /
wards bought the other half. Twill be pleased
to answer any other ouostious. ,,n,,id ,,i,..'
YOU more information IN, sooin,,,.,,
Truly vours
AR. MAruEs. /
This statement from Mr.. Nothes cor-
rohorotes thar of S,uf,,l IIo,,....l ,..,.
,.,.,.,;., '''"' 'ouN'
'ii'h'i"he"' III every particular. The /
nephew spoken of. however. WAS a son nf
one ot EzpEinl NV ,,nII,.,. l.,,ol,... l
ALWAYS mode If hi. ham,. u.i,,, Ii. ,,n,,,I !
father until IN. 1attnn..l .'n, nv 2'"'''
some ,dditionol f,.t. ~ in,ana.. ,';. .7