Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-24

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the full indexes thereto, II most valuable and
available cyclopcdia of horse matters
VALUABLE OLD HORSE POSTERS.
The following copies of old posters,
containing Il large amount of informa-
ton, are furnished by \. W. Thomson.
If we remember right, Ajax was the sire
of "A , 80 trotter, and his tracing is given
by Wallace until he strikes the thorough
bred, when he quits. We have reason to
believe that the Putnam Morgan was the
sire of the California PAGER st. Clair.
keOkuk has also contributed to the $50
list, and Farmers Beauty, through his
descendants, Taggart's Abdallah, All
Right, etc. 1t will be noticed that the
dam of Farmers Beauty is called here a
Morgan mare-breeder not given. She
was afterwards, by Mr.. Taggart, Messen-
ger-breeder still not given. viii not
Mr.. Thomson trace this mare?
MESSENGER TROTTING STALLION AJAX.
Ajax. foaled June. 1851. the property of
j. c. Il Il. Jaynes of West Newbury.
Ajax is ID 81 hands high; weighs 100
pounds; colour very dark iron gray;
is very handsome, stylish, gentle and in
telligent; quiet to ride or drive; free from
vices. The proprietors have full conf
dence that he can beat any trotting stall
lion now owned in y. H.. and we stand
ready to match him against any entire
horse now owned in the State. CThe
poster here speaks of his beating Draco
at Dover. \. H.. in October. ISIS. IN two
heats in , "A and H. Pcdigree-AiaX
was sired by Il horse called Charley, or
the Slocumb Horse. owned in IIaverhill,
Mass: =. sire. Johnny: 60. sire, Old
Boarder: g.g.g. sire. Financier. an i'm
ported thoroughbred horse owned in
Portsmouth. y. II. AiaXs sire was rails
ed in Atkinson. y. H.. by Mr. Chand-
Ter: hi, dam Messenger mare-color.
dapple gray: his grand-ire was raised in
Atkinson. y. H., by Mr.. Coburn: his
color Il red roam: his dam Il half-blood
French and Il half-blood Messenger mare
color, Il black roam: g.g. sire. raised in
Deerteld, y. II..-color, russell: his dam
a Bullock mare-cOlOr. a black roam.
lie was considered Il very fast running
horse, fine saddle horse. frequently
rode on parade. The dam of Ajax full
blood Messenger mare-color, dark bay.
and very fast trotter. At Concord, y.
H., at SD the season.
HENRY ii. SMITH, pro,,.s
DUDLEY SMITH, 'i :
Newmarket, April II, 1859.
THE OLD PUTNAM MORGAN. - This
accelerated horse, containing more
Morgan blood than any other horse now
living. is in good condition for business
Il Il,
stable of the subscriber. Pcdigree-Was
sired by old Woodbury. and he by the
original Morgan horse. His dam was an
English blooded mare Nancy, bred by
Col. Ray of Fort Ann, y. Y, afterward
owned by ID. Il l.. Hitchcock. and was
sired by the celebrated horse Chanticleer;
her dam by imp. Messenger. Service,
SO. \ liberal price paid for the use of
high-blooded Morgan mares.
q. TARBELI, Proprietor.
randolph, May Il, ls54
kEOKUK, KEOKUK Was the success
sor of Black Hawk, with all his good
qualities. The subscriber offers to the
public for the ensuing season the services
of his stock horse keOkuk. sired by Black
Hawk. and thinks he may truthfully
recommend him as having every valuable
quality of his sire, with some additions
from the good qualities of his dam. keo-
kuk will be four years old on the 18th day
of June, \. ID. 1872. lie is dark bay
color, II - hands high, and weighs
1928 lbs. In gracefulness of motion he
will compare favOrably with the first
horses of the same race, and he is among
the fast horses of the same descent The
grandam of keokuk was sired by IA pure
Morgan: his dam was sired by a liam
Il .f.... -.
kuk the best blood now existing in this
country. Will stand at the stable of
EnoS Stevens, Jr.. in kcesevillc. y. Y.
terms made known at the stand.
EZRA :. CHAMPION.
April ,, 1852.
MORGAN WOODBURY.. ID. will stand at
the stable of the subscriber in Vergennes.
the present season. Pedigree-Was raised
by Luke llavens of New Haven, and sold
before wcaned to Samuel \. Farr. lie
was three years old the 2lst of June last
he was sired by the Wheeler Morgan. he
by llackett Morgan and he by Old Gift
ford. Woodbury., DDS dam by the Hack
EFT Morgan: grandam by Old Woodbury. /;
Wheeler MOrgans dam by Old Clifford
1lackett Morgan's dam by Old Wood
bury.
Certiticates-This may certify that the
Woodbury. I'd, owned by Joshua Scott, is
one of the fullest blooded and one of the
most perfect models of any horse within
our knowledge of the Morgan blood,
New Haven, April Is, 1857. (Signed) F.
NJ. Wheeler, Sam'l A. Farr, Vim. W.
Fits.
We hereby certify that we have been
acquainted with the old Justin Morgan
horse, the Woodbury. Morgan, the Gift
ford. the IIackett Morgan and many 9TH
ers of this breed of horses, and that the
horse owned by Joshua Scott of Yer
gennes is as good blooded Morgan horse,
and with as good Morgan points as any
within our knowledge. April %, 1851,
(Signed) Ira Clifford, New Haven; David
Hill, Bridport.
This certifies that the Haven mare that
brought the black colt sold Sam'l 4.
Farr was sired by my Morgan horse, and
was raised by Mr.. Clemens, and her dam
was Mr.. Clemens's old Woodbury. mare