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

three; it might have been year later.
Edgerton was very large man; would
weigh 270 lbs.
John Williams had nothing to do with
the horse in those days. He lived at
Middletown and had other stations. His
father was a blacksmith; owned old MIN
rod. This was before 1890 Nimrod.
Williams, ST., bred from Nimrod horse of
Castleton. Williams Nimrod was a
black: two white feet; splendid horse.
Jack Williams certainly never had the
Harris Horse when Edgerton owned him
or until late in life; could find Il dozen
men that know that (Mr. Hyde was very
particular about this because told him
that Mr.. Wallace had so stated and sug-
gested him for the authority.) | had a
letter from Mr.. Mills; he wanted to
know about Peacock. knew nothing
about him. The Harris Horse was the
only Ilambletonian horse here in those
days except the Judson horse and one
called Comet, said to be sired by the
Bishop horse. Comet was owned at Tin
mouth; nice, pretty, handsome bay horse
as you ever saw; very active didn't show
lIambletOnian much.
Mr.. Cults, Orwell, has the dam of Adj
Olson sired by Andrus Horse. he by
Bishops. This is mistake. The An
drus was by Judson and he by Bishops.
Jack Williams had horse called
Young Magnum Bonum in 1890; after
wards castrated him: then had horse
from Hartford called Consul: very fine
horse; here year or two: then had Il
roam stallion, and then an English horse
think whilst Remington had Harris
Horse north. Williams never had a
llambletonian horse in his care except
the Harris Horse, late in life. He owned
two stations after he had the Harris
Horse; died about 20 years ago. know
that he had Magnum Bonum the year |
bought this farm-lS3O: might have had
him two or three years before. He had
him of White of Wallingford kept him
stallion number of years, perhaps as
late as 1892. The Harris Horse was here
only one or two seasons late in life sired
several colts. Woodland tended him.
Mr.. Harvey Hoadley, Middletown, IS
years old said: "Bill Lefiingwell bought
Bold Air, nice pretty bay horse. My
father bought mare in Connecticut and
from her raised Young Bold Air that
Peter Comstock had and wore out. Jack
Williams was about my age. He had a
roam horse, sorrel roam. shaggy, pretty
good horse: don't know name. Magnum
Bonum was clumsy, coarse horse.
Jacks father had NimrOd. black roam
horse. Old Uncle John Williams came
from Tinmouth.'
\. &. Leonard, Middletown, black
smith, and "A very intelligent man of
about 20 years, said: "The Harris Horse
stood here one season when Remington
had care of him. and think season when
Edgcrton had him. Then Jack Williams
had him year before he died; never had
him before, that is certain. He had a
good many colts; no trotters that know
of. Yes, he had one taken to Hartford.
a chestnut, bought at $40. sold for $3.50,
over go years ago. 1t was said she would
trot quite low. Jack Williams had for
stations, first Young Magnum Bonum,
1850 to 100 lbs, l5-2, good horse for
work, stock not much speed; second, a
horse from Hartford. fine snowy horse.
left good stock, first-rate, don't know his
blood, they called him Consul, 10 hands.
/ 100 lbs: third. roam, about 1850
/ thick-set horse, awful good horse. came
| from Hartford. stock good: had him two
or three years, about 30 years ago. Will
/ liams had horse sired by old American
bought in Whitehall called him Moscow
lie was fast. This was about 81 year,
ago. He also had Sir Richard hors,
about 1871, but did not make much OF
him. Since then he got one Black Hawk
stallion. Darkey. He was nice horse
got good stock. Dexter Gilbert. Tin
mouth. bred him: dam was by AndruS
lIamblctonian: think Gilbert bred her
Darkey was about 800 lbs. l. hands. Gil
bert sold to lilly Norton, Tinmouth
when three years old. They kept him
till he was 10 or -, when he went tC
Castleton, then to Fort Ann and died
there about - or % years old. To &
large roomy mare he brought good colt
any time. Never knew but two horse,
in this town that could road with him
He would trot right up a hill. These tive
We're the Bold Air that Comstock had
and Il mare sired by Lambert. | was II
years old when Jack Williams had Mag.
mum Bonum; he might have owned him
before; know he had him then. lie had
too. an Engineer horse for IA short time
before he had Moscow: a fine horse, but
he died. | Shod the Harris Horse the
last time he was Shod. He was terribly
foundered and looked bad"
We made the trip to Middletown with
team from Rutland, Ii miles. 1t was a
/ November daV with ocra sionollV a SNOW.