Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-15

think he called her worth $3.50 Or more.
She was splendid beast. lie used this
mare in the woods drawing logs"
At III we stopped again at r. f. Bal
ley's hotel. Mr.. Arthur was still away;
but after supper, we saw John A. Pin
chin. Mr.. Pinchin is 60 years old a
blacksmith and an intelligent man. lie
said:
81 first knew the dam of Ethan when
W. ii. Cook owned her. She was not
more than seven years old when he got
her | shod her from time to time. When
first knew her she was rather light
grey, some dappled. | saw her before
Cook had her. johnson had her before
Cook. Rising had her before him; old
Rufus Rising. He used to drive her on
team. Rising, johnson and Cook all
numbered with her. | have driven her
single. She was a fair single driver, but
lame. She had two bad bog spavins.
Holcomb got her of George Weed, who
got her of w. II. Cook for $50, paid in
boating. j. w. Holcomb got her of
Weed; traded bay horse for her. /
| should think she was pretty near 80 when
she died. She brought four colts for Cook.
She was a small mare, about $50 lbs.
good clean head and nice square frame !;
low mare, say Is hands; round and
plump; good name and tail; small head.
She had clean neck, pretty long for a
mare of her size; good big shoulder;
broad breast; good stifle; not very high
headed when knew her, but had good
life; looked like Morgan mare. | think
she had but one colt after | drove her /:
believe she was in foal then. She had a
good set of limbs and feet. She was
spawned by hard drawing. | saw her
when not more than five or six years old.
Cook bred her to what they called the
Burge Horse. He was by Hills Sir
Charles. She had four colts knew of
before Weed got her and she had five
colts while Holcomb had her
First.................L Leonard had
Second. Black Hawk Maid.
Third,.......... ....Red Leg.
Fourth. sorrel mare.
Fifth, Ethan Allen.
! think she missed one year. She was
mare was got; but, not catching, was
bred to Wicker's Sir Walter"
At this point Mr.. George Weed came
in and said:
| bought her of VIM. II. Cook, and traded
her to Joel Holcomb for an old horse
good for nothing. | gave the horse
away"
Mr.. PINCHIN-"1hey traded 40 years
ago last fall. 1t was the fall | was mar
ried.
MIR. WEED-"She was white when
got here. She was what called an old
mare
Mr.. Pinchin thinks that Mr.. Cook
worked her three or four years before Inc
put her to breeding. Mr.. Pinchins father
was blacksmith and he himself was al
ways around the shop.
TO the direct question on Il subsequent
interview. whether he remembered thi,
mare in the hands of George Johnson
Mr.. Pnchn wasn't sure that he did. Mr.
Pinchin bred Young Ethan, b. h.. |;
hands, 1000 lbs. foaled in 1854, by Ethan
Allen dam, the dam of TiconderOga Thy
the COburn Horse, son of Col. DOOlttle''
Post Boy]. This dam was square
blocky black mare, weighing about lO5C
lbs: IA fine roadster that never saw hill
She was foaled in about 1881. Mr.
Pinchin also bred ri Boy, by Blacl
Hawk. from the same dam. III Boy stood
at ri three or four years; owned by Ham
mill q Wicker. lie also stood one yea
at Baltimore.
Mr.. Pinchin gives the list of foalS q
dam of TicOnderoga-
1915, Ticonderoga, by Black Hawk.
1877. Black mare, by Black Hawk.
Is4S, Black mare, by Wickers Flying Cloud.
1852, III Boy, by Black Hawk.
1853, Bay horse, (paccr)
1854, Young Ethan by Ethan Allen.
: 1855, Bay colt, by Ethan Allen.
!. To he continued.
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