Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-22
To be continued.
SUNDRY LETTERS.
GEORGE @. LOBDELL ON MORGAN BLACK
HAWK, OscEoLA, ETC.
wILMINGToN, DEL, March 81,

WILMINGTON, DEL, March 81, 1885.
Editor Register:-Encloscd are the pedigrecs
of Fancy, Osceola and Delaware Patchen.
| now own II very nice stallion, which |
raised, called Delaware Knox, sired by Gen.
Knox; DAM Helen pedigree of whom l also
enclose. Delaware Knox was foaled May %,
1875.
Have put all the information ! have about
the Morgan Black Hawk horse on a separate
sheet of paper, which herewith enclose.
Yours respectfully,
GEO. G.. LoBDELL.
Lady Emma, the dam of Delaware Patchen,
sired by Bellows Morgan Black Hawk,
foaled April |, 1859, and bred ny myself.
This Black Hawk horse stood at the Bell
Tavern, near Philadelphia and at Mt. Holly
and Salem, New Jersey, during 1885, 1857, 1858
and 1859; he may also have stood at the Bell
Tavern in 1850, but of this | am not certain.
This horse was brought here from New Hamp-
shire by Mr.. Geo. W. Bellows. He IL
splendidly formed horse, about 1874 hands
high, black, and think he had two white
feet had fine name and tail. Ar was sired
by the Hill Black Hawk: his dam was said to
have been Morgan and Messenger: doubt II
much was known of the breeding of his dam
He got some handsome colts, but ! never
heard of any that were fast except Osceola,
who was out of the same dam as Lady Emma
Lady Emma was small; never handled for
speed; put to the horse when three years Old
and sold about II year after she foaled Della
ware Patchen.
Delaware Patchen was sired by Geo. NJ.
Patchcn; foaled June 81, 1868, and bred by my
self; was Is hands high. sold him in 1869 to
DIR. Kitchener, of Bucks county, Pennsylvania.
never heard Of any of his get having been
fast.
Osceola was a natural trotter; if he had
been booted and handled AS horses now are.
he would have trotted in 22O; he trotted
quarters on the straight stretch in IS seconds.
As 4-yearold, with but little training, he trot
ted in PA; and the season before tie died,
having served "A mare the day before, and in
no condition to trot, and as fat as a hog, he
trotted in 2.32. But think he got his speed
from his dam Fancy, who was one of the
! best road mares ever in harness; all her colts
are natural trotters, and by different horses.
Osceola was foaled May "A, 1857, ana died in
August, 1868, of Inflammation of the bowels.
There was another Morgan Black Hawk
horse in this section, owned at one time by
Mr.. John Wyatt of Easton, Talbot county,
Maryland. and sold by him TO II. r. Robinson
and Zadock Townsend OF this city and stood
| in this section tour years. | cannot give you
this horses pedigree. He IA horse about
IL hands high, of good form and substance he
could trot in three minutes He sired Della
ware, bay gelding, who, think, made IA re
cord OF 2.24. His dam was said to have been OF
Messenger descent, rs most horses are !
doubt if the pedigree of the dam is known
with certainty. | cannot tell who bred him,
nor by what horse he was sired. He left more
good stock than Bellows horse did. Mr.. John
Wyatt, OF Easton, Talbot Co., Md, can give
you more information about him than can.
Osceola was dapple brown, 15i4 hands high
and weighed 1850 lbs. Delaware Knox is dark
brown, IA hands high, and weighs $50 lbs.