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

either as a foal by the side of her
dam or in her dam as early as 1923 by a
man that lived at Hague that she passed
from this man to Mr.. Rising and from him
to Mr.. Warner Cook and VIM. ii. Cook,
from him through several hands to joel |
IIocomb, who bred from her Ethan Al |
len and several other colts. The name |
of Gershom Densmore was finally given |
to me as the man who brought this mare |
into Hague.
TO verify this statement given by Mr..
Arthur, in company with friend start |
ed towards the last of September for III.
Our first stop was in the town of Corn
wall at Mr.. Rollin A. Foots, who gave us
the following information of Black Hawk
stations bred or owned by his father,
Abram Foot, and himself and others.
The first was bought by his father of
Abraham Sliiff of Middlebury for Ezra
Foot and Mr.. Farnham of Lockport, n.
Y. This was "A black horse of about 10
hands and 1000 pounds. They kept him
at Lockport two or three years, when the
barn was struck by lightning and he
was burned.
Then they bought of Abram Foot
Black Hawk, Jr., bl. h. 10 hands, 1000
pounds, very fine figure, foaled 1917,
bred by Abraham f. Abernethy of Corn
wall; dam little bay mare, well along
in years, very sharp stopper, think they
A hnrnothN- hnnnbt
her of Somers Foot, Weybridge. (Mr.
Iinsley says this mare was called the
Howard mare and sired by colt of Ham
blctonian. Mr.. Chester Pratt says she was
a smooth-turned, handsome bay mare
about 800 pounds, bred by Allen Howard
of Addison). Abram Foot kept this
horse two or three years at Cornwall and
quite number of colts were raised from
him. He sold him for $500. Abraham
Abcrnethy bred another from same mare
one or two years younger which he took
? West at years old lie was Il black
horse about Il hands, 1000 pounds. but
| more chunked than one last described
and not SO stylish. He also sired some
colts in Cornwall.
t The next horse was Prince, Il black
l horse lG hands, over 1900 pounds. Abram
, Foot and Victor Wright bought him at
: three years old of Mr.. Mckcnncy of Bird
t port, who bred him. They kept him two
K or three years at Cornwall and sold him
to parties, he thinks. in Missouri for
& $4,000. (Linslcy states that the dam of
this horse was by Young Sir Walter sire
- of Moscow, and he by Sir Walter.) He
If also got good many colts at Cornwall
The Foot Horse was dapple horse with
& ( white feet and star; dam by Morgan
> Tiger, owned by Sol. Howe. Bridport
K Morgan Tiger was a son of Sherman
Morgan. The Foot Horse was bred by
Charles Benedict. Cornwall. foaled abou
l. 1854, bought at 3 years old by Abrau
4 Foot and always kept at the Foot place
W Cornwall where he died in 1878. Il. \
p; Foot bought him when II years old o
1t his father. Abram Foot had Il fill,
II from Black Hawk and from her he bre,
it to Prince a large black stallion colt
Of which II. J. Jones took to California IA
it two or three years old. Jared \. Foot
ir Cornwall. had a black. good-sized stallion
N from Prince which he sold West.
lie The sluggish Lemon Fair comes nea
to Mr.. Foot's house. We crossed thi
Il by covered bridge and came to Mr.. Ly
If man ii. Paines residence, also in Corn
Is wall. He is the owner of Gen. Allen
Is IL. l.
ce haps the best son of belongs Ethan Al
IL len. Gen. Aliens dam is magniticen
black mare by Ilammond's Black Hawk
ne son of Vermont Black Hawk. Her dan
a was by Black Lion. IIammond's Blac
ne Hawk was large black horse weighin
g 1900 lbs, and quite a successful trotter a
Us local fairs. His dam by a son of Morga
Tally IIo.
ry The dam of Black Lion was by Liberty
er whose breeding is unknown. Gen. \
it len is "A horse of great style and sui
n stance; also much beauty. He has III
no bearing of the old Vermont Morgan
az, Mr.. Paine said that he showed better tina
lie , 40 when four year old. Upon stoc
H. III llllS llOl ~ NOulu lldNt IiSlll W !
Ill great sire. His dam was bred this yea
as to Lambert
re Reaching Bridport that day we WEI
Id north two miles to see two-year-ol
ny tilly by Gen. Allen. This tilly pleased J
Use so much that we bought her for a broo
on mare. The road from BridpOrt passc
is by the old Black Hawk farm. now ownC
i've and used as summer home by "A son
us David Hill. \ e. e. son of Black Hawl
m Harvester, by Daniel Lambert, is kept no
ng on this farm. Continuing south we can
2" to Shoreham village and here stopped f,
lat the night. The evening was most plea
e,' antly spent in a visit from Mr.. Elm
ire Barnum and DR.. Pratt, both of Shor
Ga ham. Mr.. Barnum is "A man of very Il