Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-01-08

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Often seen old Revenge-a good horse,
bay, II 1-2 hands, $50 lbs, in fair flesh
good airy, sprightly-looking horse; good
mettled horse gait a little heavy.
Cock of the Rock stood in Stanstead,
Canada. Think Osman had him; one or
two Morgan stations from Danville
stood there; think Hawkins Horse was
castrated year or two after he went to
Canada. Mr. Allen said so; some of the
connections of the parties told him so.
George Gilbert of Otsego, n. y, came
here; his brother had bought seven or
eight Clifford colts and took them to
Utica; trotted Clifford mare with Flora
Temple. Welch, square man, bred
Flora Temple. He told me she was sired
by Bogus Hunter. Bogus Hunter spot
ted horse. Welch and LOOMS boys
raised him from old Kentucky Hunter.
| sold Mr.. Gilbert of East Hamilton,
n. Y, a chestnut horse, Morgan Hunter.
about 1S47-iS. A. Bemis owned Bogus
Hunter,
Cock of the Rock stood at Lancaster,
Whitefield and l.. y. II. Bellows
owned him: had had him little while.
While at Whitelield he got White Noun
tain Morgan. Didn't like him. He stood
in Canada when young before 1885; 1000
to 1850 lbs.
went into Canada first time when 10
years old. Went up with father to get
horses. Three or four years after Bel
lows employed me and went for them u
or 10 years, once a month or twice Il
month. Used to call on Steele. In 1S2S
. | bought two old Justin Morgan colts :
then peddling; took them in trade. Have
had nine or ten from old Justin. Three of
his mares bred to Clifford. Got Clifford
in fall of 1874. Knew Bulrush we'll
Have had 5S stations, Clifford was the
boss. Old Mr.. Clifford told me he went
over to New Haven with him one season
himself; afterwards let his brother have
him on shares.
Write to Thomson, Canton, Maine,
about Defiance. Mr.. Deming raised Il
stallion from Revenge. One was raised
at Windsor. Another Wheeler had at
Claremont: think Wheeler once owned
Revenge. The Wheeler Horse was a
bucliskin, black tail and name, stripe ON
back and shoulders; powerful horse.
big gocr; think he was a Revenge; got
it from man that tended horse and other
people.
Old Diomed stood around here. Page
of keenc had him, bay horse, dark name.
not very big, got him on Long Island ;
sired by imp. Diomed,
Have understood Hawkins Horse sired
horse called -. He came down to
Charlestown, n. II. Man by the name
of Judevine, and IIolton think. brought
him down: fine actor, elastic mover.
They stood him here; called him Bona
parte, or .Judevine Horse. One of them
a harness maker ;Ethink he is alive. Peter
Evans will tell all about it. Must have
been 1920.
Revenge stood within five miles: man
named Gibson had him. | sold one of
his colts at Providence $500. Next year
sold II horses, six Morgans; 1928.
Bellows first settled in Walpole; came
from Lunenburgh. Mass. Three Josiah
Bellows; one of them called Uncle 81. Jo-
siah died II years ago. Uncle Josiah
when 20 years old run store here: great
lover of horses. He and Josiah I'd had
droves of horses and mules, used to trade
He saw horse there tried to trade for
him.
True Briton at one time away to SPRING
field for season. They stopped to see
horse at Springfield, and saw him. Man
by the name of Morgan had him: shaped
more like Clifford than any horse he ever
saw; a beautiful cherry bay. Spoke
about his fine coat.
| saw John Morgan's son in Pennsyl-
vania, same son that lived at Windsor.
He went to Pennsylvania He told me
what John Morgan'S mothers name was.
Old man went away when this fellow
was quite young; left him with mothers
connections. Been to old Justin's place,
West Springfield; he kept little boat
man hotel.
Judge Griswold knew him well. He
worked for the judge lots, copying.
Judge quite a man in those days; knew
him for years. Never could find a scrap
of paper in family of Morgan of Stock
bridge. Judge Griswold said that Justin
Morgan had name for his horse. He told
where he used to go with him, down to
Royalton, old acquaintance at Lebanon,
and Woodstock ut VIM. Rice's good
deal.
Old Bulrush, Woodbury., Clifford AL
foaled on the little farm of Mr.. Giflord's
at Tunbridge. Beppo was foaled Ben
Cushman's, old Uncle Ben's; dam, old