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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04

not vouch for the exact dates. / kno
some of the years have correct and I'll
others quite or nearly so. | will in tn
connection state few things which ma
possibly be of use to you in investigator
other pedigrees of horses bred in thu
part of Vermont. Champions dam an
another valuable mare were taken froT
Long Island to Shoreham by IebulO.
Frost. She (C.s dam had quite rept
tation, having trotted twenty-mile rae
and won, few years previous. 1t III
been claimed by some that the othe
mare was full sister in blood and thi
she was the dam of Stockbrdge Chic
and her pedigree as his dam have see |
published recently thus: BY Sir Charlie
by Duroc, dam by Plato. son of Messel
ger. ! saw Chief when he was third
years old past in the hands of Mrs. Doua|
las. who bred him and came very ne; |
buying him. | was told by David AMI
Edgar Hill and others that they (ChamII
ion and Chief were the same blood
have known number of old BlacI
Hawks sons who were black that wer1
alike in size, form and general charad
ter; but never saw two of them mon
alike everyway than these two chestnutl
Almost the only difference in appearance
was Champion was little nearer to hi
height (Chief was full IL 81 AM
weighed 100 lbs.), and in color was
deep red or wine colored chestnut. Will
Chief was dark chestnut. Neither G
them was ever vanquished by any othe
horse in the show ring; but they wer
shown III competition twice. once at Cir
clnnati and once at ST. Louis. and bot
times the first prize went to Champion
In speed they were so nearly equal tina
neither ever came out far enough ahea
to convince any one he was the faster
and there is very little difference in tn
amount of speed in their descendant,
Chief has considerable. nearly all throug
his son Rather. while think Champio
is sire of more dams of 30 list horses an
he Is also grandsire of Bertrand Blac
Hawk with two trOtters in the 30 list an
Maud b., the great California pace
There is no doubt both had the Durc
cross. They showed it in many way
and have no doubt it was Black Plat,
not Plato Messenger. that sired the
grandam or grandams, if not the san
mare. Some Nermonters at one tin
claimed that Champions dam was by II
Morgan horse Cock of the Rock. but TIN
was a mistake: it was the Duroc horse.
Yours truly,
JAMES ID. LADD.
We think Mr.. Ladd is mistaken in II
breeder of StOckbridge Chief.-ED. RE,
ISTER.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04

was served in very shabby way; finally
at the suggestion of Mr.. j. NJ. Schroyer,
the oldest livery-man in the place, we
went to an olderi boarding house where
everything was satisfactory except that
the landlady had an unhappy faculty of
falling asleep after cash was handed her
to pay the bill, before giving the change
back and on such occasions it was i'm
possible to arouse her.
My first interview was with Mr.. Scroy-
er. He could not remember Michael
Little. But citizen told me that Mr..
Heyl, an old German landlord of the
place, would know all about him. call
ed upon Mr.. Heyl; he had but one eye
and was very belligerent. He was also
deaf as post. Finally he said that Mi
chael Little began to work for him at
Harrison. o., about 1919, as ostler in the
hotel he was at that time keeping, and
died in 1872, at Cincinnati, where Heyl
was then keeping the Farmers Hotel.
He thought that Little had owned Il stall
lion before working for him, but said he
never owned Il horse after that,
unless he said. she did it pehnd my
pack, and Michael Little wouldn't do
dot"
tried to cross-eXamine the old gentle
man, but he hared up like kerosene
lamp, saying, 81 told you dot Michael
Little work for me and had no horse, and
dot is enough
We afterwards saw Mr.. 5. b. Marsh, a
son-in-law of Solomon Bedinger. He said
that the horse that Little bought and took
to Aurora and sold was called Old Sam
that Little got him of his (Marsh's) father
in-law, Solomon Bedinger,a farmer living
near Harrison, for whom Little worked a
number of years, up to the time that he
began work as ostler for IIeyl; that Mr..
time of Samuel Mckane of Morgan town
ship, Butler Co., o.. who bred him
named him soon after Mckane; and sold
him at about five years old to Little who
/ loOh llllll W -AuIbId. lutl.. anu llleIt sOltl
him. Mr.. Marsh said that he broke this
horse to saddle about two years before
Little bought him; that Sam was a dun,
black legs, black name and tail, over Ii
hands, close-buit, and would weigh about
400 lbs: that he broke him to work n
well as to ride: did not think he had Il
| bit of white on him.
\ second visit to Mr.. IIeyl. who had
now got better natured, elected the in
formation, that Michael Little worked
for Bedinger, and got Blue Bull stall.
| lion of him, blue with black stripe. al
important breed in those days. ale
was sold to Indiana, beyond Sparta, neal
Aurora, for forty acres of land, and Jacl
Logerain got him back and tried to sci
him to me for Sl65. He racked ant
paced; was about eight years old. Jacl
sold him to a man in Kentucky for thai
price. He won several races and dropped
dead on the track in his last race.
We built our brick house in 1871. Lit
tie was here then and for a year before
certain
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
GREEN MOUNTAIN BOY.

FAIRS CORNERS, Wis, April p, 1856.
Editor Register " ours of April 10th
to hand. In answer would say | think
there is great chance that Grattan
has the breeding of Green Mountain
Boys dam wrong. As | understand it
he was foalcd at Bridport, VI, May,
1850, the property of one John Ward !;
was sired by Black Hawk No. >; his
dam by horse called, when young, elf
ford Morgan" in after years known as
General Clifford, (please see Linsley's
History of the Morgan Horse, page 2S3l /;
the second dam by Green Mountain Nor
gan and he by Gen. Clifford. This is what
| remember of what Ward has written
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
DAM OF SUSIE PARKER.

From the evidence published last week
it would seem to be highly probable that
the dam of Susie Parker (2:25 l-2) was
by a son or grandson of old Abdallah.
There is not the slightest reason to think
she was by Abdallah himself, though she
is so given by Mr.. Wallace and has been
so treated by writers upon trotters and
trotting sres. We are at work upon all
these Abdallah pedigrees as now gener-
ally accepted and think we shall be able
to give true statement of horses by him
celebrated either as trotters or producers
of trotters. 1t will make quite a weed
ing out, and yet leave quite a respectable
number.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
DAM OF HOLABIRD'S ETHAN.
BY ALLEN W. THOMSON.

Mr.. Wallace. in his first volume of the
"Trotting Register" states that Young
Ethan's dam was by Vermont IIamble-
tonian. That Young Ethan was owned
by llOlabird Il Satteree, Shelburn. In
the second volume "Trotting Register"
he says That "lIolabird Ethan Allen, Jr.,
was foaled in 1850: dam, Fanny. Il very
fast mare that CasSiuS liolabird bought
in Hartland, VT, in 1852, said to be by
Vermont liambletonian. When about to
make her appearance among the fastest,
she ran away and injured her hip" Mr..
Wallace in 1876 could not tell who he had
this information of; said he did not have
it of Mr.. IIolabrd. When we under
stood that the dam of IIOlabirds Ethan
Allen came from lIartland, VT, we felt
confident we could trace her origin and
breeding, as We had lived several years
in Hartland and knew something in re-
gard to the horses there. \ letter was
written to Mr.. Holabrd stating the fact,
and that if he would give us what facts
he had in regard to the mare. we would,
if he wished, try and learn her origin and
breeding, asking nothing if we did not
succeed. The letter was not answered.
About this time \. j. Crane came to
Woodstock and at our request wrote Mr..
lOl..DlTu 10 learn Wllat IdclS ne nau III
regard to the dam of his horse. Mr..
Crane said he was well acquainted with
Mr.. Holabird and was confident that he
would write and give him the informa-
ton. The following is "A copy of Mr..
Holabird's reply:
SHELBURN, VT, Oct. 3, 1873.
MR.. \. j. CRANE,
Sir:-Io ours received i'm relation to the dam
OF Young Ethan. A. TAR rs | know bought
her AT AusaDle Forks, y. Y e, of man that was
carrying the mail from Williamstown to the
Forks. This was in September, lSj2. He
moved from lIartland or near there the spring
before, and bought farm in Williamstown.
His name have forgotten. she was then five
years old, her name was Lady; was l6 hands
high, all bay, heavy name and tail; was
docked and pricked; carried "A very nice tail.
gave $3.50, which then was "A big price; he
offered to bet 800 she could beat any five
yearold in vermont; said she won purse nj
Montpelier when she four years old i'm
50. | once met IA man in Burlington when
was driving Young Lady that knew her and
told me she was all he represented her to be.
lie was the husband of sleeping Lucy lit seems
To me his name was Cook, or possibly the
man bought her of. | have no doubt but her
pedigree could be traced. got man to look
II up, but he did nothing. | think II should
go about II, which ought to do. II this Mr.
Thomson can look IL up will try and satisfy
him for il. used to think she was Handle
tonian. now think she is Bulrush Morgan
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
IKE BULLOCK HORSE.

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis, March IS, 1856.
Editor Register In reply to your let
ter of inquiry about the Bullock horse, a
man by the name of Bullock brought
him here in the year 1855; the horse died
at or near GAINESVILLE, but | can't tell the
year. No stations of his get here; the
last one went to Iowa. know of no
horse called the Hoaghland horse. | am
told that NJ. II. keysar of this place has
the pedigree of the Bullock horse. He is
the man that owned and sold the young
stallion that went to Iowa.
Yours truly,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
BREAD LOAF BY THOUGHT.

ID. W. Bliss and b. l.. Hewitt have
purchased of j. i. Hawkins of Bristol
VT, his elegant four-year-old bay stall
lion by Thought son of Daniel Lambert :;
dam by the Doud horse, son of Black
Hawk Chief. The colt is pattern of
his sire and promises high speed as well
as superb style. He has been named
Bread Loaf and sent to the Homestead
Farm, Bethel, VT, to take the place of
Ben Adhem.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04

the facts, / bought the horse in lS4S and
have lost or given away all of my bills
and | write you from recollection. |
think his pedigree is given in book put
out by Linsley on Morgan horses.
The dam of General Clifford was a large
bay mare brought to this place in 1898 by
one Gray from Charleston, n. H., who
moved to Waitsfield and has been gone
from there long time.
Yours truly,
+. A. ELDREDGE.
Mr. Eldredge encloses this pedigree
Morgan Chief, ch. h., IL hands, 1000 lbs.
foaled about 1928, bred by one Latham
of Lime, n. H., sired by Woodbury. Nor
in Warren and Waitsfield, VT, and vicin-
ity from 1914 to 1851 sold in spring of
1852 to a Mr.. Prescott of Bradford or
NeWbury. VT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04

JULIA BY MOTION. GET OF STAR LAM
BERT.
WILLINGLY, Conn, April |, lSS

WILLINGLY, conn, April |, 1856.
j. BATTELL, ESQ.
Dear Sir Julia, by Motion, out of
White River has been here in Pomfret,
Conn, running out. | rode after her a
few days ago. She has a good way of
going with plenty of vim, and would
make quite Il stopper if handled year,
think. Star Lambert got ten colts the
season before he came up to Middlebury,
and six out of the ten have been sold
one for $1,000, $3.50, $50, $500, $3.50, $500
and there are two more that there has
been an offer of $500 each for. His get
are very large; most of his get are l5-2.
His Oldest colts in this place will be two
years old this spring and most of them
are ID hands high and weigh $50 to SOC
lbs. and all brown and bay with the ex-
ceptiOn of one chestnut.
Truly yours,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
MORGAN eeLLe-oReeN MOUNTAIN II.
PAoLI, Feb. IL, 1886.

A'IIsI' TVD' To, INoU'
Mr.. J. BATTELL, Middlebury, VT,
Dear Sir In April, 1860, my father
bought from man by the name of John
Gregory of your State a sorrel tilly with
the following pedigree; Morgan Belle,
sired by Comet, he by Billy Root, he by
Sherman, he by original Justin Morgan !;
dam, IA Morgan mare.
At the same time father bought the
sorrel tilly he also bought of Mr.. Greg
DRY stallion called Green Mountain IL.
As he has lost the written pedigree given
by Mr.. &. and only remembers that he
was sired by Green Mountain, | would
like to know the pedigree in full of the
stallion Green Mountain III.
Yours truly, SAM. III. BRAXTAN.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
SUNDRY LETTERS
YOUNG DARKEY-DAM OF FLORENCE. ETC.
IRA, VT, March $, 1856.

IRA, ' l., -hdlSll =, lcoo'
MR.. BATTELL,
Dear SH:-Enclosed please find pedi-
gree in full of my colt Black Ben.
Nathan Fassett of Tinmouth, VT, bred
Young Darkey, also Bludsoe. They
were own brothers; the dam of Florence
(2:4 80 by Highland Gray was sired
by half brother of them, out of the
same mare, sired by a full blooded Nor
gan horse. lie was owned by Edwin
Congdon of Clarendon Flats. The dam of
those three stations was got by the An
drus HambletOnian.
Yours truly,
LEONARD FISH.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
HOAoLANO's GRAY MESSENGER.
MIDDLEBURY. VT. March ., ISIS

MIDDLEBURY, VT. March 9. 1856
;. ID. HOAGLAND. ESQ.
Dear Sr:-Will YOU please inform IN
present address of Sheriff Cox of Mon
mouth Co., N.J., of whom you had Gray
Messenger.
Yours truly,
JOSEPH BATTELL.
REPLY.
Depr NW:-Sherifi' Cox has been dea
twenty years ANA over.
Yours respectfully.
:. ID. HOAGLAND.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
ROCKET. SON OF DANIEL LAMBERT.

-N''INI 1T TIT
Editor Register The horse Rocket
was owned by Charles Sanford of this
town; was sired by Daniel Lambert !;
dam, Gazelle by Morgan Bellfounder, he
by Morgan Eclipse; registered as above
by j. ii. Wallace. have this from Mr..
Sanford, who owned the dam of and
raised the horse Rocket. said horse died
at the age of seven or eight years, |
think.
Yours truly,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
CHAMPION BLACK HAWK AND STOCK
BRIDGE CHiEF.

OTTUMwA, Iowa, March s, 1856.
Editor Register Enclosed find blank
form filled for Champion Black Hawk.
As have heretofore written you, | cam
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04
MORGAN CHEF, DAM OF GEN. CLIFFORD.
WARREN, VT, March Is, 1856.

Editor Register.-Enclosed you will find
one of your blanks filled. As | recOllect
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04

Driving Park, Rochester, y. Y.
1t was little gratifying getting the
facts, as it was understood if nothing was
learned nothing was to be paid. wrote
Mr.. Holabird stating the facts and sent
our bill, which was S25, and the right to
breed Il mare to his horse. The bill was
very low considering the work done, very
much lower than it would be done now
for. Mr.. Iolabird replied, saying that
AS soon as he read the name Howard it
came to his mind like flash; then he
said he would pay no money, but would
give the use of his horse for a colt; said
he had been cheated out of $500, in re-
gard to the pedigree of his horses dam.
We took good counsel in the matter and
was told our claim was just and could be
collected. A letter was written Mr.. III.
by counsel. 1t was answered bya friend
stating that Mr.. III. was sick was why he
wrote; that Mr.. III. could not remember
offering only the services of the horse,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04

Mr.. Glenn, who writes the above in
teresting letter, is an experienced horse
man and would like position as super
intendent of a stock farm.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04

Il. 4. HAMMOND.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-09
PERSONAL.

DIR. ZUKERToRT, the chess player, sailed on
Saturday for Europe.
JOHN BOYLE GREELEY is suffering from
the effects of oYerWOrk.
Mr.. WHISTLER has been chosen President
OF the BNtish Society of Artists.
MARTIN FABQUHAR TUPPER protests in his
autobiography that he is 'mOdest man."
KING HUMBERT paid from his private purse
for the 100000 monument to Victor Emanuel
at Turin.
BISHOP HENDBIoKsEN, Of Rhode Island, is
regaining health, and Is now considered to be
out OF danger.
THE Princess Of Wales has exquisite taste
in dress, but her daughters are often most I'M
becomingly attred.
EX- PRESIDENT JEwETT. of the Chicago and
Pacific Company, has disposed of his Ohio
property, and will spend the remainder of his
days near his boyhood's home in Maryland.
THE relic season IL fairly opened. A Buff
falo enthusiast is said to still have in her pos
session piece OF the prize pie baked by Miss
Folsom and exhibited by a cooking school
several years ago.
WILLIAM BLACK, the yachting novelist, has
taken hint from "Rudder Grange and has
fitted up a canal boat for q summer residence,
in which he intends to make tour of Eng
land with his family.
MRS. HANCOCK. the widow OF Gen. Han
cock left Governors Island on Saturday and
Gwyuu, In New York. Dir. Gwynn is the
father OF Mrs. Russell Hancock.
THE interesting fact goes on record that
when the infant King ~ Spain was being
chrstiened Alfonso Leon Fernando Maria
Santiago lsidJro Pascual Marclano he pro-
tested several times in a loud voice.
THE late Prof. Leopold Won Ranke worked
eight hours day for moro than forty years.
His frat heat nc his work each dav was from
10 10 .. and az Q In the evening he returned TO
II until Ia the morning, Midnight was his
fayorite working tin g.
NINE. minnie HAuK has let her Swiss castle
FOR the season 10 n Russian family, and will
spend the summer travelling IN this country
She. however. made IL a condition of the lease
that the stars aud stripes should be constantiv
kept flying from the towers Of "Mnnngen."
BISHOP McTYEIRE, in presiding at the re-
cent general conference Of the southern Meth.
Odists, handled gavcl made Of wood from
the tree that grows by "StOnewall' JacksOn's
grave % lexington, Va. The roots OF the
tree embrace the coffin and no doubt found
fertilization IN the dust Of the dead.
HARRIET WEED. chief daughter Of the late
Ihurow Weed, lives N handsome resi-
dence in Twelfth street, New York, Just west
OF Fifth avenue. Her face ia fun hnd fresh.
and her sllveTy hair ia parted smoothly above
\ brow that hospeaksa superior intellect aud
judgment. Her manner be- full 81 gracious
charm, and the simple, unaffected dignity Of
the real lady.
Pnop. AlBEar y. BoLLEs. Of the chair Of
commercial law aud printice at the i'niver.
HitF 90 Pennsylvania. has just sailed for
Europe. Commissioned by Col. Wright. OF tbp
Unitad states hurnHu ~ statiaiirs. ~ collect
oDnvici iabpriu Eaglaud ana belgium. The
Professor b. accompanied hy two University
.ludeuti, samuel y. Houston gna Edward 4.
wash.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-09
New England Nearness.
From the Boston Record.


The proverbial "nearness" of a good MANY
honored New England families received a
new illustration the other day in the sale at
public auction, by the heirs OF a dead man. of
the venerable setter dog that used to follow
him about, and which became familiar and
rather cherished object to people who were
accustomed to seeing the old man taking his
walks about the Common. Family pictures
are legitimate prey for the auctioneer the
historian supposes in this era when the ances-
tors go with the estate, and the estate is val
ued precisely what it will BRING"
And still another incident illustrating Yam
kee thrift has come to the historians atten-
ton. IL is story of mourning, though 1t
isn't particularly mournful. A lady who
lives "out Dorchester wav," and whose in
come, though it exceeds $3.50. 000 n year. is vet
cherished with exceeding watchfulness and
jealous care. suffered the loss OF her husband
the other day. When the undertaken came
TO attach the Grape TO the door, the rain was
falling. Wipng the tears from her eyes, the
bereaved lady came to the door and said:
81 think you had better wait. Mr.. Underta.
ker, until u clears OF. I'm afraid the crane
will spoil.p
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-09
BRIGHT BITS.

sHE-And that scar. Major, did you get it
during an engagement?
He Engagement? No; the first
week of our honeymoon.-@. 4 l6Gns MeSSen-
ger.
SAID To BE UNKNOwN-A man named Tim
othv Dwight has just been elected Pres dent
OF ale College. He is said to be a man of
considerable ability, but is entirely unknown
In sporting circles.-Chicd00 Times.
"ARE we going to have a picnic this year?"
inquired Youngster of his Sunday school
teacher.
"Why. what do you want Of a picnIc?"
Nothing much; but can get six new scho-
airs in hurry if you are going to have one."
Hartford Post.
PHILANTHROPIsT-I am shocked. sir. every
day OF my life, to see how much the youth
knows ABOUT the ms and outs of this great
city.
Every Day Citizen-Yes. the whole coun
try seems to be going crazy on the subject of
base ball.-Tid- Bits.
LITTLE WILLIE prayed long and ineffectu-
ally for little brother. Atlast he gave it up
as mo use" soon after his mother had the
pleasure of showing him twin babies. He
looked at them moment and then exc aimed {:
"HOw lucky it was that / stopped praying?
There might have been three!"
"PENELoPE," said New York lady to
little Boston niece, will yOu see how high
the thermometer is, pease?"
Yes auntie, it is just even with the mantel
piece"
"Thank you" said little Penelope's aunt
land now Will you see how high the mercury
Is?''
"Seventv degrees. Fahrenheit, auntie," re-
piled the Boston niss,-Life.
CoNFUCIAN PHLosoPHY-In'thela last epistle
of Confucius to his friend, Con Lung, still pre-
served in the archives at PeKin, occur the
following maXims They will be found origi-
nal: Do not send the beggar away from your
door-let him stand there as long as he
pieases. Cast something into every temple
plate that Is brought to you'll it is only your
eyes Lay up your money for rainy day-it
rams every day somewhere in the world.
Look not upon the wine when 1t Is red-red
wines are never the best. Preserve your
faith in manklnd-but O, womankind! Bet
neighbours cash and bet that. Where you
owe penny pay NJ at Once-Where YOU owe
dollars 1t Is different thing. Never put of
till tomorrow what you can-hire somebody
else to do tO-day.-Itd- RitS.
HE'LL NEVER GET LEFT
When the parson, done preaching to sinners
Of torment or murder and theft,
is invited to sumptuous dinners,
He'll never, no never. get left.
The tireless and keen politician,
AT meetings to aid the berelt.
Finds always an unseli-h MISSION
You may bet that he'll hardly get left.
The protean and nimble reporter
viii squeeze in the narrowest cleft,
When intent upon taking y note or
An item-He'll never get left.
And even our President. Grover,
Though man Of considerable heft,
When resolved upon doing the lover
You may smile, but he diln't get left.
And our party-the Democrat liners
Though often by faction it's reft,
Next tlme-you may wager your sinners
Wen show that we never get left.
-Txra I'll TT