Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-23
AJAX.
From American Cultivator.l.

FROM American
IWe received an inquiry a short time
Ice concerning the trotting stallion
AK and wrote Immediately to his for
Rr owner, Mr.. Henry Ii. Smith of New
Rrliet, n. H., who has kindly furnish
the following interesting history OF
eedng that well-known trotter:
Editor Of the american Culttcdtor
Eur letter of Dec. /, containing an in
Try concerning Smiths Ajax, came
y to hand. The pedigree as given i'll
American Trotting Register on the
Els side is correct as far as it goes, and
as follows: ajax, gray horse,
led 1851, got by Charley (Slocum
rse), son of Johnny, by Old Boarder,
Peacemaker, by Financeer; dam, a
t trotting bay, called fullblooded
ssenger; Financeer was a thorough
d, as you have it, by Tippoo Saib, by
ssenger. Peacemaker was brought
IN Long Island, n. Y, to Portsmouth,
H., by John Edwin, who owned a
m near that city. He raised some
blk, horses, cattle and hogs. He was
Ter married. and in the winter board
1t the Rockingham House and Frank
Hotel, Portsmouth. He was a very
uliar and eccentric character, but a
h of property. He used the horse
(cemaker for his own breeding pur-
les, and let his services at times, as
fancy led him.
There was a stallion raised by Edwin,
Peacemaker, called Catholic. After
WAS five or six years old, the horse did
suit him as a saddle horse, and as he
most of his travelling on horseback,
presented him to a man named Storer,
was stage agent for the old Eastern
ge company, before the railroad was
from Portsmouth to Portland.
er few years, Storer presented him
Toward Henderson of Dover, n. H..
operated him in the service, and he
on his hands. He was not much of
,rse. and left no stock of any account.
The dam of Ajax was bay mare.
ut l5t hands. weight about 1000
nds. She was bought in the vicinity
bennington. Me-, by Americas Farrer
|uckfield. Me-, a drover and dealer in
lie and horses. He took her to New
Eport, Mass, and sold her to a gentle
to be used as family driving horse.
claimed she was by Witherell Mes
Eer. In short time this man died,
at the auction sale of his personal
te this mare was purchased by j. c..
Jacques of West Newbury, Mass,
bred her to Charlie, owned by Slo-
a hotel keeper in Haverhill, Mass,
a aX was the product.
Max was foaled in June, 1851, and
n three years old the Jacques Broth
odd him to F.1W. Rickerson of New
port, Mass, from whom purchased
in 1857. | have book with the
rd of every patron and residence
1858 to 1865. After bought Ajax
mt to the Jacques Brothers, and from
to SlOcum to learn his pedigree.
dam Of his sire was owned by Mr..
ndler of Atkinson, n. H., who raised
rlie, or the SlOcum Horse. His color
a black roam. His dam was dapple
mare, and they called her Messen-
His grandsire was raised in Atkin-
n. H., by Mr.. Coburn, his color a
roan, his dam a half-blood French
half-blood Messenger; color, black
great-grandsire raised in Deerfield,
:; dam a Bull-rock mare, color a
roam. This great-grandsire' color,
chestnut. He was fast running
?, said never to have been beaten.
as fine saddle horse and often rid
on parade. Great-great-grandsire,
emaker; color, black; breeding of
am unknown to me. This is the true
gree of Ajax as far as known by me,
believe it to be correct.
"HENRY II. SMITH.
ew Market, n. H., Dec. 3, 1887"