Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-20
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Mr.. of Granville, n. Y, says
the dam of Biggart's Sir Henry was some
twelve or thirteen years old when he was
foaled. | do not know what the dam of
Rather was. Sir Henry went to Smiths
Basin He was ten or twelve years old
when he got Biggart's Rather Old Ham
bletonian (Bishop's) had the nerve; as
soon as he put his foot down it was COM
ing up again. He had the spring halt
pretty bad and which spoilt him for run
ming.
DR.. Warren B. Sargent, Pawlet, VT,
says the LaTouche Horse (Fowler's Mes
senger) was a regular Messenger, blind,
but a valuable stock horse, about 10
hands; 1000 pounds; gray and got grey
stock. He came from Salem. Refers to
Henry Clarke of Salem, n. Y. Pastimes
was a horse kept here a long way back,
modelled after the Morgans. Sweepstakes
was also here and at an early day Pay
master. Flag of Truce was a lofty dappe
gray horse, as fine looking horse as ever
walked through this place. This was
about Go years ago. | think it was Chase
that had him, lived in White Creek stood
him here and in Dandy two years. A
man told me he was got by Messenger
horse; told me also about Magaum Bon
UNI and Highlander that man from
Philadelphia imported the three and that
Flag of Truce was by Messenger or
Brown Highlander. He left some beau
tiful horses here. Magnum Bonum was
by imp. Magnum Bonum. AS long ago
as 1S3- the Northern Hambletonian was
here, but he did not take well with the
common notions of people. They
charged little higher for him. 1t NAV
have been as late as 1885. At the time
Bishop bought Hambletonian old Judge
Stanley thought he must have a horse.
He went to New York and bought Mars,
very fine horse and represented to be a
running horse, dark brown horse; was
kept at Granville Corners, attended by
Moulton; not large, fine limbs, etc. Col.
Wickes got great prices for Mars horses
fine riding horses that he shipped to Mar
Unique. Moulton of Castleton stood
horse at CastletOn about 1925. l was
there; about 1000 pounds. remember
hearing LeOnidas talked about great
deal. Lem Williams of Pittsfield, Mass,
would know more about horses of this
county. Mobiles Horse was pretty good
pattern. Brutus was along in years when
a he
Joshua Hulett's old mare. There was a
horse here called the Perkins Horse, a
good dapple gray. Simonds raised
HambletOnian Rather. The Farnham
horse, King William, was very good
horse, had peculiar bright hazel eye.
He stood here some years; about 1884,
perhaps as early as 1896; bright bay,
good, strong, l000-pound horse. One of
his get was kept at Fort Ann awhile. As
early as 1920 Rambler was here pretty
good sized horse, somewhat tall and with
a rainbow neck. There was Comet by
Bishops HambletOnian. In 1924 Bishop
had Alexander. Think he changed his
name after and called him Comet; if not,
there was another called Comet, larger
than Hambletonan; 1000 pounds certain;
very good figure of horse, not quite so
fine grained as old horse. The old Bish-
op horse looked right ahead. He never
noticed anything by him; travelled be-
hind fifteen inches apart. Near hind foot
white ankle, little white on the other
hind foot, none on front; would weigh
$50 pounds; looked l6 hands high or
more; died about 1881 2. Never stood
anywhere to my knowledge except at
Granville Corners. Irish Gray was bred
in Wells, VT, and kept here. / owned
him; not a very heavy horse, 1000
pounds. Colts were great Jumpers. He
was said to be by imp. Irish Gray. Roar