Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-17
HISTORY OF PILOTS.
From the Western Sportsman.


Ed. Sportsman We have often been
asked the question: "What stock of
horses are the Pilots? Where did they
originate" etc., and until few months
ago we were not sufficiently informed to
give correct answer, only that they
sprang from good blood-as is very clear
ly proven by the many racy descendants
who wear the appellation of "Pilot."
While on business trip at greensboro,
KY, some months ago, we had the pleas
ure OF forming an acquaintance with Mr..
Sim. b. Lewis, formerly of Jefferson
county, KY, who is now in his 10Th year,
yet retains that activity and clearness of
mind which would indicate man in the
'forties. 1t was he who gave US the his
tory of old Pacing Pilot. Said he had
known him since the year 1882, when a
man by the name of Banker, who resid-
ed at New Orleans, La, brought him
from Canada, kept him a short time and
sold him to the firm of Heinsohn & Poe,
liverymen of Louisville, KY, who devel-
oped his great speed and kept him in the
stud for a number of years. He was
black, IA hands high, compactly built,
heavy quartered and a natural PAGER.
He could pace half-mile 2:l6 gait,
but, said Mr.. L., could not hold his gait
to the finish-owing, we presume, to
lack of proper condition, as many of his
| or nd
only speedy but the road was never too
long for them.
Among his get were Beargrass, dap
pie gray gelding, l6 hands high, that
paced very fast. Ole Bull, brown geld
ing, 16 hands high, could pace rapid
gait. The we'll known Pilot Jr.. was
foaled John 7. Grey's, of Louisville, Ky,
his dam said to be thoroughbred, who
sold him at a three-year-old to Heinsohn
& Poe, and at years old Mr.. Heinsohn
matched him to trOt race with horse
belonging to DR.. Herr. When the race
was called Pilot Jr. was ont of fix, and
the race was declared off. Shortly after
ward Dr. Herr bought him, paying Mr.
HeinsOhn $ll00 for him. DR.. Herr then
sold him to Mr.. Alexander for $500, and
by the judicious management of Mr.. A..
his progeny stands at the head of the
breeding list of trotters.
"Bull Pup" pacing stallion owned by
Mr.. Jesse Mitchell, of Bedford, Ind, was
also one of his colts, said to be out of a
thoroughbred or high-bred mare. His
name Bull Pup" was given him when a
colt, simply because he was so ungainly
looking when taken from his dam that
he was traded by his owner, "even-up,'
for bulldog pup, and he ever afterwards
went by that name. His get were nu-
merOus and many of them very speedy
among their number was "Nigger Baby"
sire of Margaret, dam of Flora Belle,
pacing record :l3a.
Old Flying Indian, also one of his get
sire of Mollie Owens, pacing record
2:24i; Lady Lightfoot, pacing record
2:3l, and many others.
Old Tom Crowder, one of Pilots colts
was not only fast PAGER, but got many
rapid striders. Also Bay Pilot, foaled in
Harrison county, Ind, said to be out OF
a high-bred mare. He was a very fast
PAGER, but was owned by parties who
would not develop his speed, believing
erably aged he was sold to Mr.. Scraper
of Pike county, Ind, for $1,000, and KEEP
in the stud until his death, at an advanced
age. His get have been of great benefi
to the citizens of Pike and adjoining
counties. He sired Brown Pilot, and ht
Brock Pilot, dam high-bred Gray Eagle
This great horse and sire is now owned
by Geo. Aguill, Princeton, Ind, who
keeps him as stock horse. Many of hi,
colts are developing great speed as trot
ters. Wilson Bros, of Huntingburg
Ind, have one of his colts, a stallion
now going into his fourth year, his grea
grand dam by old Tom Hal of Kentucky
his grand dam an inbred Tom Hal, hi:
dam claimed to be a Hambletonian. Thil
young horse stands l6 hands high,
clean bay, black tips, heavy name ant
tail and very rangy. He has a large oper
trotting gait, is quiet driver and very
: speedy. He was awarded sweepstakes
over II stations at the Dubois county
fair last October.
After Heinsohn & Poe had kept ole
Pilot for a a number of years they SOLE
him to Col. VIM. Bell, Sem, who live,
near Owensboro, KY, and when he wa
26 years old, a gentleman went to Col
Bell with view of buying the horse
and insisted that he should be brough
out of his stable and speeded; so In com