Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-10

my neighborhood several years by a bak-
er, who resided 16 miles from Boston.
She had been driven in his bread cart
with load of bread into Boston and back
again, six days in the week, for several
years, hardly missing day. Her style
and fleetness excited much attention.
After obtaining this mare put the i'm
ported horse Bellfounder to her and she
dropped me FLY; and when this FLY
was four years old, put the Sherman
Morgan horse to her, and she dropped me
colt which call Bellfounder Morgan.
Bellfounder was imported from Eng
land in 1922 by James Bratt, Esq, of
Boston. Bellfounder was sired by that
well known, fast and high-bred trotter
old Bellfounder out of Velocity by Hap
hazard, he by Sir Peter out of Miss Har-
Wy by Eclipse. Velocity trotted on the
Norwich road in 1906, 16 miles in one
hour. and although she broke fifteen
times into gallop and as often turned
round, won her match. In 1908 she trot-
ted 20 miles in one hour and forty-seven
minutes, and has often done many other
great performances against time.
Bellfounder at five years old trotted
two miles in less than six minutes, and
the following year was matched for two
hundred guineas to trot nine miles in 30
minutes, and which he won easily by %
seconds. His owner shortly afterwards
challenged to perform with him 174 miles
in one hour, but it was not accepted.
Old Bellfounder was true descendant
from the original blood of the Fireaways,
which breed of horses stand unrivalled in
England either for gig or saddle.
With these materials have attempted
to breed horse to order, to combine as
much as possible both speed, health, con-
stitution, vigor and good temper-legs
showing bone and muscle of the blood
horse; chest and body round, full and
compact; shoulders we'll laid in, back
short, with good coupling, neck rising
prompt from the shoulders and good
length, with light head, well placed; all
of which are most admirably combined
and developed in my Bellfounder Nor
gan.
Bellfounder Morgan is fifteen hand:
and one inch high, well grown, beau
tiful dappled chestnut color, with coat
comparing with thoroughbred horse
his gaits are free, easy, true, and regu
lar; he trOts mile in three minutes
varying but few seconds, now. al
though he has never been trained, MOI
never has eaten four bushels of any kline
: of grain since he was foaled. | hav,
managed him wholly myself; he is per
fectly safe, and well broken before a gig
or under the saddle; he has never shown
: a vicious act, is gay and prompt. | hav,
never seen sounder horse, to my knowl
edge-I believe he is without blemish
! have been many years in accomplish
! ing this object and know not how to com
: bne more useful properties in any on
: horse. As stallion, his value can hard
, ly be calculated. l feel great confidenc
that on some of the fine bOoded mares II
; your section of the country he nigh
produce foals of the speed and bottom o
1 Tom Thumb and Rather. And as a gi.
| and saddle horse. is not eXcelled; he i
= quiet and perfectly manageable in thu
t gig or saddle, on the road. In Franc,
, and many other places the horses in com
mon use and their cavalry are entire
+ Ny family chaise horse, milk cart horse
} and team horses, are entire, and no NOR,
= trouble than geldings.
Having had repeated inquiries from
r your section of the country for gig anC
saddle horses, has induced me to address
: you on this subject.
| If any gentleman. or number of gen
/ tlemen of your acquaintance should fee
disposed to purchase the Bellfoundel
t Morgan, to be used at a proper season a.
a stallion, they could not render a greater
public good for improving the breed o.
horses for roadsters besides, | think h,
might earn all ask for him in one season
, with you.
Yours, very truly,
SAMUEL JAQUEs.