Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-15

mentioned by Mr.. Anderson above. Ac-
cordng to Mr.. Pelrcn's recoilections
Nancy Pope, dam of Havoc, was not
foaled until 1881 or later, which was sew
eral years after Funk's Havoc was un-
der the sod. Both Mr.. Pearce and Mr..
Anderson are gentlemen in the true sense
of the word, and their difference of Opin-
ion is due solely to defective memory on
the part of one or the other. The ques-
ton is, which was correct. In a letter
dated Dec. 8, 1873, Mr.. Pearce says,
speaking Iof Nancy Pope, swell, l am
very positive she was not sired by Havoc,
yet | don't know what she was sired by,
though it was draught horse, and she
was an elegant draught mare and moth
ing MORE" Under date of Dec. 81, Mr..
Pearce writes Mr.. Wallace another
letter, which contains the following ex-
tract: "Mr. Funk kept stud horses as
long as he lived and had bay horse
called Havoc, when was boy, and was
said to be blood horse, but | know he
was not the sire of any of Mr.. Pope's
greement. Mr.. Anderson describes Ha-
voc as a chestnut in color. Mr.. Pearce
remembers him as bay. The question
naturally arises how man can know
positively by what horse in a neighbour
hood an animal was not got, when he
does not know by what he was got.
There is other evidence, however, upon
the question of Havoc's color, and it
goes to show that it is Mr.. Pearce instead
Of Mr.. Anderson who suffered from de-
fective memory, as will be seen by the
following:
"HENDERSON, Jan. 3, 1879.
'Mr. James II. Wallace, New York.
"Dear Sir-Your favor, making nqui-
ry in regard to Havoc, to hand, contents
fully noted; and as you are going to
make some publication. ! now think
might have been more particular as to
dates, etc. | have tried to refresh my
mothers memory, as she is now eighty
three, and although quite feeble, yet her
mind and memory is quite good. Havoc
was very dark chestnut, was purchased
by my father when Oh trip to Philadel-
phia, and he lived some three or four
years, when he was poisoned, and died
from the effects of the poison. He stood
one year in Shelby county, Ky, and two
years in Jefferson county. KY; most of
the time on his farm, eight miles from
Louisville and on the head of Beargrass.
where the Jockey Club racecourse was
held for four years, from 1924 to 1928.
This horse Havoc was a Thoroughbred
son of Sir Charles, by Sir Archy, and not
the horse Havoc that was spoken of last
week in the Live Stock Record, and
given to Mr.. John L. Gray by my broth
er-in-law, Thomas G.. Rucker.
"The date given of his death | think
correct, about 1927. 1t might have been
one year earlier or later, but he never
was in Tennessee. | have seen his pedi-
gree often. My father was very careful
to file the pedigrees of his horses. He
kept stations, raised and ran thorough
breds for many years, but gave it up
about 1858 and died in 1864, quite an old
man, but showed his fondness for fine
horses up to his death. In his life he
raised some very fine harness horses, of
fine speed and great endurance, but never
would cross his mares with the Pilot or
Canadian stock.
"Iours respectfully,
JOHN FUNK"
Now if Mr.. Pearce's memory was at
fault concerning the color of Havoc, is it
not highly probable that it was he who
was mistaken in regard to the date of the
foaling of Nancy Pope? If the dam of
Pilot, Jr., was by draught horse, it
seems great pity that Pilot could not
have been favored more extensively with
that class of patronage, for we do not re-
call a single one of his sons or daughters,
excepting Pilot, Jr., that eyer produced
30 performer. Hence it is but reason-
able to infer that the marked superiority
of Pilot, Jr., and his offspring, over all
the other descendants of pacing Pilot
was due to qualities which he inherited
from Nancy Pope, which her breeder
stated to be daughter of the chestnut
stallion Havoc, by Sir Charles. There is
disagreement between Mr.. Anderson
and Mr.. Funk concerning the exact shade
of chestnut, but both agree that Havoc
was chestnut colOred animal.
FANNY BENSON.