Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-25

whitened out good deal. Esquire
Field went West and was drowned in the
l think Ethan Allen got
his color and good part of his activity
from Red Robin. Red Robin was as
handsome bay horse as eyer you saw,
playful horse, supple as fox, as hand
some as Ethan Allen, who looked like
him.
@. Do you know who bred this black
mare that brought the gray mare, and
what do you know of her pedigree?
A. She was bred by a man named
Bemis, who lived in Baltimore, or the edge
of Baltimore, little three-cornered town
adjoining Springfield, Weathersfield and
Chester. She came of chestnut Morgan
mare that came from Tunbridge and was
brought to Chester by a Deacon Chandler.
You see these three towns corner in to-
gether, and they all went to the same
meeting. They said this mare was by
the old Justin Morgan. This mare
brought several colts; my grandfather
had one, a bay mare, Morgan mare for
all the world, that used to ride in scrub
races when was about twelve years old.
There were two other mares from the
Dea. Chandler mare that | remember;
one a chestnut. Simeon Keith had a
chestnut one, and this Bemis mare, black
or dark brown. Don't know as
can give this Bemis' first name. l
should think she was a fair fifteen
hand mare, this Bemis mare, and a
Widespread, good built mare. She
went by the name of the Bemis mare ;
there was the Keith mare, the Leland
mare and the Bemis mare, right there in
our neighborhood. All three were fair
sized mares and Morgan to the brim.
think the sire of the Bemis mare was
what they called Bulrush Morgan and
that the Leland mare was by Wood
bury, but wouldn't make oath on either,
it is so long ago if had supposed was
to be questioned about it as late as this
should have made more inquiries. But
can look back and see that they were
Morgans all over. As quick as | was old
enough to see a horse | saw Morgans
We were full of Morgans then in Windsor
county. Mr.. Battell's Motion was a:
much of Morgan as any | have seer
late years.
Q. How old do you think the Bemi'
mare was when she brought the gray
FLY?
A. | declare can't tell you; she was
a middling aged mare; she had had two
three other colts.
Q. Do you know anything Of thu
Bemis mares qualities?
A. | should say she was a gentle
good working mare. Esquire Field uset
to work her blowing out corn and othe
things as a man would use brood mare
She was an ambitious mare; none of tn
three were dung-hills; but l was a DO.
and didn't pay particular attention to her
She was brood mare.
@. What horse sired the gray fill,
brought by the Bemis mare?
A. Red Robin, a bay horse owned b,
Moses Bates of Springfield, Vt.
Q. What do you know of the pedigre
of Red Robin?
A. | will tell you-what l have to e
by is what the folks talked at the time
didn't see him sired. 1t was talked to III
that he was sired by Woodbury.. l thin
there was family of Woodbury's in tn
edge of Baltimore, and the Woodbur
who owned the Woodbury. horse was
connection of theirs and they used t
visit back and forth. 1t was commO
talk that Red Robin was by Woodbury.
| couldn't tell any one in particular tina
said so; was boy and didn't paw 5
much attention to these matters as di
later, though | was brought up anon
horses. Pedigrees were not much talke
of in those days and we had no trOtting
not for races, but we used to run horse
little.
Q. How do you know that Red Robi
; got the gray FLY?
A. was working for Esquire Fiel
at the time and held the mare when sh
was bred to Red Robin and was tn
= first one that ever saw the filly.
q. Do you know where Moses Bate
> got Red Robin?
A. No, do not, but | am inclined I
think he bred him he owned Red Robin q
long as knew anything about him an
from the time he was quite a youn
horse.
Q. What did you know about the era
u FLY from the time she was foaled ii
she was four years old?
: A. She was out of my sight those fou
II years. | went on to the mountain farm
: ing for about two years and then wei
l peddling for Mr.. Bow of Pittsfield for
,, couple of years. l went to Esquil
8 Fields when on visit to Springfield,
when the filly was four years old, and l
g had a lot of Connecticut clocks, sixty {
It them, that he said he would give me
4 Id tne h.