Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-27

wrong date or the proximate date of his
second purchase as that of the first, and
that the first purchase was in the spring
of 1919. English died soon after the date
of his last letter to us. Now, this is
what Mr.. Faulkner has to say about the
matter. in reply to written questions by
us, under date of June II, 1856:
Please state if you owned a Blue Bull
stallion about 1850. If so, of whom did
you get him? (No answer.)
How old was he when you had him?
Ans.-Eight years.
How long did you own him? Ans
Three years.
To whom did you sell him? Ans.-J.
d. English.
Description, including height, weight,
color and marks? Ans.-Blaze face,
white feet, a blush color, black stripe
down his back.
Did you ever buy a stallion of Michael
Little of Harrison, Ohio, or Aurora, Ind. ?
Ans.-No.
Did you ever sell a stallion to James
d. English, Aurora, Ind? Ans.-I did.
If so, state date, age and description.
Ans.-If | had been at home | couldhave
given you more dates than | can here Cat
Washington). He was the best stallion
in his line that was ever in Indiana.
Also at a later date:
Will you please state of whom you got
the stallion that you sold to j. D. Eng
lish? Ans.-I cannot state whom | did
get him of; l think of English.
What year did you buy him? Ans
/ cannot state, unless | was at home to
get dates.
By whom and where was he bred?
Ans.-J. d. English took care of him for
me. He stood at Dillsborough, Sparta,
Moore's Hill and Wilmington, all in Dear
bon county, Indiana.
What was his pedigree, as far as
known? Ans.-I cannot give the pedi-
gree, only Blue Bull. If you would
write to j. d. English, he could give all
the information, or Dan. Dorrell.
Was he blind in one eye? Ans.-He
was.
Did he have white legs to knees and
hooks, or only white feet? Ans.-Hi.
legs were white to knees.
Did Mr.. English keep this horse while
you owned him? Ans.-He did.
Did English have any other stallion a
thtc ttp,ar Ans NJ 1t1 mot nn1S
him another afterwards.
To whom did he sell this stallion tina
he bought of you, and what became OF
him afterwards? Ans.-I do not know
If | was at home l might get more dates
but it has been a long time since | hav'
thought anything about him.
What was your stations name? Ans
Sam.
Mr.. Faulkner promised to give us thes,
dates on his return to Indiana in thu
April following, but, though we have
called his attention to it, he has neglect
ed to do so. 1t will be noted that in re
ply to our question how old he wa
when he had him, Mr.. Faulkner says
''eight years" The question, of course
years that he owned him, and was no
well put in that respect. If u ~conject
ure as to English's confusion of date
is correct, the horse was probably eigh
years old the second or third year tina
Mr.. Faulkner had him, as, on that sup
position, he sold the horse back to Eng
fish in May, 1853, and this we believe t
be the truth of the matter. There can b
{ no question but that this horse was tn
veritable Old Sam, otherwise called Pru
!, denis Blue Bull, sire of Little Sam, bet
ter known as Wilson's Blue Bull, tn
, great sire of trotters.
There is another bit of evidence tina
may be introduced here TO help clear u,
! our dates, as well as to make doubly sur
/ the identity of the horse. 1t is the state
ment made to us by Oliver 5. Milford o
| Dillsborough, Ind, former owner of tn
Blue Bull stallion, Old Tige, which h
claims to have been a full brother t
] olu Duul' liz slultIIcul WAS lTSl puL
| lished in the REGISTER of July 8, lSSt
and is as follows:
81 had Old Tige % years. Hon. Cha;
| Faulkner bought Old Sam of Mike Littl
! of Sparta. l bought Old Tige in the ia.
) of 1850, the fall after he was two year
5 old. Little bought Old Sam three season
, before (lS4O. They kept him at Sparta
Chas. Faulkner bought the horse of Lii
e tie at the end of the season of 1850; hire
Jim English, who stood the horse two G
three years for him finally he traded hir
to English and he sold him to C. Cliff
and he to Daniel Dorrell. | had charg
t of the horse five or six seasons in all, tw
D of them while Dorrell owned him. II
| was a yellow sorrel with white or flake
4 and very curly name and tail, bald fac,
Y three white legs 1.-TWO behind), the othe
!. striped to the hoof." y