Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-09

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Maria was late colt. think as my
brother does, that she was foaled in 1884.
think we had but two colts from Dart
mare, the one sold Shay, the oldest, dam
of Black Maria, the other. | remember
but three colts from this last mare, and
don't remember of fathers ever breed
ing any other colts after he owned the
Dart mare. remember the Young Cock
of the Rock that Harvey Yale had of
Smead and Smead had of John Vain
wright.
Harvey Yale, Middlebury, says: The
Cook horse or Phoenix was a chestnut.
about 10 hands, nice head, pretty ears,
pretty well put on; neck, don't think
very long. think he had small star;
very good moving horse.
From town records at Salisbury, VT,
it appears that James Cook bought hotel
property at Salisbury, of Abihal Man
ming, April 5, 1896. Mr.. Warehouse.
town clerk, says: In 1910, A. b. Hart
ley rode Phoenix at Log Cabin convention.
Phoenix colts had sort of homely heads /;
all had that popularity; sort of a Roman
nose. Phoenix, blocky built, most of
his colt so; old horse low, nice tail and
name. Taylor tended MIN /; think he is
living. Orson S. Taylsr, C. p. GIBSON,
Rutland well known. VIM, A. Water
house of Brandon, 20 past, might know
about colts.
Mr.. II. NJ. White of Salisbury, "A years
old, says: Josiah Dart came to the lake
first, and rented the old Lake House mot
a hoteD and carried it on as a farm, a
dozen years perhaps, went back-came
second time in five or six years or less.
Erastus Dart came later and bought the
Zeno place, | think he went back to
Weathersfield afterwards. Josiah Dart
had four sons, Harry, Justus, George and
Schuyler. Justus is dead, the others may
be living. Harry is older than |. Jim
Fits would know their address or Mr..
Capen of Goshen. The Darts bought a
farm in Goshen and Justin Dart married
Mr.. Capen's sister. Josiah brought a
dark gray mare with him and raised
from her some colts, their blood was
quite noted; Weeks had one, and Howard
had one after Wainwright had the old
mare or one of her colts. The old mare
was heavy blocky built beast; she got
mired once in the north end of Lake
Dunmore, but we got her out.
Charles Eager had little chestnut
stallion before Phoenix came here. He
was ugly and high tempered, small
trappy fellow. | think Winslow Eagel
is alive in Massachusetts. Daniel Sha,
had chestnut stallion, three white fee
and face; didn't keep him long. Nc
Daniels attended Eager's horse. Jack
son Church used to come here with Col
Hackett's horse. A gray horse cam
here from Whiting.
Old Abel Walkers horse stood her
two or three seasons,
Mr.. Howard of Salisbury says: My ia
Their, Ellery Howard, bought of JOIN
Burdett in 1926 an iron gray mare-100
pounds certain-short, thick-set, clos
built, sold her to Mark Haskell. Week
had the same kind, very excellent, dap
pie gray.
Mr. Manning sold the hotel to Cook
he had two sons, John and William, nov
about 20 if alive. Mr.. Deming nigh
know where they went.
Bailey Thomas says: worked TO
Mr.. Wainwright in 1885. The black col
was a yearling then am very sure
There was gray horse, a IIambletonial
horse, tended by man by name of Nc
Daniels, here at one time. NV fathe
used him; a gray horse, pretty good size
weight 100 pounds or more. Howard
folks used him; owned in New Haven
think.
Doll was got by Phoenix, not mucl
younger than the other; my impression
is, that the black filly was by Phoenix
Shouldn't wonder, if the truth wa
known, it was Phoenix colt. PhGni,
was here between 1885 and 40. had
colt by him and Mr.. Wainwright
the bay mare Doll, which | an
very sure, was foaled in 1910. Pho
nix was some II or Is years old when h
came here. Called a high blooded horse
l think some of the Messenger blood
about 1000 pounds, more of the Sherman
Morgan than the Clifford type; nice pref
ty head, not the Sherman ear, darl
brown, kind of chestnut brown, mic
sound body, straight back, pretty heav'
limbs, or heavier than the Black Hawks
nice foot, carried himself up in goo
shape; think he was Messenger and MOI
gan. That gray horse | spoke of wa
more compact than Phoenix, owned by
man by name of Wilson of New Have
or Monkton; pretty soon his name wa
Wilson; called the Wilson horse an
way; he ran away when McDaniells ha'
him; a dog frightened him when nea
Elias Kelsey's; he was bred to Hmble
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