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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-30
Porse Department,
PROSPECTUS.

The increasing prosperity OF the REGISTERS
gratifying to its owners but its circulation
isn't tenth part of what we intend it shall
be. The REGISTER is the highest authority in
the world on the true history and pedigree OF
the American road horse. AS suchit deserves
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Horse Department is worth many times its
subscription price - valuable, instructive,
entertaining. From all over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in tor this department.; and we ex-
pect to be able to give soon the history
and pedigree of the following famous hors-
es hitherto unknown: Old Pilot, st. Law
renee, Columbus, dam of Royal George, North
American or Bullock Horse; Lady Surrey, dam
OF Henry Clay; Tom Thumb, e. s. of Green's
Bashaw; Leonidas, reputed g. $. of Blggarfs
Rather, and many others.
This is -eminently the kind of informa-
fion that all gentlemen of intelligence desire,
and none such American can well afford to be
without this paper. 1t is the American gentle
mans paper for the history OF the horse. In
all such information there is included much
local and general history. Indeed, the trac-
ing of some OF these pedigrees seems very
similar to romance, in which one sees not
OF the horse, but also the life and beauty OF
the country through which he travels.
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Some twelve or fifteen years ago sold
and shipped to party living at st.
Marys, Kansas, yearlng stallion colt.
On his way there he jumped through the
freight car window, near which he was
tied, and broke one of his legs and after
his arrival he was killed and the railroad
company paid for him-admitting it was
gross negligence to tie at such length a
colt near SO large an aperture. The party
to whom it had been sold then ordered
from me another colt of the same age,
and that colt arrived safely at his destin-
alton, and was after me named Gov. Col
man. He was retained as a stallion and
driven on the road considerably with a
mate by his owner and heard was quite
fast. | cannot now recall the name of
the party to whom sold him, but think
have the record at my home. His color
was bay and thought he would make a
horse about l5t hands high, perhaps a
little less. He was sired by my stallion
Abdallah, Jr., son of Alexanders Abdal
lah, and his dam could trut or pace il
2 40. If White Stockings, that has trot
ted so fast the past season, is by this stall
lion, | shall be glad to have it reliably
established. Very respectfully,
NORMAN }. COLNAN.
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THE PUTNAM HORSES.
WIN. p. SEARLS.

BETHEL, VT, Nov. 10, 1888.
j. BATTELL, Esq,
Dear Sr:-I find that 1 got the old
and young Putnam horses rather mixed
in my interview with you. | met David
Cowdry of South Royalton (7e years old,
who states that Old Putnam, sired by old
Woodbury., was sold to a company in
Randolph. He Cd. CO. purchased him of
said company and kept him at Tunbridge,
VT, then sold him to Gilman Tarbell of
Randolph, of whom he bought him back
and kept him as long as he lived. Young
Putnam, sired by Old Putnam, was
bought by EpaphrO Seymour, cashier or
president of Brattleboro bank, Brattlebo-
TO, VT, who kept him until sold to parties
from Illinois and taken to that State by
them. Mr.. Cowdry says if he was at home
he could furnish dates if necessary. Mr..
c. further states that Phoenix was sired
by Casson, he by imported Casson, out of
a Morgan mare, and he believes the mare
was sired by old Sherman Morgan raised
in Danvlle or vicinity, purchased by
Samuel Blodgett, taken to Randolph, then
to Royalton, when Blodgett moved there,
and kept the horse in Royalton as long as
he lived. Casson was gray; Phoenix, a
handsome dapple gray and of fine action.
Yours truly,
C. w. Bliss.
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DAM OF LUCY FREY-LETTER OF VIM.
FASSIG.
SIRE OF WHITE STOCKINGS.

Editor Dunton's Spirit Of the Twf:-In
your issue for October %, under the head.
ing "a voice from bleeding Kansas, y
your correspondent, Geo. Wolf says
"The sire of White Stockings is Gov. Col
man, and he was owned at st. Marys,
Kansas. White Stockings dam, sorrel
mare, is now owned about forty miles
from Topeka. White Stockings was sold
when four years old, at an auction four
miles from st. Marys, for $50, and finally
made his way to Kansas City, Mo"
AS l was the breeder of the stallion
Gov. Colman, | am anxious to learn
whether the above statement of Mr..
Wolf can be thoroughly established. |
would like to learn who owned the sorrel
mare at the time she was bred to said
stallion, and any other facts that Mr..
Wolf may possess relating to this mat
ter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-30

Park. Minnie Minor was twenty when
she foaled Wanda. Magenta produced
the Duke of Magenta when she was
eighteen and Lexington, his sire, twen-
ty-four-a remarkable case of great
race-horse produced by aged parents.
In England there are many more cases,
showing the producing power of very
aged mares or at least mares past the age
at which some people very often con-
denim them. Alice Hawthorne produced
Thormanby when she was nineteen, and
Flying Duchess produced Galopin at
the same age. Cresside produced Priam
at the age of twenty, and Priam's great
est daughter, Crucifix, was foaled by
Octavianna when she was twenty-five.
Ellermire produced The Ill-Used (now in
this country when she was eighteen.
Guiccioli produced the renowned Faugh
a-Ballagh at the age of eighteen, and
Mundane produced Lottery and Brutan-
dorf at the ages of twenty and twenty
one. Queen Bertha was sixteen when
she produced Wheel of Fortune, and
Silverhair was the same age when she
foaled Silvio. Flower of Dorset was fif-
teen when she foaled FIiar's Balsam.
We might cite many more conspicuous
examples of the productivity of aged
mares and stations. But it would be at
the risk of being tiresome. We have no
doubt of our ability to show as many
cases of young sres and mares produc-
ing performers of merit; but to sum up,
the result of our observations lead us to
think that age has very little to do with
the question, and that stations and mares
condition is good and their vigor unm-
paired.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-30

Hartford, but Sneden knows nothing
about her breeding. Maggie Blackman's
sire was Seth Hurd's horse, Frank Duroc,
of Huntington, Conn. he was by Young
Mambrino, out of Lock, by Diamond, he
by American Eclipse; grand-dam Bet by
Highlander; g. &. dam, Kate Gray, by
Messenger; &. G. &. dam, Bay Lady, by
True Briton.
Maggie Blackman was fast and great
roadster, but was never trained; also got
blk. S. Fairfield q :40t), owned by L. A.
Downes, Chicago.
Any further information you wish l
shall be pleased to give you if possible.
Yours truly,
STURGES WHITLOCK.
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YOUNG AMERICA.
From American Cultivator.

From American Cultivator.
A Vermont subscriber asks the breed
ing of stallion formerly owned by Mr..
Hall in Brattleboro, VT, and called
Young America.
The horse referred to is standard and
registered in Vol. of "The American
Trotting Register" number 347, as gray
horse, foaled in 1853, bred by Mr..
George C. Hall, Brattleboro, VT, got by
Hoagland's Grey Messenger, No. 1876;
dam, the dam of Jupiter Abdallah. Hoag-
lands Grey Messenger was quite trot-
ter in his day, and is registered as stan
dard, foaled in 1915, got by son of
Sherman Morgan, dam strongly bred in
Messenger lines. He is credited with a
record of LAB to a 300-pound wagon.
Young America was the sire of the gray
gelding Hazor, which j. j. Bowen drove
to record of 2:264 in the second heat of
a race won by him at Beacon Park, July
20, 1876. Hazor won in all eighteen
races, many of which were five and six
heat contests. His dam is recorded in
the Breeders Trotting Stud Book" also
in "Chester's Complete Trotting and
Pacing Records" as by Bertrand, son of
Sir Archy, by imported Diomed. Young
American got Cyclone, sire of Starlight
2:2sD. The dam of Cyclone was Old
Blonde, by old Abdallah. Young Amer
lean also got the dams of Miss Leland
(2;25D and the grey gelding Zahu
q :234). The latter is now in j. j. Bow
ems stable, and although by Dauntless,
son of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, his color
and general shape was evidently derived
from his dam.
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DAM OF GENE SMITH.
DOwAGAC. Mich. July 10

DowAGIAC, Mich, July 10, 1887.
JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq, Ripton, vt.
Our postmaster hands me your letter of
July l6 Black gelding Gene Smith, by
Dauntless out of Nellie by Vermont
Hero, was bred by G.. Tarbell, who now
lives in Milwaukee, Wis. Dam was bred
by Nicholas Bowman of Kalamazoo,
Mich. II. j. Hendryx owned the sire
Dauntless, by Hambletonian, 10, when
the mare was bred. II. j. Hendryx, my
predecessor in business, now resides in
Lost Creek, Nebraska. Dauntless stands
here now. By addressing ID. Cornell,
the present owner, you can find out any
thing you want. | own grey gelding
by Dauntless with no record that can trot
i'll % to-day. VIII start him at Npsilan-
ii, Mich, Aug. 2. He is for sale; five
years old and sound, stands l5t hands,
and weighs 1880 lbs, with as gooda head
as any living horse. Call him Hendryx.
Do not think will give him n record at
Ipsilanti unless have to. Should YOU
want such horse, let me hear from you.
What have said about my horse would
like to be confidential, as it might make
me trouble if known.
Respectfully yours,
L. W. CLYBORNE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-30

Hawk" Scene Smith was bred at
Dowagiac, Michigan; write to some one
there and you can probably get the infor-
nation you wish.
Gene got record of 2 :22i at Pough-
keepsie last week trotted the last quarter
in 323; we expect him to trot in 1920 at
owner of Dauntless in Michigan; he will
take pleasure in assisting you.
Respectfully,
Cook q CRAIG.
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PATCHEN MAID. 2:3O.
BIRMINGHAM, Conn.,, Aug. l,

BIRMINGHAM, Conn, Aug. l, 1887.
JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq,
Dear Sir In reply to yours of the
9th ult. Patchen Maid is light chest
nut with white strip down her face
and several white spots on her body
which seem to change in different years.
She is 15i hands high, weighs about $50
lbs; was bred by James Brakeman,
Huntington, Conn, and foaled in 1875.
| have bred her this spring to "Jaco-
bin," a son of Princeps, and when she
comes in shape again will send her for a
record, as she shows ability to trot close
to 2 20.
Her sire was Henry B. Patchen, who
has two or three others in the 80 list.
Yours truly,
STURGES WHITLOCK.
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BIG FANNIE, 2.2e I-4-LETTER OF GEO.
JOHNS.
boutwell,, MAY 81, 1887.
L. W. CLYBORNE.

boutwell,, MAY 81, 1887.
Dear Sir PLEASE answer by return
mail and give description in full of the
mare you call Big Fannie; you call her a
bay and the one that was sold in Cleve-
land was called bay. The mare | owned
was dark brown. l cannot give the
pedigree of her dam in full at present,
but will know by the time l hear from
you again. I'm particularly interested in
the mare, as | have full sister to her,
and several colts closely related to her,
and will give you any information l can
regarding her. She is a good mare and a
natural trotter, and am thinking that
perhaps the bay mare you call Big Fan
ny is not the one | owned; notice all
particulars and send at once.
Yours truly,
GEO. JOHNS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-30
PARIS HAMBLETONIAN.

MIR. Paris says man by the name Of
George or Otis Wheeler drove the dam of
his horse from Montpelier and said she
was by horse called Silver Gray, son
of Harris Hambletonian. Wheeler lived
at Wallngford, went to Montpelier, lived
there a few years, came back to Walling-
ford, then went on visit up to Montpe-
lier and bought three or four horses.
This was about 1888 or 40. This mare
was gray.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-30
We own Chazy Maid.
CHAZY MAID, 2.29 la,

EsCANABA, Mich, Aug. ID, 1887.
Mr.. BATTELL,
Yours Of late date came duly to hand.
In reply would say | got the dam of
Chazy Maid from man that came from
South Island, VT. have forgotten his
name, he bred her himself and that her
sire was owned in Burlington, Vt. The
dam of c. M. was a bright bay, black
name and tail, large star in forehead.
Your humble servant, 5. Valentine, bred
Chazy Maid.
Yours, with respect,
STEPHEN VALENTINE.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-30
Is PLEASED WITH JULIA.
800 WEST END AVENUE,
NEW YORK. Nov. ID. 1883.

800 WEST END AVENUE,
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 1888.
Mr.. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Dear Sir Will you please inform me
when the stallion Motion died, and at
what age? Also, whether man by the
name of Ward, who now lives somewhere
near Putnam, Conn.,, ever handled horses
and colts for you? If so, did he break
the mare, Julia, sold by you to Mr.. r. S.
Ely of this city in the spring of 1888. l
have had this animal for some time and
she is certainly as perfect in all respects
as it is possible to find them and does
your breeding establishment great credit.
Yours truly,
WIN. p. SEARLs.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-30
Per WILDER FIELD SMITH.
NED FORREST, 2.ao, AND HIS DAM.

NED FORREST, 2.oO, AND HIS DAM.
CHICO, June u, 1887.
JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq,
Dear Sir Your letter of inquiry
about Ned Forests mother was duly re-
ceived. In answer l will state l purch-
ased her in the year 1865 of Mr.. Adams,
Tehama county, CAL, noted horseman.
He purchased her of one Mr.. Harvey, a
merchant of Susanville, Lassen Co., CAL,
and presume Mr.. Harvey obtained her
of some emigrants crossing the plains
and of course we don't know her pedigree.
She was dark sorrel, heavy-sct, good
large bone, low on the withers, very
open-gaited, and though never trained
could trot better than three minutes.
Height about 151 hands and weighed
about 1850 lbs. She was a mare of great
enduring qualities and number one
brood mare. Ned Forrest is in training
now on the ranch here. He is acting
well and we expect to give him record
of 2 30 or better this fall. We have a
few in training, also, from the following
strains of trotting blood Blackbird,
Director, Buchaneer, Monroe Chief and
Steinway, which we think will be in the
front rank in a few years as trotters.
will send you the paper, The Breeder
& Sportsman, edited in San Francisco,
which gives full description of my
ranch. Before closing l will state that
the mares name was julie.
Very respectfully,
ID. NJ. REARIS.
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CANTON, N. Y, Nov. 8, 1888.
JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq,
Dear .Sr:-I notice in the REGISTER
of Oct. II the advertisement of the horse
Leonidas, hunter. Can you tell me
whether any of his descendants who re-
tain his characteristics are to be found
horses your section is noted for there are
now any suited to saddle uses? If you
know of any, will you kindly give Inc
address of owner or breeder?
Yours very truly,
L, 2, HALE,
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was brought from State of New York
about one year since. JOSEPH ALDEN.
Claremont.
Walpole in Hartford, by old Quicksil-
yer.
From Vermont Republican at windsor.I
1910. Victory and Goodspeed horse.
1911. Recovery.
That large and elegant horse, full
blooded Yankee, in Bridgewater and
Woodstock; between II and Is hands and
five years old.
Ohio Sachem, black; l6 hands. Young
Touchstone, King Herod.
That noted horse Defiance in Windsor:
50 to So. Said horse is Is hands and one
inch high; of a bright bay; nerves regu-
lar; of high carriage and great speed.
His stock is remarkably good, and is
more highly approved of than that of any
other horse in the vicinity.
EZEKIEL b. BECKwITH.
Claremont, May 25, 1911.
1912. Touchstone and Sea Gull, Re-
covery, Young Bullrock in Windsor.
Bajazet in Pomfret.
1913. Rockingham in Hartland Young
Arabian in Cavendish, etc. Bullrock in
Windsor.
1914. Pennsylvania horse Baronet, II
hands, in Hartland, etc.
Young Cranberry by full-blooded Yam
kee in Windsor; II hands, black. Henry
Dundas in Randolph and Braintree; got
by Woolsey.
The Black Pope in Sharon, ETC.; Is
hands, well proportional and good car
riage. For beauty and activity he is sur
passed by none. He is a remarkable sire
and has sired some of the best horses in
the country. NATHAN BROWN.
Pomfret, 1914.
The famous stud horse The Traveller
will stand Mondays at Capt. NJ Duncan's,
Weatherstield. Tuesdays at Daniel
Brooks, Springfield. Wednesdays in
Charlestown, VT, On. H. Oh Fridays in
Chester North, VT: on Saturdays at
Leonard Walkers, Springfield, and re-
mainder of time at stables of subscriber.
The terms are 81 the leap, $3.50 the sea-
son, So to insure.
JOSEPH WHITNEY.
Springfield, May 10, 1914.
Lance, late the property of G. p. Bond,
Philadelphia, in Windsor; blood bay,
l5-2, by Dragon, etc., etc.
1916. TOuchstone.
From the Morning Ray, at Windsor.
1892. The Young Rover in Hanover.
etc. Eclipse, that full-blooded horse,
whose beauty and figure is so well known
in Europe and the Southern States. as
that language can add nothing to his
fame, will stand at Westminster at one
guinea the season.
Westminster, May 20, 1892.
bellows Falls Intelligencer.l
1922. Telescope-The subscriber hav-
ing brought directly from New York the
noted horse Telescope, etc. At Walpole,
Westminster, Putney, Chesterfield and
Westmoreand, at So. Bright bay, strong
boned, superior produce; bred in Long
Island got by Potomac, by Old Messen-
ger. Telescope is half-brother to Tele-
scope, bred by Gen. Coles of Long Is
land. JOB FOWLER.
"A recommendation follows signed by
Jacob L. Field and sixteen other residents
of counties of Washington and Renssa-
laer, n. Y.
May 16, 1922.
For Sale.-Hampton Arabian, four
years, 10 hands, dapple gray; cross of
the first blood English Arabian and Mar
ragansett breed of horses.
JOHN WATSON, JR.
East Windsor, Conn.,, 1922.
ISIS. Vol. 2. None. File complete.
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BETSY BROWN, 2,28 ga.
CoLDwATER, Mich, July %, 1885,
GEO. JOHNS.

COLDwATER, Mich, July 25, 1887.
Mr.. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Betsey Brown was foaled June %,
1881, bred by Harvey Bailey, sired by
Masterlode, No. oil. First dam by Min
ME, by Winthrop Merrill. No. 373; sec
ond dam, Mary Brown, by Williams
Bellfounder, No. 81; third dam by En-
gineer, No. 3.
Minnie, brown mare, 151 hands, two
white ankles behind; narrow strip in face.
Yours respectfully,
ii. BAILEY.
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oHAZY MAID, 2:2e IA, DAM OF; LETTER OF
ABARE & RICHARDS.

OHAZY MAID, 2:2e ia, DAM OF; LETTER OF
ABARE & RICHARDS.
Mr.. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Dear Sir AS to the dam of Chazy
Maid, she was Morgan mare owned by
Stephen Valentine of Coopersville, NY. !;
we never undertook to trace her out. Mr..
Valentine now lives in the West. She
was well bred mare. Chazy Maid is
registered; you will find her in Wallace's
Monthly, April number. We enclose
pedigree of Kerry Cow, half brother to
Chazy Maid; would be pleased to give
you any information in regard to the
above named mares.
Yours, etc.,
ABARE & RICHARDS.
CHAZY, n. Y.
We own Chazy Maid. A. r.
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ELMER, 2. IA.

SCHENECTADY, n. V, July 30, 1887.
JOSEPH BATTELL,
Dear Sr:-I received your letter in re-
gard to the mare, Belle, the dam of FL
mer. She died two years ago; she was a
brown mare, with two white legs behind
and l think my father got her of Charles
Backman. Mr.. Charles Stanford owned
her at the time she died.
Yours truly,
j. ELMER ELLIS.
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SUNORY LETTERS.
HORSES WANTED.

NORTHFIELD, Mass, Nov. 10, 1888.
JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq,
Dear Sir Il visited Rutland with Col.
Hooker last August to see the stock of
Vermont Breeders association, and while
there 1 bought Leader (of E. c. Ryder of
Weybridge) out of Thought. The colt
proves to be very fine. l write to ask
how fast Thought has trotted, and if he
is getting any fast colts, and if you know
of any fine three or four-years-old fol-
sale.
Yours truly,
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DAM OF PATCHEN MAID. 2.3o-LETTER OF
STuR0ES WHlTLOok.

BIRMINGHAM, Conn, June II, 1887.
JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq,
Dear Sir In reply to your favor of
the 9th ult., would say that the dam of
Patchen Maid was Maggie Blackman,
bred by David Sneden of Ansonia, Conn. /;
she was out of mare he bought of a
man near New Haven, and came from
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TRANSIT, 2.2e I-2-LETTER OF MORRIS
TOOMEY.

lhANSlI, Z.Z6 l-2-lET TER Of MORRIS
TOOMEY.
SACRAMENTO, June 10, 1887.
j. BATTELL, Esq,
Dear Sir Replying to yours enclosed
l wish to say that bred Transit and still
own him. l also bred his dam and grand
dam. Description and pedigree should
stand this way: Transit. bay horse,
foaled 1888 (star, left hind ankle white)
by Prompter, son of Blue Bull. Dam,
Venus, by California Dexter, son of
Whipple's Hambletonian; grand-dam by
Murphy's Horse, son of st. Clair (pacer) !;
great-grand-dam, a mare brought from
Michigan, pedigree unknown (to me-.
Record of Transit 2 40 at one year old !;
2 :33 at two years old; 2:26t at three
years old. Thinking that this covers the
ground of your inquiries, remain,
Yours truly,
MOppJS TOnNEy
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AN ME LOU.

NEENAH, Wis, May PC, 1887.
JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq,
Dear Sr:-Your letter of May 80 re-
ceived and contents noted, and in reply
wonld say, am the owner of Annie Lou,
but do not know anything of her breed
ing or breeder. Yours truly,
A. w. PATTEN.