Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-06-07
FURTHER INTERVIEWS.
ROBIN, DUROO, ETO.

Mr.. Bates of Sherburne, VT, says:
"Charles Richmond, who is now aliye,
but do not know his address, claimed to
me last winter that he at one time had
the care of Consul Jarvis horse and that
the horse Robin, owned by Moses Bates
of Springfield, was bred by Consul Jar
Wis, got by an English horse and from a
Morgan mare of great merit and speed.
Robin was every way Morgan-built
horse; he was round-built, solid-made,
not high. There was Messenger horse
raised in Mt. Holly, quite noted horse,
called part Dutch-a large, heavy gray
horse, 1900 lbs. He was very cross. Da-
rius Green of Mt. Holly had quite IL not
ed horse and think called him Messen-
ger; gray, 1850 lbs. Green sold to Abra-
ham Adams of Ludlow, who, | think,
had both of these horses and took them
to Boston. This was "a to SO years ago.
The first was raised in Mt. Holly Maj
ARENAS Spaulding owned one of them
and is alive still, at Ludlow village.
1.-The 1rnkalo horse was noted. Knox
had him at Cavendish; large gray horse,
hind leg injured. think he had some
Canada blood. | was not more than II
years old.
''There was IA large bay horse owned in
Clarendon.
"Justin Robinson of Bridgewater
owned a Morgan horse.
"Charles Richmond is an old man and
lives part of the time at Mendon. John
Thompson of Mendon might know where
he was. Dea Boynton, an old man, lives
at Springfield, VT. Mr. Ephraim Le-
land came to this town in 1880.
Nathan Conant of Cayendish owned a
stallion, big bay horse that came from
Maine, Go years ago.
Mr.. Hill of Plymouth had a good-sized
horse called Duroc that came from New
Hampshire, 30 years ago. Isaiah Wheel
er of Sherburne, now alive, tended him
Mr.. Dicks of Plymouth says that JON
athan Hall owned old Duroc-a large
bay horse, l6 hands, 100 lbs, 45 years
or more ago. He was a powerful horse
and called good one. Mr.. Green of
Highlock Hills owned Duroc; he board
ed with Hall. Duroc was here number
of years.
Mr.--of Ludlow says that Pat
Lane of Poultney owned stallion that
he sold in 1888 to Alonzo Drury of
Weston, who sold to a man in Peru; he
was bred in Springfield, VT. and think
was a descendant of the old Bates Horse
Robin.
Horace Martin Of Perkinsville, VT,
about rs years old, says: "The Trim
kalo was ugly, dapple gray; was small
and got small stock. lie was a good horse
and my impression is was a Morgan; he
was owned in Ludlow. The Clifford was
the first Morgan horse heard Of
Mr.. Downer of Weathersfield says that
Hemingway of Windsor owned a good
Morgan horse, dark bay, 1850 lbs, some
20 years ago.
Horace Martin of Plymouth remem-
bers Robin, owned by Mr.. Bates of
Springfield, and says that Mr.. Bates trav-
eled him about the country.
''The Graves Horse was bred by Mr..
Graves of Baltimore, VT. got by Green
Mountain Morgan; dam, a black mare
bred by MIR. Graves, got by the Earl
Horse, horse raised and owned by Earl
of Chester, VT. The granddam was bred
by Graves and got by Morgan horse
Clifford | think. Lyman took this Graves
Horse Vest
Mr.. Martin says, it is his impression
that Moses Bates raised Robin he was
not large horse, but a pretty one. 81
should Judge him to be Morgan now if
Iowned him; about that build, not large,
but close made"