Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-12-13
INTERVIEWS.

MT. ' an NOtt, west 0Stll street, New
York, says that Surrey belonged to Jacob
s. Platt, who built Plat street, New York,
about 1880. He owned three small mares
Surrey, Bet and Rose-and drove to-
gether and alternately. Surrey was Il
little bay mare, l42, all bay, pricked and
docked trOtted on the old Central course
beating Cato and Black Kate in 2:4O
Wallace persists in calling her PAGER :
she was as square-gaited a mare as ever
struck a trot in the world. She after
wards fell into the hands of Geo. NJ.
Patchen. She was not mixed gated: no
pacing when she started. May Day was
out of Bet by Eclipse. Harry Clay was
rank gutter. Geo. NJ. Patchen was
the gamest stallion that ever lived.
don't know who brought Surrey here.
i am 80. We moved to Jamaica in 1881.
Mr. Platt sold his mare when he failed in
building Plat street. She had short
neck and IA little cute head on her. Hen
ry, that ran against Eclipse, stood at my
fathers in lS30-3l.
Col. Cana of Richfield Springs. n. Y,
says: | knew Americas. He was owned
by Olendorf, town of Columbia, Herki-
mer county; got by horse he owned
called "a Morgan horse. | think it was
Joel Pettee that Chas. Tornicliff sold
Americas to. Tornicliff lived at Rich
field Springs. | think Joel Pettee brought
the horse to New York. Oendorf's boys
live there now-Dr. Olendorf, Columbia
Center, Herkimer county. There was IL
PAGER, too, from that county that came to
New York; owned once by Chas. Torn-
Cliff. y
Mr.. Joseph Wooley, Rutland, VT, 81
years of age, says: was born in Rock
ingham, VT Twas in Compton. Canada,
In 1888, nine years. There was smart.
not big horse, like II Morgan, that came
from Boston,, a horse of great power, a
noted horse, brown black, that was sold
for 5000 and then for Sl0O, called Leeboo
He was ridden from Boston by some one
escaping from the officers. The first
horse of note at Rockingham, that | re-
member, was called Rockingham ii
handsome bay, pretty cross, Ii hands.
remember the first trotting horse that
trotted in three minutes. | saw him go
past the schoolhouse when | was about
II years old. lie went to Europe. He
was owned in Chester. VIA dark gray.
i think he was French horse. | remem-
Der him perfectly. The scholars went
out to see him 90 by: some one said
- That is the old trotter." | ought to
remember his name, but can't now, The
next horse that | remember was one of
the best that ever stood in the State-a
black stallion bought by Goodhue of
Westminster of man riding by; was
called the GOodhue Horse. The fellow
was stealing him; was only three years
old; always supposed he was stolen. A
pair of his colts sold for $500 in New
1ork-bred by Bellows. The gray trot-
ter was not more than Is to l54 hands-a
strong-made horse, heavy neck and bob
tail; heavy, blocky built. | think he
was from the north. The next stallion,
Quicksilver, owned by Bellows /; l6 hands,
long neck, high shoulder, nice ear, a lit
tie of the Roman nose; as beautiful
horse as l ever saw. He owned him
good while; | was then % or 30. | made
the first cast-iron pillow made in this
State. l don't remember Morgans then
at Rockingham, but when l was a boy
Is to 2O-Smith brought Morgans from
the north before we raised them. A good
many were brought down; active, pref
ty horses. Smith shipped them to France
from Connecticut. They were generally
bay, eight out of ten of them. The next
horse think of was at the hotel at Sax
tons Rivera nice horse. / bought one
of his colts in 1928 and sold him for 5000
He proved fast horse. | brought a
horse into the State, from Ogdensburgh,
when my Oldest boy was four years old,
about 30 years ago; got by the old State
of Maine horse; Messenger blood; he
got cross. They sent to the State of
Maine and got the horse; he was called
Gray Messenger. kept him two years
and sold him and he went to Putney, then
to near Boston and then back to Maine-a
fast horse, white with Iwhite name and
tail. A good many of his stock were fast.
He was four years old when l bought
him; 16 hands, 1000 to 100 lbs. and the
first Messenger horse in that section,