Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-30
SUNRRY INTERVIEWS.
DAVID l., DAM OF.

Mr.. Parsons, attorney for the late Tom
Fields Of New York, says:
"John Ryan, corner 10th and Manhat-
tan streets, might know about his horses.
1t was probably in 1870 or 1872 that
Fields owned the dam of David l.. He
had her on some farm back of Fishkill or
somewhere. If you could find out where
he kept his horses winters l think you
might learn about this mare
Mr.. Ryan says he knows Mr.. Fields
had the dam IN lS70-71. when he went to
live with him: does not know where he
got her.
Mr.. Parsons, in a second interview
says Mrs. Florence Todd, niece of Mr..
Fields, might know about the mare. She
is AN inspectress at the custom house, ap-
pointed two years ago. Mrs. Goodwin,
sister of Fields, now dead, lived near
Newburgh. Mr.. Todd was on the police
force.
NOTES AT CLAREMONT, N. II.
Mr.. Jarvis of Claremont, n. H.. says
The Bey of Tripoli made Com. Shaw a
present of a stallion: DR.. Leonard Jarvis
bought him and brought him to Clare
mont, y. H.: called him Tripoli He
was dappled gray, 1000 lbs. his name
hung 10 his knee and he had heavy tail.
DR.. Jarvis owned him six or eight years :;
sold him to Vermont or New York. NV
father had Goldfinder, an imported Eng
lish horse, before he had Tripoli-lS20,
and perhaps before. He was Jet black,
of fair size, larger than the Arabian. He
bought him of Cole of New Hampshire.
or sold to Cole, forget which.
Refers to John Leet of Claremont, \.
H., for information of Rogers Horse.
Morgan Empire and Sheldon Horse.
DR.. Wilkinson, Claremont, y. H., says:
Old Mr.. Goss and Rogers owned the old
Morgan horse together here one or two
years. Rogers lived near the ferry. The
horse was here about lSl6. He got Re-
yenge while he was here. Revenge was
owned by Albert Billings of Claremont
when he died.
Princess was nothing but a Morgan
mare-a perfect pattern of a Morgan
mare.
Morgan Empire was owned by John
Leet of Claremont; 800 lbs. foaled 1853
got by Empire State; dam owned by DR..
Lemuel Richmond of Derby Line, VT,
afterwards by John Leet, and got by
Royal Morgan.
Empire State was bred in Wyoming
county, y. Y, and kept some years at
Roxbury, Mass. He was black, 100 lbs.
handsome and fast: said to have COM
bined the blood of Duroc and Messenger.
His sire was called a thoroughbred.
There was horse here called Traveller.
Clifford Morgan was here. A horse
called Robin stood here in Claremont.
Morgan tended brigh. bay Morgan
horse with white ankles; a clean. very
handsome horse; | think he called him
Robin.
Morrison, about 20 years old, still lives
at the next town to Springfield, Vt.
Revenge was a terrible good horse.
Andrews had a chestnut stallion. 1000
lbs, nice, active horse. He went to Yer
mont. Albert Billings had him.
PRINCESS.
Mr. Moody says that Princess q 800.
dam of Happy Medium, was owned for
quite time at or near Claremont, y. H..
and was always called by Morgan Tally
Ho. Mr. Moody does not take stock in
the tracing of Princess by Mr.. Thomson
of Woodstock.
Mr.. Wheeler, Claremont, n. H., rs
years old, says; Revenge was dark
brown, lively color; about 10 hands, 900
lbs. My father owned him about 1921
when | was 10 years old. He had him
six or eight years. My fathers name