Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-29
REMINGTON'S YOUNG BLACK
HAWK.
BRoCKPoRT, n. Y, Oct. q, 1889.
MIR. JOSEPH RATTEII

BRoCKPoRT, n. Y, Oct. q, 1889.
MIR. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Dear SIR Il received letter from nv
brother, who enclosed one from you to
him. As he was quite young, he did not
remember all. cannot fill out the blank,
but will write what | know. A Mr.. Hy-
att of Red Creek, Wayne Co.. n. V, had
a pair of mares that he used on the farm
and road that would weigh 1000 or little
more, and they were a good pair We
joined farms, so that | saw them often.
One fall he and his wife drove them to
Vermont to visit some relatives and while
there Hills Black Hawk served the mares
and they both proved in foa. The dark
brown mare had Remingtons Young
Black Hawk; the light brown, bay fill
ly. Mr.. Hyatt had son in New York
city, so, his health being poor, he thought
he would go down and stay awhile. So
he rented his farm and made an auction.
Rev. Ira Bennett, my father. bid off the
stud colt for 500, and bought the filly
at private sale. In few days father
sold the stud colt to Irving Remington
for $40 and reserved the use of him on
his own mares. [ do not remember to
whom he sold the tilly; but somebody
at Red Creek. In 1853 father moved to
Weedsport, Cayuga Co., and bought a
little bob-tail bay mare of Deacon Whit
man. She would not weigh over 900 lbs,
but was one of the best readers | ever
saw or drove. She had lots of speed, but
being broken badly had bees in her bon
net; in fact, nobody could drive her, and
father got her for $50 on that account.
They called her Morgan. We got her
so that we could drive her single and faith
err put her to the Remington colt. Her
first colt was mahogany bay. We saved
him for stud and when he was two
years old | took second premium on him
at the State fair held at Elmira. That
fall father sold him to Rev. Mr.. Card,
that preached at some place in the Cherry
Valley, York State; | know where if
can think, but he took him to the State Of
Illinois; don't know where; father got
$50 for him. The next was black colt
and we saved him. He took first premi-
UNI at every fair we took him to without
going into the ring-Cayuga Co., Onon-
daga Co. and Madison Co. | drove him at
Morrsville fair IA mile in 3 :03, when he
was three years old. That fall my father
and brother Albert drove the colt Charley
and the old mare (the damp the most of
the way to Sparta, Wis, and the colt
gained on the way. Father sold him
right off for Sl400. Kept the old mare
about six months and sold her to Deacon
Amos Kendall for $500. | do not remem-
Der the mans name that father sold Char
ley 10, but father bought some land of
him and that is in the county record.
Dea. Whitman had son, Patt or Pratt,
that could tell whom he got the mare of,
and he has cousin by the name Of
Boardman Whitman living at Weedsport,
Cayuga Co., y. Y. The first colt, Billy,
was about l54 hands when we let him
go. The black colt, Charley, was about
l6 hands had very nice name and tail.
Wish could give you fuller particulars,
but have told all | can think of now. If
you should want anything more, will
try and look it up and will write if hear
of anything; for l am a horse-man all
through and like to help in tracing pedi-
grees. Yours truly,
JOHN A. BENNETT.
p. S. The first colt was solid color;
the black had little white on inside of
one heel.