Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-22
PACIFIC COAST AND OTHER
HORSES.
IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING INFoRMA


TON.
From Breeder and Sportsman.
Vol. 3, p. 12l.-Dam of B. B. \. by
Wate's Marshall, owned, 1853, by E. NJ.
Waite, Oregon, and son of Laplandei
thoroughbred. Breeder not given.
p. 130.-Little En- oy Billy Green
dam, Black Maria, by Black Bill. "From
one who knows"
p. 2lS.-Randolph Huntington writes
Jacob 5. Platt, New FORK, had the mare
Lady Surrey. She had been for several
years noted road mare in New York
city. She came into Platt's hands when
the two horses Henry and Eclipse were
world beaters.
Plat thought he would breed a colt by
Henry from Surrey and bought two
more French Canadian mares called Bet
and Rose. He bred the three to Henry
and Eclipse, getting bay filly by Henry
out of Surrey, a CHI. sorrel colt from Bet
by Henry and bay brown filly out of
Rose by Eclipse. When three years old
these three foals were broken at Jamaica,
L. l. Van Colt broke Surveys colt, also
the one by Eclipse out of Rose. Bets
colt was sold to New Jersey and known
as May Day. He became prominent
through his mares. Afterwards Surrey
was bred to Andrew Jackson and got
Henry Clay.
p. PA. On early career of Dick
Wright.
p. 296.-Maid of Clay, br. mare, bred
by Catln Webster, Phelps, Ontario Co..,
n. y; foaled June, 1856; by Henry
Clay; dam, Gray Fanny.
Randolph Huntington writes that Gray
Fanny was owned by Catlin Webster and
at that time called Messenger and Nor
gan mare; her sire, known as Gray Mes
senger or Nottingham's Norman. Cap
tain Skinner of Geneva dead bought
Maid of Clay from Webster in the fall of
1859. He sold to A. ID. Plat of Geneva
in lS59-60, who traded her to S. F. Cobb
and John b. Day, Geneva, for top wagon
and $3.50, Noy. 8, 1860. They trotted her
in the hands of Alb. Cleveland in 36.
Sly of Albany bought her in 1869 for
$500 for Mr.. Lathrop, who gave her to
Gov. Stanford.
z. 32l.-Article of Topgallant from
Breeders Gazette: He was spawned on
both hind legs, but not lame; l6 hands
and rat tail; foaled 1907.
p. 32S.-Story on Mambrino Chief as
told by James B. Clay and Elmer
Thorne; from Turf, Field and Farm.
p. 340.-"Dutchman," from Breed
ers' Gazette: Concerning the blood lines
of Dutchman there is nothing known to
a certainty, although after he had made
a name there was no lack of evidence,
such as it was, as to his breeding, but
none of the stories were known to be
true, and they were so contradictory at
all points that to one who has examined
them it seems that the pedigree is hope
lessly involved in doubt. The first no.
tice of him was at five years old hauling
brick near Philadelphia. He was purch-
ased by Mr.. Jeffers Iof Philadelphia and
by him named Dutchman. Sold soon to
Peter Barker of New York, who had him
locked. Trotted first in 1885, and be-
came most noted as long distance trotter.
p. 345-On Pilot, Jr., by Spurs; from
Turf, Field and Farm.
p. 4O3.-Ripton; from Breeders Ga
zette: Bright bay, 10 hands, four white
legs and blaze. Bold and snowy gait :;
on the turf II consecutive years-from
1885 to 1852.
Advertisement of Mambrino Wilkes,
son of Geo. Wilkes; to stand at Stock
ton.
+ Vol. G; page 50-American Girl: "A
slashing big mare, foaled the property of
Philip Sears, Westchester Co., N. Y;
got by Amos Cassius NJ. Clay out of
mare of utterly unknown blood that was