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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-22

Distance barred in all classes under
four years old.
No horse can take further money by
reason of other parts of the purse or
stakes not being filed or trotted for.
All nominations must be made and the
first instalmant paid on or before June
10, the second instalment July 10 and the
third and final instalment August 10.
Nominators nor completing payment
of entrance forfeit instruments paid
All stakes and purses divided as fol-
lows: 30 cent to the first. % to the seq
ond, 10 to the third aud 10 to the fourth.
Nominations and payments must be
made to the Secretary, f. II. Harrington,
Brandon, Vt.
Trotting to be governed by trotting
rules of the National association of rrot-
ting Horse Breeders.
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
In competition for stakes and premi-
ums only members are eligible. The
membership fee is 50, which gives all
privileges of entry and free ticket to the
three-days' meeting. All breeders and
those interested in road and trotting
horses. who are residents of Vermont or
have horse stock farms or own stations
standing for service in Vermont. may be-
come members of this association nv
paying to the secretary the fee of two
dollars, unless they are objected to bv
three or more members. Other non
residents may become Honorary members
by paying the same fee and subject To the
same conditions, but shall not be allowed
to vote or exhibit stock at any meeting
of the association.
No animal is eligible to entry unless
owned by member, or got by a stallion
owned or stood by Il member.
The association will furnish exhibitors
hay, straw and stabling free, and grain
on the ground at market prices.
All stock should be billed "Rutland
Driving Park, Rutland, W.T." and while
on exhibition will be under the control
or the association.
| The association reserves the right to
reject any exhibit deemed unworthy.
Members exhibiting stock and their
necessary assistants will be furnished
with tickets of admission. Apply to the
secretary or the general superintendent
for help tickets.
Application for stalls must be made to
+. Bowman, General Superintendent.
Rutland, VT, who will be on the grounds
several days preceding the exhibition for
the purpose of assigning stalls to exhibi-
tors, etc. Those wishing stalls should
send to the superintendent for blanks.
The association will in no way be re-
sponsible for any loss or damage that
may occur to any horse. carriage, har-
ness, ETC., and it shall be a condition of
entry that each exhibitor shall hold the
association harmless from any loss. acct
dent or damage.
ES~Copies of this circular and entry
blanks will be sent by the secretary on
application.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-22
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The work on the first volume of the Register
OF Morgan Horses goes steadily forward. IL
will consist OF about 500 pages, and contain
about 1000 pedigrees, with much additional
matter, be well illustrated and handsomely
bound. All stations OF merit tracing in di-
rect male line to Justin Morgan, toaled lsS0
and before and having at least one siXty-fourth
blood of the original Morgan horse will be
recorded tree; for stations foaled since lSs0
and mares with such inheritance as above,
the usual tee of : is charged. The price OF
the book is not yet fixed, but will be made as
low as can be afforded, so that the work may
be widely distributed. Blanks tor pedigrees
furnished on application. Address,
JOSEPH BATTELL, Middlebury, vt.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-22

brought in team from Virginia at the
breaking out of the war, and did service
in a brick yard at Kenger's station on the
Hudson river until her death. Amos
Clay at one time belonged to John Pol
lock of Philadelphia and he died at the
age of 81, owned by II. Farrell, Mount
Moriah, Philadelphia. Travis presented
the FLY to his sons, who sold her to Mr..
Odell. She made her first appearance at
four years old, in 1866, at Newburgh, N.
Y. Sold them to Travis and Mason,
Peekskill, n. Y.
Vol. Z, page 32l-Long article on Occi-
dent says: He put an end to this by ma
king the fastest time on record up to the
date of the performance, 2:l6i. Brown
colt, foaled 1863; bred by Matthew Shaw
of Sacramento Co., Cal, by Doc; pedi-
gree of his dam unknown. Doc was
foaled in 1858; bred by Charles Lowell of
the same county, got by pacing stallion
st. Clair; dam a sorrel mare, a trotter,
claimed to be very good one. Her ped
igree was also unknown. The dam
and colt were sold to Mr.. Lowell, the
breeder of Doc. Occident was so small
he was unbroke until five years old. Sold
unbroken to a butcher at Sacramento,
then to German grocer, who sold him,
summer of 1869, and same year purchased
of Mr. Mcmahon by Sidney Eldred for
$500. July 3 of this year Gen. Stanford
bought him at $1,000 cash and a horse
valued at $780, Occident is why, an
gular animal with as good set of legs as
ever known. 1t is unquestionable that
his dam is pure Californian and conse-
quently descendant of Spanish horses
imported here at early times.
Vol. s, p. 22G-On Plumas and his pro-
duce.
~ Vol. 0, p. l95-Article on Geo. NJ.
Patchen by Randolph Huntington says
Schiefletn & Broadhurst were in the drug
trade on John street, n. Y, forty years
ago. Broadhurst employed men with
dump carts for street cleaning. An Irish
man working for him lost his horse and
came to Campbell in McChesney's stables
at Bulls Head, where droves of horses
came for sale, and bought of him for $40
a big yellow bay mare that was kicker.
Broadhurst had two colts by Trustee,
out of ordinary mares, not thoroughbred.
The Irishman bred his mare to one of
these colts, and got bay filly that he
sold to Mr.. Carman, brick manufactur-
err. Carman gave the fily to a relative
in New Jersey, who bred her to Cassius
NJ. Clay and the foal was George NJ.
Patchen.
Vol. 10, p. 140-Advertisement-For
sale, Dan VOORHEES, I'd; brown colt, foal-
ed April 1884; 15-2; very stylish, etc. ;
trots inside of three minutes. Sire Dan
Voorhees,, by Gen. Mcclellan, son of
North Star; dam Black Swan (2:2St) by
Cases David Hill.
w. ii. BAILEY, 40l Col. st.
Vol. u, p. l47-List of California trot-
| tiers.
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John Nelson.
Lexington.
1s67-David Hill; dark bay, 1G hands,
by Black Lion; dam by Hambletonian,
he by Abdalah.
MCCRACKEN & ASHLEY.
1S5S-The Morgan horse st. Clair.
j. Z. MILLER.
1S59-Oliver Cromwell.
Morgan horse, st. Clair, at $50.
Billy Chatham by Cracker by Boston.
Rather.
Hamlet.
Trustee.
1S60-St. Clair.
Jack Hawkins.
Trotting stallion John Nelson by imp.
Trustee. His dam was the celebrated
Redmond mare, who trotted in 2 :35-by
Abdallah. Nelson is eight years old CHI,
star and white hind feet, 15-3.
1S73-Naubuc, trotting stallion by Tor
onto Chief; dam Gypsy Queen.
b. J. SMITH, San Francisco.
Dietz st. Clair was bred by l.. Dietz,
Woodland, Sacramento Co., Cal. foaled
May 2, 1864 got by St. Clair; dam, jet
black, by Black Hawk stallion that
came over the plains, and afterwards
went down near Petoluma; g. d. blood
bay, brought from Kentucky by James
Hornet across the plains, when she was
served by the Black Hawk stallion.
Dietz st. Clair-1150 lbs, l5-2; fair,
square-built horse. The dam two years
old, going on three when bred to st.
Clair. Hornet went to Napa, where he
died. Mr.. Dietz says he sold his horse
when about 20 years old to Suffer Co.,
near De Buttes, where he stood a while
and was sold to Hawkins of Solano Co.,
some 10 miles from Dixon, where he
died.
On the Mcmahon ranch there was son
of st. Clair, bay, 100 lbs, 15-2, that
was a good horse and quite a trotter
bought of a Mr.. Childs.
To be continued.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-22
IN THE PEDIGREE OF
WESTERN FEARNAUGHT
Boston, March ~, 1887.

Boston, March 81, 1887.
Mr.. j. III. WALLACE
Dear Str: 1t has been my fortune to
appear before your readers more than
once as an image-breaker, and l must
again request the use of your columns
for similar purpose. While Western
Fearnaught was doing service away
down in Maine it was not deemed mat
ter of special Importance whether he was
by Fearnaught or some other stallion of
equal merit. The effects of the great
boom engineered by that very excellent
gentlemen, Col. RUSSELL seconded by his
able lieutenants, "Uncle" Ben Wright,
A. p. Morrison, and Norcross (familarly
known as Grossly" of the Fearnaught
Stock Farm, Manchester, Me.-about the
only man in this part of the country to
pin his fortunes to the Fearnaught myth
and follow it blindly to financially des-
truction), reached Minokin Boy, as he
was then called, having its legitimate
effect upon the public mind, increasing
his patronage and reputation as the best
son of his supposed sire in proportion to
the fuctuaton of the Fearnaught barom-
eter. At this time there were those
and among them some very intelligent
hOrsemen-who disbelieved in the pedi-
gree sent out with this horse, and were
open in their denunciation of the affair.
Among them might be mentioned Gen.
w. S. Tilton, gentleman of national re-
putaton and breeder of merit and dis
tinction. Nothing, however of special
note was done to ascertain the truth.
Some years ago the writer had in his
possession certain data of facts from
which he intended at the first opportunity
to endeavor to unravel the mystery, but
they were misplaced and the matter
slumbered. A few weeks since the case
was again strongly presented to his at
tention while reading very sharp letter
from an active, intelligent gentleman
who is so great an admirer of Western
Fearnaught as to be willing to sink his
own identity under a nom de plume bor-
rowed from the reputed head of the fam
lily. Not content with asserting the ped
igree of the horse in question as he I'M
derstands it and as il has enormously
gone into the record, he thought it neces-
sary to attack the motives of at least one
distinguished breeder who had dared to
question the veraeity of that record
For the facts herein given the writer is in
debted to Henry IL. Smith, Esq, of New
market, n. II. They are all matters of
personal knowledge to him. Mr.. Smith
will be remembered by all the "Old Guard"
as driver of the Hiram Woodruff type
Gn point of integrity, with whom he
was contemporaneous. lie is now SER
enely spending what remains to him of
life among the granite hills of New
Hampshire, happy in the possession of
mental faculties undmmed and reputa-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-22
STANDARD,

Dark irong grey horse, foaled August 10, 1855; st
Farm, WATERFOWL, Mass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-22

on for honesty and truth unbiased by
the character which usually falls to the
lot of the professional horseman.
Minokin Boy, or Western Fearnaught,
was foaled the property of John Brag-
don, Wells, Maine, who sold him when
four months old to Albert McCrills of
North Berwick, Maine, who in turn
sold him at seventeen months old for $3.50
to William Paul of Sanford, in the same
State. When three years old past Paul
sold him to BENJAMIN 5. Wright, then of
Boston, for 81, 900. Paul billed, or repre-
sented, him to have been sired by Fear
naught-at least he has so stated to Mr..
Smith-allowing that he knew it to be
false, but thought it would make no par
ticular difference to anybody, and he was
sure it would please "Uncle Ben" to have
| it so!
Western Fearnaught was sired by a
horse called Frank, sometimes known as
Danville Boy, Jr.. by Danville Boy, full
brother to Draco, by Young Morrill, Per-
kinsO. Frank was bred by Ezra Bill
ings of North Berwick, Maine, and was
purchased at five years old by Mr.. Hen
ry II. Smith of Eben F. Nealy, and Bill
ings, of North Berwick, for the sum of
5000. Before the purchase Nealy, who
weighed 1870 pounds, drove him mile in
2.52 to wagon weighing l50 pounds, at
the Granite State Park, Dover, y. II. In
May, 1867, at Manchester, n. H., Frank
trotted three races, one to wagon, one to
harness, and one to saddle, all in the
same day, winning in straight heats. In
the saddle-race he was ridden by the sold
vet" William Woodruff, brother to Hi
ram, and made heat in 2.33. He was
gelded shortly after and sold to Edwin
l.. Haley of Boston, for road purposes
His dam was called Messenger and Nor
gan. She was brown in color, of good
size, fine family mare, and an excellent
roadster; could trot right off the farm
in about 300.
The dam of Minokin Boy was large
sized mahogany-bay, sired by Young Co.
lumbus. She could trot better than 2.5O
and was fine mare in every respect She
was bought by Mr.. Ii. II. Smith, before
mentioned, of James Westcott, landlord
of the Mansion House, Newburyport,
Mass. Mr.. Smith sold her to Amos F.
Breed of Lynn, Mass, the well-known
president of the Boston and Lynn rail
raad. He exchanged her for grey horse
with Ezra Billings of North Berwick,
who bred her to Frank, and the produce
is the horse now known and celebrated
Gustly) as Western Fearnaught. After
Wright bought Minokn Boy, Mr.. George
W. Wales, then wealthy Boston mer-
chant, went to Wells and purchased his
dam for breeding purposes. The subse.
quent history of this Columbus mare has
not been ascertaned.
1t thus appears that the speed-lines OF
Western Fearnaught must be traced tc
Danville Boy quite trotter himself)
and Young Columbus, eliminating Old
Fearnaught altogether, the paterna
ancestry of both Frank and Old Fear.
naugh, however, having a common pro-
genitor in Young Morrill.-[Levi S. Gould
in Wallace's Monthly.
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PEDIGREE HUNTING.
ST. CLAIR, NO. 2.

81. ClPIhi W. x
NV last article states that Mr.. Roberts
moved the man who brought st. Clair
across the plains on to the Auburn road.
u miles from San Francisco. 1t should
read u miles from Sacramento. So for
McCrocker's Black Hawk read McCrack-
ems Black Hawk.
NV notes read: "AIr. Roberts moved
the first owner of St. Clair with wife and
probably in spring Of 1851, upon the An
burn road about II or from II to Is miles
from Sacramento, where he went to keep
wayside hotel This from Mr.. Z. H.
Miller of San Francisco, as also the fol-
lowing description:
St. Clair, very dark brown. nearly
black, tan color flanks, little white on
inside of left hind foot, coat fine, with
small white hairs through it, 1872, 1915
lbs, very strong and we'll muscled, COM
pactly built, wide between eyes, deep
through chest, withers well up. Would
nip the groom sometimes, but of very
intelligent and generally kind DISPOSE
tic n. Foaled 1914 %; commenced stand
ing for mares 1857; got 800 to 700 colts ;
had one year 159 mares, no year.less than
60; burnt up in August, 1864. His colts
bay or brown, almost invariably.
Mr.. Miller says he has seen but four of
other coors. (Mr. Miller formerly lived
at Sacramento.) The majority of his
colts were trotters. Mr.. Miller adds that
he had long heavy name ard tail and good
legs and feet as ever were on horse.
The man that brought him over the
plains sold him at Placerville. Dunlap
bought him at Sacramento.
In the Sacramento Daily Union appear
the following advertisements
1S6l.-Rattler; Trustee; Young Reams'
Eclipse.
Bencia Boy; imported September
1S60-To stand on 18th ST., Sacramento,
at SIS; blk, eight years old, l6 hands,
1860 lbs, by Vermcnt Black Hawk dam,
full bloOded Messenger mare; g. d. by
imp. Duroc; g. G. d. by Vigilance.
(Signed), WIN. MoORHEAD.
St. Clair.-This truly wonderful horse
for speed, bottom, and superior stock,
will stand at Miller's stables, etc., at $40.
Wine Creek Black Hawk and the young
stallion Manhattan, imported March, 1861,
and will stand at stables of Mr.. II. Tur-
rell on Union ranch, one mile east of Fol-
som City. Jet black without mark: got
by Hills Black Hawk; dam by Young
Sir Walter; g. d. by Sir Charles, @. q. d.
Morgan mare.
Old Sir Walter was a thoroughbred
horse purchased in Virginia by gentle
man residing in Montreal, and was never
beaten on the turf in Canada.
Manhattan was sired by Wine Creek
Black Hawk; dam, Duroc mare.
WIN. S. TURNER, Agent.
lS62-The celebrated trotting stallion,
John Nelson, at S75.
St. Clair and Young St. Clair advertised
by Miller at S25.
Full blood trotting stallion Keokuk, at
and near Sacramento, at $40 dark brown,
l5-3, 1850 lbs. Owned by ID. Blodgett,
1857. (Signed)
DANIEL BLODGLTT.
a. Fields Smith adYertises his Black
Hawk trotting stallion, Lancet, at Sacra-
mento, at SIS.
1SG3-LeXingtOn and John Nelson.
1SG4-John Nelson.
1S65-John Nelson.
Young Tecumseh; eight wears old;
dark dapple chestnut; l5-2, 1925 lbs.
Beat Lancet in ii :32, five miles.
JOHN PEAsLEY. Owner.
lsG5-Lexington, thoroughbred.
Missouri Chief.
ls66-Capt. Hanaford.
NnunO frooup,cob
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-22
STATE OF vERMONT-Addison Coun-

Rosa NJ. Chattuck of Salisbury, in said coun-
~, having fled her petition to the Addison
county court, next to be held at Middlebury,
within and tor said county, on the first Tues
day OF June \. d., lss9, setting forth in sub.
stance that she was married to Charles w.
Chattuck on the Both day of October, a. D.,
1855; that she has resided in said county tor
two years last past; that she has been treated
by the said Charles W with intolerable sever
ity; that the said Charles W. has cruelty re-
fused to support the said Rosa NJ. wherefore
she prays for divorce from the said Charles
W. and the custody OF their son, Warren A.
And it appearing that the said Charles w.
Chattuck resides without said State, so that
SAID petition cannot be served upon him,
1t is ordered that the said Charles W. Chat
tuck be summoned to appear and answer the
foregoing petition on the first day of the
next term OF said court to be held at Middle
bury, aforesaid, on the first Tuesday OF June
a. d., 1859, by the publication OF the substance
OF said petition together with this order in
the Middlebury Register published in Middle
bury, aforesaid three weeks successfully, the
last OF which publications to be at least six
weeks prior to said term of said court.
Dated at Middlebury, aforesaid, this 10th
day OF March, A. D., 1889
II. WAINWRIGHT, Clerk.
ELDREDGE & SLADE, Atty's for petitioner.
II 3w.
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STAKES.


No. I-AssocidtiOn Stakes. For foals
of 1888; SIS entrance, in instalments of
50, 50 and 81, with $50 added. Single
dash, one mile.
No. 2.-Pine Hill Stock Farm Stakes.
For foals of 1887; $40 entrance, in in
stalments of So, So and so, with 800
added. Mile heats, best two in three.
No. 3.-Eem Stakes. For foals of
1856; S25 entrance, iu instalments of So.
IS and Sl2, with 500 added.
No. 4.-George W. Hooker Stakes. For
foals of 1885; $50 entrance, in install
ments of So, $40 and SIS, with $50 adj
ded.
No. 5.-BroOkside Stock Farm Stakes.
For foals of 1884; $40 entrance, in install
ments of $40, $40 and 800, with $3.50
added.
No. 6.-AssOcidtion Guarantee Purse.
$500; entrance, ten per cent of purse,
payable % per cent June 10, p per cent
July 10 and per cent August 10; horse
not required to be named till last pay
ment. The whole amount of the en-
trance money to go into the purse, even
if it should exceed S400. Open to all
horses that have never beaten 2 45 prior
to closing of nominations.
No. 7.-Green Mountain Stock Farm
Stakes. For foals of 1887; confined to
stations; entrance S25, in instruments of
s., IS and Sl2, with 500 added. Mile
heats, best two in three.
No. S.-Associdtion Stakes. For foals
of 1886; confined to stations; entrance
$50, in instalments Of S5, $40 and SIS,
with 500 added.
No. 9.-AssocidtiOn Guarantee Purse,
S400. For horses that have never beat
en- 2 30; entrance payable and conditions
the same as in No. 6.
We have already printed a list of the
premiums, except that the following had
not then been arranged for;
MORGAN STALLION PREMIUM.
Treasurer's premiums of 500 for Nor
gan stations entrance free); first $50,
second $50, third $40. Contestants must
trace in direct male line to Justin Morgan
and have at least l-64th of his blood, so
as to be eligible to registry in the Regis
ter of Morgan horses now in preparation
by Joseph Battell. Premium-takers at
previous exhibitions of the association
barred, except that any horse is eligible
to compete in this class for higher pre-
MUM than has already been awarded
him.
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
STAKES.
All stakes and purses are to be mile
heats, best three in five, except such as
are otherwise specified.
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THE BREEDERS MEETING.

The Vermont association of Road and
Trotting Horse Breeders has come to be
one of the foremost institutions of the
State. The next summer meeting will
be held at Rutland Aug. 2S, 20 and 80,
and the circular giving list of stakes and
premiums and the rules and regulations
has been issued by the secretary, F. H..
Harrington of Brandon. Following is a
list of the
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-30

A formidable memorial from citi-
Gems Of New Mexico has been present
ed to congress against the admission Of
that territory into the Union. The Pc
tition stated that it was not the interest
OF the residents nor was it the desire Of
majority Of New Mexicans engaged
in commercial pursuits to be admitted
At present. The petitioners also say
that the population is largely composed
Of people unfamiliar with the Englist
language who would be easily influenc
ed by unscrupulous politicians. Tht
petition further states that the legisla
ture has been such as to cause tn
gravest fears that if left to enact law
not subject to the reversal Of congress
tho resulting code would he q disgrac
to tho state.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-30
Chicago Maiden's Meditatio,

maiden meditations are almost toe
sacred to be treated in the columns
OF newspaper; yet the gentle
thoughts Of young woman of the day
hesitating between two lovers are most
interesting, and it is ventured to here
give them in all their innocence.]
The one has divine mustache,
The other money bags;
hesitate 'twix love aud cash,
His giblets or his jags.
Shall appear in gowns OF state,
Or shall dress in rags9
Which shall I choose9 What is my fate
His giblets or his jags?
Betwix the two-alss! poor me!
My 1syward fancy lags;
Which shall takeq Which shall 1t beq
His giblets or his jags?
Regarding my delay the tongue
OF Mrs. Grundy wags;
Ofeach I hear the praises sung,
His giblets and his jsgs.
The problem bears upon me still,
Ny resolution fags.
Which shall take for good or i'll,
His giblets or his jags9
Chicago Mail.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-30

Riddles cheap Tor cash meat market
south side of the square, is doing 9
rushing business. Riddle is always
first in his line, selling the richest, the
latest and juicest Of meat at cotton
rock prices. His customers follow him
and one who trades with him once be
comes regular customer. You can
buy fine porter house steak at Riddle
at 10 cents per pound, and all Other
meat in proportion. Take your basket
around there.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-30

One of the results of the perform
ances Of the copper syndicate is seen
in the facts showing the copper pro-
duction and consumption of the world
during the year the syndicate has been
operating. As was to be expected,
production has increased and consump-
ton decreased, with the net result Of ad.
ding about eighty.ive thousand tons
Of ingot copper to the stocks on hand,
as compared with those of twelve
months ago.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-30

1.-THE crowd of Office seekers beseig-
ing the home Of president elect, Harri-
son, keeps on increasing, the only rem.
edy will be Calling guns, loaded with
salt pork, primed and shotted and
trained up and down the approaches
to the house. Then let the riot act
be read and one Of the guns touched
of. The greed Of Office seekers is .
disgrace to the country.