Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-25


but short back; good shaped horse; best
legs you ever saw; hairy on legs. Not
long tail bone; might have been cut off;
| can't say, but he had heavy tail. A
horse of tremendous stride and as quick
as lightning. Never touched hair. Go
single foot a little way IN starting. Most
powerful back and loin, and good belly
to carry his food. He did not have an
arched neck, but came up well from
shoulders. Nice long head and beautiful
muzzle; could eat out of a great cup. He
didn't look like Canadian, not bit. |
don't remember of ever seeing a Pilot, Jr.,
with coarse head.
"Clifton Pilot was by old Pilot out of
Lady Clifton, bred by DIR. Weems of JEFF
fersonville, Ind. Lady Clifton was a
trotting mare that think was brought
West by Bill Israel. Clifton Pilot was
black with white marks, 15-3 1000
pounds.
"Maida or Beargrass, dapple gray, 1913;
1000 pounds both trotters.
NllllOu llOts hdiIh, uObCl's anu OHC
other, all by old Pilot, trotted for stakes
at Louisville. won with Pilot, Jr.
"Pilot, Jr.'s, dam was blooded mare.
We knew it. knew Mr. Funk we'll. He
had two blooded stations. His son, Joe
Funk, lives at Henderson, Ky. There
was never question raised at the time
OH Ir hain IoI
mare.
sold Eclipse was a fine mover on trot.
Monmouth Eclipse was extraordinary in
this respect. He had the trotting action.
| moved to Lexington from Louisville in
1850 or 1851 lived there till just before
the war broke out.
"rhere was horse called Brown Pilot
by old Pilot. sold my half of Pilot, Jr., to
Heinsohn. He sold to DR.. Herr, think,
for Sll00, and Dr. Herr sold same day to
Mr.. Alexander for $1,000 in advance. Pill
OF, Jr., was trotter and l think could
trot in 2: 30.
"James B. Clay, son of Henry Clay,
brought Mambrino Chief to Kentucky
He bought him through Mr.. Thorne, and
paid $500 for him. He bred half doz-
en- thoroughbred mares to him and got
the best lot of colts ever produced in
Kentucky. But when Mambrino Chief
was brought all the horsemen laughed.
He was great big, heavy, coarse horse.
16 hands; 1900 pounds.
John L. Gray, Louisville, bred Pilot
Jr. George E. II. Gray, Louisville, alive
now, knew Pilot WE'LL
"Abdallah was a bay horse, very thin
skin, fine hair, clean limbs, thin tail and
fine action. Every colt he got in Ken
lucky showed trot, except one grey one,
and he was the only one that was kind.
Commodore was big fellow, "A coach
horse. Hunt, who brought them both to
Kentucky, thought most of him.
There was horse called Hunchback.
trotter, bred in Kentucky, got by Abdal-
lah. and taken to New York. There was
bay stallion, 154, 1000 lbs, got by Abb
dallah, also bred in Kentucky by John
w. Hunt. He looked like his sire, same
color and style, but had good tail. |
broke him. He was taken East by Ben
Robinson, who bought him of Hunt.
captain Walker was said to be by Old
Pilot. He was also SAID to be by horse
called Tecumseh. l think he was a black
with two white feet. Kept at Richmond,
Winchester and Paris. Tecumseh was a
CaDuck, like Pilot, strong and stout. He
was cross; like to eat Niger up.
Drennon was very handsome horse.
said to be out of a finely-bred mare. He
was bay, l5-2!; not so stout as Pilot
more blood; after the style of Pilot, Jr.
think he was by Tecumseh.
"Tecunseh did not have the straight
hind leg Pilot had nor so fine head. He
was black; big heavy name and tail
stout, thick neck. Col. Z. NJ. Blackburn,
father of j. c. 5. Blackburn, the Senator.
asked me to ride Tecumseh, which did
This was about 1881. He stood at Col.
Blackburn's several seasons, not far from
Midway. Did not live as long as old Pi-
lot. Was brown black of - or l5-l
don't think any white. There is daugh-
ter of Mr.. Heinsohn lving-Mrs. May,
wife of banker, lives on Main street,
Louisville.
"Snow Storm was a nice little white po-
ny; Canadian; nice head and neck: II
hands; very stout. Belonged to Mr.
Steele, Woodford Co., Ky. ;He had quick,
rapid motion and got good horses.
think he was bred by one of the Steele's
and got by Canadian horse called -
that Steele, ST., owned.
"Faro was owned at Paris "A grey horse
sold and went to New Orleans, where he
was driven on the road. He was of bet
ter size than Snow Storm, but not IL
hands; nice, round, smooth little horse
lF2. Those little Canadian horses
weighed like the mischief.
Niagara was roam Canadian that