Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-05-31

TRAVELLER, ROBIN, TRiNkALO AND OTHER
EASTERN HORSES.

EASTERN VERMONT ORSES
Mr.. Harrison Spatlord of Springfield,
VT, says: We raised three of Travellers
colts-all black and first-rate, splendid
showing horses; two of them were great
jumpers. Sam Axtell, who lived in
Weathersfield, owned Traveller; thinks
he had him of Peter Squires, Weathers-
field; n%ice-looking horse, but a little ug-
ly a good-sized black horse. The Tray
elers were all smart-going horses. The
old Trinkalo was IA gray and had a big
leg. Clifford Morgan came next; there
was Trinkalo and Young T~rinkalo. Ed
Stowe that went to Iowa owned Young
1rinkalo. My grandfather, II. ii. Spaf-
ford, came to Springfield in HI. Levi
Bixby of Springfield owned Young Ma
poleon and old Napoleon. He owned the
old one IA number of years; he was not
quite SO much of Il brown but a little of
the color of Clifford Morgan; good made
horse, good size: was a sorrel."
Mr.. -, Springfield, says: ~ was
born in 1916; went to live with Moses
DulcS NIltH L was II lCiIlClllDtl IAODll
well in the winter | was 15-1S3l-Rob
in was sold to Shipton, Can. Whitney
had killdeer; bay, pretty good size.
Black Prince was owned by Gill a good
Bonaparte was French, | think. Levi
BiXby had Old Bonaparte and Young
Bonaparte, and uncle Luke Brown had
him, "A rhunked, good got-up horse, a lit
tie bearing upon the brown, | should
call him bay, 1000 lbs. The young one
was heavier. | guess Brown owned him
at one time. James Anderson Grimes
got old Robin from Mr.. Bates and sold
him to Canada.
Town record of Springfield shows that
DR.. Z. A. knights was first listed in
own in 1915; his wife now lives in Pas
sale, New Jersey, with Z. n. Frisby of
Frisby, Bissell d Co. of No. l Broadway,
n. Y. DIR. Knights came from Hancock,
n. H., to Springfield, VT, probably in
1874. Mr.. Whitney says there was a
Morgan horse owned by Mr.. Charles
Sheldon of Weathersfield, now of Spring
field, VT, brown nearly black, 1850 lbs
he owned him in 1864 and Minot Wright,
now of Springfield, owned a gray. Mr.,
Whitney thought that Old Amos or Ma
jor Gill raised Robin and that he was got
by Traveller. This is not a matter OF
memory, as Mr.. Whitney is not ole
enough to remember anything about it
but that is what he thinks he understood
from those who did know.
We saw at Ludlow an old gentleman
60 years old, who remembered Robir
when owned by Mr.. Bates and remem
bered that Mr.. Bates had him when hire
years old. He could not go further, bur
to our question, whether he might have
been raised by Consul jarvis, he said he
thought he might, it sounded right tC
him.
Mr.. Whitney said also that his father
said that Traveller strongly resembleC
Black Hawk, so much so, he though.
they must belong to the same family
Traveller was a very spirited horse,
hard horse to handle; 'my uncle, JOSEPH
Whitney, who owned the Traveller
bought Killdeer in Boston; bay witt
star, l54 hands, 100 lbs large; thinl
he was imported. My uncle had Wild
cat first, Wolf second, Traveller third
Killdeer fourth, Spectator later. | wa,
born in 1928. Wolf was a kind, docil,
horse. Luke Brown brought Maguun
Bonum from Ithaca, n. Y, here. Ma
poleon was a spotted horse, that is, bay
dappled or checkered over the hips. Nor
ey Lee owned the old horse; when | saw
him he was spawned and ringboned hat
been abused and was terribly ugly" Mr.
Whitney suggested that | find out if AL
bert Gill was alive.