Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-06-28
DAM OF BLACK HAWK.

was living in the adjoining town of Green
land, and might be able to give some in
formation concerning the horse in ques-
ton, as he was grandson of Ezekiel
Twombly's and was living at his grand
fathers at the latter's death. Follow
ing the direction of Mr.. Hayes, Wingate
Twombly was soon found, and although
suffering somewhat from rheumatism,
was up about the house, and quite as
nmble as most men who have passed the
line of fourscore years. Making known
at once the object of the visit, the follow
ing information was elected from the old
gentleman, who stated that he was son
of Ezekiel Twombly, and was born in
brothers, named James, Isaac, Stephen
and Shadrack, all of whom have been
dead for years. He (Wingate) lived at
home with his parents several years af-
ter he was of age. In 1882 his father.
Ezekiel Twombly, traded an eight-year-
old mare with Benjamin Kelly, who then
kept hotel in Durham, for large black
mare, agreeing to give Kelly load of
hay in case the black mare, which Mr..
Kelly stated had been bred to Sherman
Morgan, should prove in foal.
This mare he describes as being large.
handsome animal, with wide nostrls,
good-sized head and ears (the latter well
set and "always carried upright, as
straight as a stick'O, neck of good length
and well cut up under the jowls, strong
back, good loin, hips of good width,
rather straight and very smoothly turn
ed, handsome Group and good legs,
which were clean, fiat and free from
hair. She was well shaped, but not what
would be called snug built. Her color
was black, with white strip in her face
about the width of three fingers, extend
ing from the middle of the forehead to
the nose. This strip was the only white
about her excepting few hairs growing
in places where she had been CALLED by
the harness. She had no white feet. and
there were no white hairs mixed through
her coat. After shedding her coat in the
spring she was as black as jet. one of the
blacklist he ever saw.
She stood about lG hands in height,
weighed 100 lbs. was as square trotter
as eyer wore harness, never paced a step
while he knew her and was very fast for
those times. Before trading with Mr.
Twombly, Kelley drove the mare a meas
ured mile on the turnpike in three min
utes to a gig when carrying Black Hawk.
She was mare Of good courage, great
endurance and excellent wind. He once
drove her ten miles coming home from
muster, over very muddy roads with five
in heavy wagon. The distance was
travelled in a very short time, but the
mares courage was as good the last rod
as when she first started. In travelling
she carried her head fairly we'll up, or a
little higher than her body. Was by no
means low-headed animal.
Although a free driver. needing no
whip. she was very kind-dspositioned
animal, and safe for any one to use on
the road. Mrs. Twombly frequently
drove her alone after that lady was
eighty years old. Mr.. Kelly, from whom
his father had the mare, claimed he got
her of pedler who represented that he
brought her from Nova Scotia, and stat
ed that her dam was imported. She was
about eight years old when Mr.. Twom-
bly, got her. He always said she was the
best animal he ever drove. So good was
her wind that after the most severe ex-
ertion she never puffed but would fill her
lungs once, give long breath and then
breathe naturally.
Leaving Mr.. Twombly the writer drove
at once to the home of Mr.. Shadrack
Seavey, about % miles from Greenland
Parade on the turnpike to Newburyport.
Fortunately Mr.. Seavey was at home and
his appearance fully verified the state
ments of Mr.. c. II. Hayes. Mr.. Seavey
stated that he was born in 1916, and went
Twombly, father of his mother, at a very
early age, making it his home there until
after his grandfathers death, which oc-
cured In 1897. Some time in 1882 Eze-
kiel Twombly, who was then living on a
farm in Durham, n. H., traded with
Benjamin Kelly, hotel keeper in Dur
ham, and got mare, claimed at that
time to be eight or nine years old, and in
foal by Sherman Morgan. Mr.. Kelly
stated that he had the mare of a man who
claimed to have brought her from Nova
Scotia, and said she was of English blood.
She was large, black animal, with
white strip in face, and no other white
marks, would weigh in his judgment
about 100 lbs, had good head and ear,
long, slim neck, medium name and tail,
round barrel, of good length, handsome,