Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-01

Messenger. Gideon was by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian, a strongly inbred Messen-
ger. His dam, Dandy, was by Young En-
gineer, by Engineer 2, by Engineer, son
of imported Messenger, s.. t. b. The dam
of Young Engineer was by Commander,
son of Commander by imported Mes
senger, and his second dam, the
William Hunt mare, was a daughter
of imported Messenger. Any one
automatically inclined can figure
out the percentage of Messenger forces
which Gideon represents. Whoever does |
so will find that, as compared with any
other crosses of any one animal, it is very
great. Gideon has produced in all two
trotters with records of $50 or better,
viz, Ezra L. L. (2:214, dam by Tom Ben
ton, son of old Drew and Bay (2:27A,
dam by Gen. Knox.
Several years ago there stood at Cream
Hill Farm, Shoreham, VT, son of
Rysdyk's Hambletonian called Broken
Leg. He, too, was very strongly inbred
to Messenger through the maternal line.
His dam was Chloe, by Mambrino Pay
master, Jr.; second dam by Mambrino,
son of imported Messenger. Mambrino
Paymaster, Jr., was by Mambrino Pay
master, by Mambrno, son of Messenger.
His dam was by Mambrino, Jr., son of
Mambrino, by Messenger, and Mambrino
Jr.'s dam was by Collins Messenger,
which was also son of imported Mes
senger. Broken Leg was foaled in 1868.
: He now has one to his credit in the 2 80
| list, viz, Annie Knowlton 2;2O, whose
dam was by Daniel Lambert.
Another strongly inbred Messenger
that stood for stock purposes several
years in New England was Blackstone,
by Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Blackstone S
l dam was Dolly, by Jupiter, son of Long
l Island Black Hawk; second dam, SIM
: mons Mare, by Old Abdallah, and third
: dam by Engineer I'd, by Engineer, by inn
: ported Messenger, S. t. b. The dam OF
S Jupiter was Gypsey, by Almack, son OF
Mambrino, by imported Messenger, and
d Abdallah, as is we'll known, was by Nam
!. brine. Blackstone was foaled in 1861
:. He is credited with one PAGER and two
:, trotters in the 2 80 list, viz: Hiram H.
}, PAGER (2:23D, Daisy Hamilton e :2s4
# and Walter o. $3.50. The three hav,
o won nine heats all told in 80 or better
d Among the other sons of Rysdyk'
y Hambletonian that have done service il
New England are Jack Sheppard (dan
n by Seelys American Starr, sire of thre
e 2 80 performers; Goodwin's Hambleton
l. ian (dam by Seely's American Starr, sir
of one that has beaten 2 30 and Green
n Hambletonlan, full brother to Volunteer
t. sire of one in the 2 80 list. Green's Ham
m bletonan was foaled in 1850 and died i
re 1874. If we remember correctly, he wa
)r burned to death. Daniel Boone, foale
is in 1862, is another son of Rysdyk's Han
lr bletOnian now standing in New Englan
T. and is credited with three in the 80 lis
n, Dean Sage also stood in Vermont IA fe,
* years ago, and is the sire of one 80 tro
ter. and, if we remember correctly, tn
ID late w. w. Chenery had another of Ry.
d, dyk's Hambletonian's sons called LedC
ed The three first named, Gideon, Broke
Sc Leg and Blackstone, are very strongl
IN inbred to Messenger.
:" Several years ago there was stallio
10 down in Maine called Winthrop Morril
v, He was by Perkins Young Morrill,, an il
III bred Morgan. His dam was by the Hucl
= ms Horse, son of Royal Morgan, h
IN second dam being by Morgan Eagle, an
- third by Bulrush, son of Justin Mo
x gan. Royal Morgan was by Sherman
~ son of Justin Morgan. His dam was tt
u Aldrich mare, a daughter of Justin Mo
III gan.
=, There was probably no stronger inbre
~ Morgan stallion living in his day tina
y Winthrop Morrill,. When he first wei
III into the stud his service fee was five do
:" lars. The minister who bred Glengarr
l2:2O, however, protested against pay
III ing such sum as the colt was mast
sc little PAGER" and was let off for s2.5(
'S His first season in the stud was in 1856
y the same year that Gideon was taken I
u Maine. Winthrop Morrill, is now credi
~ ed with nine in the 2: 80 list, create
&c number than Gideon, Broken Leg, Blacl
st stone, Goodwin's Hambletonian an
We Green's Hambletonian all produced
no 1t is very likely that if these five son
=, of the Old Hero of Chester had bee
- taken to Kentucky, and matched with tn
49, highly bred mares of that section, the
. would have made far better shown.
The veteran trainer j. j. Bowen has ofte
- expressed the opinion that if Winthro
- Morrill, had been taken to Kentucky b
- would have proved AS successful siI
- of trotters as any horse that eyer LIVED
Mr. Bowen handled several of Winthro
:, Morrill's get, including Honest Harr
:. @ :22d), and pronounced the latter on