Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-19
THE BLUE BULLS.
[Cor. Dunton's Spirit OF the Turf.


noticed your item concerning the re-
marks of Chester, in relation to the Blue
Bull family. Fortunately, | am familiar
with the facts related therein. Lottie p.
was bred by d. p. Shawhan, of Rush
vile, and the noted temperance lecturer
Luther Benson, out of IL mare owned by
Luther's father, Luther furnishing the
mare, and Mr.. Shawhan the services of
the horse. She was sired beyond ques-
ton, as these two gentlemen state, by
Blue Bull Jr.
Lottie X. was bred by w. p. Henby,
of Bentonville, Ind. have just been in
vestigating her breeding, and have let
ter from Mr.. Henby which beyond ques
ton settles that Lottie X is also by Blue
Bull Jr.
| am familiar also with the case of b.
member, to the 2 80 list, and made stand
ard at the time by Mr.. Wallace, but was
thrown out because the track was claimed
to be little short. Mr.. Her, his then
owner, insisted that the record was fair,
and should have been maintained. You
seemed to indicate that Capt. Bogardus
and Maze's Blue Bull were one and the
same horse. This is mistake. know
each quite we'll. Maze's Blue Bull is dead.
Died the property of the former owner
of Blue Vein, Francis Bennett, Rushville,
Ind. Capt. Bogardus is still living.
Now as to Paddy Collins, he is beyond
doubt by Bogardus. l dislike to credit
the speed get of the sons of Blue Bull to
the old horse. In regard to suppressing
records, if you were going to count such,
you should include Waverly by Blue
Bull, for he was one of the fastest, if not
the fastest son of Blue Bull. And by
the way, he is full brother of Maze's
Blue Bull, sired by Blue Bull, dam by
Tom Hal; I'd dam by Gray's Tuckahoe.
This horse, | think, trotted at least
twenty heats ranging from 2 20 to 2 80,
yet was left out of the $50 class. If
you have any doubt of his speed, Will
liam Jones, owner Of Elgin Boy, of
Rushyille, Ind, can give full history of
the races, dates and time. In relation to
High Jack; my brother kept him two
seasons In this part of Indiana, and
in our belief, from information and
history, he was not by Blue Bull, from
the latter Investigation which is carried
back to the time when he was the pro-
perty of Milton Griffin, who bred him,
| think it is settled that he is by Tom
Crowder.
Another one | wish to call your atten-
ton to is Alfred b, PAGER. He was
bred by Arthur Doggett, personal
friend of mine, in this county. | have
known this colt from a weanling; he is
by son of Kramer's Rainbow, and out
of mare that is claimed to be by son OF
Blue Bull. How he ever came to be known
as Blue Bull can't conceive. His re-
cord is also a mistake. | went with his
present owner, Alfred Bates, to the secre-
tary of the Zenia Fair association, and
received a certificate certifying, first,
that there were no timers in the stand,
and no authorized time taken; second
that the track at Zenia is about 300 feet
short, and it may be little more. The
horse is still at work and has never seen
the time that he could beat 2:34. He is
very speedy, but has never been regular
ly handled, nor in condition for races
If properly handled he would be able ia
pace much better than $3.50. l am a