Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-06-28
NOTES
OF AN INTERVIEW WITH E.A. WEIR.

F. A. Weir, Walpole. says that Travel
err was owned by company in Hartford,
Conn, who made business of sending
out stations. They sent out Post Boy,
and Tally Ho, that stood at Woodstock.
Traveller was bay brown, some seasons
of the year black, 1850 lbs, well finish
ed, handsome horse. Uncle 81 Bellows
raised colt from him; sold at three
years old for $500. Traveller went back
to Hartford in old age and afterward to
Virginia. Mr.. Bellows told me that Tray
eler was half-brother to Justin Morgan.
Ward was merchant at Hartford and
sold True Briton to Norton. Ward said
that Traveller was half-brother to JUS
tin Morgan.
ST Bellows and John Bellows father
went once to Springfield, Mass, and saw
Beautiful Bay and tried to trade for him.
Traveller stood here in 1909, 10; then
went away, came back afterward and
stood here two or three seasons; went
up North to Springfield, l think. This
same Richards went with him.
Dyer Brothers & Co. was the name of the
company that owned him. 1t was about
1914 that Traveller stood here and was
tended by Ben Richards. Whitney of
Springfield never had this Traveller:
Bonds Traveller at keene was another
horse. Bellows went to Hartford on
horseback and staid over night with the
parties that brought Traveller and Tally
IIo to Vermont.
Mr.. Briggs at Keene knows about
Bonds Traveller. 1t was probably Bond :
Traveller that was advertised at Surrey.
n. II.
Bellfounder, I'd, was burned at Keene,
at Pages.
Wilder traded for the dam of the Haw-
kins Horse at Hartford She was a bay
mare.
The Hawkins Horse was buried in this
town in 1921. | can show you the spot
where. On this Mr.. Weir has been en-
tirely msead by some INSCRIPTIONS in
formant. We notice, too, in Dunton's
Spirit of the Turf, in correspondence of
A. w. Thomson, Woodstock, Mr.. Weir
is reported to have told Mr. Thomson
that the Hawkins Horse got no colts. In
this, also, Mr.. Weir has been very badly
informed and imposed upon, as we
talked with numerous parties in Canada
who had raised and owned his colts and
: knew many of them, and said they were
of the very best stock eyer raised in that
part of Canada where he stood. Several
sold as high as $500; this 60 years OF
more. The Hawkins Horse was adver
tised, in the Stanstead Journal, to stand
at Stanstead, in 1923. He was previous
ly advertised to stand there in 1920, anC
we know where he stood each year from
1920 to 1890.
John B. Sparhawk and Mr.. Weir, botf
of Walpole, bought Newell Gray, lOO(
lbs, and one of the finest of actors
They stood him in 1888 at Worcester
Mass, where he was burned up that fall
; Mr.. Weir continued: 81 took Flying
Morgan mare and colt five years old t.
Readsburgh, Wis, and stood him two
; years; went in 1860; moved back in lSG;
and then | went to the war and stale
through. This colt covered few mares
/ sold him and he went to New Orleans.
Mr.. Weir says that Charles A. Gate
said that Mazeppa was from Three Riv
ers, Can, and got by Young st. Law
renee.
Jim Whtcomb kept Clifford Morgan
three years, about 1880, 80; stood hin
at Hancock, Bethel, Stockbridge ant
Warren; also worked him in meat cart
He got the Joslyn mare at this time; al
so Green Mountain Morgan and tin
Hackett Horse. The Hackett Hors
lacked nerve and Morgan finish. 9Th
: Karson Horse was Soldier colt. Quick
: silver was foaled in Walpole; bred b,
Gorham Parsons, Walpole, n. ii.
The Dey of Algers stood here II
= was chestnut, the most changeable in col
or and the finest coated horse | ever saw
Parsons moved to Mount Vernon, NH.
9 and then to Roxbury, Mass. 81 Below
= went there and gave him $500 for Quick
!, silver and brought him home about 1916
> Simon Smith and parties of Hartland
VT, had him and took him to Maine.
S skiing Herod was from Flying Childers
i l think, and Soldier from King Herod.
d "When Billy Root was two years old
was at Martin's-a harness maker-wh
j. asked 500 for him. The next spring h
t had sold him to Eldad Root. The dam
d saw after, out of an old Morgan mare b.
, Justin Morgan; her sire small Canad