Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-30
LETTERS FROM CORRESPOND
DENTS.
Middlebury, VT.
Mr.. GROSS HORSES.

MR.. GROSS HORSES.
WEST SwANZY, y. H., Sept S, 1888.
Mr.. BATTELL,
Dear Sr:-Can give you but little in
formation in regard to the pedigree of
the horse or the dam. When Mr.. Cross
left this town he had some ten or twelve
horses which he took with him -four of
them young studs. Mr.. Cross moved
from here to Vermont near Bellows
Falls, and staid there Il year or so, sold
one or two of his young horses, then
moved West, where he lived few years
and then died.
Mr.. Rufus Taft of this place, a BROTH
er-in-law of Mr.. Cross, says he sold him
two mares for brood purposes which he
bought near Middlebury, VT. He says
they were nice mares. One of them was
a Woodbury. Morgan mare. The first
colt she had is the one you refer to; he
called it Woodbury. Morgan after this
mare. The sire of this colt was the
Ashuelot Morgan; his sire was Green
Mountain Morgan. This is all the in
formation can give you hoping it may
do you some good, remain,
Yours truly,
HENRY ABBOTT.
YOUNG WINTHROP MORRILL,.
WINTHROP, Me-, Nov. PC, 1888.
JOSEPH BATTELL, ESQ,
Dear Sir Your letter of inquiry rel
alive to Young Winthrop Morrill, is at
hand and in reply will say j. O. Wing of
Readfield, Me-, bred him and also bred
his dam. | have known the horse from
a weanling up to the time he was traded
away to Lewiston, or Portland, parties,
some eIgnt or ten years ago. tie was
castrated by the party that got him and
took cold at the time and died. Such
was the report at the time; at any rate
all trace of him has been lost. Mr..
Henry Stanley, who lives some three
miles from here, had bill of sale on the
horse for number of years, and is the
party that traded him. | will try to see
Mr.. Stanley soon and will inquire of him
if he knows what became of the horse
and will give you the information on q
postal. Wing has been dead number
of years. | knew him well he was &
man that drank good deal and was not re
liable, so the little horse was in poor
hands and his opportunities were rather
poor in the stud or on the turf. He had
good offers for him when young, bu
would not sell. He was rather a re-
markable little horse; was AWAY:
ready to trot without any preparation
and would trot half in ! 10 most any
day in the week and with proper fit
ting could trot the mile as fast. Wins
speeded him good deal to heavy roaC
wagon and he could pull it faster thai
any little horse of his inches have evel
seen. He trotted with a good deal o
vim and resolution. He was not owe
% hands, but quite weighty, compac
build, strong in every point. His heaC
and ears resembled Ethan Aliens a lit
tie more than his sire, Winthrop Nor
rill. His stock were little undersize,
on an average, but full of vim, and
good many of them had some speed
but, like all of the sons of Winthrop
Morrill,, they did not prove such sire
of trotters as the old horse with TIN
same opportunities. | predict Watch
maker, by Winthrop Morrill, out of
daughter of Gen. Knox, is liable to com
nearer to his sire as sire of trotter
than any other son he ever had. hav
son of Gen. Withers; he is large
powerful horse, with strong limbs; hi
stride is long and open. have couple,
him with all the mares could find tina
were by Winthrop Morrill,, for they ar
as full of Morgan blood and as full O
courage and as speedy. | preferre
mares by the Wing horse to any othe
son of Morrill, because he was out of
mare by Black Hawk Telegraph. HI
was as highly finished horse AS | eve
saw and very stylish in harness. Tina
is the blood we want to cross wit
Hambletonian stations to give the Pre-
duce style and finish and elegance /
motion. | am very partial to the MOI
gan blood. They have good knee action
short backs, good constitutions, and ar
ready to trOt every day in the wee
without much preparation. | was
part owner of Winthrop Morrill, the las
TWO years of his life. | have had Whal,