Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-30
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some dapple bay mare with black points
that could trot hitched to wagon in
side of three minutes. The sire of OLD
Pat is said to have been the Gillett
Horse, Morgan horse that Reuben Gil.
lette brought to Constable, n. Y, from
Middlebury. Vt. The Gilett Horse is
said to have been II son of Sherman
Morgan. The dam of Old Pat was
Black Gin, mare brought to Constable
from New Hampshire by Lowell Cleave-
land. and fast trotter.
Old Jack was toaled the property of
Lowell Cleaveland, on his farm in Con-
stable (the farm now owned and occu-
pied by his son, George w. Cleaveland)
not far from the year 1882. These dates
give as they were given me, but it is
my opinion that as given they are a tri-
file too early. Jack was dark dapple
bay with black points. When he was
about eight years old he was sold to
James Godfrey of Hyde Park, VT, and
was thereafter known as the Godfrey
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years, and from there was taken to En-
field, n. II. About the year 1850 George
W. Cleaveland went to New Hampshire
and purchased the old horse, bringing
him back to Constable. where be died
some six years later.
Old Jack sired the Smith Horse (Which
was the first horse called Veto. because
his owner thought he put a "veto" on
the merits and chances of every other
horse). The Smith Veto was foaled the
property of John McCarty of Burke
He was very handsome horse. dapple
bay. both hind feet white. He became
the property of William Smith of West
vile. this county, where he stood many
years. He also stood for while in
Canada West. Finally Mr.. Smith
moved West and took his horse with
him. The dam of the Smith Veto was
a chestnut, with strip in face and white
hind feet Lowell Cleaveland purchased
her of Asa Kingsbur of Hanover Plains.
n. H.. when she was two-year-old
She was Morgan, and f. Il. Cleave-
land of Constable says she was by Hale's
Green Mountain Morgan.
As have said, the Smith Horse was
the first of the family that was called
Veto. He sired several colts that were
kept entire, and some of them became
quite noted. All of the Veto family
fro, l.. +
sons. The Cleaveand Veto, sired by
the Smith Veto, was foaled the property
of George w. Cleaveland in 1S51-52,
and afterward became the property of
Nathan Beman of Chateaugay. Later
he was sold to a Mr. Packard of st. Law
renee county, New York.
The Stevens & Amsdem Veto was foal-
ed 1852, the property of John ellis
of Huntington, Que. His dam was an
English mare that Mr.. ellis bought in
Montreal, and she was said to have been
brought from England by an English
officer, who used her as saddle mare
till she met with an accident that dis
abed her. She was bay in color, and of
very good style. The ellis Colt passed
through several hands till he became the
property of Messrs. Stevens & Amsdem.
He lived to be thirty years of age, and
was beyond question one of the finest
stock horses ever owned i'm Franklin
county. He was handsome daak bav.
The above mentioned two sons of the
Smith Veto were the most noted of his
get. Both sired hundreds of colts. and
some very excellent ones were kept entire.
several of which are still owned in this
vicinity. At some later date | will give
your readers description of some of
them.
Now, have taken all the pains posi-
BILE to get the history and origin of the
Netoes from the most reliable sources.
We have the record now back to Bill
Morgan, bred in Plainfield, n. H., foaled
at Constable, n. Y. He sired Old Jack
andJack sired the Smith Veto and from
the Smith Veto came all of the family
that have been known as Vetoes. Now
will it be possible to learn at this late
date what horse sired Bill Morgan?
Doubtless he was by one of the sons of
Old Justin Morgan, but which one?
This much is certain: Never has
there been family of horses more in
|tensely inbred to the Morgan strain than
1.-THE Vetoes.
And never did horses show the charac-