Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-07-11

IN his teens he was sold at public auction
to Mr.. Joseph Brinker of Henry county
for $1,000, an enormous sum in those
days. With his good qualities he trans
mitted the wry tail to some of his proge-
ny, and have seen this defect in some
of his descendants of the fourth genera
ton. Drennon was perfect saddle horse,
and he could rack, pace and trot fast.
ring, and when on exhibition seemed to
know exactly what was required of him
to win. He was very fond of music, and
after going through his PAGES he would
march to the centre of the fair ring, and,
throwing up his tail and looking alCft at
the musicians, would call for music as
plainly as dumb brute could, which the
band always gave, amid the shouts of
the multitude. have often heard Mr..
Joseph Baker of Eminence, who gener-
ally showed him, say that sitting erect
in his saddle he could tie Drennon's name
around his body. Drennon lived in a
day when the saddle horse flourished
most. If his colts had been trained for
speed he would have founded a family of
PAGERS and trotters. name a few of
them descended from Drennon, and 9TH
ers can doubtless add to the list, which |
hope they will do.
Drennon sired the dams of Budd Croke
2:1sa, Adjutant 2:274, Rola 2:24, Lucy
Fleming 2: 243, Odd Fellow 2 81, Karr fiji
ly (two-year old) :46, Lizzie Hadyn tri-
al 2 ~. and Mr.. Wallace gives the dam of
Libby S. 2:l94 as by Drennon. His son
Osciola sired Gen. Lee 30 and w. X.
Thomas 2 :26. Another son, Heydens
Drennon, sired the gray gelding, Skid
more, who won his race and took rec
ord of 2: 32 at Louisville last spring.
Still another son, Meals Drennon, sired
Mambrino Warner paddy Burns), a
horse that made a record of 2 .22I /
think, for which he has never received
credit. Col. John Thornton, Eminence.
KY, can give time, place and particulars
Wallace gives Rolla 2:24, mentioned a.
bove, as by Shelby Chief; dam not trac-
ed. Mr.. Joseph Baker of Eminence bred
Rolla and Kate, his dam, and gave me a
certificate stating that Kate was sired by
Drennon, out Of mare by Medoc, but
unfortunately have mislaid the paper
and cannot enclose it herewith. Mr.. w
L. Woodward of Lexington, KY, brought
out Rolla, and he doubtless also knows
that he was out of Kate by Drennon, a
mare which 1 have often seen. This is a
pretty good showing for Drennon and he
deserves his place in the forthcoming an.
nual publications by Wallace, Chester
and DuntOn. Here we have another in.
stance of the value of pacing blood in the
trotter, which is continually asserting it.
self under the most adverse cincumstan.
ces. If half that "the oldest inhabitant'
says is true, there never was better OF
faster pacing Canadian imported thar
Drennon's sire, old Davy Crockett, who
made his last seasons and died within SOC
yards of where now write. He was the
most 'prOmnent citizen" at all stall
lion shows, fairs and musters, and the
redoubtable militia colonel never looked
more warlike than when astride of solo
Davy." He never encountered horse
that could out-pace him, and his rival
Tecumseh, was the only one who coulC
make him extend himself. He sired
Drennon, founder of the Drennon family
supra. He begat Canada Chief, who sir
ed the dams of Blanche 2:254, Coaster
2:264, and Governor 2 80. He bega
Moody's Dayy Crockett, who sired Lega
Tender, 1874, sire of Red Cloud, lis
Legal Tender 2 :274, Legal Tender 2 :2S
and Black Bassinger 2:294. And Lega
Tender 1874 sired Legal Tender Jr 3409
who in turn sired Lady Elgin 2:254, lie
gal r. = 30, Lowland Girl 2:194, Bob In
gersoll , 80, Laura j. 2 PA, and Wonder
full :25t.
Indeed the blood of Davy Crockett fig
ures in the pedigrees of many of our bes
trotters and producers of trotters. Hat
he received the fostering care of som,
great breeding establishment like Wood
burn, he would have founded family a.
famous as the Pilot Jr. tribe No one ha:
been sufficiently interested in him to give
us full account of this great horse ant
his numerous descendants.
j. ii. HARDING,
Pleasureville, Ky.