Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-11-14

horse was always called a Morgan horse
no question about that. He was a more
noted horse than Papineau. The Kent
horse, or Kent Morgan, was bred by
Thomas Kent of Newbury. Mr.. Sawyer
took Morgan horse to Maine that was
bred by himself and got by Woodbury.
Morgan"
Mr.. Flemming of Newbury says: 81
raised colt from Morgan horse owned
by jerry Boyington of Newbury. was
born in Ascot, Canada, 1906; have lived
here 60 years; was about 40 years old
when | raised the colt. The Boyington
horse was a bay of. good size, sold by
him when young. They used to run
horses in Canada. | remember a white
horse called American Eagle, a pretty
good sized horse, running at Compton
when | was 2l."
Aaron Welch of Groton says: "My
brother, George WEIGH, owned horse
called Papneau % years since 1910. |
think the horse was not over eight when
he got him and that he was raised in
town and bred by Z. WEIGH. The old
Papineau got very good stock. l think
VIM. Grant got him, at Haverhil."
Mr.. Hall of Groton, born in 1909, says
81 was IL when | came to Groton. Kas-
son had gray horse then, called a very
good one. He took him to Boston and
traded him away. | always supposed
kasson raised him, but do not know
Mr.. Stearns of Bradford says he re-
members Bulrush when owned by Foss,
and that Washington Brown of North
field or RoXbury had dark bay son of
Bulrush, about 900 lbs; refers to Mr..
Avery of Mortified. Mr.. Hall says
Peck sold his one-eyed son of Papineau
to c. Moss of Barnet; that this horse was
bred by Enoch Manchester of Groton.
Mr.. Plummer says: "Papineau stood
one year at Andrew Gray's. | raised a
colt by him which | sold to William
Vance of Groton, who sold to VIM. OAR
ling gray, 100 lbs, dam bay. He was
kept stallion for some years. was born
1873 and think | was II or 10 when Pap
ineau was kept at Grays. think it was
before my father bought the Clark place
that this horse was at Gray's Clown
records show that Clark ard j. F. Cos
sett sold to Mr.. Plummer lot Ga, March,
1869.
Mr.. ----, prominent citizen of
Barnet, whose name failed to note, says:
"a man came here from Canada and
bought regiment of cavalry for the
British government. 1t was afterwards
taken to England and went to foreign
country, and the English claimed that
they never had any horse, that endured
such hardship. l was always a great
admirer of Morgan horses, for they have
more action than any other breed of
horses have eyer seem"
Mr.. Moulton, Barnet, says: 1.-The
knights horse was bred by knights of
Concord, VT, and foaled about 1884. He
was the best traveller about, black, Is
hands, 1000 lbs; refers to Thomas
knights, who now resides at Stockton,
CAL, and is now perhaps IS years old.
French Morrill, of Danville, VT, thinks
that John Martin, now of Minneapolis,
Mimi, got the gray horse Papineau in
Canada. He went West in 1852.
Mr.. Haviland of Danville, a very re-
liable gentleman of about 60, says: "My
uncle, great horseman, told me | think
about "A son of Justin Morgan that went
TO Boston. My impression would be that
this horse was bay and | think that he
went from the northeast of here. Fran
els Drew of Danville might know about
it, For Lyndon horses he refers to
Joshua Bemis of Lyndon. Solomon
80 years old or more, is still
living, | think, out West, or in New
\ ork State
MIR. Roslow, Danville, VT, says: 81
brought horse from Canada about 1915, |
hat was got by the Bussiow horse,
owned in Chambly. This Busslow
horse was a bay or brown, about 1000
who lived a mile and a half north of |
Jhambly village. The colt was a bay.
100 lbs, of great style like the Morgans. |
His dam was by Sherman Morgan. The |
Bussilow horse, his sire, also looked like
| Morgan. | kept the horse at Danville /
.wo years; then snapped him with Peck .
If Groton. Peters got him and he after
wards, when II or ID years old, went to
Buffalo. | bought also an English horse .
1t Chambly. bay with two white hind .
eet, l25 lbs. kept him year and sold
o Chas. Thompson of Burke; this was
bout two years after | got the other"
From the Lyndon Union of 1874 we
ret the advertisement of Crown Prince.
lark chestnut l54, hands, 1883 lbs, got
~ Plow Boy, son of Sir Walter; dam of
'low Boy by Black Morgan; dam of
jrown Prince by Royal Morgan-to
tand at st. Johnsbury; signed 5. G..