Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-09-26

ed right out of his head; 100 lbs. He
was ugly; never an uglier horse. In
1887 uncle had four-year-old colt from
him. don't think Luke Brown bought
him in town. He was owned in Surrey
once. Colts were bay with spots on
them. Old Traveller was kind of a slim
built horse have always been told. |
would like TO ask Field If Spanker was
the mare that David Taft brought from
Sherburne, VT. Taft worked for Million
Messenger. Samuel Milton owned a
Morgan horse in Haverhill that he took
to Wisconsin. Sold him for quite a sum.
See Miner Milton, Springfield, Vt. He
was a dapple chestnut, 10 to l5-2, 1000 to
1850 lbs. The Ellis horse was smallish
horse, slim legged, small horse, $50 lbs.
y man named Howe took him West to
Illinois. | think he was by Clifford out
of mare that DR.. Chase used; a dark
sorrel mare that came from Boston: she
might have had some sprinklng of Nor
gan in her; she had that look. The DIR.
Leonard Chase mare foaled this horse and
Christopher Ellis bought it at four
months old of DR.. Chase and sold to
Amasa Howe dead, but his brother Hor-
ace lives in Springfield) at four years old
and he took him to Illinois, | think.
anyway West. and sold him for a piece
of land. He gave $500 for him. He
took two colts out. This was about 1913
or 40. Horace II. Damon said the colt
was by the (old) kilburn Horse, son of
Bulrush Morgan, owned at Charlestown,
n. II. Bulrush had a large, heavy name
that hung to his knee.
Levi Barnard says that the Barnard
Morgan was got by the (old) Clifford
Morgan, dam by Bonaparte. Bonaparte
came from the SOuth-owned by an officer
during the war. The officer traded the
horse off and when he got here he was
called the Judevine Horse. Luke Brown
owned him and Levi Bixby. | think
Brown owned him first. Couldn't say
where he got him. He must have been
here about 1925. might have been 1G
or IL. | bought horse by him in 1888
that was seven or eight years old then.
We had the dam of Barnard Morgan
when four years old. We bought of
George Jones. He bought of Alva New
ton, who bred her. She was a brown
mare of above medium size, good speed.
and walked very fast. Barnard Morgan
was also a fast walker. The Judevine
referred to above lived think at the Bow
in Weathersfield great many years ago
Barnard Morgan was 1000 70 100 lbs D..
over 10 hands, dapple bay, no white
beautiful bay. Oh, yes a good traveller
could trot mile inside of three minutes
Old mare would walk 20 miles in IL dav
Did do it from Burlington. Dam not
very thick built; remarkable limbs.
rather short fetlocks, long forearm
strong stitution--remarkbl so. the
same as all that Bonaparte race OF
horses they had the endurance in them.
NO Magnum Bonum about Bonaparte
He was another horse altogether. He
was far superior to Magnum Bonum. Nc
ringbone on Bonaparte. Should rather
think that Edmund Lee might have
owned him. lie was "a noted horse on
parade. Never was called Morgan
horse that know. Think he might have
been thoroughbred horse, -perhaps a
French or Norman. Ellis had Clifford
Morgan colt out of a Spectator mare
He, horse introduced here. beautiful
looking horse but no bottom. | think
Joe Whitney introduced him, don't know
his blood. remember Traveller Have
seen him great many times, but it is
very long ago. My impression is he was
brown horse, something of IA long leg
ged horse, stood up pretty well, not very
fine rather coarsish | used to see him
here often-think he wasn't here more
than two or three years. Whitney had
kildeer-a fair horse. Traveller was,
should think, about IL hands, perhaps
not quite, pretty tall horse, rather above
the average of horses. Whitney was a
specializing man. Traveller had Il fair
neck, and my impression is, was
rangy. Mr.. Bates used to go around
with him; shouldn't think Il Morgan
horse not any Morgan stock about here
as remember before the Clifford came.
My brother had Merry Menus, 1887
1910. Don't remember any Messenger
stations. My brother had horse from
one of the Merry Menus mares.
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