Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-24

REMlNGTON'S YOUNG BLACK
HAWK.

BROCKPORT, y. Y, Oct. 81. 1889.
Mr.. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Dear SRI received letter from my
brother, who enclosed one from YOU to
him. As he was quite young. he did not
remember all. cannot fill out the blank,
but will write what | know. A Mr..
Hyatt of Red Creek, Wayne Co., \. Y,
had a pair of mares that he used on the
farm and road that would weigh 1000 or
little more, and they were good pair.
We joined farms, so that | saw them
often. One fall he and his wife drove
them to Vermont to visit some relatives
and while there Hills Black Hawk served
the mares and they both proved in foal.
The dark brown mare had Remington's
Young Black Hawk; the light brown. a
bay filly. Mr.. Hyatt had a son in New
York city, so, his health being poor, he
thought he would go down and stay
while. So he rented his farm and made
an auction. Rev. Ira Bennett, my father,
bid off the stud colt for 500, and bought
the tilly at private sale. In few days
father sold the stud colt to Irving Rem
ington for $40 and reserved the use of
him Oh his own mares. do not remem-
Der to whom he sold the FLY; but some
body at Red Creek. In 1853 father NOV
ed to Weedsport, Cayuga Co., and bought
little bob-tall bay mare of Deacon
Whitman. She would not weigh over
800 lbs, but was one of the best readers
ever saw or drove. She had lots of
speed, but being broken badly had bees
in her bonnet; in fact, nobody could
drive her, and father got her for $75 on
that account. They called her Morgan.
We got her so that we could drive her
single and and put her to the Remington
colt. Her first colt was mahogany
bay. We saved him for stud and when
he was two years old took second pre-
MUM on him at the State fair held at
Elmira. That fall father sold him to
Rev. Mr.. Card, that preached at some
place in the Cherry Valley, York State;
i know where if | can think, but he took
him to the State of Illinois; don't know
where; father got $3.50 for him. The next
was black colt and we saved him. He
took first premium at every fair we ever
took him to without going into the ring
-Cayuga Co., Onandaga Co. and Madi-
son Co. | drove him al Morrisville fair
mile in :03, when he was three wears
old. That fall my father and brother
no 4
mare (the dam the most of the way to
Sparta, Wis, and the colt gained on the
way. Father sold him right off for S14OO.
Kept the old mare about six months and
$500. | do not remember the mans
name that father sold Charley to, but
father bought some land of him and that
is in the county record. Dea. Whitman
had son, Platt or Pratt, that could tell
who he got the mare of, and he has a
cousin by the name of Boardman Whit
man living at Weedsport, Cayuga Co.,
n. Y. The first colt, Billy, was about l5d
hands when we let him go. The black
colt, Charley, was about Is bonds: had
very nice name and tail. Wish | could
give you fuller particulars, but have told
all can think of now. If you should
want anything more, | will try and look
it up and will write if l hear OF anything !;
for | am horse-man all through and
like to help in tracing pedigrees.
Yours truly,
JOHN A. BENNETT.
p. S. The first colt was solid color !;
the black had little white on inside of