Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-17
PRlAM, CROXlE. FRANK CHAMP,
ETC
JOSEPH BATTELL,
MiudleDurV, VT.
WINCHESTER, Clark Co., KY, I
Jan. 6, 1890.


JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq,
Dear Sir:-Your letter of Dec. %. ask
ing me to fill out blanks for Little Priam,
CroXie, Frank Champ, etc, has been re-
ceived and contents noted. In reply will
say that, as far as | know the facts in
the case, will furnish them with more
than ordinary pleasure.
In commencing will say my name is
Joseph Henry CroXton, and not James.
as you have it; that | am living where
was raised and am familiar with most of
the horse stock of my section and have
been from boyhood.
l bought Mollie Whitefoot from Daniel
Smith, one of our nearest neighbors, in
1870. | knew her from Il colt and her
dams before her. and | knew her to be Il
good saddle mare and very fast at the
pace. rode her for eight years under
the saddle and haye ridden her - miles
day, and at night she would run off, if
| gave her half of chance. She was
game to the backbone. She was foaled
in the spring of 1863 and will soon be p
years old. She was very fast. but | new
er did know how fast bred her to Clark
Chief in 1871, and CroXie, 2 :19i, was the
result. In 1872 did not breed her at all
In 1873 bred her to Ashland Chief, and
she foaed a sorrel horse colt. In 1874 |
bred her to Barkley's Clark Chief, Jr.. and
she fnalp1 n hrowp hnrca GOLF Ia lS-s
bred her to Allie West and Frank Champ.
2:164, was the result. In 1876 bred her
again to Allie West and she foaled a
chestnut colt that was afterwards Grip
pied and died
Frank Champ was natural PAGER, and
we tried to convert him for two or three
years and finally let Mr.. Ike Smith have
him to see what he could do with him :
but he met with poor success in getting
him to trot. He finally put him in the
livery and banged him about for two or
three years, hoping to quiet him down.
We sold him and he was allowed to pace
AID 2:lGi was the result, aud believe if
he had bee" allowed to pace from the
start that he would have knocked out
Johnston's record long ago.
In the spring of 1879 farined Mollie
Whitefoot to Col, Russell to breed to
Smugger She foaed bay fillv in the
spring of 1850 marked very much like her
self, white feet, star and snip. | then
sold Mollie Whitefoot to Mr.. j. |. Case.
| sold the Ashland Chief colt and the
one by Barkley's Clark Chief without
handling them for speed. Do not know
what became of them; think the Ashland
Chief colt went to Chicago.
Daniel Smith bought Little Priam in
Boone county, KY, near Covington, Ky.
His handbills said he was by Priam, Jr.,
horse that stood in Cincinnati in the
fifties-I Judge about 1851 or ., as Little
Priam was eight or 10 years old when
Mr.. Smith brought him to this county in
1860 Priam, Jr., by Imp. Priam. Lit
tie Priam's dam was road mare owned
and driven on the road by DR.. Italia.
ferro of Cincinnati and must have had
Canadian blood in her, as Little Prian
was good saddle horse and one of great
endurance. Mr.. William Stone, who
owned him after Mr.. Smith, moved tC
Missouri, and do not know what he did
with the horse. He was quite old and
suppose long since dead. Hoping thai
what have written may be of service tc
you, l am
Very truly,
j. II. CROXTON.