Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-06-20

land of Constable in 1S5l-52. His dam
was Old Pat. which was also the dam of
his %grandsire, Old Jack. She was by
a Morgan horse brought by Reuben Gil
lett from Middlebury, VT, and said to
have been a son of Sherman Morgan.
We thus see hat the Morgan was intensi-
fled in the Cleaveland Veto. Mr.. Cleave-
land sold this horse to Nathan Beman of
Chateaugay, y. Y, and after some years
Mr.. Beman sold him to gentleman liv-
ing in st. Lawrence county. y. \.
One of the sons of the Cleaveland Veto
was ii fine dapple-bay horse. foaled in
1860, which George w. Cleaveland sold
to Theodore Cleayeland of Gilman He
in 1867. When we remember that the
Smith Veto was finally taken West 1t
seems probable that this valuable breed
must be well represented in some vi the
Western States and certainly we East
ern breeders would like to hear from
those who own or know of these horses
in the West.
The Cleaveland Veto also sired the
horse owned by Nicholas Aubrey in Con-
stable, n. Y, and which afterwards was
sold to Joseph Aubrey of Lisbon, n. Y,
thus furnishing st. Lawrence county
with another of this family.
The Stevens and Amsden Veto, sired
by the Smith Veto, was foaled the pro-
perty of John ellis of Huntington
county Quebec. in 1852. His dam was
an English mare, purchased by MIR. Gil
lis in Montreal, and said to have been
brought over from England by a British
officer. She is described as a bay mare
of very fine appearance. The ellis Colt
was "A handsome dark bay with black
points, fair size and very stylish. j. >
Lytle of Bangor. y. Y, purchased him
in 1852, and then sold a part interest in
him to ID. O. Rich of the same town, and
they continued to own him for years.
Mr.. Rich says: during the four wears
we owned him he sired about $50 colts.
and there were never rs many good colts
sired by any one other horse in Franklin
county. All were good style. inatured
young and sold for good prices.
The horse neXt became the property
of Newell Green of Bangor, who kept
him one year, then sold him to George
ii. Stevens of Malone, who sold a part
interest in him to j. ). Amsden of the
same town, and he remained their prop
erty, being kept most of the time after
wards at the stables of \. II. Ellsworth,
Fort Covington Centre, y. y, until his
death about 1882. In summing up his
merits. Mr.. Stevens recently told me
that he believed the Stevens and Amsden
Veto was the best stock horse ever
owned in Franklin county. | suppose
by his that he sired more good, sound,
stylish colts. which sold for high prices,
thar any horse which had up to his
death stood in the county. OF course
we look for some of our young horses
horses of choicest breeding to equal or
surpass him.
will now mention six of his sons
who were kept entire:
l.. The Merrick Veto, owned by A. w.
1lClllCh VI TOll NONinSton ,CitiC. ~
Y. He was a dapple-bay horse with
black points, sixteen hands high; weighs
200. His dam was a Morgan. This
horse took two first premiums at the
Franklin county fair. Mr.. Merrick sold
him last year to Messrs. See of Cazaville,
Canada.
=. The Wood or Rider Veto, bred by
John Foster, ST.. of Fort Covington. n.
y, and foaled about 1872. Mr.. Foster
sold him to George II. Stevens when two
wears old. and he has since been owned
by various parties. At last account
was in the hands of George Mcneil of
Brushton, this county. He is a bay
with Glack points. His dam vas also a
bay, l54 hands high, and would weigh
100 pounds. Mr.. Foster bought her of
a Mr.. Merrick. She was an excellent
roader, and John Foster. Jr., informs
me that he always understood that she
had some of the blood of the English
race horse in her veins.
3. The Ellsworth Veto, bred and still
owned by A. II. Ellsworth, Fort Cow
ingtod Centre, y. Y, foaled N 1876.
He is a dark bay with black points
weighs 300 pounds; dam. a brown
mare, which weighed about l200 pounds.
4. The Mckinney Veto, which was
a good stock horse, but | have obtained
no further description of him.
8. The Danforth Veto. He is also
said to nave been an excellent sire, but
as in the case of No. 1 | have no descrip-
ton of him. and do not know the pres
ent whereabouts of either, whether still
owned in this county or not.
6. The Davis Veto. This horse was
bred by William W. Wylie of Bangor,
N. y =, and foaled his property in 1867
He was of a roam color, and a large
horse. His dam was a large work mare.