Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-30

actly what was required of him to win.
He was very fond of music, and after 60
ing through his PAGES he would march to
the centre of the fair-ring, and, throwing
ians, would call for music as plainly AS a
dumb brute could, which the band always
gave amid the shouts of the multitude.
have often heard Mr.. Joseph Baker, of
Emnence, who generally showed him,
say that sitting erect in his saddle he
could tie Drennon's name around his body.
Drennon lived in day when the saddle
horse flourished most. III his colts had
been trained for speed he would have
founded family of PAGERS and trotter,.
name few of them descended from
Drennon, and others can doubtless add to
the list, which hope they will do.
Drennon sired the dams of Bud Crooke,
2:lSf; Adjutant, = :27d Rolla, 2 ~ Lucy
Fleming, 2:24t; Odd Fellow, 2:31; Karr
FLY (two-year-old) = :46; Lizzie Hadyn,
trial = 81, which latter is the dam of Ten
nessee Wilkes, trial %, and Mr.. Wallace
gives the dam of Libby 5, 2:l91 as by
Drennon. His son OSciola sired Gen. Lee.
, 30, and W. H. Thomas, :26. Another
son, IIeyden's Drennon. sired the gray
gelding. Skidmore, who won his race and
took record of , :32 at Louisville last
spring. Still another son, Meals Dren-
non, sired Mambrino Warner paddy
Burns), horse that made a record of
22l. | think, for which he has never re-
ceived credit. Col. John Thornton, Emf
nence, Ky, can give time, place and par
ticulars. Wallace gives Rolla, 2 ~, men
toned above, as by Shelby Chief, dam not
traced. Mr.. Joseph Baker of Eminence
bred Rolla and Kate, his dam, and he
gave me a certificate stating that Kate
was sired by Drennon, out of mare by
Medoc, but unfortunately have mislaid
the paper and can not enclose it herewith
Mr.. w. I. Woodland of Lexington
brought out Rolla, and he doubtless also
knows that he was out of Kate by Dren.
non, mare which | have often seen
This is a pretty good showing for Dren-
non, and he deserves his place in the forth
coming annual publications by Wallace
Chester and Dunton. Here wehave another
instance of the value of pacing blood in
the trotter, which is continually assert
ing itself under the most adverse circum
stances. If half that "the oldest inhabi
4 tants" say is true, there was never a bet
ter or faster pacing Canadian imported
than Drennon's sire, old Davy Crockett
who made his last seasons and died within
800 yards Of where now write. He wa, TIN
most appointment citizen at all stallion
, shows, fairs and musters, and the redoubt
. able militia colonel'never looked more war
like than when astride of proud "old Da
: Wy" He never encountered horse tina
cOuldout-pace him, and his lival, Tecum
sch, was the only one who could make hir
j extend himself. He sired Drennon, found
!, er of the Drennon family,supra. He be
gat Canada Chief, who sired the dams q
u Blanche, , PSI, Coaster, = :26t and Gov
ernor, . 80. He begat Moody's Dav
. Crockett, who sired Legal Tender, lis
. sire of Red Cloud, 2:lS; Legal Tender
2:274; Legal Tender, Dps, and Blac
Bassinger, , :29t. And Legal Tender Is
> sired Legal Tender Jr., 3409, who in tur
8 sired Lady Elgin; 2:254; Legal r.. ? &c
Lowland Girl, :l9i; Bob Ingersoll, , &c
.. Laura j., 2 pa, and Wonderful, = :25i.
> Indeed the blood of Davy Crockett fig
ures in the pedigrees of many of our be:
trotters and producers of trotters. Ha
j. he received the fostering care Of son
great breeding establishment like Woo,
T. burn, he would have founded family
u famous as the Pilot Jr. tribe. No OF
d has been sufficiently interested in him
III give us a full and connected account
. this great horse and his numerous de
IN cendants. Yours truly,
- j. Ii. HARDING,
N Pleasureville, KY, January IS, 1889.
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