Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-06-13

Rockford, Illinois, called Moscow, sired
by Gen. Dunham's trottng stallion of
Troy, n. Y; dam by Vermont Black
Hawk (Hill's), black, l54 high, weight
ITO; heavy name and tail. | bought
him in 1854; kept him four years, and
sold him to Stafford, Decatur, Macon Co.,
Ill. He kept him several years and sold
him to James Crombie of Lee Co., who
sold him in Iowa. He was a fine foal-
getter; was bred, believe, near Ticon-
deroga. Samson, bred in Carroll Co.,
ILL.,; sired by General dam brought from
Vermont, sired by Vermont Black Hawk.
| sold him to man in Belvidere, Ill. En-
closed send pedigree of butchers Roy
al George. bred him four years sold him
at Council Grove, Morris Co., Kansas.
He is now at Beatrice, Nebraska; find
also pedigree of Young Lakeland.
Yours, Z. F. BUTCHER.
MORoANs IN CALF ORNlA.
BELLoTA, SAN JOAQUIN Co.,
CALIFORNIA. April :, 1889.
JOSEPH BATTELL, ESQ,
Dear ST:-Yours of March "a was
received yesterday and in answer would
say was very sorry that | couldn't have
seen you while on this coast and have
shown you my stock, as have some %
or 30 head of good ones that are direct
defendants of Justin Morgan, most of
them by the way of Black Hawk. |
have full brother candy RYDER to
Steve Whipple, year younger. and then
| have a three-year-old by Elect, son of
Electoneer, and a yearling from Dexter
Prince, son of Kentucky Prince, all
from the dam (Twist) of Steve Whipple,
and she is about ready to drop a
foal by Campaign, one of the best sons
of Electioneer. Then | have mare that
| call Stub, from Jennie Lind by Chief
tain, that is a grand brood mare: and |
brought Flora Hill to this State also that
is No. /. She was from Stub (the dam
of Twist and by Flying Black Hawk
and he by Black Hawk Chief and Flying
Black Hawks dam was by Black Hawk;
and | have some very good young horses
now growing up and think after they get
age | will show some good ones. | am
one that does not believe in training colts
too young. Inow have some three and
four-year-olds that are Just broken well
to harness that will do to put in training
this year for two or three months each.
You wished me to send you pedigrees of
any stations that were raised and bred
two full brothers from Stub by Black
Hawk Chef-Green Mountain Black
Hawk and Young Justin Morgan; and
we raised Flying Black Hawk from Poca-
hontas and sired by Black Hawk Chief.
Pocahontas was sired by Black Hawk. |
bred the horse Pete Jones from Stub and
by Flying Black Hawk and my brother
in-law. Taylor, bred stallion called
Charley Needham from Pocahontas by
Green Mountain Black Hawk-all good
ones and left some good stock. If you
care for particulars about them, please
send me some blanks and will fill them
out for you with pleasure. We left YER
mont and bred Morgan horses in Illinois
some years before came on to Califor-
mia with them. When | first came to
California with my Morgans | had
strong pressure to overcome as almost
every one called them too small; but |
find that the best of breeders now are not
preiudiced against them and look with
favor on the Morgans. and great many
of the best and fastest horses in the State
have more or less of the Morgan blood
in them. Hoping to hear from you
again. | remain Yours truly,
c. f. NEEDHAM.