Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-04-04
sEELYS AMERICAN STAR AND HIS SIRE
AMERICAN STAR-MORGAN ONE EYE
BASHAW JACKSON, AND SPEED


AMERICAN STAR-MORGAN ONE EYE
BAsHAW JACKSON, AND SPEED
WELL.
NOTES TAKEN IN NOVEMBER. 1889.
DarM ". Berry of Tatoway, Passac
county, New Jersey, now living, is
relative of Henry II. Berry, deceased,
who bred American Star.
James II. Berry, present address Mad
ison, y. j., and about 5G years old, is a
son of said Henry II. Berry.
Samuel p. Raum of Pompton Plains,
n. j., says: "IIenry II. Berry, an I'M
Gle of my wife, bred American Star He
called him American Star. He was a
colt of the old American Star, and was
Star. The old Star stood at the ho
tel here; he was sorrel horse,
little lighter color than the colt Berry
raised. think he was raised at Passaic,
n. j., or at least came from there up
here. | do not know that he was run
ming horse, but know that he was a
blooded horse, by what they talk. Hen
nv Ii. Berry was quite IA hOrseman. The
old Star was about II hands. perhaps
154. not very large, hardly as tall as the
Young Star. He had star, do not
know whether any more white. He was
not as dark colored as the Young Star.
He stood here one season, and there
were several colts from him. | never
heard that he was gelded. Berry did
not own him nor stand him. He was in
charge of man whose name forget
He looked like running horse. Was
not thick-set, but of just proportions.
You could see he was blooded horse,
good neck and head, very nice horse,
full as nice as the younger one, the
younger one not so awful heavy, "A good
proportional horse. The dam of the
younger horse was only common stock !:
no speed that know of. She was get
ting along in age, bay mare with white
face or stripe, nearly lG hands, not
heavy built. lie did not have her a
great while before he raised this colt
j never heard she was blooded. She was
slim built and had slim tail guess she
was used up when he got her; Il good
working animal and might have been
well bred. | have been married 10 years.
1t was 30 years ago and more that Berry
raised this colt He used to draw wood
with him and his mother to Newark. 20
miles. The colt was fast trotter. He
got good price for him and sold him.
guess Blauvelt bought him. Berry
used him some as a stud. He was a
very quiet horse. Phineus Spear, who
lived near Passaic, n. j., was great
horse-man. Old Star was not an old
horse; he looked to be young horse :
pedigree"
Garrett Van Ness, gentleman of
about IS, to whom we had been referred
as one of the best authorities upon
horses in this locality-an exceedingly
well appearing and reliable witness
said: "lhe Berry horse was out of the
old original American Star. knew the
man that brought this old horse here.
His name was Nicholas. forget the
last name; it may have been Steits.
The old Star was a very handsome
horse-the handsomest horse have ever
seen with one exception, old Morgan
Onc-Eye. Old Star was chestnut sor-
rel, with nice star; not very large; clean
made, lively fellow. Oh, he was pat
tern. | raised some of the best horses
ever raised in this State from old Nor
gan One-Eye. Sold one at two years
old for $500. Old Star was 10 hands, a
little scant, | think. am satisfied he
wasn't over that. A moderate size
clean horse, and, my stars, he was a
star. Couldn't tell what was his blood.
Cracked up to be one of the gentlest
horses in the country; must have been
an English horse; thoroughbred | am
positive. Service fee was S21 common
price then So. | asked $40 for Morgan
One-Eye. He was thoroughbred
horse-no mistake about that. They
gave his pedigree in his bills. Not very
old when here-seven or eight or so
well proportional, rather light build
well modelled horse, as handsome q
horse as | have ever seen. Berry.
horse could not come up to him at all
couldn't begin. Don't know the dan
of Berry horse, Berry always had first