Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-05-08
LADY VERNON.

SAN. FRANCISCO, Cal, Mar. %, 1890.
JOS. BATTELL, Esq,
Friend BatteU Many thanks for your
kindness in attending to the REGISTER,
as we now receive it regularly.
A few days ago sent over to Oakland
and requested old Josiah Sessions to visit
me that might take down from his lips
all the information he could give me
about Lady Vernon. He has Just left
me and hasten to write you this letter
while all the little details are still fresh
in my mind outside of the notes which |
have taken down.
Mr.. Sessions tells me that Lady Ver-
non was probably seven or eight years
of age when she came to California, and
that when she died. if his surmise is cor
rect, she must have been in her twenty
eighth year or Whereabouts. You must
understand that some years after he
bought Lady Vernon Sessions visited
New York and was there introduced by
Nomerindyk to the man from whom SOM
erindyk bought her and Mr.. Sessions
gave me the story a he got it from the
hog dealer who sold Somerndvk the
mare. will now try to give the story
a. nearly "a possible in his own words.
\ party of Indiana horse dealers
brought in lot of animals to sell in the
New York market, and while passing
through small town ia New Jersey.
stopped at a hotel which was some dis
lance from the railroad station. The no.
tel keeper was in the habit of carrying
the mail from this small town (the name
of which Mr.. Sessions cannot remember)
to the railroad station and required an
extra horse to perform some of the work.
The horse dealers sold the hotel keeper
the filly which they considered would
not bring reasonable price in New
York. When she started carrying the
mail it was found that she was very fleet
ter that she attracted the attention of
the hog dealer, who bought her from the
hotel keeper. This hog dealer is the one
who persuaded Mr.. Somerndyk to buy a
one-half interest in the filly for $500
Mr. Somerindyk, it seems, drove her on
the road. giving her many brushing
races with men who were in the habit
of driving their own roadsters, and Som
erinkyk became so infatuated with hel
that he bought the other half interest
from the hog dealer, paying still another
5000. Somerindyk sold the mare to Pa
Hunt, who brought her to California
where he raced her, Mr.. SEES sions thinks
about six or seven times, securing for hel
a record of 81, according to Chester
although there are people here who thinl
she trotted in > :2st. Pat Hunt haC
taken in with him partner by the nam,
of Edward Fulton who finally secured
full and entire possession of the mare.
In the course of time Mr.. Fulton want
ed to return to New Orleans, and asked
Josiah Sessions to loan him $1,000. ant
Mr.. Sessions mentioned the matter t,
Chas. Lux, and told Mr.. Lux that If Mr.
Fulton did not return the Sl2OO, that h
(Sessions) would take the mare and pa,
the money. When Mr.. Lux advanced
!, the money the mare was in foal I,
Faston's "David Hill'', and short tim
, afterwards gave birth to filly foal. A
about this time Mr.. Lux called upon MI
, Sessions and seemed somewhat afrai,
that if the mare died he would be out con
siderable money. Mr.. Sessions took tn
, mare and filly, paying Mr.. Lux his Sl2OC
, Fancying that that she would prove
: good brood mare, he gave a one-half in
terest in her to Stephen Whipple, after
l wards owner of Whipple's "Hambletor
5 ian" 725. Mr.. Sessions tells me that a
e ter she had her colt by "David Hill" tia
4, Notwithstanding the fact that her leg
e were badly fired and bistered, she hay