Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-06-26
NOTES..
MAY AND JUNE, 1891.

5. F. Wilcox of Milton, VT, says
the Wheatley Horse came from over the
mountain in charge of VI. Woodwork ;
he was by Smiths Nimrod. | stood my
horse, Chttenden County Morgan, the
first two years owned him, at Westford,
Fairfax, Underhill, Essex and Wiliston.
Morgan of Westford bred mares to him
and raised bay stallion.
Mr.. McCrail, Milton. VT, says: 81
understood that the Stanley horse or sire
was bred by Dan Ward, Milton, who had
the mare, gray, from Canada; in foal
when she came from Canada and had
this colt
5. +. Wilcox says: "Chauncey Warner
of Cambridge, VT. had chestnut pacing
horse, 1000 lbs, about 1915, that got good
stock. | think it was French horse.
Calhoun & Co. gave $1,000 for the old
Telescope. Brewsters Gray Eagle, |
think, was from Canada
Mr.. Stanley of Georgia says; "Dam
of DAVIS Flying Morgan was bay mare,
l54 hands, very rangy, foaled about 1885.
bred in Essex, VT, injured when four
year old when trotting on bet from
Essex to Burlington. We sold this mare to
Hannah Hill of Georgia. VT He bred
bay stallion from her, l5d hands, 1925
lbs, foaled about 1850, got by Flying
Childers, Morgan horse owned at st.
Adams, which he took when three years
old to Bedford, H.
y. W. Stanton, Stanbridge, Can.
born 1871, says "Mr. Martin had fine
horse here 60 years ago. Joseph Baker,
W. ). Baker and Mr.. Curley of Durham
Flats, all old men, would know much
about horses. Root came here from YER
mont with his horse. Take them as Il
whole, they were about as good class
of horses as there were in the country
LAGRANGE GO or more years ago brought
lion, called English blood. The stock
was largely roam, good roadsters, but not
fast; no PAGERS that ! know of. Isaac
LAGRANGE, over 20, should know about
this horse. Mr.. Vincent at Cooks
Corners is the son of man that brought
a Gray Messenger stallion here perhaps
80 years ago"
NJ. Perault, toilette, Canada, says
that the dam, which he now owns, of
Rancho, was foaled in 1866.
y. W. Stanton says: "The Vincent
horses colts were good for business, but
not fast He was a solid-buit horse of
100 to 1900 lbs. My grandfather 60 or
more years ago had three stations here
one good one from Messenger dam
brought from Connecticut, think, when
he came, in foal, gray, 1000 to 100 lbs.
My grandfather moved here nearly lOC
years ago, certainly 90; was here some
% years, then went visiting and brought
back this mare. This horse he traded
away in Rutland Co., VT, when nearly
30 years old. He called him Tellassah
None of his sons were kept stations
knight came here so years ago, think
Abraham LaGrange came from below
Albany got the horse after he first came
Stock considered No. l for business and
roadsters. NJ. Andre Riva bought the
Gilmore Horse at toilette, when seven
year old, of Bellaire. NJ. Gilmore brought
here two colts, horse colt and mare
colt, both Morgan, and he bred this horse
Sold him when eight to Navier Liberte
who sold him in Is months to Abraham
Boillet, who sold him the next spring tc
Andre Riva, who kept him several year;
and sold to merchant in Montreal, who
had him gelded. Brown with small star
15a hands, 1900 lbs. The sire, or Gilmore
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