Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-06-19
DSEPI BAITELl,
Middlebury, VT.
MAY AND JUNE, 1891.

Mr.. Yale, Charlotte, VT, born 1907,
says: II had bay stallion got by Cock
of the Rock, dam by a bay Hamltonian
stallion that was kept in IIinesburgh one
year. sold this horse to Nicholas
Holmes. | sold the roam stallion | owned
to David Gillett, who kept him three
years and sold him."
Mr.. Ashley of Milton, VT, says: "Dam
of Davis Flying Morgan was bought in
Essex and his sire was bred by 5. Barton,
Georgia, VT, from French mare. Latin
bought him when four years old. There
Calhoun Horse, that came from Canada,
chestnut, about 1888. Calhoun got him
at Stukely or Durham. Benjamin Savln
had gray horse that stood here Is years
Latin horse was ugly. Latin is alive.
Mr.. Stanley of Georgia, VI, My
father moved here from Sheldon, VT,
Dec. 1912. There was very good horse
in Sheldon owned by Weirs, got by MIN
rod, bay, l5t hands, 1850 lbs. He was
owned several years here by Aft. Win
tiers, think, and died here. Gus Blair
had another Nimrod horse that went
South"
Mr.. - of Bedford, Can, says LAS
ten Snyder had a small bay Black Hawk
horse here of about 1000 lbs. some %
years ago, that he bred, and II. Hogle of
Bedford had a bay Morgan horse about
the same time that was a good one"
Mr.. Dickinson at the Register office.
Bedford. Can, about 80 years old, says
"The imp. thoroughbred horse Bedford
was brought here in the war of 1872, and
left the best of stock. He was bay, 1000
lbs. owned in Parish of st. Armand
West. Black Snake was owned in st.
Armand East by John Baker; black, of
medium size, racer, as was also Bedford.
He died the property of Baker some 60
years ago. Sir Walter was here from
Kentucky, think; - hands. 1000 lbs. |
saw him time and again. There were a
number of his sons kept here by the farm
ers. There was a Black Hawk owned at
Stanstead at the time that went to Shelf
ford and left some very fine colts. saw
him time and again, II hands. all of 1000
lbs. Wood had him at Frost village
about five years should think"
Samuel Mills of Bedford Can. SAYS
SWIM. NJ. Fuller brought the old Buck.
skin horse here about lSjO-GO: he was
l54 hands, 1900 to 1850 lbs, and one OF
the finest driving horses have ever seen
He got him at st. Adams or Burlington.
Best raised two stations from him; one
died at five, the other lived to be old-al
excellent horse. The Snyder horse wa.
brought from Burlington by Mr.. HoglC
and sold for big price to Snyder whel
two years old, 30 years ago or more. He
was not speedy. Vincent tended the Ter
Eyck Horse. Buckskin was here at leas
five years, perhaps ten. VIM. TYLER OF
st. Armand, East, bred Buckskin stall
lion from him, l5-2, about 100 to l2O(
lbs, foaled about 1850. There are sew
eral buckskin horses now IN Bolton
George Hogle of Bedford has buckskil
stallion now, bred in Warden, like tn,
old stock
r. Satterly of Ferrisburgh, VT. very
best authority, says II recollect tn,
black Morgan colt bred by Absalon
Upper and sold when yearling. TIN
dam was roam or iron gray Tuppe
bought her in Charlotte, of Mr.. Yale
think. and anyway think she was 0
the roam stock that Mr.. Yale of Char
lotte owned. Upper had this colt from
her lStockbridge Chief and lost her sool
afterwards from fistula She was per
haps ten or twelve old when Stock
bridge Chief was born. Yale had
breed of strawberry roam horses a
that time. | know the mare cam
from Charlotte and | think belonged t
this stock her colt was chestnut"
Mr.. Ferguson of Essex, Vt, SAYS
Grey Eagle was owned by George Ban
bour of Burlngton-a small horse q
running stock, 925 lbs. Mr.. Morgan ha
Morgan Telescope, bred by +. l.. Morga
of Westford, VT, and got by DR.. Bar
let's son of Flying Morgan"
Mr.. Mills, Bedford, Can, says "Blac
Snake was here 60 years ago. | saw hir
at Durham Flats, a very good lookn
horse, not very large, 1850 lbs. Sir Wa
ter was at Phillipsburgh. Ralph Taylo
had two stations by Black Snake, on
black, the other brown, not over !
hands, very sprightly, active horses
They were sold when four or five year
and sent to the States some 60 years age
They were full brothers, runners did nc
pace. One was kicked on the gambrel