Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-09-11
THE PEDIGREE OE SuNOL.

OAKLAND, Cal, August L. 1891.
Editor HorSemdH Your issue of Aug.
13 received today forces me to make an
other explanation in relation to the pedi-
gree of WaXy. This will make the third
time have corrected mistakes, and NAV
be sort of retributive Justice, partial
atonement for delaying the publication
of matter which would haye been of in
terest to breeders. There are reasons
for holding back; some of them trivial.
Others which are not without weight.
That which has the most potent effect in
causing the delay is press of work ever
since my return from Chicago. The evil
dence in full will require a good deal of
space; the whole story demands still
more. My intention was to send proofs
to papers which make ''specialitv" of
trotters at the same time. 1t was also
my intention to lay the papers before the
American Trotting Register association
as soon as Secretary Steiner had the
business arranged and his Office in work
ing order. With so much work on the
trestle-board that every minute nearly is
required by the plans from O'Clock in
the morning until two hours before the
trial that was postponed, all that has
been done were the corrections mention
ed and brief synopsis of the evidence.
which narrated the change in the Palo
Alto catalogue of 1891, which gives "the
keenon mare" for the dam of Waxv, in
place of Gray Eagle mare. from Mary
Morris, by Medoc. also sent Robert
Bonner and L. Brodhead. and now send
you, photo copies of the contract between
John Z. Welsh and p. Swigert, and
letter from p. Swigert to John Anderson.
Your recollection is at fault in respect TO
my statement, which was that it was put
beyond any doubt that the grandsire of
Sunol was by Lexington, so wrote to
Colman's Rural World, in reply to an as
sertion of Mr. Clement that she was not
by that horse. But as my time will not
permit me as long a statement as | would
like to send you now, and as a brief alb
stract will cover the ground, hereby
append it. The papers were obtained
from @. W. Stevens, one of the execu-
tors of John Anderson, and belonged 10
that estate. John Anderson was a part.
ner of John Z. Walsh, who secured the
horses, and died on the plains. The pa
pers received from Mr.. Stevens include n
number outside of those bearing on the
pedigree of Waxy, and afford ample ey
ldence OF their genuineness, as represent
ed, viz, original documents pertaining to
the business of John Anderson.
No. Contract made between John
j. Welsh of San Jose, Cal, of the first
part, and p Swigert of Frankfort, Ky,
of the second part.
This was executed at Frankfort, Kv..
on March 0, 1861. Signed in duplicate
(Stamped.) JOHN p. WELSH,
Witness, z. SwIGERT.
JAMES NJ. TODD,
II. G.. BANTA.
i. Swigert turned over to John p.
Walsh Eight head of blooded horses"
one OF them, ga two-year-old filly by
Lexington, out of Keenon mare"
No. 2-Letter from p. Swigert to John
Anderson, acknowledging receipt of a
letter from Anderson written after
Walsh's death. This was written on a
letter-head of Farmers Bank of Ken
lucky; Philip Swigert, president; J.B.
Temple, cashier. This repeats that "Mr.
Walsh had eight head of NINE, all of
good BLOOD" and that he sent A. F.
Grigsby the power of attorney to act for
him. The contract was written by P.I
Swigert, and the letter is proof thereof.
No. 3-Memoranda of the horses which
arrived at San Jose, November II, 1864.
Among them sorrel filly, two years
old, by Lexington, out of - mare. and
marked on the margin, shave on shares. ="
in allusion to the contract between Welsh
and Swigert. The blank was probably
occasioned by the inability of the clerk
to decipher "Keenon," as the same phras-
eology is used-"Out Keenon mare" by
Mr.. Swigert in the contract; "Out
mare" in the memoranda.
No. 3-Return of N. Hayes, auctioneer
and commission merchant, on sale