Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-06-12
ANOTHER PEDIGREE FOR
McDOEL,
From the Horse Breeder


We have for some time maintained that
every man who breeds a foal should
make it a point to see that the foal. to-
gether with its sire and dam. is register
ed in some work that will not admit any
animal without proper evidence that the
breeding is as represented. Were this
done it would prevent much confusion.
The successful campaigner McDoel fur
nishes an excellent Illustration of this.
1t is very difficult to get the facts con-
corning the breeding of his ancestors.
Two different pedigrees of him have al
ready been published. The third, which
we give below, is clipped from the Ken
lucky Stock Farm.
GAS the breeding of the great McDoel
has been widely published, wish to say
that it is incorrect. McDoel was bred and
raised in this county by w. H. Rhodes
(postoffice at Sedalia), was sold by him to
w. A. McNuity, who sold him toMr. Og-
lesby of Kansas City. While here he was
called Sedalia Boy, and understood his
name was changed to McDoel by Mr..
Oglesby. in compliment to friend of
his by that name. McDoel was sired by
the Waters Horse, horse bred in this
county, sired by Highland Chief, and out
of a mare by Greenback.
"IIighland Chief was brought to this
county about nineteen years ago. from
Owingsvlle, Bath county. Ky, and his
breeding, as per bill of 1879, is given as
follows: Highland Chief, by Diamond,
he by Denmark and out of a Mambrino
Chief mare Highland Chiefs first dam
by Old Fiddler Whip, he by Old Virginia
Whip, and out of Il Sir Archy mare: sec
ond dam by AleXander's Abdallah: third
by Old Halcorn: fourth dam by Old
Cracker. he by Boston.
"Greenback was purchased as two
year-old in 1862, by James W. Martin,
now of Otterville, of his breeder, Nathan
James of johnson county. Mo-, for S4O0,
and as Mr.. Martin paid for him with the
first greenbacks he had seen, he named
him Greenback. Mr.. Martin tells me
that both his sire and dam were brought
from Kentucky. but as Mr.. James is dead,
have been unable to find from what
portion. | think ! can find son, and
expect to get further Information.
"The Waters Horse was a good sadder
and driver, but as Mr.. Waters was old,
and couldn't get him handled, he had
him gelded. The dam of McDoel was a
dark bay or brown mare, 57i inches high
above withers and hips alike (measured
without shoes, was bred and raised by
Mr.. Rhodes, and sired by horse Mr.
Rhodes bought at the Memphis (Mo.)
fair during the fall of 50. He won the
three years old, and purchased of John
ID. Slavin, now of Downing, Mo-. was
sired by horse brought from Kentucky
that made one season at the farm OF
Thomas Hope, Scotland county. Mr.
Rhodes says this Kentucky horse was
little patroniZed on account of the higf
fee, and returned to Kentucky leaving
few colts.
the second dam of McDoel was dun
mare owned by Mr.. Rhodes and sired by
a dun horse, owned by Matthias Real o
Carthage, Ill. The third dam was als'
a dun owned by him. Highland Chief
Greenback and the Waters Horse wer
all sires of good roadsters and saddlers
and mares by them are among the best
we have. Pony, the dam of McDoel, ha:
a good strong colt by her side, foaled il
August. sired by Canonchet (son of Gov
Sprague, dam by Alexander's Abdallah)
and is in foal to Prodigal 26s0, son o
Onward; first dam by Egmont; secon,
dam by Clark Chief; third dam by Ba,
Messenger.
IL find with 5. A. Mintzer, Gree
Ridge, Mo-, "A copy of the breeding o
Greenback, as taken from one of his oil
bills. 1t reads Greenback. by Patrick
Highlander; first dam by Commerce, b,
imported Commerce; second dam by &c
hannah; third dam by Belair; fourt
dam by Hiderallah. Patrick's High
lander by Imp Highlander; first dam b
imported Yorkshire; second dam by Raj
tier, by Old Sir Archy; third dam b
Roam Jim Crack. expect to get furthe
information regarding Greenback, an
will write you again.-H."