Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-04
Middlebury, VT.
NOTES..
JOSEPH BATTELL,

W. CO.
Mr.. Davis of Barnard, VT, born 1910,
says "The Frazier morse of Barnard
was by Clifford Morgan, bred by Dan
Frazier of Barnard; dam by Mai. Smiths
horse of Pomfret. From the same mare
Mr.. Frazier raised Il bay stallion by
Pixies Romeo, which, | think, was IL
French horse. Il stallion kept here a
while. This second Frazier horse was
style. but very cordy; the dam was bay,
of good size, a stocky mare. Smith
horse, | think, died his property. Old
Clifford was owned by three or four here
in a little time. Russell Topliff owned
him, and, | think, let Lyman Stewart
have him. Badger owned him first.
Topliff sold to Badger, got him back and
let Stewart have him. Topliff had him
one year, perhaps two; Stewart only one
] think; Badger only month or two
Stewart let Runnells Cady of Barnard
have him, who took him to York State.
SRA Coolidge, who lived three-quart-
ers of a mile from the village. had him
first at Barnard and kept him several
seasons-always at Barnard, except
when he rode around with him. The
first colt | saw sold for $1,000 man in
Pomfret raised him. Sargent of SPRING
field, Mass, owned him and sold him
to Fatty Wood of Providence for $1,000;
a fine, pretty horse; very pretty horse,
one white hind foot, and, think star.
He was chestnut chunk of horse. not
high on the withers. The man that
fret. cannot now remember his
name, but Mr.. Sargent knows his name
and said the horse was got by Morgan
horse and wanted me to look it up.
did so and found he was by Clifford Nor
gan when Coolidge had him. | went TO
Coolidge and fonnd that the mare was
entered in his book and served at the
right time; this seemed to be positive
proof. Coolidge kept Clifford as much
AS four years. | know nothing about
the dam of this Sargent colt.
defiance was here when | was at
Williamstown. | was born here in
1910 and went to Wllliamstown with my
father in 1924 came back here in 1884.
l think Defiance was gray horse and
good, fair-sized horse. The first wear
that Coolidge had Clifford put mare
to him that | rode from Wiliamstown.
clifford was four years old that spring
and was Il or Is years old when
brought the mare to him. Densmore
had the old Bulirush at Williamstown
when was there. He was called at one
time the Belknap horse. He was not an
Old horse then. do not know that he
was there the first year we went there
don't think he was. Densmore came
two or three seasons. He stood him ot
Chelsea, Williamstown, Brookfeld Cen
ter and East Brookfied. He was as
good horse as there was in Williams
town.
"Col. Wyte had tall slimmish brown
morse there that died there. Soldier
came from Barre; owned by Frank Abb
Dott, who was the first man to get gran
lite at Barre. BlOdgett from East Ram
dolph had Phoenix there three seasons. a
gray horse of quite good size. and well
proportional, very good appearing horse:
don't think they claimed Morgan.
do not think he was over nine or ten
years old Soldier was gray, not as big
as fhHnix, nor as old; a resolute
strong-muscled, good horse, shaped more
ike the Morgans. Phoenix commanded
The better class of mares, better nrices
got better care. Bulrush got the most
business. | owned half of an Eclinso
horse before was 81. He cama fro
grandson of old Eclipse. Kasson of
Washington, VT, brought him from New
York State. We called him Youno
Eclipse. lie was bay, Is hands bioh
shouidered, not large horse. slim
puilt' lie was cross. Elisha Gale of
"illiamstown bought him when six
years old and sold me half. broucht
MN here, kept him two or three veors
ana then sold to Baxter & Gaines of
Pittsford, VT. He afterwards went
west got some good stock. | let him
Tor SloO one year to stand at BrookfieId
never saw any horse with the STYLE
and action of Clifford.
u think that Capt. Eber Richmond
Oh tiiis town raised Defiance. Bulrusb
was foaled on Brookfeld Hill and owned
by beiknap before Densmore got him.
owned several of his colts; they were