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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-23
Mr.. GREGORY'S HORSES.
MORGAN STAR-sTAR OF VERMONT
DRACO PRINCE, JR.

| OhACO PklNCEf UR'
NORTTIFIELD, June %. 1891.
Mr.. BATTELL,
| Dedr Sir " ours received i'm regard
to the horses that J. Gregory took West.
| knew most of them at the time. but it
has been so long since that cannot tell
much about their pedigrees. He took
quite a number of horses West. lie had
Il stallion called Morgan Star-a BAY
with star-which he took West in 1851
and sold to man by the name of Will
lam Z. Samuel of Hannibal, Miss. The
man who went with him that time saws
he does not know where he got him, but
thinks he took him from Ohio. The man
who went with him in 1858 says he went
to Hannibal, Miss, and staid one week
or more with VIM. p. Samuel and he had
Morgan star at that time, but he can t
tell about his breeding. Perhaps you
can get the information you want by
addressing Mr.. Samuel.
knew the horse Pilgrim. He was a
small chestnut, very handsome. | think
he was grandson of Black Hawk. He
took him West. He staid there three
years and brought him back | saw him
before he went and after he came back.
knew his breeding at the time. but |
cannot now tell much about it. | went
West with him in 1860, when he took fif-
teen mares and two stations. | took
two. | stopped at Terre Haute, Ind.
where sold one, and one at Mattoon.
Ill. Mr.. Gregory went to Bedford, Ind.
He had at that time horse that he got
somewhere in this State. He was a
brown or black horse called Star of YER
mont and said to be son of Black
Hawk. He also took son of that horse
at the same time. The man that Gregory
had them of and his wife went out with
US and accompanied Gregory to Bedford.
| do not recollect the mans name. but
can find out if necessary.
send the pedigree of Draco Prince,
Jr.; think he will have one or more in
the , 80 list this fall. He left some
good gentlemen's drivers. They prize
his mares for brood purposes. think
he should have place in your Register.
as am sure he will be heard from in
the future. | have stallion by him.
four years old, that, if he could be handl-
ed for speed, would go in the 80 list
will send his bill for this season.
MIR. Gregory got Star of Vermont IN
Grand Isle, this State. He took Morgan
Star to Ohio and then brought him back
the same fall that he sold him to the ma n
in Hannibal, Miss. He was at the State
fair that fall. have delayed writing in
order to see his son, but have not been
able to do so. Yours truly.
l.. w. AVERY.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-23
BLACK HAWKS IN ILLINOIS.

CARSON, Col, Feb. 2S, 1891.
MR.. JOSEPH BATTELL,
/ Dear SRI see in the REGISTER of
the 18th communication from G.. d.
Wilson to Dunton's Spirit which gave
me some information did not have be-
fore about Dorsey's Kentucky Golddust.
knew John York Sawyer and his hor-
ses when he first brought them from
Vermont, but was not aware that one of
them was the sire of old Golddust.
Wilson speaks of other horses Black
Hawk in that section of Illinois. Know
ing all he speaks of, thought it might
be of interest to you to hear what
know about them. | brought Flying
Cloud to Greene Co.. H., in the fall of
lS54-Black Hawk; dam, Clifford Nor
gan; died in Kentucky and was known
there as Wards Flying Cloud. He was
raised by Col. G.. V. Cook of New Ha-
ven. In the fall of 1870 Col. Cook
brought to me in Illinois another Black
Hawk Rising Sun-of his raising dam.
a. NicootuSCl lie was SOlu anu
think died in Bunker Hill, III. In the
fall of 1853 Seth Wetherbv of Jackson
vile bought of A. +. Williams of Brid-
port three-year-old colt, sorrel with
blaze in face and white legs. This was
the first Black Hawk stock ever saw in
that section of Illinois. In 1854 Wether-
by bought Live Oak of Ed. Crane of
Bridport. He stood for several years in
Jersey county and then was taken to
California. Champion Black Hawk was
raised by Champlin Fletcher of Orwell
and was bought in Ohio by stock COM
pany at Carrollton, Ill. Wideawake was
raised by Perry Fletcher of Bridport and
was there called Pig Iron. knew Adj
olson and Silverheels well, but have for
gotten who raised them. Sawyer is still
living in Alton, | think. Yours truly
G.. W. CORY.
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old to heavy road wagon in :5S with
out training, and then sold him for a
family horse. The party used him for
20 years for that purpose and then offered
to bet $1,000 that he could trot i'm 2 40.
He was n years old at the time. His
owner thought so much of him that he
wanted me to buy one of the same stock.
bought one that mated him close that
trotted in 2 40 in race without training.
gave $1,000 for him, but he could not
trot to the pole as fast as the one sold.
Lady Jones should have trotted below
20 if she had had any training, but old
man Jones knew little about training
horses. He weighed about 200 lbs. The
first year he had the mare he drove her
of her gait to such an extent that one
could not tell whether she was trotting
or running. Jones finally took my adj
vice and turned her out for a season and
she got back to her gait. | believe she
trotted in = ;34. Ned Buntline was out of
Doll, her dam Mambrino mare. The
sire of Ned was out of Nip q Frizzle, she
by Monmouth Eclipse. The sire of Ned
was by Washington; was bought by
jackson when two years old and taken
West. What he called him never knew.
Doll and Nip IL Frizzle-the dam and
grandeur of Ned-showed blood and
game. Neither OF them was ever trained
Doll trotted a good many races and was
never beaten. | have known them to
take her out of the pasture when she was
sucking a colt and drive her 10 miles.
three miles of it beach sand fetOck deep,
to heavy wagon and then trot her to an
old cart in a race in , :l4 and 2:l3 on an
old and hilv track. Doll and Nip used
to carry of all of the purses. 4 man
rode two days to find two animals to beat
them and at last thought he had succeed
ed, but the old mares cleaned them both
out. This is all know of the pedigree :;
you can fill it out.
Yours truly,
DAVID G.. HARTT.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-23

knew the man. but did not know his
given name; he called him Wilson. from
Chittenden county. Clark thought that
Mr.. Putnam could give you the right
track of the horse. You had better write
him, and | will make inquiries and see
what can learn. If get any more in
formation of him, will let you know. |
will do all | can to help any one trace
Morgan horses pedigree, for am a Nor
gan horse man and CLAIM that there
ought never to be any other horses kept
for stock. But have to keep horses to
suit people. | enclose you my horse
bills, and can show you as pure a Nor
gan as stands on four legs nowadays.
raised him, broke him and do all my farm
and road work with him, besides cover
ing from 30 to 80 mares year. could,
If it were called for, trace his blood back
to old Clifford Morgan. If can do any
more for you, let me know.
Yours truly,
C.. II. CLIFFORD.
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| should like to know If there are any
errors in this also more of st. Lawrence,
Flying Morgan, the Norton Horse, Fly
ing Hanbletonian, Henry, Sir Henry,
Smiths Young Columbus and Young
Columbus, Dick Adams Rather and Big
CARTS Rather and the North Horse. How
much of this will your book show me
when it is printed, and what work can
buy that will give me information about
the breeding of the strains that are not
Morgan.
Joe shows lots of Morgan. His weight
is 925 lbs; color, dark bay with heavy
name and tail; height, 15I hands. He is
as intelligent as IA horse can be; walks
very fast and does it without asking. lie
has gone in three minutes without train
ing, and we think will go in $50. We
would like very much to get him IN your
book. if eligible. He certainly has more
Morgan blood than many that will be
there. Can you do anything for me?
Yours truly,
VIM. b. SYKES.
Pedigrees and histories of nearly all
of the above horses will appear in one or
the other of our forthcoming works far
more complete and accurate than hither-
to giVen.-ED. REGISTER.
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GlFFORD-DAM OF GREEN NOUN.
TAIN
LUTHER, Ia, July l3, 1891

LUTHER, Ia, July l3, 1891.
Editor Register Il have waited to hear
from Weir or some one else in answer to
the attack of Putnam on the breeding and
merits of the old horse, Clifford. If he
was ring-boned and produced ring-bones
and uneven stock, think that the people
of that State were very unwise in patro-
nizing such horse. If he produced I'M
sound stock there, why didn't his sons
produce the same thing when they came
West? have owned four stations that
descended directly from him. One of
them had three inbred crosses from Gift
ford, and yet never knew of ring-bone
or SPAWN among them. In the next is
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THE CHllSON HORSE.
SPARTA, Wis, May 0, 1891.

SPARTA, Wis, May 0, 1891.
MIR. BATTELL,
Dear Sr:-l received few days ago a
letter from my brother IL. NJ. Lewis of
Madison, making inquiries OF my father
respecting the Gibson Horse, bred II
New Haven, Vt. Father, if he lives till
the 9th of July, will be 95 years of age
He has vigorous constitution, eats three
hearty meals each of the 365 days of the
year, sleeps as soundly as child and is
busy man yet, and withal he has a
wonderful memory. But he does not
remember anything about the horse YOU
refer to- My fathers family removed to
Wisconsin the spring of 1916. | remem-
Der the Chilsons were driving a fine gray
colt of elegant carriage and proportions
that would weigh, | should say, l20O
lbs, that was sired by Il stallion owned
by Russell Harris of New Haven Mills.
Iiambletonan whose dam was an i'm
ported thoroughbred. | cannot say pos
itively that | ever saw him, but have the
referred TO by you. Mrs. Bradley of
Sparta, niece of the late Hon. Leonard
Sargent of Manchester. VT, whose hus-
bands brother married a sister of the
Gibson brothers, says that she rene m
bers that Oliver Chilson brought very
fine horse from Vermont about 1873. She
thinks he was bay horse. You will un-
doubtedly get full information from Oil
yer Gibson, but if not | would refer you
to 5. w. Thompson of sun Prairie, Dane
Co., Wis, who lived near neighbor both
to the Chilsons and Ira Alternately nd
frequently visited both after his rem oval
to Wisconsin in 1916; also to Theron
Sturtevant and Andrew Squres of New
Haven, who lived in the vicinity at the
time. Yours truly,
G. G.. LEWIS.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-23
Rorse Department.
The MORGAN REGISTER.

Register intended to include all stations of
merit that trace in direct male line to Justin
Morgan and having ut least one sixty fourth
OF his blood. All such stations ioaled in or
before 1850 are admitted free. A fee of one
dollar Is charged tor registering each stallion
Joaled since lSS0, and Tor each mare whenever
foaled.
Any animal in either of the following two
classes is eligible to registry in the Morgan
Register
l. Any meritorious stallion or mare that
traces in direct male line to the original JUS
tin Morgan Horse, and has at least one sixty
fourth OF his blood.
2. The produce of u sire and dam both
registered in the Morgan Register
The first volume, the final sheets of which
are now being revised Tor the press,
will contain about four thousand pedigrees,
carefully compiled from original Sources Il
sketch of the origin and history of the great
Morgan family, and much other new aud orig
1nal matter. The book will be illustrated with
portraits of Morgan horses, and handsomely
and substantially bound. The price is not yet
liked, put Will be as low rs can be afforded, so
that the work may be widely distributed.
plan of first exhausting all practicable means
OF getting and verifying information, discrim-
mating rigidly between what is known and
what is unknown, and setting down nothing
as ascertaned which is in doubt. sources OF
information will be given in each pedigree so
that every reader can verify the work for
himself. Full descriptions of the animals reg
1stered will be given, and tables showing the
merits OF the MOrgans, as compared with 9th.
er families, Tor both speed ana endurance on
the track, viii be appended. Entries will be
received for short time further, and blanks
furnished on application. Address
JOSEPH BATTELL,
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LADY JONES.
NORTHPORT. Jan. -, 1891.

NORTIIPORT. Jan. Is, 1891.
MIR. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Dear SW:-On my return home find
your note. My book was burned up in
the old farmhouse some three years ago.
so can't tell exactly Lady Jones' age,
but she was foaled about 1888. Her dam
was spotted mare about l44 hands.
She was owned by Edward Sebring of
Stony Brook. don't think they knew
anything of her breeding. She was a
very communicating mare with low
withers, but must have had a strain of
blood in her, as she was bred to Young
Engineer and had a spotted fllly that
trotted in about 2 :36. She was after
ward bred to Ned five times and had five
colts by him, all good ones. One was
sold for about S75 and went to Brooklyn,
where it trotted very fast and it said to
have been sold for $500. The two
youngest were perfect match and were
reported sold for $1,000. Ned Buntlne
was one of the best stations on the island
of his day. He was never trained, but
the day | sold him | logged him around
the track TO warm him up and showed
mile in 2:4l, last half in | 10 They
would not let me show any more. |
could have driven him close to 80 and he
had not been driven 3 80 gait in year.
They counted out the money and said
they did not want to see any more. /
castrated him when he was nine years
old. had fortune, but did not know
it till it was too late. The first colt he
ever got drove when he was four years
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-23
BUSH MESSENGER STOCK.
LETTER OF MOSES EoLEsToN,

EAST BLOOMFIELD, n. Y, Dec. 1, 1889.
JOSEPH BATTELL, Esq
Dear Sir Yours of the I'd is at hand
and contents noted. In reply would
say do not know of any grandson of
the old Bush Messenger about here. 1t
is sixty years since the old horse died
and there was so much prejudice against
them that they did not save any of the
stations. They found that they were a
long-lived stock, for some of them were
30 when they died.
There are some mares that have some
of the blood in their veins, for you can
tell them by their clean limbs, never
stuck up when standing in the stable.
Mr.. Randolph Huntington, 100 North
Union street, Rochester, n. Y, under
stand, is getting or tracing up the Mes
senger stock. If | learn any more about
them, will let you know.
Yours truly,
MOSES EGLEsTON.
Will Randolph Huntington please re-
port to us if there were any sons of this
Bush Messenger kept entire. and, if so.
how many, their names and by whom
owned.-ED. REGISTER.
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sue of the Register he assals the breed
ing of the dam of Green Mountain, but
admits that he was a great horse con-
sidering his breeding. He doesn't assal
the stock of Green Mountain. Now, if
there was no Morgan in the dam of Green
Mountain, then, | ask, where did he get
the blood to produce the exact style of
the Morgan horse if it did not come
through the veins of Clifford; for | be-
lieve that no one denies that Green Noun
tain produced Morgan stock. The argu-
ment that Putnam uses against the mare
IN my opinion goes to establish the
superior breeding of Clifford.
Yours truly,
o. TURNER.
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LETTER FROM G. H. CLIFFORD.

WoLCoTT, VT, Dec. 8, 1882
MIR. BATTELL,
Dear Sr:-Our postmaster gave me
your letter, and as | am in the stock
business and my father raised the old
Clifford Morgan, | hold his bills so that
can trace Morgan blood back good
ways. | have seen man who told me
he thought he raised the horse you are
after. His name is Cortis Putnam of
Woodbury., Vt. Mr.. Clark said he lived
neighbor to him and a man from Chitten-
den county came through Woodbury.
some Is or more years ago with a Nor
gan horse and Putnam bred a Morgan
mare. She brought chestnut stud
colt, which he sold and it went West. lie
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-23
ANIMALS REGISTERED
IN THE MORGAN REGISTER,
STATIONS AND COLTS.

STATIONS AND COLTS.
Registered by \. d, Moore, Moore's,
Ind:
BILLY MORGAN, bay, black points, Ii
hands, 80 lbs; foaed lSS5: bred by
Casebecr Il Matheng, Auburn, Ind. got
by Aiistos, Jr., son of Aristos, by Daniel
Lambert: dam, Annie Marshall, gray {;
bred by George +. Marshall, Ticondero-
ga, y. y; got by Daniel Lambert, son
of Ethan Allen; 81 dam, gray, bred by
DIR. Barber. Orwell. VT; got by Young
Messenger Rogers IIorse), son of Ben
nett's Messenger, brought from Mt. Yer
non, Ohio, to Ticonderoga, y. y, and
said to be Messenger.
MARES AND FILLIES.
Registered by Moses F. Preston. Shar-
on, Vt:
TOpsY, bay; bred by Moses F Preston
Stanford, VT; got by Live Oak, son of
Old Morrill,: dam, chestnut, bred by
Moses Preston, Sharon, VT; got by Col
onel Morrill,, son of Old Morrill,.
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ELLEN DEAN.
\ ours truly,
DAVID G.. HART

cORBEAU AND MAMIE JORDAN DAM OF
INDIGO, 2:26 &)-LETTER OF S. 7. HAIR
RiS OF CINCINNATI o.
Ellen Dean, brown mare, foaled 1862.
bred by Robt. +. Coleman, Harrodsburg,
Ky: sired by Corbeau: dam, Black En-
lily by klnkeads St. Lawrence; grandeur
by Aratus, thoroughbred. | drove Ellen
Dean for Il wager, box of cigars, over
the old Buckeye course full mile in
, :294. She was very fast and steady, a
pure trOtter. She is the dam of Recol-
lection, that scored a record last year in
, :3l. Recollection showed full mile in
public trial last fall in , :2G. This year
she will do better. Ellen Dean is ais O
the dam of The Usurper by Smuggler
| drove The Usurper a full mile last Oc-
tober in 2:224. | propose to give both
Recollection and The Usurper record
this year. Corbeau was a chestnut pac :
ing stallion, owned by Simeon Lewis, near
Louisville, Ky. He was by a Canadian
PAGER out of a thoroughbred daughter of
Frank. saw him pace mile i'm > :2l
Black Emily was the dam of Mamie
Jordan, the dam of Indigo, 2:2G4. by
Indianapolis. If you need any more in :
formation, state explicitly your wants.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-23

-"Universal household remedy is the
common peoples name for Johnson's
Anodyne liniment
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-10-23
ROBERT HEATON,
JOHN HEATON.

May l3, 1872: The noted full blooded,
fast running horse, Tippo-Saib, has taken
his stand at the Pine Plains. He has
proved himself to be the best sire perhaps
in the L. S. 1t is thought needless to
mention his pedigree IN the papers, as his
name is so well known, and likewise out
in handblls.
BENZ. A. GERMoNp.
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CORBEAU AND MAMIE JORDAN DAM OF
INDIGO, 2:26 '&)-LETTER OF S. 7. HAIR
RlS OF CINCINNATI o.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-06

". Lorra the tailor takes pleasure in
announcing the arrival OF complete
stock of spring and summer goods and
asks his customers and friends to call and
examine same before purchasing else
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Physicians can get fresh Koch's
Lymph, imported direct at Tips and
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Ladies and gentlemen desiring
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comfort, should apply at the Bexar
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style, large, well ventilated rooms,
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inducements. Meals can be furnish
ed If desired. A complete corps of
servants will be constantly in attend
snce. Corner Houston and Jefferson
streets. 3-25 Pm
Bear in .nind that Frank J. Beitel
keeps builders hardware and lumber,
at the International and Great North.
ern depot. If
w. w. Walling, attorney at law,
has removed his office to the north
west corner of Houston and Soledad
streets. German spoken. Telephone
40S. Slim
-Notice-Now Is your time If you
want q perfect fitting corset; send in
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out of business. Mrs. G. Falkner, 4l0
Ave. D. 5:5:1m
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No use of experimenting Iurther when
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Certain Chill Cure" racks the Malaria
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Dreiss. 4-11-lmO
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CITY LOCAL NEWS.
Have YOU tried Sarilla ?

-Sarila.
Have you tried Sarilla?
Harness repaired, Cameron's
Buggy tops, repaired. Cameron's.
Second hand buggies 8 Acequia.
Best quality cord and stove wood; j.
J. Olsen & Son, Tel. 4SS. 4-11-1f
Furnished Rooms. Enquire ats South
ST., Andrew Dullnig's. 4-ll-lm"
Buy Halls bazaar forms: it prevents
dress makers bills: also McCall's patterns
at Misses Kirchner, 235 w. Commerce st.
Send for free Catalogues 2-3m
Call and see the new line of fine mil
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235 w. Commerce ST. 3-27-3m
Ladies call on Misses Eirchner to
have your hat trimmed in thelaSt styles.
3-27-3m
DIR. 8. Burg, late physician Inn
periai Hospital of Vienna. Office and
residence 244 North street. Telephone
122. -20.8m
-Zirkel and Co., No. 624 & 626 Eas
Houston, make q speciality of all
kinds of granite and iron fencing.
PIT If
-Zirkel and Co., at 624 & 626 East
Houston, deal In all kinds of Amerl-
can and italian marble. and iron
fencing. 217d
Stamps Good prices paid for Mexi-
can and other foreign used stamps. I: b.
JOHNSON. 5:5:1t
DIR. c. +. Braden, medical and surgi-
cal diseases of the eye, ear, nose and
throat. Office, IS Pecan street; hours, 10
to II a. m. to D. m. 4-7-1mo
Capitalists seeking investment. or
home-seekers, are invited to call on
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Boys Knee Pants Friday. n.
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A PAIR of very fine carriage horses at
$50, East Commerce street. $685.
The Beethoven Maennerchor held
rehearsal last night.
"A business meeting of the Mission
Athletic Club was held last night.
Lewis Gillespie, of this city, has
patented propeller for boats, dis
posing of one half interest In the
same to McLeary and Fleming.
DIR. 81. NJ. Hunter is in Georgia.
Will return May 10th. 4:30:9t
Bear in mind that Frank ]. Beitel
keeps builders hardware and lumbert
at the Internationslan and Great North
ern depot. !
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The San Antonio Brewing Assn.
City Pearl Beer is now on the mar
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