Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-13


let's Childers; fifth dam by Honey
woods Arabian, and sixth dam the dam
of the two True Blues. Here was a very
strong combination of the blood of those
celebrated horses, the Godolphin Barb
Che was evidently Barb, and his dis
tinguished predecessor, the barley Ara
bian. Medley was a fine race-horse, and
made himself celebrated on the British
turf, running no less than fifteen races,
of which he won nine, beating some of
the best horses in England of his day.
Mr.. Malcolm Hart was in England in
1888 or 1854, and purchased Medley from
Mr.. Watts, who then owned him, and
sent him by the ship Theodore, Captain
McNabb, to America. He was carried to
northern Virginia. and was known as
Harts Medley. Mr.. Hart, however,
subsequently parted with the horse to
Mr.. James Wilkinson. of Mlbrook PA IL
tations, Southampton county, Va. Med
ley stood here till 1892, in which year
he died, aged sixteen. No horse ever
imported into this country has made
greater improvement upon the thorough
bred stock of America than did Medley.
Among other distinguished horses he
sired Grey Diomed, Tayloes Bel-Air Ga
tirst-class race-horse, and great sire :,
Gimcrack, Lamplighter, Quicksilver
Boxer, OpHmico, Young Medley, Fitz
Medley, Grey Medley, the Medley grey
mare, and Calypso. The last named was
the most celebrated race-mare of her da v
She continued on the turf until she was
seven years old, and met the best hors es
in Virginia, Maryland and the Carolinas
at ali distances. and was never beate n
but once. On November I. 1874, she
met Purse Bearer. a celebrated horse. at
Petersburg. Virginia, at four-mile heats,
and he beat her, but she subsequen tly
defeated him: and among other,. tn at
great grey gelding Leviathan, the son of
Flag of Truce, horse of unquestioned
merit. This alone should have fixed her
reputation.
LeViathan's capacity as weight
carrier was wonderful. Colonel John
Tayloe owned Calypso, and Oh the even
ing after she beat HIM he purchased
Leviathan. and the next day. Oct. 3. L.
9S. won four-mle heats with him. He
immediately made match on him
against very distinguished horse; win
ming that, he was again challenged, but
was asked for weight. 1t was granted,
and the match was made and won. An
other challenge followed, but still
greater concession of weight was requir-
ed. The terms were again acceded to,
and Leviathan was again the conquerer.
Finally, most extraordinary match was
proposed and agreed upon between
Colonel Tayloe and the owner of the cell
five miles Brimmer TO carry ninety
pounds. and Leviathan to carry one hun
dred and eighty pounds. The race is
described by writers of the period who
struggle that ever occurred. Leviathan
was eight years DID, and had run more
races than any horse had run up to that
period in this country. and had never
Calypso. His career had been long and
brilliant series of successes. In this I'M
equal struggle with Brimmer. run at
Richmond, Va, June IL, 1901, LevIathan
conquered by head, but he was never in
a condition afterward-never so good Il
horse as he had been. The following
October he won four-mie heats at Rich
mond against an inferior field, and three
days after he met Col. John Hoome's cell
ebrated mare Fairy, an own sister to the
phenomenon Gallatin, being by imported
Bedford, out of imported Mambrina, in
four-mile heats, and, poor fellow, FAIRY
beaten at Washington City by Mr.. Os-
borne Sprigg's celebrated horse Lee Boo,
the last race he ran while owned by Col
onel Tayloe. \ writer says: viathan
Virginia to be the very best four-mle
horse we ever had in this country. and
that there never was better. He, in an
eminent degree, united speed, bottom,
strength and toughness. Being an I'M
mense, unwieldy colt. not promising
much action, he was unfortunately geld
ed, which has ever been "A source of deep
regret. The papers respecting the pedi-
gree of his dam have been lost; it was
only known that he was by Flag of
Truce" His dam was understood to be
by imported Medley.
This gives us some idea of the merits
of Calypso, for no ordinary mare could
have defeated Leviathan, and Calypso
was perhaps no better race-horse than
Bel-Air, Gray Diomed Little Medley or
Gray Medley. 1t is not surprising, there
fore, that the offspring of Grey Medley,
the first thoroughbred that ever stood in
Tennessee, should have shown the quail
ty we have indicated. Monsieur Tonson
| was never beaten eXcept once i'm mile