Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-01-22


have written to Mitchell and he refuses
to answer. This horses history before
coming here was always kept dark. Give
us all the light you can, and obige many
of your readers.
ANswER-The Bull Pup owned by
Jesse Mitchell of Bedford, Ind, was the
old and original owner of that name, son
of old Pacing Pilot. Mr.. Mitchell bought
him as a ive-year-old from his breeder, a
few miles from Louisville, Ky. The
Bull Pup that went to Iowa was bred by
Newton Wiseman of Salem, Ind, and
sired by old Bull Pup (Jesse Mitchell's),
dam small, fast pacing bay mare of un-
known breeding. In 1864 a brother of
Newton Wiseman, who was half owner of
the sorrel Bull Pup, sold him to Joseph
Mitchell of Salem, and he took him to
Iowa. When the Wilson horse, known
generally as Blue Bull, IS, (but whose
Legitimate name was simply "Sam'') was
in the zenith of his glory as sire, the
story was started that the Iowa Bull Pup
horse was got by Pruden's Blue Bull, the
falsely reputed sire of the Wilson horse,
and the then owner of Bull Pup chang
ed his name to "Flaxtail." This YOU can
rely upon as the true history and pedi-
gree of the horse now registered under
the name of Flaxtail, which name to-
gether with the pedigree attached to it
was manufactured out of whole cloth
some time after he was sold to Iowa."
am informed by Mr.. Waugh, who
was at that time the editor of the Breeder
and Sportsman, that he took the article
from paper then called the Western
Sportsman and now known as the West
ern Horseman. am interested with
many others who haye the Flaxtail stock
in establishing the fact that he was sired
by Bull Pup, and Judge that the gentle
man who wrote the article above referr-
ed to can greatly assist us in this matter
by sending us the facts as stated by him
over his signature. DR.. NJ. w. Hicks
states in certain articles published in the
Breeder and Sportsman that he purchas-
ed FlaXtail from Mr.. Il. T. Tinsley of In
dianapolis, Mahaska Co., Iowa, and that
Tinsley represented to him that he was
by Bull Pup. He further states that his
only reason for believing that he was by
Pruden's Blue Bull was that the Flax
tail stock resembed to certain extent
the Blue Bull stock. and that he resembl-
ed Blue Bull, 10, from the middle piece
forward, but the FlaXtail had more pac-
ing conformation behind. At this time
Blue Bull, 70, was Gas stated by the wri-
ter of the article heretofore attached) sin
the zenith of his glory as a SIRE" and the
Pilots were not appreciated or sought af-
ter as they are today on account of the
performances of Maud S., Jay-Eye-See,
Nutwood, etc., and it was much more to
the interest of FlaXtall's owner to rep
resent him as being sired by the sire of
Blue Bull. 10, than by Bull Pup, but Mr..
Tinsley says he was sired by Bull Pup,
and Mr.. Wallace in his Year Book, vol.
6, page 513. gives his breeding as by Bull
Pup without any 5. t. b. after it yet on
page 429 of the same book he gives it as
said to be by Pruden's Blue Bull, prob
ably upon the belief of DR.. Hicks. 1t will
further be seen by reference to vol. 3,
page los, of Wallace's Trotting Register
that Bull Pup was owned by Mitchell,
the owner at one time of FlaXtail (see al
so vol. Z, page Pop. | have written
somewhat at length, more than intend
ed, and ask your pardon for taking up
your valuable time with this matter. but
the gentleman who wrote the article pub
lished in your paper could, | Judge from
the positiveness with which he writes up-
on the subject, settle it for all time. |
desire to state further that Mr.. Steiner
has been requested to-register Flaxtail as
being by Bull Pup and has replied that
he will investigate the matter, and we
desire to give him all the assistance that
we can. Trusting to hear from YOU as
soon as possible, | remain,
Yours truly,
ALFRED III. COHEN.