Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-29

went on to tell me what this man Clark
Phillips told John Dey, and finally Lew
is said to me that Phillips told two diff
erent stories about his breeding Dolly
Spanker, asked him to explain to me |
what the other story was, but | failed to
draw him out.
Edwin Beardsey and James Gilbert |
both state that during the search by Dey |
nobody ever came to them for any in
formation in regard to this mare. The
search took place in the fall of 1862.
Now a few words about remarks made |
by John Dey. Late in the fall of 1862 a
gentleman by the name of Harrison
Prosser of Montezuma, Cayuga county,
n. Y, told the writer that Dey told him
there was no telling what the breeding
of this mare in question was. He also
stated that they had reported that she
was by Henry Clay, thinking it would
please the owners of George Wilkes, on
account of the popularity of George M.
Patchen. Only last June John Dey was
employed by the kite track association at
Newark, n. Y. and while there he told
Charles E. Leggett that it was all a
humbug about the dam of George Wilkes
being by Henry Clay. He further stated
that she was IA transient mare and no.
body knew anything of her breeding.
Leggett told the writer that Dey COM
menced and told this story of his own
accord. Dev was at the bottom of the
story that the dam of George Wilkes
was sired by Henry Clay, and now he
comes out and states that this is false.
This man Charles f. Leggett is the treas
urer of the kite track association at New
ark, y. Y. He is also hardware mer-
chant and very reliable man.
SMITH FEEK.
This letter is verv striking for the force
and clearness of its statements and be-
cause it gives all names, dates and adj
dresses relevant to the matter, has date
and location of its own, and withal a
mans name at the end. 1t impressed us
so seriously that we at once, April 20
last, addressed the following queries to
Mr. Edwin Beardsley, Phelps, n. Y.
and received on the same paper the fol-
lowing replies and comments in the hand
and over the signature of Mr.. Boards
ley
@. OF whom and in what town in
Pennsylvania was Dolly Spanker pur-
chased?
A. The mare Dolly Spanker was
bought in Pennsylvania, but in what
town | cannot say, or the mans name
that she was bought of.
@. What did you do with her that is,
to whom diu you sell:
\. Sold her to Joseph Lewis of Gen
eva, n. Y, for John 5. King, railroad
man. for 500 dollars; after one year he
turned her over to Lewis to sell again
and he sold her the second time to Mr..
Delevan of New York, he to the Felters
of Newburgh. Heard nothing more
about the mare for ten years, then after
the trot of George Wilkes, her son, as
understand it, they sent up here fol
Joseph Lewis to look up the pedigree
and he sent out a lackev Jockey to lool
it up: and the yarn he got mp is all bosh
not ,rord QftruM in il; found a man by
the name of Philips that had Clay stuC
that wanted to claim her as his stock ant
the thing was cooked up. | don't know
of any man living that knows the sire o
Dolly Spanker She was bought in thu
woods. as it were. in y. W. Pennsvlva
mia by James Gilbert, my brother-in-law
, and had an interest in her; cost 50 dol
lars with the saddle thrown in-was
wonderful roadster. | have thought sh,
may have been stolen from some breed
ing farm south of where we got her
There were many horses stolen thos,
= times.
Q. What was the name of her sir,
and his breeding:
( A. have no knowledge.
/, q. Please fill enclosed blank will
} pedigree of Dolly Spanker and tell us al
e you can about the history of this famou
mare.
/ A. James Gilbert is living; his ad
. dress is l57 Seventh St., Buffalo.
r talked with him two years ago; he doe
not remember the town where they 60
. the mare or the mans name they ha,
: her of. There was horse man will
a him by name of Holiday, and | thin
; they bought eight or ten head, and W
Y took Dolly Spanker for single drivin,
5 and she was a good one. If anythin;
further, should be pleased to answer.
, think it was about 1850 instead of 1916
f ours, f. BEARDSLEY.
= The above is verbatim and the italic
are Mr.. Beardsley's. We had suggeste,
g 1916 as about the time of purchase il
; introducing the question.
a On receipt of this letter we addresse,
. Mr.. James Gilbert on the subject and re
n celved the following reply;
l51 Seventh ST., BUFFALO,
{ May IL, 1892.
Mr.. J. BATTELL.
: Dear Sr:-IIaving been out of sort
for the last two weeks | have neglecte,
in answering yours as soon as | other
= wise should. In 1850 was in partner
q ship with my brother-in-law and IN,
= hrOthpr i'm liStillinU and dr,- 0oode