Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-15

Nutwood in 1877, and shipped Nutwood
to California in the fall, and went my
self to the Pacific coast in September,
the same year. The mares spoken of were
left at EnOn, Pa
| returned to Pennsylvania in the
spring of 1873, settled my business mat
tiers and shipped the mares and stock
that | decided to keep to Mr.. w. l..
French, kenosha, Wis, and have never
seen that gentleman since the time left
the mares in his possession to this day.
| returned to California, and after the
mares had foaed Mr., French wrote me
that Emblem had II chestnut colt and
that Addie had bay tily. | afterward
sold five of my horses to Mr.. Coutts, in
GLIDING Emblem, Adde, Fidela, Manon
and Manette, STIMULATING that they should
be sound and all right upon their
arrival at San Jose, Cal.
gave the breeding OF Manette as out
of Addie, as was reported to me by Mr..
French. 1t was not until Feb. 26 of the
present year, at which time | received
letter from MIR. Allen, that | had the
slightest suspicion that Manette was not
out OF Addie. I he mistake, it appears,
was made by Mr.. French, and both he
and Nj. Allen have been aware of the
fact during the wears that have passed.
1t would have been much better had they
notified me as soon as their mistake was
discovered, but while their silence may
be criticised as matter of judgment
their motives can certainly not be i'm
pugned in tie least.
Inasmuch as ion has become the
greatest of all trotters, | can appreciate
the infinite harm it would do the breed
ing interests to allow such an error to
St nd 10
blem are better or worse than those of
Addie cuts no figure whatever. WHAT
they are Is in reality the question of vital
Importance, and have never for an in
slant considered any other course than
that of making them public.
Mr.. Allen was the first TO discover
that mistake had been made. 1t was
he who informed Mr.. French that he had
reversed the names of the mares and it
was he who finally wrote to me first up
on the subject. | furnish you herewith
the affidavits of these two gentlemen.
and trust that the statement of these
facts as they occurred in connection with
these afiidavits will satisfactorily settle
the question of the breeding of :, ions
dam.
j. w. Knox.
"Mr. c. w. Allen, a wealthy and high
ly respected resident of Kenosha, Wis,
it seems was Intimately acquainted with
j. w. Knox and w. l.. French in 1873
and made frequent trips to French's
farm, which was situated at Pleasant
Prairie, a few miles only from kenosha
and therefore had good opportunities for
knowing the inside facts of the case, "A
matter rendered still more probable by
reason of the relationship which existed
between the three men, Allen and Knox
both being brothers-in-law to French,
each of them having married a sister of
that gentleman.
"Mr. Allen makes the following aflida-
Wit, showing that he was the first one to
make the discovery that a mistake had
been made by Mr.. French, and generous
ly taking upon himself his full share of
the blame for supprcsSing the facts from
Mr.. Knox and for allowing every year to
add ENHANCEMENT to confusion in the
maze of intricacics and inaccuracies that
became inevitable in the pedigree of
every animal tracing either to Addie or
Emblem. Inc following is Mr.. Aliens
affidavit:
STATE OF VISIONS ',
CT NrN OF kENosIA. So
Charles w. Allen, being duly sworn on
oath. says he is resident of the city of
kenosha, county of kenosha. State of
Wisconsin, and that early in the Spring
of 1873 j. w. Knox. then of Pttsburg,
Pa, sold his farm, and being about to
move to California, shipped TO his
brother-in-law, W. l.. French, then of
Pleasant Prairie, Wis, (now of East
Jordan, Mich the following mares and
colts for keep:
Brown mare Emblem SISTER to Vol
tare), by Tattler No. 300; dam, Young
Portia, by Mambrino Chief No. IL. Bay
mare Addie, by llasbrouck's Hambeto-
man Chief. Light bay mare East End,
by SCOTS Hatoga. (Above three mares
were in foal to Nutwood.) Bay mare
tilly, two years old, now known as Dido.
by SCOTS lliatoga; dam, Columbia. Lay
filly, two years old, now known as Mid
dletown Mare, by Middletown; dam En-
blem, as above. Lay filly, one year old,
now known as Manon, by Nutwood :;
dam Addie, as above. Chestnut horse
colt, three years old, now known as
NutwOod Chief by Nutwood dam Fidelia
by Volunteer. Bay gelding, four years
old, known as Gyp, by Belmont: dam
by IIambletonian 10.
None of the above stock had ever been
seen by Mr.. french prior to his unload
ing them here, and in reading descrip-
ton of the stock Mr.. Knox sent him by
letter carelcssly mixed the two mares
Emblem and Addie, reading brown for
bay, aud always While here called he
brown mare Addie and the bay mare
Emblem. And when early ia the sum
mer of 1873 the bay mare Addic had a
chestnut horse colt, and August I, 1875,
the brown mare Emblem had II filly, now
known rs Mancttc, HE dam of Arion,
(2:I0U, he wrote Mr.. Knox at san Jose.
nat emblem had a chestnut horse colt
and Addie bay iilly. East End had
chestnut horse colt which lived only
three days.
Early in 1879 Mr.. Knox ordered all
this stock shipped to California except
NutwOOd Chief, sold to NJ. .ench. and
East End, bought by the writer. with