Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-04-01


New York, May |, 1851. Her was Yer
mont Black Hawk, by Sherman, son of
Justin Morgan; she was out of old Stub.
Jennie Lind was awarded first premium
as broodmare in 1858, and was cele-
brated for her appearance and the speed
of her produce. Two of her produce
are on the farm now, Stub and Twist
She died at the age of thirty-one years
and six months. Her last foal came
when she was twenty-five years of age.
Old Stub was one of the most noted
mares in Vermont, and was foaled May
6, 1887. Her sire was Young Telescope,
son of Old Telescope; her dam was by
Justin Morgan Old Stub died at the
age of thirty-two years; her last colt
came when she was twenty-four years
old.
The pasture was reached, and it would
repay any of our readers to see the eX-
celence of the feed that grows on the
rich soil of this little valley. All the
stock were strong and healthy looking.
Il
chestnut with light name and tail she
was called Ze Eta, and was sired by
Chrisman Hambletonian, out of Flora
Hill, by Chieftan; second dam, Flora
Hill, by Flying Black Hawk; third dam,
Old Stub. She had colt by Steve
Whipple by her side.
Kate Prentiss is the name of a chest
nut mare by Echo, Jr., son of Echo,
out of daughter of Priam (sire of Frank
NJ, 2:17). She is the dam of a fine-look-
ing filly by Andy r., and is stinted to
Voter.
When Twist was three years old she
accidentally got Il colt by son of Joe
Daniels, and when the unlooked-for
youngster came he was called Joaquin
Joe. He proved to be remarkably fast
and stylish road horse, and, if he had re-
ceived any track work, would undoubt-
eddy have entered the 80 list. He sir
ed a number of fine-looking colts and
filies; among the latter was a large,
rangy, matron, Jane; her dam was Old
Jane, by Black Hawk Charley. She has
a FLY by Steve Whipple, which received
the combination name Janeve. Unless
appearances go for naught this little
miss will be fast one. Her full sister,
a golden chestnut, is called Auburnia.
Another one that attracted our atten-
ton was coal-black, stoutly-built
mare called Bessie Golddust, by Nc
Crackers Golddust, he by McCracken'
Black Hawk, out of Queen. by William
sons Belmont. She has remarkably
clean limbs, splendid shoulders, fine
neck, good, intelligent head, and has
proved reliable matrOn. Her two-year.
old, seal brown filly, called Bessie Whip
pie, by Steve Whipple, is speedy-lool-
ing youngster, and from Ter breeding 81
should prove a slayer.
There was two-year-old by Voter
out of Jane nibbing the succulent grass
es beside her that would be a credit tc
Palo Alto.
Belle is rather a short, insignificant
name for very stylish, seal brown
mare by Mike, 3403, (sire of Barney
2 254, and of the dams of Alta, :234
and Athena, :26t), son of Vermont 322
her dam was by Index, 2S56, out of {
thoroughbred mare. She is credit t
the Judgment of her owner in selecting
her to help stock his farm. She is STINT
ed to Voter
There is IA two-year-old filly by DeX
ter Prince, out of Stub, by Chieftain
and three-year-old tilly by Joaquin
Joe, out of the same mare that will re
pay to have trained.
a recent purchase in sorrel filly
three years old, by Nelson Nutwood, ou
: of daughter of Joe Daniels. This fill,
/ has been bred to Andy Il. Next veal
: Mr.. Needham will breed her to Voter
; and thus get the much-prized Election
r eer-Nutwood cross. Her sire was by
! Nutwood, 600, out of daughter of JOIN
: Nelson.
l Mr.. Needham thought it would be wei
2 to try little experiment of his own il
, breeding la Palo Alto, so he purchases
: very HdHusOll1t CHESTNUT mare, NOlleen
= by Culloden, IA son of imp. Australian
: out of Emma A., by Impeachment; sec
: ond dam, Black Maria, by Black Bird
: third dam by Captain White Eye, b,
f Bonnie Scotland, etc. Colleen is stinte,
1 to Voter, the grandson of Electioneer.
t Doras is the peculiar name of anothe
e broodmare by Bismarck (Haggins) GU
e of daughter of Gen. Taylor. She il
4 stinted to Steve Whipple.
. Polly Perkins is the rythmical nam
e of mare that resembles the Morgan
y family in every way. She is by Blacl
D Hawk Charley, and is stnted to Stew
S Whippe.
: There was IA son of Joe Daniels, tn
, famous fOur-miler, in this part of Sal
n Joaquin valley some years ago that sire,
e a number of good mares. The matron