Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-02-26
HORSE HISTORY OF STEPHENSON
CO., ILL
THE lSECOND OF Mr.. GoRHAM'S LETT
TIERS


CO, ILL
TIERS.
FREErORT, LII, Jan. &c, 1892.
JOSEPH BATTELL, ESQ,
Dear Sjr:-ln my last letter | had
reached page II and finished with Reedy's
Comet.
IL. Colonel Reeres.-I have his correct
pedigree, right from his owner; never
saw him.. Know some of his get.
II. Champion Ethan Allen Also
known as Ladd's Ethan Allen and as
%Ferguson's Ethan Allen. There are a
great many men here would like to
know his correct breeding. That which
| have given in my book was taken from
his stud bill when he was in Freeport,
Ill. Dunton's Turf Register says.
''Ladd's Ethan Allen by Bellinger's
Ethan Allen by Wither's Ethan Allen,
son of Old Ethan Allen 49, Now wheth-
er that in my book, taken from his bill,
was right or whether Dunton's Register,
| will leave you to decide. He Was IA
very gamy little horse; could 90 out of
his stall and trOt i'm 2 40 any dav with
out a bit of handling. He was the sire
of Mary c. :33 (whose record was. |
think, 2:27 at PrOphetstown, H., but it
was given at 2:33). She is the dam of
Silverleaf, gray mare by Menelaus, son
of Hambletonian 10, whose record is
1923, (Wallace's Year Book, 1880. He
was also the sire of Belle Farwell, the
dam of Roy McGregor (see page 25),
2:2S, and of the fine two-year-old pac-
ing stallion Hotel Boy by Judge Rider.
| wish when you answer some of my
letters you would give me what you
know of him, hat is, Champion Ethan
Allen.
10. Cub.-I have the correct pedi-
gree of Cub as given by his breeder, O.
l.. II. White, Lanark, Ill. Mr.. Fowler,
the Morgan man of Lena, H., says that
Cub was by a son of Black Hawk Prop
hct, son of Hills Black Hawk.
lG. Cub will find out the pedigree
of jackson of kennedy's Black Jack,
sire of his dam.
Il. Cub.-Pedigree correct. Black
Billy unknown.
Is. Ddhdy.-I got his pedigree from
his owner and it is correct. His dam
was by London Tom, a full-blooded
Clyde horse. Dandy was a very fine
horse.
10. S'cdrt's Ethan AAen.-I know his
breeder well and got his breeding from
him his dam was Il gray mare bred by
VIM. b. Mitchell, Freeport, Ill. She
was by the Fetterhofl horse. | do not
know her dam.
20. Freeman Horse-Also known as the
Man-Eater. as he had a bad temper, but
he was a fine horse; his dam was claim
ed to be of Morgan blood.
81. Huron.-Was owned here until
about a year ago, when he was taken to
Sublette, Ill. He was a fine horse and
great many times.
%. Little Rdttler.-Also known as
Bulrush Morgan. He was owned here
a great many years ago; there are sew
eral old men who lived neal Ridott, Ill.,,
that have seen him a great many times,
but say that they never heard his pedi-
gree, only that he was a Bulrush Nor
gan Ga Morgan of We olden tIme). He
was a fine horse and a good driver,
hence his name Little Rather.
%. Morrison.-Also known as French.
| never saw him, but knew his owner.
He was the sire of a great many fine
roadsters, many of which are inclined to
pace. His dam was sired by Little Doug
lass, a black horse, foaled in 1854, sired by
Lancard's Canadian horse; dam a Ca
muck mare. He was quite fast for a
horse that weighed l425 lbs.
"a. Hatokin's Morgan.-Also called
Green Mountain Morgan. | had a long
search for his pedigree and thought
would have it printed as lost or I'M
known, but finally got it from j. ii.
Pierce of Shannon, Ill. He and Old
Weasel were probably the best Nor
gans ever owned In the county, if not
in the State.
25. Fopler's Morgan.-Mr. Fowler
has him registered already | suppose, as
he said he would.