Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-10
But have always thought there was
relationship between the two.

IL think Parker's Brown Pilot was by |
Gray Pilot, that belonged to Bradley.
"Mambrino Chief was dapple brown,
l6l hands, lengthy and a little leggy-a
bOny horse, not n coarse horse, and could
trot IN 1885. Gray Pilot (Pilot, Jr.)
could trot in about 2 40.
"Howser's Black Hawk was much
pretter horse than Carrolfs; looked
more like Ticonderoga. Howser had,
too, saddle horse, Red Buck.
"rhe Tom Halls were medium size,
and, | suppose, Canadian. The Copper
bottoms were roam. There was quite
family of them in Mason county, 90 or
60 years ago. They were elegant horses,
of good size and of Canadian cross.
t'rhe Cockspurs were saddle horses.
fine family in Mason county and that
part of the State. They went all the
gaits. They we're rather blocky, with
good bodies and good legs; 10 to l6
hands; all well developed; not runners;
didn't show the thoroughbred.
E.P. Goodman of Hyattsville says:
"The Tom horses were owned by Rich
ard p. Snowdon of Prince George coun-
ty, at least 80 years ago. George Cal
vert, who at one time owned or kept the
National hotel at Washington, imported
into Maryland from Canada, somewhere
between 1900 and 1910, "A stallion and
two mares. They were all dun with
white names and tails. | went to live
with son of George Calvert in 1913.
He then had on the farm gelding, Snap,
that he raised from this Canada stock,
and that was about 40 years odd. Snap
was dun, with thin name and tail, close,
pony-built, weighing $50 to 1000 lbs. IAN
honest horse and "A trotter. He also had
then young mare 6 or s years old, got
by Tom Walker, thoroughbred, and out
of one of those Canadian mares. She
was wonderful trOttPr or roadster for
those days; would go miles in 40 min
utes any time. These Canadians were
regular work horses; | don't think pac-
ers. | don't remember any pacing hors-
cs when young. The Tom breed were all
bays. There was fast bay racking
horse here, 81 or IS years ago, 1 or >
years; IL hands, 100 lbs. owned by w.
r. Prime, who bought him of Richard
Hall near Betsvlle. Frank Pierce was
here later, in 1873; rangy horse with
long body and leggy, not shaped like a
Canadian, though he had a long name
and tail. Gen. Beal owned him he was
"a fine horse, Il natural trotter; stood at
$50; not a PAGER; same shape as Black
Hawk. The Canadians generally were
not fast; plenty of bone and muscle; by
crossing them on the thoroughbred you
got speed"
Samuel Lea of Baltimore says: sly.
ford or some one else owned a Morgan
horse in Connecticut, got, think, by
Clifford Morgan. Not one in a thousand
horses is as handsome. His picture is in
Linsley's book and 1t is the handsomest
; picture there. He was brought here
about 1850 ahd sold to John Thomas OF
Gen. Wayne's stables, who took him tC
, North Carolina.
"There was horse here called Brigham
Young, got by Whitehall and bred by
Berry of Baltimore.
Napoleon, owned by Cochran il
Delaware and the sire of Hop, was t
maroon chestnut. a soft-haired horse
+ and looked like thoroughbred-hk,
{ old Wagner.
: "Crim, who lived at Lancaster, O..
2 was the first man to take horses across
the plains to California.
81 Away supposed the PAGERS in Mary
; land came from the Canadian. Th'
Chckasaws were all spotted. The Mar
> ragansetts were IN Michigan. | neve
heard of them in Maryland. They were
very different from the Chckasaws; diff
ferent color, and all had long necls, steel
rumps and were PAGERS. They were no
< like the Canadians. The Canadians wer,
all smooth and blocky, much like thu
Morgans in style. All had good heads
which they carried up, and heavy, curly
l names and tails. The Narragansett
had light tails and were bigger hors,
than the Canadians. most positively
{ think the Morgans and the Canadian
: were related. All had quick action, ant
nearly every pure Canadian gets hi
I head up like the Morgans. Junius
Black Knight came to the eastern shor
of Maryland. They were all trotters
Talbot county was full of them. Tn
original was brought in from the Eas
in the 30's by Mr.. Martin. They wer
t like the Bertrands; tall, leggy an,