Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-12-21

known, that we will not dwell On it,.
From him come the great families OF
| Ethan Allen aud General Knox, besides
many others of lesser note. Their limit
of trotting speed in male line stands at
.OSl, race record, and of pacing in
female line, 2:0L The history of Cock
of the Rock is 50 little known, and he Is
so great a factor in so many of the last
est and gamest American trotters aud
PAGERS, through his son American Star,
that we will give it more at length. He
was light chestnut or sorrel, with
white below the eyes, and one or more
white feet. silver name ami tail, l54
! hands, 1850 to 100 pounds, and was
purchased in lS2S by Judge Sumner of
| Charestown. y. H., who stood him III
! Charestown and some towns in Yer
mont until 1881. when he sold HIM to
George Bellows of Walpole, y. H., for
$50 Nj. Bellows advertised him in
/ 1892 in Plymouth, y. H., and vicinity.
aud in Is - at Durham, y. H.. ANA
ncighboring towns. I'm 1891 he stood
! him at Brattlcboro, Vt, and that fall
sold him, probably direct, to cousin,
Orlando Bellows, who then kept a livery
on Leonard street, New York. At AT Y
rate he passed that fail to this Orlando
Bellows, who at the same time bought a
son of Cock of the Rock that was bred
by Judge Sumner of Charlestown from
gray mare of very markedly Morgan
build aud quality, that he bought of
James Baker of Char,estown, who
called her Morgan mare. This last
horse was called American Star He
was like his sire in color, a chestnut
sorre, but no white except star, -
hands, remarkable trotter. and, All
, agree, an exceedingly handsome horse.
Both of these stations Orlando Bellows
took to New York city. aud from him
they passed very soon to Ira Coburn, a
builder and SpeculltOr in New York
city. \ grandson of Orlando Bellows
informs me that his grandfather went
into the livery business largely because
of his natural interest in horses. that he
was very fond of blo0led or pedigreed
horses aud that hc brought these stall
lions to New York from Walpolc, ~ H.,
for stock purposes. Orlando Bellows
WAS a son of Theodore Bellows Of
Charestown. y. H., and was born in
that town in 1893. He moved to New
York city in 1871. where he kept livery
until his death IN 1919.
We will give here the description of
Columns to distinguish him from the
Seely horse, as received from Abraham
Hall, yet "A prominent citizen of Charles
town. y. II . and whom we interviewed
az hi, handsome home in that place. Mr..
Hull said:
~ was born III 1911. | don't know
anything about Cock of the Rock, only
he was one of the handsomest horses
ever saw. Mr.. sumner raised a light
chestnut colt from him, which he kept
rs stallion that was equally hand
some. perhaps handsoner, but not so
large. do not think it had any white
except star. | worked for MIR. sum
ner in 1892. and used to lead and some
times ride, this colt to water, but the
colt had not then been broken to har-
ness. He must have been three years
old. The dam of this colt was gray
mare that Nh. Sumner bought of James
Baker. The Derrick lIartWcll horse
was son of Morgan Rock. and about
as beautiful a horse as his sire; Just
about The color of the old horse, per-
the most beautiful horses; it didn't seem
that God could make any more beauli-
ful. 1t was said rhat man in Vermont
owned an interest in the old horse when
sumner had him. | know he went
there. He was called Morgan Rock
aud later Cock If the Rock. went to
Governor IIubbard'S in May. the same
year that worked for Mr.. Sumner and
rode the colt. | stayed at Governor
llubbard's three years, and went to
Worcester, Mass, Thanks giving, 1873.
The colt was gentle to handle, had mild
disposition; | got so | loyed it. The
dam was handsome mare of Morgan
appearance, and, presume, Il Morgan
mare. | think Mr.. sumner died the
year | worked for him. but after |
went TO Governor IIubhard's. The old
horse had mark on his face and Hart
wells horse had more than the old one.
These horses stood right up in style.
No artist could make any picture of
horse to beat them. The dam of the
Ilartwell horse was high-headed,
brown mare, of good size. The Sumner
colt 10 1lled the most like the old horse of
all his colts | ever saw except Hart
wells. | remember just as well how
the colt looked he would put his head
right up and trot every step of the way
when led him. The stock of the old
MORGAN Rock were large and good sion