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

erate-sized. clean horse, and, my stars,
he was star! He was called one of the
gentlest horses in the country. Service
fee was $40; common price then, 81;
not very old when here-seven or eight
or so; well proportioned, rather light
build. rather light horse. Berry's horse
could not come up To him at all-could
not begin. | think the old Star was here
two seasons. do not think that Berry
gelded him. 1t would have been Il will
like that. lie might have been a Nor
gun. have not the least doubt that he
had Morgan blood. lie was quick, just
like the Morgans; and then he had the
rangy neck and clean head, and showed
up bigger than he was. Just AS the Nor
gans always do. O,d Star stood at
Little Fails before he came here, at
John Ricker's tavern. raised colt by
him when he stood there. think it was
the year before Berry raised his colt"
Several other descriptions of these
horses have given elsewhere.
Secly's American Star was bred by
Judge Berry of POmpton Plains, y. j.,
and got by the Coburn American Star
that stood in Pompton Plains in 1896.
Judge Berry sold his colt about 1914 to
Cyrus Dubois of Ulster county; he
passed, the fall of 1917, to James Storms
of near Hudson. \. Y, of whom he was
purchased by Walter Shaner, Ilillsvile.
y. y, who sold him fall of 1919 for
500 to Edmund Seely and Hiram
Smith, Goshen, y. Y. The following
descriptions of this very noted horse are
from The Morgan Horse, pages 3lSb-
3lSk. \ number Of Others appear in
that work and we have more among
our notes that have not been published,
all from parties that knew the horse
well. Al these descriptions are sub
stantlally alike. The first that we give
here is from W. II. Trimble of New
burgh, y. Y. Mr.. Trmble is very
prominent livery-stable keeper in that
city, who has dealt in thou> nds of
horses. He is also well known is "a
driver and trainer of fast horses. Mr.,
Ttimble said;
"Old American Star was a very com
pa.t chestnut horse. II hands: could
trot IN 2:l0. Cyrus Dubois, owned him.
about twelve miles north of Shawan-
guaE; then Ell Seely Of Goshen got him
His mares have in Orange county con
tributed very much to the success OF
Ildmbletoniau. The Stars were of fine
dispositions, the hindest horses ever
saw, very tough and hardy. Star was
country. All his colts were game. The
dam of Dictator was a little black
American star mare, about ~ hands.
badly hpped, owned by j. Hawkins.
Dexter, aud afterwards Dictator" j.
G.. Fletcher, to whom | was introduced
as one of the Oldest and best informed
horsemen of Newburgh, y. y. said:
1--WE are more indebted to the Star
blood for our trotters and fine roadsters
than to any other that was ever in the
country" Mr.. Cline of Kingston. y.
\ e., to whom we were referred as excel
lent authority, said "Seely's American
Star was very close, compact made
horse, perhaps - hands, 1000 to 1850
pounds, heavy for his size. He was
sorrel, with star and white hind feet.
Levi Schroeder of Kingston, to whom we
were also referred as excellent author
Ity, said II saw American Star when
Dubois owned him: he was a noted
horse Thea and about the only trotter
we had in this section. He came here
with greater cracks and stood here six
or seven years; had fine arched neck.
not very long. and fine ears very wide
between the eyes, with IA straight. nice
head. lie was a close, compact. pony
made horse, and "A very intelligent horse.
lie got well here and had good feet. He
went from here to Columbia county,
and afterwards Orange county; people
found his stock was trotting so fast
they bought him Sheriff Brodhead
of Kingston said: "IIe was smooth,
square built horse, ljl hands, travelled
very wide behind, had Il Lice head,
which ne carried well up. and good ears.
Lewis lie Feyre bred stallion from
him whilst here, a sorrel-solId chunk
of Il horse" stephen Dubois, brother
of Cyrus Dubois, said; "Slar was a
sorrel, with white stripe in his face
clear down to the end of his nose; both
hind feet white above The pasteruS. \
m IN who sent Il mare to him and left
her in the summer bought him in lie
fan. star was not very large, though
he ran up very high on the withers. lie
was good l5a hands; carried flesh l,l
easily very tough and hearty; had Il
gooi, slauting shoulder. light, thin tail. /
fair quantity of name. short back, |
blocky-buid, well cut up under the
throat, though not "a long neck: ribbed /