Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-09

goes to prove that the idea did not origi-
nate with Friend McGhee.
Remembering that Mr.. Taylor re- ided
at. or near. Maitland, Mo-, prior to his
removal to Kansas, we wrote Mr.. Charles
II. Donavan, cashier of the Farmer
bank of that place, who kindly answer
ed our letter, and below will be found
his reply:
MAITLAND, Mo Jan. ID, 1894.
DEAR COLUMBUS: Yours at hand in
curing as to breeding of Walter Z ,
$40. tie was bred by w. j. Taylor,
VINO lived in Nodoway county, about
five miles from this town. Taylor
moved to Kansas after he sold the colt
and answered my letter from Cawker
City, which, being forwarded to Wallace
in order to register p ,tchen Mambrino,
caused the mistake you refer TO.
Lewis Anders, deceased, bred the dam
of Walter E.. and brought her to this
count, from Ohio. He told me she was
sired by a horse called Wagner, that
used to trot at the fairs back in Ohio,
and was a son of the old ice horse Wag-
ner. He told that her dam was sired by
horse called Justin Morgan, while her
second dam was by Silverheels PA
vey's).
While yet young mare, Anders sold
her to F. j. Hayzlett and he used her for
saddle purposes several years and sold
her to Pixler Bros, who disposed of her
to w. j. Taylor, when she was bred to
Patchen Mambfino, and In due time
foaled Walter f. Sometime after this
the mare was sold by Taylor TO Brown
4 4. -, IL
Walter E. began to show some speed, F.
j. Griggsby of Arkoe. Mo-. went over
to Nebraska and bought her and she
choked on dry oats and died his property
soon afterwards.
The spring that Walter L. was one
year old Taylor had a sale and the colt
was sold for SIS, but after the sale the
purchaser refused to take the colt. he
was so poor and ugly looking. p. l..
rrapp purchased some calves at the
same sale, and when he went after them
he was persuaded to take the colt at the
price $45. He kept the colt until three
years old and sold him to William
Meyer of Graham, for S75, who drove
HIM two or three weeks, during which
time he showed some speed and was sold
to Dr. w. II. Parrish for $l25, who used
him in his profession until sold to Will
liam K. Everhart of Maitland. for $1,000.
Mr.. Everhart placed the colt in the
hands of J. F. Chase, who marked him
to Pa. when he was sold TO Pat Stew
art of Kansas City, for 81, 200.50. These
are the facts in the case. p. l.. Trapp
broke the colt. and the first time Walter
+. came to Maitland he did his part in
hauling a load of wood, and that was
/ the first time ever saw him.
Respectfully,
c. 7. DONAvAN.
Replying to second inquiry Mr..
DonaYan says:
Yours of Jan. 20 at hand, and in reply
will say that Trapp was in the bank
yesterday and | made it point to see il
was right, and the only statement
wherein | was mistaken was regarding
the price at which he sold the colt to
William Mover, which was $1l2.50 instead
of SIS, as stated. The first time Wal
ter +. came TO town he was hitched with
PAGER that Trapp had been telling me
about being very fast. He had hauled a
load of wood in and called ME out to
look at the colt. | remarked that the
colt was good shaped one and was
looking at Walter E. Trap laughed at
me and said | was looking at the wrong
horse, as it was the big colt that was
the fast one. Walter +. was named for
Walter Everhart, son of William f.
Everhart, who bought him from DR.
Parrish. He could always trot fast even
without training. Mr.. Taylor is now
living here, having tired of Kansas.
We trust that the letters of Mr.. Dona
yam will settle the dispute as to where
Walter E. was bred, raised and owned
The bay geldng Walter f. will be ter
years old IN the spring, and has proven
himself remarkable performer, as his
seventy-one heats IN , 80 or better viii
prove. Should he face the starting
Judge during the present year it will be
his seventh season on the track. He is
the greatest race horse of the present
decade, having started in seventy races
been first in twenty-five, second IN nlne
teen, third in eleven, fourth in nine
and unplaced in nine. He has wor
seventy-one heats in 2 80 or better
forty-nne heats In 2 20 or better, anC
twenty-eight heats in 2:l5 or better
His record was obtained at Cleveland
during the season of 1898, in which race
he was defeated by LATHE Albert, after
winning two heats, both horses placing
the race record for geldings in the same
notch, 2:lo, where it now stands,
Only eight trotters have faster records
which speaks volumes for his speed anc
endurance. None of the eight trotter'
Just referred to have as many heats il
2:l5 as Walter e. and no two of then
have started in as many races, and NJ
four of them have trotted as many miles
During his first year on the track Wal
ter f. started five times, only winning
once, his best mile being in ;39i. Be
sides he was distanced the first heat o
the first race in 2:344. The second yea
he reduced his record to 2:244; the thru
to 2:lS; the fourth he did nothing
owing to lack of condition; the fifth h.
came out in fine shape and retired at tn
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