Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-05-04

other noted trotters, about 1883 q have no
record books by me-; and to the three,
thoroughbred pedigrees were given. All Of
these were equally false, made, after the Gus
tom of the day in too many cases, out of full
cloth. One Of these mares was Gypsy Queen,
afterwards the dam of Thomas Jefferson
(2:25). 1t has been shown that she was
purchased a, Rochester, \. V, and got by a
son of Sherman Black Hawk.
Mr. Wallace, in VOL of the Trotting Reg
lister, recorded Belle of Wabash with the
thoroughbred pedigree that had been made up
for her, viz, by Lieut.. passenger, dam, think
by somebody's King William, called thorough
bred. And think it was claimed that Mr..
Messenger bred her Later Mr.. Wallace got
cured of his running foolishness, and came out
with new pedigree for the Belle of Wabash,
in letter written by Cyrus Romaine, Catlin,
Ind, about 1880, stating that he bought her
when three year old filly, of farmer who
lived little north Of Brazil, Ind name not
remembered, who told him that she was got
by Copperbottom colt, and her dam was a
Vermont Black Hawk.
Mr.. Romaine's letter was very well worded,
and remember at its close he said that what
he had told was mainly correct; and so it
proves, perhaps, as she was got by a Copper
bottom horse, but the Vermont Black Hawk
mare will have to drop out l have nothing
else as yet to take It's place, although | am
referred to parties, no. it is thought will be
able to give the breeding of the second dam
My information comes from several reliable
witnesses, among them the son of the man
who bred her, who writes as follows;
81 remember the sale of the filly to Mr.
Romaine, | am the boy who put the first
bride in her mouth. She was a Jet black
her father Of Copperbottom stock, and wa.
bred by my father. The dam he purchased al
two years old, and she was nine years ole
when this FLY was foaled. The second coll
from this dam was also a Copperbottom, anc
made fine stallion, that my father sold, wher
five years old, for 5000, and later on he was
sold for $500. | believe this is about all
can give, except that the dam was peculiar
gated animal, good trotter in harness, anC
good PAGER under saddle"
My first effort to trace this mare was in ;
letter 10 Mr.. Romaine some Is years ago
Afterwards | correspondent with Mr.. Henry
Brown, grain merchant of Rockville, Ind.
who at the time Mr.. Romano bought thi'
illy was a quasi-partner OF his, and whost
reliability was thoroughly vouched for by cit
zens Of Rockville Mr.. Brown said that he
knew Mr.. Romano bought the illy when anC
where he said he did, and sold her as he said
after keeping her about year, but MIR
Brown did not tie very much to the pedigree
that Mr.. Romaine gave her.
afterwards, while at the Breeder anC
Sportsmans Office in California, was giveT
quite lengthy letter written by gentleman
hired by Mr.. Sibey to trace this flly, anC
who thought he had made some discoveries
but with the knowledge | then had, saw
that he had made none, but instead was en-
tirely off the trail.
Last May | visited Brazil, Ind, making
quite thorough acquaintance with that an'
other neighboring towns, which, togethe
with information obtained from Mr.. Romano