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

vOluminOus. finally led to the DISC very OF
the breeder, with information as above. The
trouble all the time was that Mr.. Romaine
had fo' gotten the name of the man from
whom he bought the FLY; and that the gentle
man hired by Mr.. Sibley to trace her, under
took to trace the wrong mare, assuming that
the Belle Of Wabash was a thu roughbred filly,
bred by Mr.. Messenger
The Copperbottom Family.
In this connection would say that have
at several different times got valuable infor
nation in regard to the original Copperbot
tom. The first was about 1890 at Lexington,
Ky, in looking over the files of the old Ken
lucky newspapers. In these, principally,
Think in the Kentucky Gazette, found
number of advertisements of Copperbottom
stations; the first in 1916, and afterwards,
about 1880, in the advertisement of grand
son, the statement that the original Copper
bottom was brought to Kentucky, in 1916, by
way of Detroit, Mich, from Bolton Canada.
This was an entire revelation to me, at the
time. But as learned from old residents in
Kentucky that the original Copperbottom was
of Morgan shape and characteristics, the loca-
ton from which the horse came was not at all
a mystery, for Bolton is in the Province Cf
Quebec, very near the Vermont line, and but
comparatively few miles from Danville, VT,
close to the line of which in St. Johnsbury, in
1903, the year that the advertisement stated
that the original Copperbottom was begotten,
the original Justin Morgan horse was kept.
Afterwards | went to Bolton, and spent
parts of two days in trying to trace the history
of the horse there, without success but got
the address of Mr.. John Daley, then living
in Vermont near the line, but born in Bolton
and a resident there for number of years.
wrote to Mr.. DALEY to know if he remembered
any stallion in Bolton in his youth. He
answered that he remembered two, one owned
by a Mr.. Jowett, black one was sold and
went north; the other a Chestnut or sorrel,
owned by DAVID Blunt. Mr.. Daley did not
know where Mr.. Blunt got this stallion or to
whom he sold him. But in history of the
Eastern Townships, by the Rev. c. Thomas
published in Montreal. 1866, it is stated that
David Blunt was one Of the early settlers Of
Bolton, coming there from Danville, VT. 1t
further says:
"Mr. Blunt was poor when he came to this
township, but being industrious and economi-
cal, he soon accumulated a respectable com
potency. During the war of 1872 he kept a
house fer the entertainment of travellers, and
the slnugglers, passing through this section on
the way to Montreal, always stopped with him,
thus making tavern keeping for him profit
able business Mr.. Blunt was a man who
took much pains in the rearing of stock, and
his animals were always OF superior quality.
! afterwards pursued this inquiry still further,
by getting from the Postmaster at Bolton the
address OF a gentleman who married grand
daughter of David Blunt. In correspondence
with this gentleman he wrote me that his wife's
father was dead, but that there was an old
gentleman, some SO years old, living in an
adjoining town, who had formerly worked for
David Blunt, that he thought might be able to
give some information OF his stations, and said
he would interview him at first opportunity
and write again. In few days ! got a
second letter saying that he had interviewed
this old gentleman. who said that his father
moved in from Vermont with David Blunt
and David Blunt brought brood mare and a
Morgan stallion.
1t appeared also irem this interview that
about 1924 rs Mr.. David Blunt owned black
Morgan stallion which he sold to Mr.. Wood
of Shefford. The old gentleman said that he
remembered several colts got by this black
Morgan stallion while Mr.. Blunt owned him
My correspondent added that this old gentle
man was reliable person and a great lover OF
horses.
BY referring 10 Vol. l.. of 1.-The Morgan
Horse and Register, page 1873, it will be seen
that Mr.. Wood OF Sheford owned the Haw-
l>ins Horse, black stallion by Justin Morgan,
about 1928; but we did not then know OF
whom he bought him. The Hawkins Horse
was advertised at Stanstead, Province of Quebec
Canada, by Mr.. Johnson in 1928, and we
next traced him to the Messrs. Wood OF
Sheford, Quebec, who kept him several years
probably the seasons Of 1881 inclusive.
1t is now certain that the Messrs. Wood
bought this famous Morgan stallion of David
Blunt, of Bolton. And we think that Copper
bottom, foaled 1900, and taken 1916 from
Bolton to Kentucky, was the chestnut sor-
rel stallion, which Mr. DALEY remembered
Mr.. Blunt having about 1916, and that he wa:
bred by Mr. Blunt and was the Morgan
stallion which, together with his dam, Mr.
Blunt brought to Bolton, Canada, when he
moved there from his native town of Danville
Vermont.
We shall be able to give the history of quite
a number OF famous Copperbottom stations il
Vol. of our forthcoming work. "Americar
Stallion Register and will include as com
plete history as possible of the sire of the
Belle OF Wabash, and her full brother above
referred to.
seelys American star.
l am tempted 10 add few words to Mr.
Lukens' articles on American Star, which APP
peared in the American Horse Breeder OF
March p. As usual in his pedigree re-
searches Nh Iukens has struck the right
trail, in the very complete and correct history
mot including pedigree Of this noted horse
| by !. II. Reeves Y. s. of Unionsville, Orange
County, n. y; all OF which together with the
| hll history and breeding Of the sire accurately