Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-03-20
The AMERICAN HORSE.


and Josiah ewet, Buffalo N. Y
best blood Hambletonian horses through
Aberdeen George Wilkes and Sader Clay have the past three
intrinsic value of Claw blood connection with other strains in the
establishment of national road horse As positive reproductive fact
until we Were satisfied Clay was valuable br a es .na
through different strains blood many Of which of
special benefit the breeder went back to the
Clay Andrew Jackson his sire learning through recorded facts
loving which we quote ThatOc H. 1S, George woodruff then
weighing pounds Andrew Jackson saddle then years
Park rotng Philadelphia County
winning straight heats with Again. the next 1885, Oct
weighing pounds Jackson
die wome heats against the same horse the
p the same SAKE 0 winning as Geo WIN ease, m agh ga'
oed Andrew Jackson against Sally Miller the association
straight heats time of the first heat :26 second heat And
again. the next of 1856 Oct a7 over the course for the same
purse Christopher Kser od Andrew Jackson of
wom heats against Lady Warrington and Daniel d. Tompkns
ming with the straight heats carrying saddle the
weight OF $50 pounds time OF hst neat 2o second heat ~
Again. the following year OF 1890 after stud of five MONTHS
citation purse $780, at Trenton n winning easily in straight heats
time the first heat second heat IS And on Nov &C. six
he walked the Hunting Park Course and received the
association purse, competitor being found willing against
him In these latter he roed by George the brother
his single mile n 30
After looking into the records of these races toted and won for
Andrew Jackson and comparing him with his
contemporaries then the turf the conclusion stby follows that
Jackson game trottng horse Of his day
Having finished this investigation of Andrew Jackson took his
Henry Clay find his dam Lady Su years
queen the road wearing out to the pole such good horses Jack
Cade and Niagara and that her Henry Clay by Andrew Jackson
by Just inheritance OF uottng blood with staying qualities and
thus Henry Clay beat the road any in fact
able get his whee at
distance and had often otted his half mile in 10 and IL under
pull These facts satisfied ourselves upon that Clay blood
by Henry Clay, which
securing Black Henry That he mhets staunch ong lines from
both sire and dam without contamination and in himself powerful
moving steady square otng rapid horse able to beat
considerable even at his present we do know and that his few
assures us we have made no mistake in getting near to the
onahead Clay blood Black Henry In hands he has
nan asSe1 he
Or investigation into his breeding both and dams side has
been thorough and aavts by the his DAM
also the stud groom charge Of old Henry Clay time of
Both Mr. Huff Lincoln Neb and Mr. Sparks, Roche
thoroughly reliable and have given Their ahdas unbe
known each other and as will be verify the breeding of Black
Henry beyond question with Rochester, by Aberdeen; Corone and
NJ Clay E (Srader Cy) We feel that breeding establishment
attractive all lovers the national road and otng Black
Henry very active vigorous ana sure ana VIII De limited Jew
choice mares besides our own for which see our advertisement
HENRY C. AND JOSIAH JrwEI1, Buffalo N v"
There was for time very sharp controversy concerning the
breeding of Black Mr.. Huff bred Henry
bought the James Dennis Canoga County w. fall
1882 and understood that she by Black Hawk Sherman
Morgan but afterwards would appear from Mr. ungtons sugge
ton changed this to Greyhound of Black Hawk Thus Randolph
Huntington who trying trace the but did not like
the Black Hawk pedigree, writes to the Spirit of the Times
could not push Black Hawk out of the and submitted
vesgatons Mr. Huff telling him James Dennis dead and that
the only report could the county of the county
hound and Black Hawk that Mr. Samuel Stewart Hudson Mich
had written me that he saw Gahoqnd Mr. Mnns hands in Water
loo 1857 So Mr. Huff again and his reply that
he would alter the breeding upon my report from Black Hawk Gray
hound that he could remember than that she the best
mare he almost ever saw and people Seneca County must be right
Again Mr. Huntington writes:
al Mr. Aaron ston and Mess Hapendng Brothers
Dundee w. asking them about Black Henry Both gentlemen replied
the place you put they
had oe and aster for all time that his dam
Mr. Call had given by Black Hawk Sherman Morgan
The pedigree this changed by outside parties
Tunsons Eclipse by Coker Eclipse the first party who suggested
this only saying interview with Mr. Huntington his impress
sion that Hufs by nons Eclipse his
Mr. Huntington speaks of finding others with
the
practically worthless against that the breeder Black and
the of the question But notice Nh Wallace has
Black Henys dam recorded Is by Iunisons Eclipse
In the investigation of this dam Mr. Huntington
hardly possible that that had been bred Black Hawk
and evidently this influenced his regarding the Black Hawk ped
Since reading which Of