Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-27
The AanmOigHc County TrOtter.

JllE Young Moscow is full blooded imported French
hoisg-ls now eight years ord-he is well proportion
- Weeons at present. one thousand pounds lie is o.
Jet black COLOR ard is wen broke any harness. under
ne saddle and for speed he is unrvaed by any horse in
tllS section of country. TO sustain this fact we have
Dundan pIoUf On the 18th of April 1886 when but par
aIly recovered from sickness, which was caust
by poison, and much reduced his strength and vgor,
roted against at Morrlstown Fur Corners, which
was considered very fast beast. The distance trotted
was al rods aud the horse three times came out % rods,
or halt the distance truted in advance of the The
nuft TINE the mare was put to her utmost speed in
hG, ana the horse troted the whole distance without
once breaking up and side by side with the mare
" Inch was Witnessed by by the following gentlemen
sha oumby, Edmond Persons, Joseph Sears, Esq, Ralph
Boardmtn and many others. The steps Of The horse
were afterwards measured, and mal Of them found
10 measure from 10 to l6 feet.
Ihe speed of tins horse has been witnessed ut many diff
tefhnt times and ut different places. He rotted in
the town of stowe, upon which occasion there
mile chained upon which the horse troted The ground
upon which he troed rather rough there being
considerable pieces to rise and fall and bridge cross,
the horse being ut the time badly quarter cracked
yet with all these impedimens he troted the mile in two
| minutes and 40 seconds, which was witnessed by many
VINO were present. and who timed him. Among rhose
present at The tlo, were Dr. H. Powers, II. Perkins, A.
Bnrk s. 5 Bnrk y. Kelley s. c. Sanburn, II. Morse, G.
olntOn, f. Splldng, j. Ia. SWazey and George Tinker
The above distance eing disputed ii again
by s. Bnrk, a. Burk A. BOardman and others, which
found to be a mic good measure The horse has been
frequently rotcd nj Aorrisvile, distance of fourth
ct mile, which he performed in 35 sccOndsn presence
of w lIandee, G. 7. iandee j. A. George j. B. Curtis
| F. l.. Matthews, A. est and many others
On the 18th Of Feb. 1913, this was again rotted on
Emure pond, distance of one half mite in min.
lte and 10 seconds in presence q Charles and Warren
Bailey Another exhibition Of this horse's trotting took
place at Emse, On the above mentioned pond the 22d
OF Feb 6 at which time he trutted hal mile in
minute and ten seconds repeatedly witnessed by Ira Hen
eFSon and b. Seaver of stowe. At another time when
the subscriber was training this horse upon said pond he
rntted one mile in minutes and % seconds by time
lhe sub cbcr would say in view of the above that if
gentleman questions the ability of the horse above
serted, that he can see him tru at any time, with
anne notice, except IN tile summer The subscriber
Wonld also say that this horse stock of superior
quality, and has commanded at few weeks old from iC
to 500 Iher' many highly respectable and expeenc
ed farmers Whe have been accustomed to raisngcOs who
say they never had stock which easily kept, and
bid so tar to make high priced horses the stock of The
Young Moscow. There is in Mortified, colt afteI
this horse, which Is three years old, aud weighs 95C
pounds, whose owner has equeny refused $500 for The
subscriber would also refer those who DESTROYS of I'M
proving their stock to Joseph C. Bailey of Enoe who
holds as high reputation farmer any other man ir
Lamollle Co., who says he has followed raising colts fol
many years. that Of all the colts he raised those atr
the Young Moscow tie easiest raised and bid fail
To make the highest priced horses And also j. P West
MoTistown, aud to Billing Thomas of Hardwick and
many others who have raised and sold valuable horses who
are ready to testify similar to those above mentioned Fur
her particulars can be obtained by calling the subsc
Der at MorrSown -Four Corners A. IiOUDROU.
Let II be recoeCed that it the best of fruit trees thai
receives the most clubs from those i'll disposed. Let those
deSIrcus of knowing the horse call and aud know fol
themselves,