Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-06
PELIER, VERMONT, 1850.

fNHE Young Moscow is a full blended impoTed French
moise-is now eight years od-he is well proportion
~ at present, thousand pounds. He is of
lpack Color and well broke 10 any harness. or under
% ana speed he is unrvaled by any horse in
nis section Of country. To sustain this fact have
bundat proof On the 18th of Apr l84s when but mar
.ay recovered from sickness, which caused
poison, and much reduced his strength and vgor,
uotteu against mare at Morrsown Fur Corners, which
was considered very fast beast The distance troted
was So rods aud the horse three times 25 rods
OF malt the distance totted in advance of the mare The
Ourth Time the mare was put 70 her utmost speed in rum
ming and the horse roted the whole distance without
once breaking up, and came side by side with the mare
which witnessed by by the following gentlemen L
sha ouimby, Edmond Persons Joseph Sears, Esq, Ralph
Il. Boardmin and many Others The steps of the horse
afterwards measured and mar of them were found
10 measure from 10 to l6 feet.
The speed of this horse has been witnessed at many diff
ferhnt times and at different places. He was trOtted in
the of Stowe, upon which occasion there was one
mile chained upon which the horse troted The ground
upon which he otted rather rough, there being two
considerable pieces rise and fall and one bridge to cross
the horse being ut the same time badly quarter cracked
vet with all these mpedments he Otted the mile in two
minutes and 40 seconds, which was witnessed by many
who were present, aud who timed him. Among rhose
present at the Ot were DR.. II. Powers, H. Perkins, A.
Durk S. s. Burk, 7. Kelley s. c. Sanburn H. Morse, T.
Boynton, F. Spndng J. Il. Swazey and George Tinker
The above distance eing disputed, was again measured
by s. 5. Burk A. Burk A. BOardman and others, whlch
was found to be mile good measure The horse has been
frequently lroed at Morrsve, distance of one-fouh
of mile, which he performed in 35 secOndsn presence
off, w Handee, G. 7. tlandee j. A. George, j. b. Curtis
| +. l.. Matthews, A. West and many others
On the 18th OF Feb 1913, this horse again trotted on
Elmorc pond distance of half mile, in min.
hte and 10 seconds in presence Of Charles and Warren
Bailey Another exhibition of this horses trOtng, took
place at Gilmore, the above mentioned pond the 22d
of Feb 1913, at which time he rotted one half mile in one
minute and seconds repeatedly witnessed by Ira Hen
desOn and ], B. Seaver of Stowe. At another time when
the subscriber training this horse upon said pond he
rutted one mile in minutes and y seconds, by time
The would say in view of the above that any
gentleman questions the ability of the horse as above as
serted, that he him rot at any time, with reason
able notice, except in the The subscriber
would also say that this horses stock are of superior
quality and has commanded few weeks DID, from S4(
$780, Their many highly respectable and experenc
say they never had stock which easily kept, ant
bid fair to make high priced horses, as the stock OF h
Young Moscow. There is in Northfeld, colt atte
this horse, which is three years old, and weighs go
pounds whose has frequently refused $500 for h
proving their stock Joseph C. Bailey of ElmoTe wit
holds as high reputation farmer, any other man
Lamoile Co.. who says he has followed raising colts 70
many years. that of all the colts he raised those ae
the Young Moscow WIRE the easiest raised, and bid fa
to make the highest priced And also to j. West
Monstnwn, and to Billing Thomas, Of Ilardwick, an
many others who have raised and sold valuable horses VIII
nre ready to testify similar those above mentioned. Fun
Their particulars be obtained by calling on the suDscr
her nj Norristown -Four Corners. A. B0UDROU.
Let it be recoected that it is the best Of fruit trees hf
receives the most clubs those i'll disposed Let thos
DESTROYS of knowing the hoIse call and and know
themselves.