The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-09-29

ciety in 1857, and also the Grsi prize at
trial Of speed on toe day succeeding the
Fair he is ofiaalilcss symmetry and as
a.saddIc horse has we think, no superior
Noble Grovenor of Bridport exhibited
Il fine year old Stallion to which was
awarded the first premium. He is by Old
Black Hawk, and is full brother to Plato
ST. LAWRENCE CnIKy, owned BY A. j.
Severence of this place, showed his quail
ity on the track. He took premium of
$40, for trotting at the State Fair.
Mr.. d. e. Hills 4 year old mahogany,
Stallion WIDE AWAKE showed faultlcss
style and is worthy of commcndation. MIR.
i'll is very successful BREEDER of Black
Hawks, and recently sold $4,000 worth
TO Breeders Association in Buffalo, N.
Y.
j. X. Nash exhibited Chestnut Stall
lion, Of Morgan blood, which gave suffice
lent evidence of hcetness and bottom. lie
took the first premium at Vergcnnes.
The very fleet Stallion, owned by Lewis
Hope of this place, was on the track, but
was not in condition to do justice to HIM
self His movements. however, excited
high admiration with good judges of trot-
ting
VERMONT EXPRESS, owned by Col.
A.ram Foot Of Cornwall, is a promising
horse, yeais old OF beautiful dapple
bay color and Weighs 100 lbs
OF matched and single driving horses
there was very largo and brilliant dis.
play, MS we have before remarked, and
very many Of them worthy of special
notice, but which our space does not per-
nit.
OF stations under years old it is con-
fdently asserted by those who should
know, that the show exceeded anything
ever made in the County or State. Among
this class we noticed, as of superior merit
animals owned by Jason Davenport, o.
this place, DR.. G, S. Gale of Bridport,
Laphan of Bridport, Edwin Hammond
of Nliddlebury, n. Russell of Bridport, j
G. Foot of Cornwall, Jonas Hemmenway
of Bridport, Mcdonald of Middlebury
ant others There were also large mum
Der of valuable young filles, on which
we depend for the future.
The Show of Brood Mares, with foal Il
at the foot, was much larger than eve
made here, and is peculiarly gratifying a
indicating with certainty that this grsa
interest is not only not to suffer in tho fu
ture, but to continue to improve. w
cannot but mention here ten mares an,
noits exhibited by d. A. Bennett Esq, o
Brilport; the colts all by Sherman Blacl
Hawk and all very superior.
We have given prominence to this de
partmcnt in this report because it was
very prominent part of the exhibition an
is very prominent among our agriculture
interests. In this respect our Count
holds the most prominent place of any
the Union, and exhibitions like these hay
much TO do with maintaining this position
We have long felt and frequently r,
marked on the importance Of more after
ton to the improvement of our neat cal
tie, and Of late have had frequent occasio
to notice a tendency in that direction.
has never been so apparent before as at tn
late Fair, In number and in the superic
quality of these, this far exceeded an,
thing ever before seen in this County, an
By some it was affirmed to be ahead of I'll
State Fair, and in some respects it VI
doubtedly was.
The most noticeable was the her
OF Thoroughbred Herd Book Durham
exhibited by Mr. Lucius Wright, of We,
bridge, which were purchased by him
Messrs, Burlington of Ohio. This her
cannot but be regarded by every one il
terested in the improvement of neat catt
as an invaluable acquisition to the count
lIalf Of this herd has recently been pu
chased by Mr.. ienry Rowdish, of We
bridge. Very fine Durhams were show
by N. j. Lee of Bridport. Mr.. North
Shoreham, f. d. Bush of Shorchar
and others Henry Lane of Cornwall, e
hibiteda Durham COW, which weighs abo1
2200 lbs. aud calf by her side, 9
months old weighing over 600 lbs.
Hon. ". K. Sanford exhibited tt
head of beautiful Devons from his her
and superior animals of this breed we
shown by Edwin Hammond, Esq, NJ
ron hbbey, Of this place and Jon
than Smith, of New Haven, aud Others
Ihie were very fine specimens of OF