The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19

Nameoka, VINO mas paced mile IN 2.22.
They were both with foal by Ethan Allen.
The original Mary Taylor of the Long
Island track is also among the number.
Many Of your readers will remember this
remarkable mare, she challenged the world
in 1S45. She is descended from the cee.
brated Eclipse. Pocahontas is thorough.
bred and most remarkable looking ami.
NAL. Had l not spun this article to such
length l should mention many other
noted animals.-Messrs. Denny and Bush
have on this place upwards of seventy ami.
mails, mostly raised by themselves these
sell readily west and south at what to us
would seem to be great prices Mr.. Bush
informed me that they were breeding from
10 different horses, among which were
Ethan Allen Old Columbus, Young Co.
lumbus, North Star, Trotting Childers,
Sherman Black Hawk Champ, Slasher and
9th hers. Their principal orders this fall
are for Ethan Allen and Black Hawk
stock. Here allow we to correct an error
believed by many here, in which I also
participated, that much of Ethan Allen
stock was unsound. | saw in four DAYS
nearly one hundred colts of his get from
three years of age down, and but one of
which was blemished, this the result of &C.
cident. repeatedly enquired among the
horsemen after this difficulty but was as
often told that it did not exist Friday
we spent in visiting several stock farms,
among which was the one upon which
Ethan Allen is kept. Mr.. Rowe, one of
his proprietors received US with much
courtesy and showed his stock, which is
mostly from his unequalled horse. Mr.
Rowe has several brood mares with foals
by Ethan which be offered for sale for
reasonable prices. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowe
spent the evening with us at Mr.. Bushs.
I observed while at Mr.. Rcwe's a fine
flock Of Cotswold Sheep.
Saturday we again crossed Lake Cham.
plain to Ticonderoga. The Lake was SO
obstructed with ice that we were Obliged
to land one mile north Of the ferry land.
ing in the pasture, aud found our way to
the road as best We could. We drove
past the spring where the British soldiers
drank after battle, and SO many died from
the effects Of the cold water; it runs di.
rect from the lime rock, perfectly clear
crystal fountain. Visited the stable of
Mr.. Bennett, owner of trotting stallion
Vinco, who is beautiful figured horse.
looking much like his sire, Black Hawk,
except size and color. From here we
drove to the stock farm of William Bald.
win, Esq, who has several fine animals,
one of which is very beautiful and fast 1;
this animal he intends keeping for his own
use. Mr.. B. displays intelligence and
pra otical good sense in his method of i'm.
proving his stock, from which many of
our stock raisers might take an example /;
he keeps the best for his own use,-Near
Mr.. Baldwin, resides Mr.. Holcomb, half
owner Of Ethan Allen. He has remark.
able mare six years old, by Ethan, his first
colt, called Fanny Allen. She is with
foal by Ethan, and is said to be very feet.
We hasten to recross the lake which took
us three hours hard labor breaking ice in
the dark, but our enterprising boatman
was good for difficulties of this kind We
landed safely and arrived before eight
O'Clock at Mr.. Bush's. Sunday we spent
by the 6reside.-Monday continued ex.
amining stock until o'clock. when we
started homewards calling on David Hill
Esq, who rode to Middlebury with us,
where we were Joined by Mr.. Rowe who
was sending away stock by railroad. We
we're entertained by Mr.. Adams of the
Addison House, Middlebury, in capital
manner and sent on our way rejoicing, ar.
riving in Boston on Tuesday evening. In
this hasty visit to our brothers in a neigh.
boring State, We were not able to compare
to any considerable extent, our system of
feeding with theirs. But one thing l OBJ
served, that horses here in Maine have
much better care in bad weather than in
Vermont, where mares and colts, flliss
geldipgs were not housed or yardsd, al.
though the snow was eight inches deep.
and for the most part we're obliged to get
living by paving away the snow. be-
lieve this plan is not good. as while We
should guard against making our horses
tender by too much care, yet, as a matter
of economy in food and health, we should
give them good shelter and nourishing
food, that constant improvement Of
growth may be expected. The change
from excellent fall feed to musty stack
for young stock is poor economy, and to