The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-29
agricultural Department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.
The Breeding of the Winning Trottcrs
Ofthc Present Season.

The trotting season at the east may be
sam to have commenced with the spring
meeting at Fleetwood Park, in West.
chester County, near New York City, on
the 18th Of May, and continuing for four
days. The attendance was large on the
opening day, doubtless with view Of
seeing the newcomers, denominated
green horses, that were strongly enter.
ed in the thrcc-minute purse. There
we're fifteen entries in the class, Of which
nine started. AS is usual in 80 large a
field Of untried horses, several had strong
supporters, and no one was very decided.
y leading iavorito, though the sorrel
gelding Fleetwood had the call somewhat
in the betting. His pedigree was not to
be asccrtained, whether because it was
unknown by those in charge, or that they
chose to exercise disregard of the de-.
aires Of the general public in such mat.
terra species of "smartncss" (?) which
Is very common among the more stupid
ignorant and uncivil connected with the
trotting Of horses-I am unable to Judge.
Fleetwood took the first heat in 2.S5,
proving himself good one, but the race
was won by Heathcrbloom, who took the
following three heats in 237, 234J, 233.
Heatherbloom is a grey mare ISL hands,
six years old-apvpnimal of bony, power
iul frame, trife ragged in appearance,
and with look Of nervous power and
sinewy endurance that pleases the eye of
trainer, and which showed to greater
advantage under the fine condition she
was in. She was got by Duke Of We'll
lington, large grey stallion, well known
in New England as trottcr of consider.
able merit, His pedigree is not very
clearly defined by Wallace, and is some.
what in doubt, but it is generally believed
that he partakes of the St. Lawrence
blood from his sire, and that his dam
traced through the Vermont Hambleto.
man family. The dam of Heatherbloom
IS a thoroughbred mare, imported, it is
said, and known by the same name rs
her trotting daughter After the race.
Heatherbloom was sold to Mr.. Wal
lace of New york for $4,000.
The second race Of the day was for
horses that never beat 2.29. Fourhorses
came to the score, of which the chestnut
gelding Prince, by Jupiter Abdallah out
OF q mare by imported Trustee, was the
iavorite. 1t was won, however, by the
black stallion Thomas Jefferson, by To.
ronto Chief, out of Gipscy Queen mare
said to be thoroughbred, but nevertheless
trotter Of merit at long distances JEFF
ierson won host Of admirers by the gal
liant and determined manner in which lie
trotted his race, his winning point being
on the last half Of the home stretch, where,
under the magnetism of the shouting
crowd about him, he seemed to grow to
the accomplishment of greater effort
than he was capable Of expanding at any
other portion Of the heat. He won the
race by shear game, fairly outlasting
Prince, who drove him to il in each heat
with the determination of a two.miler,
which his friends claim HIN TO be. Four
heats were required to decide the race,
the second being dead heat between
Prince and Jefferson Time, 2.2s5, 2.27,
2.27, 2.29. Jefferson was in very fine
condition, which was cvinced by the per.
feet bloom of his jet black coat, his regu.
lar, unhampered and wcll.balanced action,
and the entire freedom from anything
like distress which he exhibited after
each desperate struggle. He is not
large horse, though his fine upheaded
carriage and proud step give him an ap.
pearance Of more inches than the stand.
ard would accord, which would not much
overshoot fifteen and quarter hands.
Ills lofty bearing and compact though
lengthy form, in connection with the
fact Of his having been bred "down cast"
led many to inquire whether there was
not portion Of tho blood Of Vermont
Blackhawk in his veins, and there is
much in general appearance to warrant
the superstition, though the facts are 9th.
erwise. Thomas Jefferson again made
his appearance at the Prospect Park meet.
ing, near Brooklyn, L. l., on 7th June,
when he won the 2.29 purse in four heats,
the first beng dead heat between him
aud the gray gelding Medoc--time, q.
o0s, 2.25t, 2.279, 2.279. He was de-
isated one week later at Narragansett
Park for purse won by Royal John, q
gray gelding by Woodstock Morrell, q
Vermont Stallion, and son of Young
Morrell, the sire of Fearnaught Draco
80. Royal John took the race in three
straight heats-time, 2.27t, 2.274, 2.26s.
On the 18th Of June, Thomas Jefferson
again woD, defeating Medoc and Dutch.
es in three straight hcats-time, 2.27,
2272, 2.28. These races, taken togeth.
en- in consideration of the fact that JEFF.
ferson is but seven years DID,. stamp him
as one Of the most extraordinary trottinp
stations of the day That his owner,
Mr. VIM. B. Smith of Hartford, Ct, es.
Inmates him highly, is evinced in his
challenge recently published, to trot MIN
three races, respectively OF mile heats
three in five, two.mile heats and three.
mile heats. for 81 900 each race. His
qualities at the stud also promise nuspi.
oiously. His three-year old son, Thos.
Jefferson, Jr., has proved himself right
good one by winning colt stake against
several Others year older than himself,
and again winning three-year old stake
st Mystic Park, defeating three others in
Tour heats, losing the second-time, g..
ut, 2.46., 2.39 "a, 2.44. At Fleet.
wood Park, May II, Henry won the @.
~ purse, defeating Hotspur and Myron
Perry in three straight heatg-time, @.
Zzl-2, 2'26, 2. 2S, This record throws
him into the class free to all, where he
will have TO contend with Goldsmith
Maid, George Palmer. &C., but this may
not prove misfortune 10 him, for hi
friends believe him competent to fill tn,
bill he was got by Magma Charta o
Michigan, his dam is said to have beer
BY imported Glencoe The 2.39 purs
given the same day was won by Youn,
Bruno in four heats. Jack Draner takin,