The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-09-05

found unsound on critical examination
He ought to know better than that, what
ever he may think, but he perhaps ox-
poets his qualifying statement ("or kept
from becoming so by the most careful
care and managcment') will let him out.
And it will for | admit it is true Of my
example as well as his, "or any other
horse for they all need that same careful
care and management. And here let me
quote Hiram Woodruff once more, for he
says Of Flora Temple when beaten by
Rose Of Washington, that he "never had,
or read, or heard Of a horse" that want
of condition would not beat" and even
Lady Thorn had "to be hauled off for
repairs" after having her hip broken by
rail road collision.
Mr.. q, "diffcrs from the conclu-
sion SO general that tall large horses pos
sess lasting power beyond those of small"
Well, l differ from that conclusion myself.
Ihavc never advocated breeding tall large
horses, certainly not thoroughbreds, so
called, but have and do advocate breed
ing "the light, fine, cheerful, staying
Black Hawk, or Morgan, or Ethan Allen
mare, to the larger, coarser Messenger or
Bashaw stallion" and expect good results
in horses of speed, endurance and size too.
Still am not prepared to say that the
16 hand horse can not endure to do the
same acork as long as the IA hand horse,
for he has to exert himself less with
load, and more with less rapidity at speed,
certainly Lady Thorn, American Girl
and Lucy have staid to the front pretty
well, considering they are a "violation of
the old and plain rule of breeding" that
should produce loose, ill proportional
joints, sure to show. their defects and give
way upon the first strain" and my own
experience has taught me that HOO,
three year old colt can do more work
safely, more quietly, and with less strains
and bruises, on farm, than 900 four
year old, Notwithstanding his loose joints.
Now, while we are upon this subject of
joints, let us enquire how it was with E.
than Aliens joints, the IA hand trotter
land good one). His joints were not
ill proportioned and loose, 1 suppose, be-
cause he was small One half his colts
didn't have coarse joints did they
WE'LL supposing they did, they made
good trotters, and have lasted well. l find
no fault save sire
Flora Temple was wonder, it is true,
and nevertheless (but queer Morgan) one
of the brig htest examples of endurance.
But Geo. M. Patchen, the big Bashaw
stallion, did stand more than campaign
with her, and beat her more heats at one,
and especially two, miles than any other
horse she ever met, and that to the end
of his trotting career, when he went into
the stud.
l have nothing to say against Mr.. De-
Longs horse, publicly or privately. |
think him good stock horse, especially
upon rangy mares with high stepping ac-
ton behind, and his colts. some of them
in the hands of the boys, have sold well
after their speed was developed somewhat,
perhaps really as high, or quite, as the
mark made for selling unbroken colts ut
the halter. Not as high as l expect they
will sell though, by long shot, nor as
high as the examples Mr.. c. has CIV
en- as before quoted, nor anywhere near
as high as Mr.. A. j. Alexander sold at
his annual sale the 2Sth of June last be-
ing Sc colts and fllles, mostly yearlings,
at one average price of $471.50 each, or
for the round lot S26,600. Let us not
think we get as much for our horses as
other people, but be sure we have kind
that will fetch as much, not for few Sc.
lections, where matured and schooled, but
for the round lot, the 95 that may or may
not be trotters. With Mr.. c. l
agree perfectly to preserve our best blood.
and procure the very BEST" and that will
undoubtedly,if We breed them judiciously,
and make no blunders in our crossings,
and moro especially and in.and-in.breed-
ings, give us success and we shall as Yer
monters soon attain, if we have not main
tanned our supremacy in horses. One
thing more, very many Of the horses will
be good Percherons save in name, only
with more speed. Yours, &C.,
f. S. STowELL
Cornwall, Vt, Aug. 25th, 1871.