The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-06-18
What Horses Shall We Raise (!

reply, 10 our criticism OF MS original ar
ticle on "What Horses shall raise" or
that we intended to be otherwise than
partisan when writing that article. We
will now say, that it was written in the
interest of Lambert and we supposed
would be so regarded, although we intend
ed it also, as showing what Vermont
horses were doing, and the prices they
were commanding, and would so far be
regarded in the interest of Vermont
horses generally.
If the facts there given were such as
to prove the position we took in the
original controversy, and show the fallacy
of his, we are hardly to be blamed, and
rs the COL, calls for facts, as what he
wants, we would ask him to accept them
with such others as we may present, as
good and sufficient evidence so far as
they 60, in proving the correctness of our
position, when We think it safer, to breed
from stations of moderate size, and fine
bone, rather than from those from the
coarser, larger, trotting families, upon
our moderate sized mares. We must
confess that we felt some pride that we
were able to present, so good an array Of
living facts, as a part of the result Of
breeding from one, moderate sized, fine
boned horse, to sustain us in our theory,
and that Vermont bred horses did still
command good paying prices, and were
not the despised and worthless animals
some of their detractors claimed.
Col. Stowell has presented an enormous
array of speed, and valuation as proof of
his theory, that it is correct breeding to
obtain speed by crossing large bony
stations upon our small mares. While
admitting the speed, and large part Of
the valuation, Though it is little tough
to swollow 100000, as the valuation Of
mare that is hopelessly unsound), we
deny it is good evidence to sustain the
Col. in his theory, as we contend he gives
only the successful facts, and suppresses
or fails to show them all, We do moi
believe all the horses he names are fail
examples Of his way Of breeding, and We
would also like to see those numberless
ones that have never been able to show
extraordinary speed, and see what they
are worth for useful purposes, before We
accept them as good facts to sustain the
Coils. theory.
That valuations for speed without any
regard to general usefulness or beauty
by the New York sporting fraternity, Of
members Of the Stock Board who hav,
suddenly acquired their wealth, live fast
and like to drive fast occasionally, ar,
safe guides for breeders in Vermont, W,
question, until we are allowed to lool
upon the valuation of those that canno
90 so fast, resulting from that way o
breeding.
1t would be idle to contend that ou
Vermont horses do not need wedding, a
/. is for Col. Stowell to contend his way
OF breeding through the very sires b'
names, has not produced large proper
ton OF weedy, loose joiDted, unsound ,ant
Improbable horses, but it is far from
proving the correctness of his theory, O.
the fallacy of ours, or that judicou
selection and breeding from the best o
our Vermont stations, of moderate size
line bone, and enduring qualities, 70
every day work, accompanied with SCUM,
common sense judgment, in retaining GU
best, instead of selling them to outsiders
is not better, and safer, than to impor
too many rangy coarse boned stations t
breed to our small Vermont mares, unit
we know more of all the resultin
progeny from such breeding. We wan
to know whether it would be really wise
to adopt such way of breeding as woul
seem to produce a few fast horses to en-
rich sporting men and dealers, and leav
large proportion of coarse, unservicabl
and unmarketable horses in the hands G
raisers, than which Morgans, Blac
Hawks or even Canadians, or Mustang,
would be of moro real value for genera
usefulness, even though understood.
Col. Stowell calls for facts without fea
or favor, and we will take two stallion
as fair representatives of the two kinds {
breeding, and compare their success g
the stud,
For the large course horse we will tax
George NJ Patchen with trotting recor
low down in the twenties, and with tn
most ample opportunities in the numbe
and excellence of the mares bred to hin
and we shall find him making very poe
showing as the sire of noted trotters,
comparison with the smaller, fine boneC
compact Ethan Allen, whose descendant
direc. and remote are so fast forcin
themselves to the front, and into MOTTO
and outsell in Boston market the descent
ants Of any other horse, and every whel
command attention, and prices far in az
vance Of the descendants of the forme
Other examples Of the two systems
breeding are not wanting but we tai
these two as being more generally know
than others,
We know there is, and always has bee
persistent effort, TO ignore the merit
and the performances of our Vernon
horses, and their descendants, and we a.
sorry to find Vermonters too ready
second the efforts of the New York rir
in doing this, but for all, it cannot
wiped out, or gainsayed, that Ethan ALE
has made the fastest time on record,
as you please, and it is generally repor
ed that ."Ninon" or ny oung Pocahonta
(sold to Mr.. Bonner for S35, 0OO,) one
his get has beaten Dexter lin a priya
triaD in three straight heats, in the e
traordinary time of 2,lS-2,1st.2,1S al
it is also reported, that Dan Mace h
often affirmed that he could beat Dext
with her in public if he was permitted
do SO, and We think if Mr.. Bonner b,
not so much interest in sustaining his o,
theories, the thing would be done.
Ethan Allen and Ninon. were the !
suit of breeding from fine boned .compa
sires, and both have beauty to recomme
them as we'll as great speed. We q
aware that the achievement of Ethan
side running mate is ruled out as
evidence of speed, but we are of the OBI