The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-06-18

tninB Wonuerlul Dy tue NOW Ork SPORT
ing ring, that Lantern, from one of the
"large coarse trotting families" could
make J mile in LIP, but when the even
low stride, the perfect trottipg action Of
Vermont Morgan could distance Lantern
every time, and even cut the time down
ten seconds better than he had ever been
able to show, it was suddenly discovered
that was of no account. Said the New
York Spirit Of the Times before the race,
ave expect to record the fastest double
team time ever made" but after it was
found it was the bull, instead of the OK
that was gored, its next issue made the
wonderful discovery, that on the whole,
it was not as fair to make the'record for
Vermont Morgan, as would have been for
representative of one of the more aris-
tocratic trotting families.
While we would claim something more
valuable than mere speed for the track
and something much safer to breed from
by our farmdrs at large, for Vermont
Stations, we claim that they are not with
out honorable records on the turf, and we
hardly believe they are to be disposed of
so summarily by the enumeration of such
an array Of time, or valuation of horses,
from out Of q large class as have been
bred and raised with view for speed
alone, as the Col. presents especially by
a valuation of a hundred thousand dollars,
for mare, that with the greatest care
was not able to endure track work, and is
hopelessly unsound, the plea of her injury
while being put on the cars sounds too
much like the way jockeys horses get
their spavins, and other unsoundness,
through floors and bridges, and as we
have heard directly she was spawned, and
there are other apologies for it besides,
the above, we presume amounts to about
the same.
The Col, says the day for the ones he
names, has gone by for them to sell with.
out showing what their claims are based
upon, but we think large number of
them were sold or valued upon expecta-
tons for future speed, rather than any
they had already shown.
We are pleased to see the Col. has
dropped his claims for the breeding he
advocates for producing horses for gener-
al usefulness, and confines his claims to
their merits as trotters alone, wherein we
think him just. We have claimed all
the time and still do so, that it is not a
safe guide to Vermont horse breeders.
When he shall show such an array Of
noble, stylish driving horses, valuable for
all use, as has been produced by breed
ing from moderate sized Vermont Stal.
lions, we may become convent to his
theory, but until then, we prefer to think
the very best specimens of those left, are
safer to breed from in Vermont than
! large coarse Stations.
If we would receive any benefit from
breeding from Stations, from the coarse
trotting families, we must select those
from them that are moderate height and
compact make.
Col. Stowell introduces Rysdacks
Hamiltonian and his get, as proof. of the
), conectness of his theory, as in cross
= with Star Mares, he has had great sue
cess In producing speed, but we contend
an analysis of that success will somewhat
detract from its merits, when it is used
as evidence in favor of breeding large
boarse horses upon small mares. That
: that particular cross has been used sue
cessfully in producing speed, we do MOI
deny, bnt what has been the result upor
y other mares, when bred to him. Among
all OF them, very few have distinguished
! themselves on the turf, and one singular
result has been, that, even in that eros
=, as in others, very few if any mare
= have been produced, that have come t.
: the front rank as trotters. The real stat
n :. OF the case seems to be, that this eros
" = has been one of those cases in breeding
u that has produced progeny that has de
veloped wonderful capacity for on
quality, and the anomly seems to be con
. fined mostly to the males, and we con
J tend is anything but safe guide, whel
. quoted as an example in favor Of gen
eral line of breeding, Take away thi
= one exceptional successful cross, and tn
descendants of Vermont Stations woul,
u stand as high as any, in the line of spec,
% in our opinion. Want of space forbid
u our pursuing this subject further at thi
. time, the two systems seem to be in ava
:, u to be fairly tested in Vermont and
u the representatives of of the coarsel
u rangy trotting families, at the breedin
y farms of Col. Stowel, of Cornwall, tn
y Vermont Horse Stock Co., at Shelburr
:, Mr. Griswold, Malven farms Morrisvillt
u Col. Moulton, West Randolph, and 9th
= ers fail to improve our smaller Vernon
- Horses, and are out, stripped in popr
:, larity and price, by the descendants c
u Morgans, Black Hawks, Eathan Aller
). at the breeding farms of Messrs. Bate
!, - and Harris, of Shoreham, belong Corr
70 70 wall, Hurlburd and Satterlee, Sheburr
- :. Walker, Hartland, Sumner. Brandon
= and others, we have no doubt. Co
:, Stowell will be as willing to acknow
u edge the correctness Of our theory. o
- we shall be the correctness of his
:. he furnishes us proof by accomplishe
:. 70 facts Of its correctness here in Vernon
=. and we only hope he is as content to pei
~ NIT the public to test the matter withor
- any extraordinary influence, and with o.
"a favor or Partially, as we are, and ca
y, - assure him, we shall be as ready to r,
- cord the achievements of coaser rang
q families in Vermont, at the stud, on th
~ track, or by sales. as we shall those
=. the smaller fine boned ones, whom tn
~ !, facts are furnished us,
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