Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-01-12
Vermont Horse Stock Company.

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Vermont Horse Stock Company.
TuE STOCK YARN
The approach Of the annual meeting Of the
Vermont Horse stock Company - peculiar
institution ' to cur State, for we believe there
is 20 association f5r the purpose elsewhere in
the Union, formed upon tine same plsn,-re-
minds as thst vori OF lwo concerning the
Stock Farn OF the company nigh, be Of inter-
est 70 our rsslert
The Horse s,cc1 Company vas chartered BY
the Legislature 81 the session Of 1863, mainly
through the cxertions cf Leonard T. Tucker. Of
Royal;oa. the present Superintendent Of the
Siccs Farm, Who drew the charter snd took
upon himself the task Of interesting tie farmers
and lovers Of the turf in the enterprise A
large portion Of the stock wss soon taken up,
sui the company orgsniz7i early in 1870. Az
ter 1.ach labor, on a-s51lt o. The conservation
Of Vermont farmers. the capital stock reached
$4,000, she suourt demanded ;ha charter,
and STEPS we-e taken 90 purchase Stock Farm,
and also s;alloas eal brood mz-ss Of rspu;a-
ton, for the Use Of the company.
raz Esr1.
Tle farm vas ioct.eI in ;le re.gaborins town
Of Shel5urn, snJ cons:sts OF f2f acres, be-
longing 60 the vsll-EuoTn 1ieec5 property, and
situated on toe bi-av.y, as5-t % mile soqth Of
sbs.bura Depot. The price paid for !, vss
s27,56O
nirH0yEuEErs
Since ;be company took possession Of the farm
in ApriI lzst, there has been built over 200 rods
ofral fuoe, nine rails high, fully strong enough
20 Eu2 even mules slso l15 rois Of board
fence. All the Oh barns have been taken down
anI moved, save the smaller barns sest Of the
roaL A main barn, 9s feet long and IS wide.
ha, ie5n built, which contains rooay. well
Ish.eI aad well yeatilAtei basement; also
stable running east from tins barn.
90 feet long snI 23 feet vile This now con-
,aias the valuable brood mares and famous
stations @ tle company. One o. the old barns
aas also been se-mcdellel into stallion barn.
1t is nearly completed kHd viii contain four
large box stsbles, SC that the Etsllions can have
amp opportunity 20 -uu lo'sa IN them and thus
gain tae exercise 50 necessary to their health.
IN Office vi,h shel a,iaehed, 20 .eet long, for
The acc5mmoisriau Of the superintendent, stock
lollsrs. sui visitors has Likewise been con-
l.ructeI. g nice ueR oo-u hause makes up the
lumlsr CT buildings. Pure spring Haisr has
been brought down ;om the hills and can be
'ouuI iu abundance IN tbs stables ard yards A
cu,ye-t has been built on The road
lver the creek, and one Of the best half mile
tracks IN t5e c-untry. hss been completed in the
uesiov1 cast of the r5ai anil s5ou; forty rods
-ron the building. L. measures within twelve
uches Ct half mile. ,hrsc fe5. IRON the pole.
These improvements hsve been made st an ex-
1ease Of from s 900 o 5000. by the E1ecu-
i've Committee Of the company which consists
IF Hon II O. Eoly, Of Bennington, the Pres
ieut Z. r Tucker, she Secretary sni Supe-in-
,enienJ Of the S,ocE Farm Col. J. 3. Mead, Of
2tniolrh; Lguus s. Drew, Of South Bur
lineton. and Calvin r. Blolzett, Of this city.
The work has been done Vcl, hut not extrsys-
Candy.
i'iA 7i''A-
Going into The ba.eusn; Of the msin barn,
sill be 1rst noticed the hue brood mare, OInis,
hLs q record Of 2:il 81 Eve years old.
She E.s purchased, as vac most Of the stock Of
he company, Of j. s. WslsScrth, Of Nsuke-
gan. H. Sze Is now in i0li by Waikiki Chief.
md is a iue mare. :
We were mex. shown four Te-riing tilies,
-2isei frol rhe Naisw1r.h msres this season :
'ue By C'syblin1, jEo lF No1iaurn Pilot, snd
.ae o. d.. uerss's Mtmtriuo Pstchin. of Lex
ugton Ky. They are ai b.oolei ccljs, and
ecmei full of play In The adjoining stall
zere three horse colts oua by Clsyhrino.
rom the tro-i mare Juac another hy Nam
iriuo Pttchi1, fr1u Kitty Coon. snl The third
mi best oar, 90 Mr.. Tl5zer seys, by Woodhurn
'ilo., FROM NoIle Harrison. anil Is raid to he the
rest moving colt seen IN this State for many a
lay Intelligent h1rsemen are confident ke will
.vcsituaily make a great trotter. The company
,ave refused - .O0l for her.
a 6liy By Bonnie Sc5t.snl from ths mare
Evening STAG Vss next exhibited She j. made
Ike q racer, au3 locks Ike a fox. n the zane
tall g. a tne FLY b. Nau5rino PAtchin from
Belle Briit5n.
Auother pen contains q wesoliug colt by
Jole's Alhambrs from Flo- ze.- Upon the trs5
ilCr Of the msiu baru is tier Of weli-srrsnged
tsls To the principal oue "a The uotei
lnglsh msre, Nai-u EimuIls, presented hy
senator Eimunds 10 tie company She = IN
0sl by Waikiki Caief. Here slso ia Evening
star, Esre which vas driven for two years By
David 4. Gage, OF tae SaeIaian House, Chicago,
nd made one Of bis famous crscs team. She is
strong, thrifty, promising looSing brood rsre.
Fanny peters, smother Of the "sdsw1rth
purchase is az entire English thoroughbred, and
std goci capabilities for racing. She has su-
jerior t-ot;iag action, and is the mother CT one
IF tho best Wesuiiaes on the stock farm
Belle Bn;tou ?, 4 sp'eaiil looking Day naTe-
.nd vas appttsei tA1 his'.-, uy 'i'-
6oTih' oi sny OF nis stocS, NGs $ppesitd I'd
sooi condition sH' is "a i9'i uy "siA'll o-ie''
, N.''! Ion II oHe u -.i,- 80 -
- -, So : + f.sf by W.ltiU
- NJ, ..--..,I. al s,s-, 4, b,vc tsen
IN .,-sJ f,r
e1t - .', -.-l t. ..,,,, sy;,.-
.,,,,o-y ,5 seii.;eo,, M ,g6i,, can he readily
zen sni a aeapsrious bsv lofr. with rransry
m the -pper loft, connecting with snsil gran
NV below hv spout. The barn running east
rom tEis snd adjoining Is devoted % brood
ns-es and coils Of difeIen, sses.
In the GrsJ stall are JWo hll:es by Hooiburn
Pilot Snd orashirc Lexington. IneJ are 'srgc
ind thrifty ard in ine coalition.
Lady Barusp is = thoroughbred mare of tao
Glencoe biood, snl has record oi
-. -, - 80 -,'....---, ,,-'-,' '''
Stslitiss,,--r-, thrifty looking five wear Oh
mare, and bs. some sg. Laurence blood IN her
she S Is IN ..a' 9y ~, !" s., 1i ,.,, = li,' - o- al
srv -. Maj bv yoa Ibrrr pi,gt. f1r vbieh
s4O0 has been refused by the company.
Cinderella i a tne looAing tlack mare 10" III
1881 > "s'Aii 'u'ei'
Inc N'oo mare ai'.-' I-'''i ~. 10 w. -
-. Cls,b.i1o a-so of tbs tvo vear ola alv
ust sold by Mr Tucker to C. f. MosEer Of Lss-
renee, Mass, 'or eUuD