Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-11-13

has served about thirty mares the past
season.. gIif ,.s7g5 - U ssa3 9as
Victor Won Bismark, bright bay,
has perhaps the best showing of any
stallion in point of pedigree, though he
is less impressive than Woodburn Pilot
He is fifteen hands three inches high
and was got by Rysdyk's Hambletonian
out of Hattie Wood. He is brother to
Gazelle the lately famous trotter and
also to the notable stallion Idol
~ There is also in this company the gray
stallion Exchange, got by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian out of Lady Swazey, a.
mare with Messenger blood. 3I.sa
9a1 There are Is brood mares all with feal
-nine to Woodburn Pilot and four to
Bismarck. Chief among these are Mol
lie Harrison, the dam of Claybrino and
Waukegan Chief, who is esteemed per-
haps the best mare on the place, and
Florizelle, Olinda, and Madame Ed
munds.
= The only four-year old on the place at
present is Forest Maid, a stocky black
mare 15a hands high, got by WOODBURY.
Pilot out of Kitty Price
OF the three year olds there are three
altogether. The bay FLY WOODBURY.
Maid, got by WOODBURY. Pilot out of
Bashaw Maid; Prairie Girl, bay by
son of Yorkshire Lexington !; and Lady
Loomis, a handsome black out of Kitty
Price by Claybrino. s.
There are ten two=year olds on the
farm all of them fairly neat ones, ex-
cept one called Waukegan Chief, got by
WOODBURY. Pilot out of Mollie Harrison.
He is by all odds the handsomest colt
that the writer has seen in this State for
many years. He is pure black, except
ing only star and one marked foot
IS hands inches high, and has already
gait that would shame many veteran
trotter. With proper care and training
he will make fast one or there is no
truth in signs. ...-I... s..
OF the thirteen yearlings, none are so
promising as the bay colt, II. G., Root.
He is fifteen hands high, well formed,
and shapely in every particular. He is
by Waikiki Chief, out of mare by
Young Engineer, The others of the
same age are all fine looking colts, but
have not, of course, come to an age which
shows their capabilities.
There are seven suckers running with
mares. The most promising being the
colt of Olinda, by Woodburn Pilot.
Beside the horses above mentioned as
belonging to the association, there are
several others, who are boarding on the
farm and being trained, as before stated,
by Mr.. Predmore for the track. Among
these are the little mare, Kitty Pearl,
who is familiar to all the horse men in
the State. She is owned by q gentleman
named Pearl from Boston, and is now
in fine shape. Near her is the black
gelding, General, also familiar to at
tendants of State trots. Ia a comfort
able box little distance off stands the
present at most of the last summers
contests. There is also under training
new horse, Cobbler, chestnut in color,
owned near the farm, and said to have
good promise for next year. The red
roam gelding, Red Jacket, is also per
perming his work here. He is anything
but handsome in color, but possesses q
great action, and is like to show consid-
cradle speed when he settles down. He
is said to have made half mile in t;21,
a short time ago. -f.-.
Among the other good ones it would
be unjust not to place Vermont Belle,
Mr.. Predmore's young mare. She is
coming on fast, and will stand good
chance to hurry almost anything in the
State next year.
Ehe organization of the association,
as before mentioned, is under charter
from the Legislature The capitals took
is understood to be 100000, divided
into shares of$50 each. The original in
tention was to have this stock as widely
distributed as possible, and it has been
well carried out, there being now about
400 stockholders, none of whom own
very large amounts. Mr.. G. e. Blod-
gett, of Burlington, is understood to be
the largest holder. With the same idea
of making the institution a real and sub
stantial benefit to Vermont farmers, the
officers have been selected from among
the most influential and widely known
men in the State-not in all eases stock
raisers, but evidently with the design of
enlisting active men, who have an inter
est in fine horses. The President is Mr..
FL. G. Root of Bennington, who is also
of the State Agricultural Society. The
institution is under the immediate man
ment of a board of directors, which
comprises, besides the President, Mr.. l..
s. Drew, of South Burlington, the cattle
man; Mr.. c. FL. Blodgett, the lumber
man; Mr.. Shedd, of Shedd & Walker,
Burlington; Mr.. J. w. Cramton, of the
Bardwell House, Rutland I; j. FL. Gates,
of the Pioneer Shops, Burlington Mr..
Holyoke, of st. Adams d. Goodell, of
Brattleboro, and Geo. Hammond, the
sheep man, of 8Iiddlebury This board
being a scattered one, the immediate
government of the farm is LETT to an ex-
ecutive committee, composed of Walter
Weed, the excellent hotel keeper OF
Shelburn, and Messrs. Blodgett and
Shedd of the board of directors, both
resident in Burlington.
=
The superintendent of the farm under
whose personal supervision everything
is done is Mr.. Q. F. Predmore, capable
and efficient manager and a. well quail
fed judge Of every point likely to come
up in the breeding of horses. Mr. Pred
more has had great opportunities to
learn, having been in charge of Mr..
Wadsworth's stock farm at Waukegan,
Ill, before coming here, and also having
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