The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-20
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.
what Horses shall we RAISE.

Among all the old favorite stock hors-
es in our country, and the new ones in.
troduced during the past few months, the
breeders of good horses for market have
a variety to select from, that will enable
all to be suited for every purpose
Taking all together, our country has
not been SO highly favored for many
years, if ever, with the variety, and ex-
tent of the blood, and excellence of the
stations offered for service.
The Columbus blood is still represent
ed by one of the best OF that race, Col.
Phyfe formerly Billy Ring) of Mr.. Ri
der's that received the first premium last
fall as the best Stallion with six colts at
our county fair.
The Morgans are represented by
number, among them Henry belongs
Ethan Allen has been gaining friends as
a sire, quite number of his younger
stock have been proving fast, and the
most Of his stock continue to prove good
roadstcrs, and valuable horses for the
farm. and for market, we consider him
an excellent and safe horse to breed from
horses of all work, and his friends claim
for him great merit as a sire of fast
stock, and do show many colts that have
made good showing, and time upon the
track, and have sold at good prices
COL Stowel has still the young stall
lion by Mambrino Patchen, out Of Sister
Sue, which he has named Landlord"
We have always thought this young
stallion would make better stock horse
than his sire, and believe the colts he has
already produced confirm us in our opin-
ion. We hope he will make good the
great loss Col. Stowell met when Nam
brine Patchen died. The Col. has also
new candidate for public favor in his
stables, Grandee son Of Old Rysdyks
Hambletonian, out of Star mare, the
cross that has produced so many first
class trotters, and high selling horses.
Henry Hammond has also good
stallion rich in color, good medium size,
and well bred into some of the best trot-
ting streams of blood, and large sized
bony families On the side of his dam
as well as sire he is deeply bred into
Messenger blood.
At Cream Hill Stock Farms Messrs.
Bates Il Harris still have Lambert at the
head, as he probably will be if he lives,
for many years to come. We sec nothing
yet to alter our opinion Of Lambert as
one Of the best, if not the best sire, Of
gamcy, fast and high selling driving
horses as well as fast trotters. We con-
slider him fortunate who can secure his
services this season. Abram DIETER
known as the Baldwin horse) at the same
stables, has made great strides in public
favor the past year, as his stock have
come into notice. His colts are proving
good size, fine color, and with great prom
Use Of So eed, and the fact that one of his
colts has just sold for $500 and show
in mis- three year old form better time
than yet recorded by colt of the same
age, or a full mile in less than $50 will
not tend to lessen his popularity as o sire,
If this young horse and others of his
stock continue to develop according to
their promise Abram is destined to take
the highest rank as sire of trotters.
We presume this is the last season his
services can be procured at so low a rate
as they are now offered.
To meet the demands for a trotter
horse of Hambletonian blood, Mr.. Harris
has procured a fine young stallion that
took his name "Broken Leg from an
accident that happened to him when a
foal. This horse was sired by Rysdyk s
Hambletonian, out Of a mare deeply bred
into Messenger blood, and the same mare
that is the dam of Lancelot mentioned
before, belonging to Henry Hammond,
Broken Leg is rargy mahogany bay
stallion, with slashipg open gait, and q
great stride, He also appears horse Of
great spirit and game, and withal very
stylish.
He is probably the tallest horse men.
toned in this article, which we do not
consider makes him more desirable as q
SIRE but will make him more popular
with many breeders who wish to breed
sixteen hand horses. The success Of
Messrs. Bates d Harris are meeting il
their breeding enterprise, is very marked
Their receipts for the services of stations
and sales of colts the past year having
we understand exceeded 100000. A
sum that is sufficient comment upor
their enterprise and judgment and tht
management of our friend Harris, as wei
as the appreciation of the public of thu
good qualities Of Lambert stock, an(
Vermont bred horses,
There are many other stations in GU
county of good substantial qualities tina
we have neither time nor space to motto
here, but may at some future time.
IF among the many VIC hear any ask
ing which among all these shall we choose
would answer. "You pays your none
and you takes your choice"