The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-01
Che 8atlamd 1aily Glohe.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1874.
From the Essex Co. Republican,
VuSlT TO TuCONDEROGA.
TicOnieroga Horses.

While Ticonderoga has been famous Tor
raising good roadsters for the last fifty
years, 1t is only within the last twenty-five
years that the town has been so particular
ly marked for style, and high price. Black
Hawk, Columbus, Hambletonian and Abb
dallah stock seem to predominant
Perhaps Joel W. Holcomb led off the
dance in sales some twenty years ago, by
the disposition of Black Hawk Maid, jr.,
for $3.50, Red Leg, $3.50, Ethan Allen, say
SOC, 1000. These three horses were from
same sire and dam, raising besides these,
several other valuable horses.
Mr.. Gustavus N. Wicker and Sons, and
Charles l.. Wicker, have raised many su-
perior horses. Sold Flying Cloud for ST.
300, n two year old~S1 200, and divers
others at good figures, and are still raising
"more of the same sort" Chas. b. Wick
er has yearling of same stock of the two
year old Showed US his action to halter
refused $500, asks 5000, &c.
Wickers, Wheeler g. Co., have famous
stallion, "Gen. Sherman" of remarkable
speed and fine style. He is showing fine
stock.
VIM. G.. Baldwin, the stage proprietor,
etc, sold horse. Johnny Baldwin, for So
900, Patrick Henry, $4,000, Black Gelding
$1,000, mare None-Such, $4,000, mare Bess
Miller, $4,000, two year old and yearling,
$1,000, and VIM. G.. Baldwin and G. g.
Weed, a three year old, So, $50.
Mr.. Baldwin's great favorite, old Fanny,
still lives. She has produced some twenty
colts, seven or eight having been sold aver
aging $4,000 each. The balance remain
unsold. He has now on hand a large num-
Der of horses, among which arc some of
the best trotters in the country. He has
splendid farm, with half mile track for
his town eating"
Charles Wheeler has some 10 or ID Yalu-
able horses, among which is the $1,000 two
year old, bought of Chas B. Wicker. This
colt showed the best time, for his age, on
the Ticonderoga record.
John Porter is not to be forgotten. He
sold Daniel Lambert for $4,000. This
horse is now owned by Messrs. Bates of
| Boston, and Harris of Shoreham, Vt. Mr..
Harris keeps the horse at Cream Hill,
Shoreham and many of the best trotters
are sprouts from this horse. Mr.. Porter
showed us two fine entire horses He
shook out a five year old in 2.55, and his
beautiful four year old, Aristos, (thc best
though unframed, showed 2.3S clip. This
| horse was sired by Lambert, and in train
can fly. Mr. Porter sold Jubilee Lambert
for $500. He soon changed hands again
at 50, 5O0-but he has plenty more of the
same sort coming along.
Cakins sold Young Black Hawk for
81, 900, Young Henry Clay, $4,000, Young
Ethan, 5000, but still keeps his favorite
Black Hawk, Riddler, now 81 years old,
and pets the old horse next to wife and
children.
John A. Pinchin and Brother sold Gov.
Clark, for 1850 Have on hand several
| fine horses.
VIM. II. Cook, who owned and sold the
old Abdalah, ''mother of horses" has
sold large amount. Sold Young Ethan
and FLY for 81 300 a yearling, $500, two
mares, roo, Dan Lambert, at year old,
5000, Vince for 81 900, and many more
and now owns Kitty Cook, perhaps the
fastest five year old on the turf, and Mr..
Cook is still producing by the one-half
dozen year.
Alexander Hamel exhibited a splendid
mare, Bay Maria, for which he refused
$4,000. We are Informed that she is sold
at $4,000, if she can show certain speed,
which the "boys' say she is sure to do.
b. W. Burleigh & Co. sold for $4,000,
or thereabouts.
VIM. A. G. Arthur has fine three year
old, and fine brood mare and colt. Sold
Stonewall Jackson for 5000, and Gray
Lyon for $500.
year old-also a splendid yearling.
Alex. McCambridge has another three
year old, a ripper"
Benz III. Baldwin has raised some fine
horses, and is now the owner of Abraham
by Lambert. This horse is throwing out
some clippers-the Weed 81 Baldwin colt
Kitty Cook, and numerous others.
Chandler w. Shattuck sold Lady FoXley
for 500.
A. NJ. Bradley has fac three year ole
and yearling.
Thos E. Bailey has Young Ethan, now
six or seven years old, shows good stock
Cnas. +. Pinchin has Il three year ole
with which he calculates to collar them.
Chas. II. Bennett sold three year ole
for S400
James McCabe and Francis McCabe have
some fine stock. Have Il dozen or more
that bid fair for speed.
VIM. c. French d Co., have n splendid
fast gong mare, Fanny Lee.
NJ. L. Royce exhibited handsome
trotter which sampled" for our amuse
ment in 2.42.
Geo. c. Weed has joint interest in q
fine brood mare and colt.
Geo. d. Clark has raised and sold a large
number of valuable horses.
And so we might 90 on enumerating, fol
week, but time and opportunity forbid
We had an engagement to be on The
track Saturday morning at o'clock. Il
was quite amusing to he for once where
you hear exclusively the language of the
turf. Some seven or eight horses were or
the ground for practice. The principa
. purpose was to see young horse owned
by John Porter 'shake himself out" He
is a SIC, 900 horse as he now stands, and i!
I 1 tl,o.
Porter is Greek scholar or had received
to any considerable extent classical edu
cation But as this colt was growing up h,
got hold of the fact somewhere that Arts
tos was no common word. 1t meant su
perior, or excellent, or in advance, g
ahead, or something of that kind. A searcl
was instituted, and it was found tina
Aristos was a Greek word, and that /
meant the best, and Immediately the splen
did colt was named Aristos. To tell how
he "got over the ground requires SOM
one better yersed in the classics of the rae
course than we are. We can say as mucl
as this, it was 4" just nice.
BY simply looking at horse in Ticon
deroga we could not tell whether he wa
held at $3.50 or 81, 200. BY seeing him il
repose we could gather no idea as to hov
fast he could dig" Porter, is tina
proper?l Mr.. Calkins took us over to Sc
Mr.. Charles Wicker. After examining
his butter arrangement-large pans file
with milk in a room fitted up for the pur
pose, with thermometer to keep it at
proper temperature-our attention was di
rected to a yearling colt grazing on tn
grounds near by. Wicker was requested
to start him up little. He did so, and W
only observed pretty lair "get up" I
his fore feet. We suggested innocent,
= that the colt was probably held at $3.50