Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-02

Dr. Cattonach. one Of the best veterinary
surgeons of New York says that clipping in
cold weather Is beneficial. Horses clipped
Immediately commence to improve in cOndi
tion, feed better, and can perform more
work. The doctor says clipping is as good
rs a tonic 1t strengthens the absOrbsnts
of the skin and allows the animals to per-
spire with freedom. They are not 50 liable
to cold after long drive, and will not
break out IN a sweat when blanketed and
placed in the stall. Horses with long coats
driven at n rapid gate will return 10 the
stable covered with perspiratOn, and can
not be rubbed dry. Twelve hours after
ward the perspiration is more abundant
hence the loss of many valuable horses.
Trotting horses when clipped are not in dan
ger of catching cold if blanketed when
stopped on the road. Clipping horses has
been practlsed for number OF years, and
has now become popular it has had a fair
trial, and if gentlemen did not find it bene-
fetal they would not run the risk of adopt
ing it on horses that cost them many thou
sands Of dollars.
The noted trotter ct the Lambert stock,
named a. John " Stewart" who trotted
twenty miles within an hour. has been sent
to California.
" Abraham VIII return to his headquar-
ters at Sh0reliam at the end Of the winter,
and should his lameness rot return, will
make his appearance at the next Vermont
State Fair and such an exhibition ofhisspeei
will be given as Will satisfy all that he not
only has most remarkable trOtting action,
and is the most stylish horse in the country,
bat that he will compare fayorably as 10
lane, with those very fast colts of his which
now rank as the fastest in the world Ii is
understood from the owners, that in intro
ducing the horse to his numerous friends
next season, the public will have reason to
be more than satisfied.
In the SPIRIT Of the Times of Dec. l3, We
find the following mention of some horse
purchases by-Gcneral Baxter and his broth
er which are like to be of interest to Ncr-
mont breeders The two-year-old colt,
Waldo, by Messenger DurOc out ofMildred,
by iiambletonian. second dam Linda, was
recently purchased by Gen. III. ii Baxter,
of Rutland, Vt, of his former owner, Mr..
Shepard F. Knapp, of this city. prics S2,-
500 cash. Waldo was bred by Mr. Charles
Backman at Stony Ford, where he was much
coveted by visiting horsemen before Mr..
Knapp secured him. The final purchase of
Waldo was much influenced by the valua-
bic advice of Mr.. l.. d. Packer, of Brook
Ign, who formerly owned Mildred This dam)
ana drove her on The road. The colt Is very
closely inbred, being by son of Hambleto-
nian ont of one of his daughters. and his
sire was likewise closely inbred beforehlm
lie is large, strong colt. bay, with two
white hind feet, promises to be l6 hands,
and has fine gait. He has gone to Carl
Burr's to Re broke and wintered Is engag-
ed in the Excelsior Stake at Prospect Park
for 1874, but the urgency for his services at
the stud inext spring render it doubtful
whetheri twill be thought best to start him
There are some good mares about Rutland
descended from the Harris Hambletonian.
than which blood it is difficult to find bet
ter. This colt should make capital cross
for that section, having fne size and fash
ionable breeding.
Mr. John Y. Baxter, of Rutland, VT,
has recently made some valuable purchases
of breeding stock in Orange county. N. Y.
A broodmare by Biggart's Rather, dam by
Ryslyk's Hambletonian, in ioal by Middle
town, has two fllies--- a yearling and
weanling by Knickerbocker. and mare by
Posts Hambletonian out Of Star mare, in
foal by Middletown, with her FLY by Zieg
ler's Star. t--