The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-06-16

liuger 10 memory, and suggest tina: few
uules may be ol Interest 10 our readers
We had supposed that the town OF Shore.
ham was level. rising gradually as it te
cecded from the lake ; aud found, win
surprise. that is surface is something |
more than undulati &, being billy; soil
mostly clay, with lew stones. Crcau.
Hill Farm is situated on high land. CON.
naudiUg fDe views of Il fertile aud pic
turcsque region, with the Green noun
tains aud Adircndacks iu the distance,
and must be charming spot at this sea-
sou, when all nature is robed III living
green. The farm contains some seven
hundred acres, and appears to be very
fertile and productive. But what makes
Cream Hill farm famous, is the ceebrat' d
stallion, Daniel Lambert. To see him
and his stock was the object of our visit
This wonderful Morgan horse, now
nearly sixteen years old. was by Ethan
Allen, dam Fanny Cook, by Old Abdal
lab. Fanny Cooks dam was by Ameri
can Star, and her grand dam by Red
Bird, by Old Red Bird, by Old Eclipse.
Ia color he is a light chestnut, with
flowing name and tail. Ia for aud car
riage, as he was shown in the yard, he is
as near the model of the perfect horse
as can be. 1t was icy at the time and
being smooth bis action could not be
safely shown. He is all tion,every
nerve tingling with life, but SO docile aud
well trained as to be handled with per
feet ease. II be has a fault, it Is want
Of size. Yet when we remember thar
his ancestor Justin Morgan, the progeni
tor of the noblest race of horses ever
bred in America, a small horse, Twas
able to outdraw, ut.walk, out.trot, and
out.run every horse that was matched
against him." and that the same power
was transmitted TO his descendants, as .
family, we shall confess that nervous
power is more important than size. l.
is not, we believe, claimed that Lambert
aud his stock are the best horses for
heavy work on the farm or elsewhere
but es roads'er- and for speed they STAND
unrivaled.
They keep come 200 horses on tn,
farm, including many colts by LemberI
/ We saw 30 many, and SO hastily, that,
writing without notes, we will not at
tempt TO particularize, save to mention Il
yearlirg fIly out Of mare by imported
Balrownc---a beauty IL form, aud fuo ia
action, that Fl led our ideal. We noticed
Que thing common to all his colts, extra
ordinary action. They are also very
Symmetrical in form. sustaining tho posi-
tiou assumed oy Mr.. MurrayIhat beaui,
ard speed are not Inconsistent with each
other The record Of Lambert'. colt,
-hoas that he transmits speed with great
nnforui,y. Many farmers and others
having one or two good well bred mares.
have bred to Lanbert with great salts,
faction aud profit to themselves.
Mr. Benz +. Bates is the well%nowr
banker aud public spirited man Of l}o>.
ton Mr. a. c. Harris resides 90 the
farm, aud has exclusive charge Of tbe
large business there.
They have two other stock horses
"Abram," one o! L1mhcrt's colts, wa
away broken Leg" is Ilambletoniau
After lunch, Mr. Harris hitched up
a fast mare, and took us across the lake
on the ice 10 Fort I'll" There we called
on John Porter and son, who showed Us
a splendid 4-year-old black stallion near
ly lG hands, weighing 1850 pounds, by
Lambert, dam by Stonewall Jackson a
very promising young horse, showing
speed
Mr.. VIM. Baldwin took US through
his stables, where were several Of Lam.
bert's stock, all fno representatives, OIL
the family.
At DR.. Bailcy's stable was a full
brother of Lambert ebay, much larger
whose value remains to be determined
aud several others worthy Of notice
, among them the finest sucker" we ever
saw, filled out ike mature horse, anC
trotting with natural case and grace
that was marvelous-a fit represeutativ,
OF Daniel Lambert.
Returning, as We passed the old bat
tle-6eld with its earthworks, and tn,
ruins Of the fort, stirring memories o
Ethan Allen and his band of patriots, anc
the service they rendered to the cause o
freedom, filled the heart with bi,
f thoughts, not the least of which was graf
y itude that we were citizen of gloriou
q Vermont. Mr. Harris left US at tn
y station in "Ti" in season for the evening
|. train, and so closed one Of the pleasautes
It days VIC ever passcd.-Record and Far
n mer,