St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-05-30
To Horse Breeders,

-E n5fses win be PLEASED to learn that
~@f1 jerry Drew has made quite an acqt
sNA ton in Rhode Island having purch2
controlling interest in one of the richest B
young stations in the country, JUDGE BK
HAM" by name, and is now ready tn show hE
his stable in st. JOhnsbury, Vermont. While
standard of trOtting speed in this country is .
ting higher and higher, and all breeders are u-
to raise the coming horse, it behOOves the in
gent breeder to stop and think the matter or
little and ascertain if possible from what ma
these fast horses that are coming out every
are made. Let him run over in his mind the
noted horses of the day, and then through the G
ting season let him note the green horses that
lister the extremely low figures, and perhaps
surprise he will find that more than two-thirds
may be three-fOurths of them are Ham bletOuia-
Look at Dexter" probably the fastest horse d
ever lived with a record to wagon of , IL
smooth and said to be as fast to-day as ever
was sired by Rysdyk's HambletOnian, dam
American Star (thoroughbred). jaw Gould
sire of Judge Brigham, was bred the same wav
HambletOnianl and out of Star mare. The f
race Jay Gould was ever in he won, getting n
ord OF 22l3 lat BuffalO) and trotted one quartet
3O4 seconds. 2.02 gait-pretty good for a -r-t
one seven years old, which time for quarter d
mile has never been beaten yet. During The 1r
he was sold to his present owners for $1,000 al
ever since has been used in the stud at Fasthl
Farm, Trenton, n. j., with the exception u FIr
Bashaw. At the time this race was Il come ot tie
owners of Bashaw withdrew him, ana 70 NgSNs44
Gould was given public trial in 2Ig
A glance at breeding of the most widely Eno'
trOtter in the world-GOLDSMITHM MAIDS
us that she too is Hambletonian She was
Hambletonian. Her record of 2I4 is unsurpls
thus far, though the owners of Great Eastern c
ord 216l claim they will yet beat it. This b
was by Waikiki Chief he by Rysdyk's Uambl
nian. Another wonderful mare is Nav Bird
is by volunteer, and he by Rysdyk's Hamb
man. Gov. Sprague's dam was by Old Hambl
man: Messenger Duroe was also by the old ho
and is a successful getter of trotters ProsDcro
instance. Geo. Wilkes is another son of Ham
tonlan, record 2.22. He is astonishing the W
by his success in the stud in Kentucky Last
one of his twO-year-Olds trOtted a mile in . 33j
long list of winners might be named but il
foregone conclusion that the trOtting charactt
tlcs prevail to a wonderful and unequaled de.
IN the HambletOnian family. and the wise brty
must admit that to unite the lengthy stride
loose india rubber like action of the HambletG
with the compact and trappy Morgan and MG
good results.
Judge Brigham's" dam was As good a ma,
ms sire was horse. She commenced her G.
on the turf as Lady Rogers, and was cOnsit
the four-years-Old wonder of the world wheI
came out and trOtted many trials over thu
w Washington track in Providence X. l., better
Us, but misfortune was her lot, and befon
won the laurels held out to her she met with
cident which partially severed one of her post
cords: Her owner and breeder. Albert {. e.
OF Fall River, who also raised and sold Jaw Il
then bred her to Gould, and the result was The
tie horse King Philip, who won the 29i rafe .
Rochester last year. in three straight heats Pa.In-
record of 2.21 to his credit We omitted b IS
ton that Lady Rogers was also sired By T Shs
man, dam by Bellefounder CthorOrehOrsguai Iudc
was bred to Gould again the next rear anu IA Y
Brigham" was the result. After he was iG.Tu an
mares name was changed to Factory ul'n I'D (.
was started in q race or two, getting NV Sos
22s She was soon retired to breeding aEa'n, ra
ever. and is about to drop colt by AJAX, I'M XXI
by Mr.. Green, and full brother to Waikiki AZ AZ
Since getting such colts as Philip and BITE BIZ
Factory Girl has been very much sought sllI'
breeders, and within short time Mr.. GIrtIi
refused an offer of IS, 1000 for her So nue.
d udge Brigham's" family; now a word ID 81
TO Judge Brigham" He is eight year,
bright bay in color black points, white ans
mnd, stands Isl hands high, weighs 1000 T.
Is as handsome as picture and as mild a
as a lamb A child can drive him. and -
1uL OF spirit and a superior roadster; and "a
trotting qualities he is full of them. de-
hau any systematic training, but under gN-lv
agement he will, without doubt, be great y
both in the field and in the stud. He WIG
this season for mares at the st. JOhnsbur hi
Stables, and Judging from the fine large 'RC
leaves about home we shall soon expect 70
him as The Stock Horse of Vermont az
Terms, SIS to Insure.