St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-06-20
STATIONS
TO MAKE THE SEASON OF 1879
AT THE
Green Mountain Stud Farm,
WEST RANDOLPH, VERMONT
To Horse Breeders.

To Horse Breeders.
~ Those interested in breeding good
"A Horses will be pleased to learn that Mr..
~-&1 Jerry Drew has made quite an acqusi-
AAzzA ton in Rhode Island, having purchased
n controlling interest in one of the richest bred
Young stations in the country, JUDGE BRIG
HAM, by name. and is now ready to show him at
his stable in St. Johnsbury, Vermont While the
standard of trOtting speed in this country is get
ting higher and higher and all breeders are irving
to raise the coming horse it behooves the inteili
gent breeder to stop and think the matter over a
little and ascertain if possible from what material
these fast horses that are coming out every year
are made. Let him run over in his mind the most
noted horses OF the day. and then through the trot
ting season let him note the green horses that reg
lister the extremely low figures, and perhaps to his
surprise he will find that more than two-thirds and
may be three-fourths of them are "Hambletonians 4"
Look at Dexter" probably the fastest horse that
ever lived with record to wagon of 2l71 as
smooth and said to be as fast to-day as ever He
was sired by Rysdyk's Hambletonian, dam by
sire of Judge Brigham was bred the same way (by
Hambletonianl and out of a Star mare. The first
race Jay Gould was ever in he won, getting rec
ORD OF 22l lat BufalO) and trotted one quarter in
5Oa seconds, 2.02 gait-pretty good for green
one seven years old, which time for a Quarter of A
mile has never been beaten yet. During the race
ne was sold to his present owners for $50 O0O and
ever since has been used in the stud at Fashion
Farm Trenton, N. j.. with the exception of pre-
paring for one race at Baltimore, against Young
Bashaw. At the time this race was to come off the
owners of Bashaw withdrew him, and, to tighten
the disappointment of the large crowd assembled
Gould was given public trial in 2l9.
glance at breeding of the most widely known
trotter in the world-GOLDSMITH MAID-sbows
us that she too is Hambletonian. She was sired
Dy Alexander's Abdallah, and he by Rysdyk's
Ham6letonian. Her record of 2.14 is unsurpassed
thus far, though the owners of Great Eastern rec
ora 2.lol claim they will yet beat it. This horse
was by Waikiki Chief, he by Rysdyk's Hambleto-
man. Another wonderful mare is MAY Bird; she
is by volunteer, and he by Rysdyk's Hambleto-
MAN Gov. Spragues dam was by Old Hambleto
hu fha oil
and is successful getter of trotters Prospero for
instance. Geo Wilkes is another son of HANDLE
Sohian, record LIZ. He is astonishing the world
Dy MS success in the stud in Kentucky. Last year
one OF MS twOyear-Olds trOtted a mile in 2.33s A
long nst OF winners might be named, but it is a
Ioregone conclusion that the trottng characters
tlcs prevail to a wonderful and unequaled degree
in the HambletOnian family, and the wise breeder
must admit that to unite the lengthy stride and
loose india rubber like action of the Hambletonian
with the compact and trappy Morgan and Morrill,
mares is quite the proper thing, and must produce
Judge Brigham's' dam was as good a mare as
his sire was a horse. She commenced her career
the ur-years.old wonder of the world when she
came out and trotted many trials over the old
Washington track in Providence R. l., better than
225, but misfortune was her lot, and before she
won the laures held out to her she met with an ac
cident which partially severed one of her posterior
cords Her owner and breeder. Albert c. Green
of Fall River, who also raised and sold jaw Goujd
then bred her to Could and the result was the Iit
tie horse King Philip, who won the 224 race at
record of 2 81 to his credit. We omitted to men
ton that Lady Rogers was also sired by Hambleto
Man, dam BY Bellefounder thoroughbred). She
was bred to Gould again the next year, and Judge
Brigham" was the result. After he was foaled the
mare $ name was changed to Factory Girl - and
was started in race or two, getting record of
~. she was soon retired to breeding again, how
ever. and is about to drop colt by Aiax ownad
BY Mr.. Green, and full brother to waikiki Chief.
since geTSa3ng such colts as Philip and Brigham
Factory Girl has been very much sought after by
and within hi a short time MT Green
Judge Brigham's" family; now word in regard
bpigSt SsS II gn He is eight years Old
hind stands i53 hands high, weighs 1000 lbs. and
IS as handsome as picture and as mild and gentle
as Lamb. child can drive him. and vet he ia
full OF spirit and superior roadster and as to his
trottlng Qualities, he is full of them He never
had any systematic training, but under GOOD man
agement he will, without doubt, be great success
both In the field and in the stud. He will stand
this season for mares at the St Johnsbury House
Stables and Judging from the fine large colts he
him as The Stock Horse of Vermont. Vi
Terms, S15 to Insure a2ae