Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-09-20

recommend a diploma for the exhibit on
that ground aside from the premiums
awarded in the general class.
j. L. Stickney, of Shoreham, has a very
fine exhibit of u head, wins the gold
medal for flock, and also in company with
Mr.. Williams of Whiting, takes the first
on yearling rams. L. f. Stickney, Shore
ham, makes an equally good exhibit;
though he does not get the gold medal, he
wins the silver one and special prizes
to make 1t equal. taking the prize for the
best 90 ewes ofhis own breeding and for
the best stock ram and ten Of his get.
l.. S. Drew showed two pens of good
Atwood lambs.
F. ~ l.. +. Moore OF Shoreham show Is
head of excellent young sheep Of their
own breeding. winning first on ycarling
ewes and eve lambs.
+. n. Bissell of Shoreham shows flock
that his competitors had to climb to reach.
all his animals but one being first. He got
first on breeding ewes; two-years old
ewes; ram lambs, and ID on eve lambs,
which covers his entire exhibit.
Charles b. Witherell of Cornwall, n SON.
in-law of Col. Stowell and living on the
old farm, shows some good sheep. and
viii no doubt prove worthy successor to
his worthy predecessor.
II. Nj. Perry of Shoreham is succeeding
admiralty in breeding the old Cutting
flock, showing some very fine handlers.
While it is proud distinction to win
a first prize, is no disgrace to ones flock
to fail of it, in such competition as is
found in the sheep pens this year.
soUTHDowNs.
In this class which are put as "middle
wools'' are put the Shropshire downs ms
well as the Southdowns.
Mr.. j. d. Wheat Putnoy, shows 20
sheep, thoroughbred Southdowns, fine
sheep, getting five first prizes in the var
ious classes, and taking the flock medal
N. Il. Miles, Hinesburgh, shows Is
head, good sheep, though not equal to Mr..
Wheat's.
w. +. Hendee, Burlington, shows pens
of Shropshircs similar in character to the
Southdowns, though not so fine. HIS.
Town, Montpelier, shows two pens of
same breed,
COTSW0LDS.
Thos. Todd, La Collie, P. O., shows
pens of these sheep, some of them good.
Chas. Robinson, same place, shows ~
head. r. G. Hill, Elmore, shows %. G..
w, Flagg, Braintree, 20 head, to our mind
the best lot in the class. We are not able
to compare our opinion with that of the
Judges, us the awards were not to be had.
swine.
Showed only pens of animals in all.
l.. S, Drew, Burlington, showed a fine
Berkshire boar, and sow with pigs. and
James Mlllham, Shelburn, white Chester
county boar.
| LIVE STOCK.-HORSES.
The exhibit of horses is largo and ex-
cellent in quality, especially in fast
| stock.
IL. r. Cutts of Orwell shows his fine
Lambert horse, ben Franklin" Il hand,
some dark chestnut horse, 8 years old, 1G
hands high, with record of 2:29, and
six OF his get: five being four-year-olds,
his entire get that year being seven. The
tive-y ears-old, very handsome brown
maze, owned by DR.. ]. S. Gale Of Orwell,
fifteen three high, is Il beauty. 1t will be
hard to find five out of seven finer colts
than these shown from Ben Franklin.
One of them, Otis H." was sold last fall
as three-ycars old for fifteen hundred
dollars, since when half-interest has been
sold for eighteen hundred. minnie f. +"
four years Old. brown mare, fifteen two
high, beauty, sold this spring for seven
teen hundred and fifty dollars. "l}en H."
II bay gelding, four years old, IL hands
we saw move on the track. Ho will he
likely to hurry some of the fast ones before
he is ten years old ifhe fulfills his promise.
Me-. Cults also shows addison Lambert, y
u full brother of ben Franklin" sired by
Daniel Lpmbert, the dam being Black
Hawk and Hambletonian marc. There
are two of his two years-od colts on the
ground which cannot be beaten in Vor-
mont we believe. W. S. Cheney, Morris
vile, has one which he raised, and e. A.
Harris, Stowe, tho other. One of these
was sold the last day of the fair for live
hundred dollars, to 90 to California.
H. +. Kelly, Poultney, shows the well
known horse Highland Gray" and four
of his colts. Highland is ID years old.
lie is messenger horse, and shows the
blood clearly. lie is fifteen three high
and his record is 2;29 10. One of his
colts, Minnie Rowe" years old, a
handsome gray, was in the two'milc race.
Another colt, five years old, "Donny-
brook" is II hands high, weighing 1885
lbs. lie will show fifty now, without
having been trained Gray Cloud" Z
years old, - hands high, weighing 1870,
is entered in the three.mnute class.
Highland tray is also the sire of the mare
Florence, sold for $4,000 to w. 2. Balch
. ofBoslon. She was second at Springfield
last week in 20 IA.
j. W. Porter Of Tconderoga shows
brown stallion Arstos, II years old, Il
. hlnd~. with a record of 2:27 81.
|. Il. ,Joslvn of Waitslicld shows the
= stallion Phil Sheridan, Jr., seven years
old handsome mahogany bay, 16 hands
. high, record 30; Ruther, It brown colt
o two years old, standing fifteen two and
= one.half, Il promising colt; also "Rather
, ford" "A twu-yeacs old and pair of bay
colts. two years old in harness. Mr.
J0siyn drove them last year as yearling:
in harness. They move we'll. He alsC
shows mare and colt and atwo years
~ old gclding.
ii. Wes,cott of Fairhaven show
Mountain Boy, 10 years old, fifteen anC
one-half. handsome mahogany bay
, with record of 2:43. He was sired b,
. old Daniel Lambert, out of IN Ethan
u Allen mare. He also shows DAME
" Ipmberl, Jr full brother, chestnut
:, eight years old, with light name and tail
=. and record of 23j, got as II five-years
=, old. lie has also gelding five year
~ old, brother of the above named, and
: threc.ycars. old, sired by Daniel lumber
=, Jr.
" Timothy Wswell of Panton shows ba
stallion Lumber Boy" Il Hambletonia
aud f han Allen eight years old, sixtee
% hands high, weighing ll0O-a hanIsom
n bay, and speedy.
re- u. w. Cutting Of Cambridge shows tn
= tmee.ycars old Ethan Allen stallion "Gc
!. OFT" He weighs 1000 pounds and stand
ID fifteen hands high. He is handsome an
= promises to be very fast, lie has also tn
v bay gclling Albert C.' and an Edna
n horse out OF Il Whalebone mare. "Clippcr,
a bay geding, nine years old, is flu
s., brother of ALBERT c. He has also S;
70 horse, and colts of various ages. she b
~ the same horse. Ethan Allen. Jr. out {
4, ll,, cam, Win nl,non mara