Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07

Il possible doubt a. to the sire OF Amcri-
can Star. but assuming it to he as above
stated. the three lines of descent of the
greatest living sire of trotters will stand
as follows:
Justin Morgan Imp. Messenger. Imp. bio
med.
sherman Morgan. Mambrino. Duroc.
Black Hawk. Abdallah. American
star.
Ethan Allen. Fanny Cook Dam of
Fanny
Cook
DANIEL LAMBERT. DANIEL LAMBERT. Fanny
Cook.
DANIEL
LAMBERT
1t thus appears that he stands fourth
in the line of descent from both Justin
Morgan and Imp. Messenger. carrying
the same share of the blood of each. and
fifth from Imp. Diomed, of whose blood
he has a share one-half as great.
But the peculiar excellence of the pedi-
gree consists in the fact that Daniel Lam
bert traces to the three greatest of the
early progenitorS of trotting speed not
only by the shortest. but by the very best
lines in each case. For. from a trOtting
standpoint. Sherman was the best son.
Black Hawk the best grandson. and
Ethan Allen the best great-grand-Son of
Justin Morgan; Mambrino was the best
son and Abdallah the best grandson of
Messenger: and Duroc was the best son.
and American star the best grandson of
Doomed. 1t will he noted that the dam
of Fanny Cook was half-sister to Seely's
American star. greatest of all Sires of
the dams of trotterS: Fanny Cook her
self was half-sistcr to Rysdyll', Hamble-
tonian. greatest of all progcnitors of
trotterS; and Ethan Allen. himself 1.-THE
purest-gated and most elegant trotting
stallion that ever graced a track" stands
at the head of a great and growing fami-
ly of the most elegant trotters and per-
feet roadsters in the world.
At this writing three foals. the first of
the get of Daniel Lambert after his re-
turn to Vermont. have been dropped.
all vigorous and elegant youngsters, full
of promise and value. As nearly as has
been ascertained there will be about
twenty-five of his get foaled the present
season: he was bred last season to forty
four mares. most of them of great excel
lencc. His present season is opening fav-
Orably. and at no time since his return to
Vermont has he been in finer or more
vigorous condition than now. In his
daily exercise he shows all his old-time
style and fire and never takes a walking
step.
Mr.. Joseph Battell is not sole owner of
Daniel Lambert, but owns majority of
the stock in the company to which the
horse belongs.
The following is the article from The
CuHirotor:
Daniel Lambert comes fifth in the list
of great trotting sire>. taking the 80
list a. Il basis. and i the only horse that
has ever lived to see twenty-siX of his
sons and daughters crowned with 80
honors. Before the death of Rysdyk's
Ilambletonian twenty-four of the sons
and daughters of that great trotting
prOgenitOr had won records from , 80
down to ,: IL II. and his son, NutwoOd.
had gained wagon record of ,: 30 -.
Blue Bull died in 1850, and at the close
of that season but sixteen of his get had
reached the charmed circle. George
Wilkes death occurred in lSS2, and pre-
Vious to that event but twelve of his sons
and daughters had beaten 80 in public
races. Almont died July 1. 1881. At
the close of the season of 1883. not less
than twenty-three of his sons and daugh-
tiers had won in 2: 30 or better. Neither
of these four great stations reached the
age which Daniel Lambert has attained.
llambletonian and George Wilkes each
died at twenty-seven, Blue Bull at TWEEN
ty-siX and Almont at twenty years of age.
Daniel Lambert is chestnut horse
with name and tail verging on the flaXen
order, left hind foot white and stripe of
white in face. He is of the Morgan pat
tern, standing about fifteen hands. has Il
neat, bony head, large expressive eyes,
set well apart, short, lively ears always
carried erect, clean cut throttle. hand
somely arched neck of good length well
set upon strong, Oblique shoulders, Civ
ing him naturally an upheaded, lofty APP
pearance. His back is of medium length,
and very strong, ribs well sprung from
the spine, giving him round barrel,
which is deep, of good length and ribbed
closely 10 the hips, loin broad and well
muscled, coupling strong and smooth,
hips long and roundly turned, rump
rather straight, the whirl bone and tail
being set high, quarters well muscled,
hooks well let down, forearms long,
broad and muscular, cannons short, the
bone being of good size in proportion to
weight of body. His hind leg is fairly
straight, but the lower part is joined to
the hook at something of an angle, giving
it conformation found in many speedy