The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
Cream Brook Farm.
MAINE HORSE BREEDERS MONTHLY

We recently made flying visit
to Cream Brook Farm, G. j. Shaw
proprietor, to consult with him in
regard to his catalogue for 1885,
soon to be printed at this office.
We were aware of the numerous
sales which Mr.. Shaw had made
during the past season, and looked
for reduced number of animals to
be catalogued, and were somewhat
surprised to find about ninty head
OF horses all told, at the farm aud
at the Hartland stables. Thesa are
divided as follows: Brood mares
and young stock to he catalOgued,
60 head; Sale horses from 10 to 10,
and the rest mares to be bred to the
Cream Brook stations, and young
stock bred and boarded here by out
side parties. At the head of the
stud is the chestnut stallion Gen
Whithers, 1857, by Almont, dam
Bloom, by Ashland. son of Mambri.
no Chief, I'd dam Lady Brant, by
Toronto Chief. Gen. Withers is u fine
looking horse now ten years of age,
and as his breeding would indicate
is providing good sire. Mr.. Shaw
has bred to sell and has never de
veloped any of the get Of his horses.
this not being necessary so long as
they have brought remunerative
prices. This plan, however, has not
been entirely satisfactory, rs the
very best, consisting both or colts
and FLIES, and on which he reputa.
ton to his horse as producer of
speed, have gone into the breeding
ranks, the young stations all being
literally patronized in the stud,
while many of the FLIES of suitable
ages. notably two sold out Of the
State, and which Mr.. Shaw thought
about the best of Gen. Withers get
were sent the past season to AlcyOne
and Alcantara. There will however,
undoubtedly he a change of policy
in the future, and Mr.. Shaw will
select some of the best for develop
ment, in order to keep pace with
other breeders, and the demands of
the times. That the get of Gen.
Withers possess an amount Ofspeed
sufficient to warrant the belief that
many of them will develop into trot-
tiers is proven by the performance
of the four-year- old colt Gen. Grant,
by Gen. Withers, at Monroe, where
he beat Rising Sun, also by Gen.
Withers, in straight heats, the first
being Unity, Me. Rising Sun, by
Gen. Withers, won the race for four
year.olds in 2.54, 2.59, 2.57.
The second OH the list is the vet
eran stallion Gideon, 144, by Rysd-
yk's Hambletonian, dam Dandy, by
Young Engineer, I'd dam bp Com.
mander. Sd dam by Imp. Messeng-
er. Each year adds to the fame of
Gideon. Previous to 1885 he had
to his credit Ezra L., 2.214 and Bay,
2.274, and the dam of independence
2,214; the past season he has added
Boston Girl, 2.254 to the $50 list,
and the dams of Susie Owen, 2.264,
Nelson, 2.26a at three years of age,
and Hambletonian Knox, 2.28, to
his list of daughters which have
produced 2.33 trotters. His SONS
have produced Stella Blake, 2.259,
and Gov. Plaisted, 2.294, and at the
present time cross of G ideon blood
is thought to be about as good as
out.
The third on the list of stations
is Albrino, 1862, by Almont, dam
by Cassius NJ. Clay Jr., (Strader's)
I'd dam by Mambrino Patchen.
This young stallion is chestnut of
rangy proportions, foaled in 1881,
and his first crop of colts, dropped
1885, are a hard lot to beat. This
horse is owned jointly by Mr.. Shaw
and d. NJ. Foster of Canton Point,
Me-, where the horse is kept for
services.
The fourth stallion on the list is
Young Gideon, 5000, foaled in 1888,
by Gideon, 145, dam Tox, by Peace,
maker, I'd dam Kitty Wink, by
Seelys American Star. This is
well bred and promising stallion
and should be trOtter and a sire.
Fifth comes Trout Brook, chestnut
stallion with one white stocking be.
hind, foaled in 1880, by Gen. With
prs, dam Della, by Maine Slasher,
2 31a, son of Gen. Knox. This com
pletes the list of stations. The
,roo1 ,norau ora % II, nnp,hn,