Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-11-16

parties in Jersey City, n. j., and the bal
ance of his trotting was done in company
of grand circuit stars, which had too
much speed for him to win. Charley
Gibson is now eleven years old, has more
speed than he ever showed at any time
during his career, and should trot close
to 2:2O next year.
Few horses III Western Ontario are
more popular than the big horse Crown
Imperial. He is too massive to be con-
sidered stylish, but those who have met
him in races know he is trotting horse.
During the past season he has beaten
2 80 over half-mile tracks several times,
and made his record at Toronto over the
mile track. Crown Imperial is the first
of his sre's get to enter the 80 list and
his foals now beginning to come to the
front show that he will prove a success
full sire They are all large, good-gaited,
and, when out of wel-bred mares, show
speed.
Forrest Mambrino is one of the two
Canadian stations that entered the 2 80
list at Buffalo last Tuesday, the other
being the brown horse Prince Imperial.
He is owned by John Carroll of st. Cath
arines, and when judged by his get and
his own performances, he is one of the
very best young stations in Canada. Heis
now ten years old, and among his get
are the five-year-old chestnut geldng
Howard H., who worked a mile over Buff
in j nd
: be seen among the high rollers next year;
} and the bay gelding John Ferguson,
| 2:2S4. The latter could trot close to 80
last year, was sold and taken to New
! York. In his races this season he has
driven horses out better than 2:24. and
) made his record over new half-mile
track at Trenton, n. J. Forrest Mann
= brine made his record in a match race
with Little Ben, another Canadian-bred
horse, defeating the latter in :33, 2: 293.
Prince Imperial was started against the
black horse Hartford, by Peacock, son
: of Hamlin's Almont, Jr., dam Kate
Patchen, dam of Globe, 2: PHI. The first
| heat was decided dead heat in 2 30.
t while Prince Imperial won the next two
2 in 36, :364. Both races were trotted
f in the rain over heavy track.
Gen. Banks and Regulator were both
e bred by the late Thomas Fairbanks at
: his farm near Chatham. The first-named
t was sold to the Roslyn Farm and made
r his record under Mr.. Sinclar's colors.
r He is now in Crit Davis stable at Har-
, rodsburg, KY, and will be given an op-
portunity next season to show how fast
he can trot. Regulator was sold to Shell
; don Bros, who developed and sold him
after he had made a record of 2 81. His
, trotting this season was done in Missouri,
Iowa and the adjoining States.
+ Lapraire Girl is one of the Lower Cam
, adam trotters that made records at Mon
q treal. She is owned in that city and has
t been trotting in slow classes for a couple
of years.
a MaXy Cobb was bred near Brockyille.
and is great-grandson of Volunteer. He
made his record at Canton, y. Y. and
promises to reduced it..
Tariff Jr., is a son of the fastest stallion
ever bred in Canada. He is an eight
year-old, and has been started in races each
l year after his season since he was five.
His record was made against time over a
: slow track at Port Hope.
good authority tells me that the old
bay geldng St. Patrick, 2 1884, by Clear
Grit, has been ringing in the Western
States all summer, and winning money
2 in slow classes.
j. Gregory of Brucifield has purchased
one of the best yearings ever landed in
I Canada from II. CrOXton, Paris, Ky. The
youngster is a chestnut colt, foaled 1887,
called st. Blias, and was got by Post
/, Boy, , :23, brother to Clemme g., 2:l5t,
out of a mare of Bourbon Wilkes. He
finished third in the Ashland stake which
Vara won in 2:3S, and showed a mile in
2 40 in his work.
Freeman Daniels writes me from Otta-
wa that he is driving his four-year-old
colt Merlin, by Sorrento, dam Clara. by
Hambetonian. on the road, and finds
that he is free stylish horse in harness.
His tilly Flora Wilkes is in foal to Free
man D., four-year-old son of HARDWOOD
and Ethel, 2 %, by Blue Bull
MOOSE,