Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-29

At this time when we unite in placing
the name of Sable Wilkes over that of
Patron and Kinda Rose, a glance at the
great three-year-olds of the past will be
of interest. The following are the three
year-old record breakers from the earliest
time down to the present. 1t will be no.
ticed that the Jump from Ethan Allen
to Byron covers Il period of seventeen
years. and if there were any three-year-
old records made during that period they
have escaped our memory:
Ethan Allen, b. h., by Vermont Black
Hawk, dam by Red Robin, son OF
Woodbury. Morgan. Keeseville, n. Y.
Oct. -, 1852 ............. .......... 90
Byron, CHI. h., by Fields Royal George,
dam the O'Brlen Mare. Buffalo, y.
Y, June 80, 1857. ..................... 391s
Blackwood, blk. H., by Alexander's Nor.
man, dam by Mambrino Chief. Lex
ington, Ky, Oct. ,, 1862. ............ 81
en-, dam Puss Praill, by Mark Time.
Elaine, b, M by Messenger Dproc;,, dam
Clay. Hartford, Conn, Sept 20, Isl Is
Steinway, br. g., by Strathmore, dam
A AnG IS by, BY Albion Lexington Ky.
Jewett, blk G., by Allie West, dam Fan.
ny, by John Innis Lexington, Ky,
- Oct. Is, 1879 ;......;..:::.... 2 :23}s
PM Thompson, or. g., by Red Wilkes,
dana by John billiard Chicago, ILL.,,
Kinda Rose br. m, by Electioneer, dam
Beautiful Bells, by The Moor. Hart
ford Conn Oct 3, lss3...... ....'.. 20
linda Rose, br. III. Lexington, KY, Oct.
10, ISIS, .:................. 80. 2l9}s
Patron, Dr. H., by Pancoast dam Beat
rice, by Cuyler. Lexington, Ky,
Oct; ~, looo;' 2'l9ta
dam sable, by The Moor. san Fran.
cisco, Cal, Oct. 20, les1 .............. 2ls
That prince of the Morgan line, Ethar
Allen, "the magnificent" who heads the
list, made his record at a county fair. He
trotted in ? 36 as four-year-old, defeat.
ing Rose of Washington, and securing
the four-year-old record of the world.
His successor, Byron, won his laurels
in the third heat of race against JOIN
Love. He trained on and started in races
for ten years, closing his career with &
record of 20. There is link binding
the thrse-year-old performer of the pas
with one of the present day. Byron was
the sire of the dam of Susie S., 20, who
is probably the fastest three year-old tina
has ever appeared on this side of tn,
Rockies. Her record does not say so
but the bursts of speed which she exhib
tied at st. Louis, and the third heat sht
trotted over that slow track, proves it
Hylas, the sire of Susie S., was developed
as four-year-old, and made record o.
2:36. Is it only an accident that the sire
on both sides of one of the best three
year-olds ever bred in the East, was de
veloped at an early age?
Blackwood, who succeeded Byron
made his record against time, but Lady
Stout, who rubbed his name off the slate
secured hers in the orthodox style, de
feating two of his get in Blackwood Jr
and Proteine as well as Birdie Girl, Maut
Macy, Brown Chief, Alethia and Grille
BlackwoOd Jr. trained on and was re-
tired with record of 2 :22t. Protein
trotted in 2 is and Maud Macy in 2 :27s
Three years elapsed before Elaine, the
fastest daughter of Green Mountain
Maid. reduced Lady Stout's colors. She
placed the figures at 22S, reduced the
four-year-old record to 2;24i, and was
retired with mark of 2 20 She is now
brood mare at Palo Alto, and is expect.
ed to produce record breakers. Elaine's
2:2s occupied the pride of place until
1879, when Jewett, London, Steinway,
Catchhy, Augusta, Memento, Mystery
Bushwhacker, Fury, and Monitor were
in their three-year-old form and in train
ing. Steinway defeated Jewett, Mystery
Fury, Catchfy and Monitor after six
heat race in August of that year, trotting
the fourth heat in 2:25i. Jewett, how