Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-02-24
VARIOUS NOTES.
From the American Cultivator.l

you urge the farmers of New England
breed their Morgan mares to HANDLED
MAN stations. Good ADVICE, no douI
although 1t might perhaps be we'll to a
that, having once secured an outcross 4,
their inbred Morgans in the blood of n
Wedgewood or an Alcyone, the farmd
of New England should lose no time
getting back to Aristos and Highla
Gray. A farmer who breeds horses
all should breed fine roadsters. Fine ROD
sters the Hambletonians are not and new
have been. Here in New Jersey, whe
we are deluged with Hambletonian bloc
the Jersey-bred roadster is thing of {
past"
We are glad to see that the Morga
have stanch friends outside of Nd
England. This family occupies the sar
relative position to others as roadste
that the Hambletonians do as trotteI
We believe, like the reverend gentlam}
above, that the average small breed
should aim to produce roadsters rathI
than turf performers. The roadster
the future, however, must be capable
showing at least 2 80 gait hitched
road wagon. The more speed he hi
with his other good qualities the md
money he will command.
A subscriber in Hartford, Ct, wish
to learn something of stallion CALL
Black Banner, also known as the Aid
Horse of Brandon, VT, said to have bed
by Vermont Black Hawk, and said
have sired Lexington. What Black Bal
ner got Lexington, and what did his col
amount to? Can some of our subscrj
ers. tell us?
The descendants of Daniel Lambert al
pear to be in excellent demand at god
prices. Report says that Mr.. j. w. Pei
of Vermont refused an offer of S25OO fl
his fine young stallion Goldmine, by a
istos (2.27D, not long since.
The trotting mare Fondling, inquir,
for in last weeks issue, after trotting
Maine was taken to Philadelphia. WI
can tell us where she is now?
The well-known turf writer, Mr.. Jam
Walker, writes from Kentucky that Il
chestnut gelding Royal. which got a re
ord of 2.293 at Philadelphia, Oct. 10 las
was by Royal Fearnaught, instead of
son of Volunteer, as credited in most ne
$50 lists.
MIR. John Hesseltine of this city bong
OF W. Z. France a young stallion
Mambrino Russell, dam by Kentucl
Prince, that is liable to throw down son
of the fast ones in the New England CO
Stakes for animals wherever bred. NJ
Graham states that the breeding of Lac
Lowe (2.2S) has been traced on DO
sides. She proves to have been by Ju
tin Morgan, by Comet, Jr., by Cone
son of Sherman Morgan, and from
daughter of Alexander's Abdallah. III
Justin Morgan left excellent stock
Kentucky, where he was used as teas
for a jack. His progeny are distinguis
ed for their excellent road qualities al
many are speedy.
Many would consider such close /
breeding as is found in the dam of Hal
Inns Patchen, mentioned last week, e
tremely hazardous, but The Moor, sire
Sultan, was out of mare even mo
strongly inbred, as she was the result
breeding the Belle of Wabash, claim
to be by Vermont Black Hawk, to h
own son. n cross analogous to this
found in Bartlett's Flying Childers. III
latter. according to Picks Turf Registe
was got by the barley Arabian, his dar
called Betty Leedes, by Old Careless;
grandam Gown sister to Leedes),
Leedes Arabian; his great-grandam |
Sponker, ont Of the Old Morocco Mare tn
ras the dam Of SPEAKER. This Flyil
Childers was one of the fastest horses
his day. 1t has been reported that
ran a mile in one minute. The extrav
giant story concerning his speed prob
bly, arose from the account of one of h
races given by Pick as follows: "Abo
the year 172l Childers ran a trial again
Almanzer and the Duke of Rutland
Brown Betty, carrying nine stone tv
pounds OPS pounds, over the roul
course (three miles, six furlongs, ninet
three YARDS at Newmarket, in six mi
utes and forty seconds, and it was thong
that he moved 50 IL feet in one secol
of time, which is nearly at the rate
one mile in minute, rate of spe
which no horse has been known to e
coed; he likewise ran over the Beac,
course (four miles, l furlong, l3S yard
in seven minutes and thirty seconds, al
it was supposed that he covered at eve
bound space of twenty-five feet. He
so leaped ten yards on level ground wi
his rider" Incestuous or very close |
breeding should not be tried by tho
who are not backed with plenty of NEAR
but, as in the cases of the ancestors
Belle Hamlin, Sultan and Childers, it h
sometimes resulted in remarkable spec
Mr.. Z. j. Lawrence of Fairfield, Nj,
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