St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-06-07

writer gladly accepted Mr.. Collyer's
invitation to take a "brush.n The
word was given and in a few moments
with little urging and no swaying or
jerking Golden had settled down into
the prettiest $50 gait that could be
imagined. His action was as regular
as clock work and is pronounced by
experts to be almost perfect. CObden's
record of 2.284 could be reduced if nee
essary, but even that is an indication
of what can be expected from his off
spring. In 1881 he took second money
upon his first appearance on the track,
and his record was made in November
1888 on the Providence track. The
day was cold and windy, and the track
several seconds slow, yet he accom-
plished the feat with ease in 2.2S4, and
James Dustin says that he could have
driven him five seconds faster even on
that anfavorable occasion. Two years
ago the well-known trainer, John
Turner, of philadelphia, offered to han
die Golden the entire season free OF
charge if he could not show full mile
with him in 22O before August of that
year.
Some of CObden's Colts.
On0 OF COUu0us lHUSG pIOlulSlu =
yearlings was raised by d. X. Wake
field of Danville, and is pronounced by
all judges of good horse flesh to be one
has just been sold to Boston party
for $500. 1t can pace a three minute
gait and will probably be seen at the
ST. Johnsbury fair in the fall. Deserv-
ing of special mention are two stand
ard FLIES, Butternut and Cobdina, and
Cleopatra, the promising yearling filly
bred by j. Ii. George, Jr., of East
Hardwick. The latter is a large and
stylish bay.
The stallion Movement.
The next most noted stallion at the
farm is Movement, bred by James A.
Leet of ClaremOnt and sired by AL
mont Eagle. The latter horse is own
brother to Piedmont, (2.174) one OF
Senator StanfUrd's $4,000 stations.
Movement has been owned by Mr.
Bailey four years. He is Mr.. Osgood's
favorite and he has always claimed
that he is the best stallion on the farm.
He knows a good horse when he sees
one and the elder Mr.. Bailey and a
number of Hardwick people have put
their faith in Movement as the coming
horse of Vermont. In fine, he is a
great horse. His colts are all trOtters
and he has sired over 100. An author
ity on horses says, movements colts
are good-sized, solid colOrs and show
remarkable action" The horse is SO
high-strung and nervy that he is not
put in harness yet all his colts are gen
tie and are turning out as fine speeders
or reliable roadsters. In the near flu
ture the prediction has been made that
many of Movements colts will be in
the $50 class. Time alone will tell.
Movements Hardyvick and Others.
Movements most promising colt is
Hardwick, who when yearling show
ed nearly three minute gait at his
first appearance on the turf and would
have taken first money had he not been
run into. He is undoubtedly the fast
est two-year- old in the state and will
trot this season at the Eastern Breed
ers' association in st. Johnsbury, the
State Breeders meet at Rutland and at
Mystic Park, Boston. The Utton
Brothers are now developing his speed
at their track in MOrrisville.
Movements geldings at Maplewood
are Dixie, Orion and Lyman. Dixie
was bred by j. FL. George, Jr., and has
bold way of going like all of Move
ment's colts. He will make a good
sized horse and will be seen on the
Morrisville track next fall. Another
of Movements colts is owned by j. III.
Montgomery of East Hardwick and al
though not two years old till July 9th,
he stands ISL and weighs $40 pounds.
Mr.. Osgood is handling several OF
Movements colts that look very prom
Using and from the appearances and
actions of all these colts one would say
that Movement is another grandson of
Almont whose get will be likely to en-
large the 2.3O list.
Lambert b.
This is another registered stallion
that Mr.. Bailey purchased of Mr.. David
Snow of AndOver, Mass. He is hand
some bay, shading into red, and has
united in him combination of the
most successful strains of trotting
of 2.35 and Daniel Lambert, his sire,
has 81 of his get in the 2.3O list, thus
placing him at the head of all living
sires of trOtters. Other sires have got
trOtters with lower records and winners
of great number of heats below $50
Few, however, even outside of New
England, have produced speed with
greater uniformity, while no other stall
lion in the world has succeeded in
stamping upon his offspring such beau
ty of form, elegance of carriage, purity
of trotting gait and cheerful DISPOSE
tions, combined with sufficient speed
for business or pleasure upon the road,
as Lambert. Lambert B. will be seen
on the track this fall both at Morris
vile and st. Johnsbury.
Some Lesser Lights.
Volunteer Columbus is registered
stallion sired by Volunteer Boy. He
is in the same line of trotters that St
Julien is who has a record of LII. He
is purely gated trOtter and good
roadster. Mr.. Bailey has also couple
of brood mares sired by this stallion
which will reproduce good speed in
their offspring.
ARMS, the youngest stallion in SER
vice, was sired by Star Lambert and
will grow to be a large horse. He
weighs go pounds and is particularly
valuable for those wishing to breed
large horses. His own brother, Victor
is now in training at Morrisville, and
is very fast.
'sMy Kingdom for Horse''
is the natural exclamation of any one
after seeing so many beautiful speci-
mems of the noble animal. So say we
all of US. But if we cannot own a trot-
ter or fast roadster we can recall with
native pride that in our state and
county both those kinds of horses are
being reared, and perhaps learn les
son in reading about the kind treat
ment and the successful results from
such care which are secured at the Ma
plewOOd stock farm.