Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-07

lulDOoSlDlc W ultullOh any save thO iOS
conspicuous. Not an animal was shown
that was mo- well worth exhibition, and
several of the families that were shown
together made an exhibit alone worth
the trouble and expense of attending to
see.
1t did not seem e%xpedient to call out
the veteran Daniel Lambert with his pro-
geny to be shown as a family together,
as the family would have comprised
nearly half of the horses present, 30 of
his issue in direct male line being en-
tered in the races alone. But the old he
no was there and was shown both to bri-
die and to wagon, followed by distin-
guished horses of his get. His appear
ance was always the signal for enthusi-
astic cheers, which the veteran, now in
his 3lst year, seemed to appreciate, car
rying himself as proudly as when, in his
golden youth, he won the plaudits of
fashionable thousands by his superb
style, great fleetness and marvellous beau
ty. His son, Thought, which trotted
here in the 2 :35 class for stations, is said
to have taken a record of 2:295 at Hart
ford a few days ago. If so, he is the 34th
of the get of Daniel Lambert to enter
the 2:30 list; but without counting
Thought, Daniel Lambert still holds the
proud distinction of having sired more
trotters in 2 80 and better than any other
living sire. He is a horse of wonderful
vitality and no horse shown stepped
more gaily to the music than he, or gave
his handler more exercise to follow his
gambols.
Mr.. Henry Il. Cults famous Ben
Franklin @ :29), son of Daniel Lambert,
was shown to wagon at the head of a
train of about 20 of his sons and daugh-
tiers, and gave an exhibition of the COM
bined merits of speed, size, elegance and
beauty rarely approached and probably
not to be excelled in the country. Be-
side these, Ben Franklin had nine of his
get in the colt races, three of which
were winners and four others good
enough to get part of money in their
classes. Mr.. Cults has sold the full
brother and stable mate of Ben Franklin
to go to South America, but it will prob
ably be long before he will part with
Ben Franklin, a horse whose popularity
has steadily increased from the first and
will continue to grow as long as he can
make as superb a show of stock as he
did at this meeting. 1t was surprising to
see the uniform speed and action shown
by the members of this numerous train,
as they sped around the track following
their sire, every one a trotter save one,
and that a PAGER that had the i'll manners
to tackle his sire and give the head of the
family some trouble to keep his nose to
the front. Among the best was Star
Franklin, an elegant chestnut stallion
five years old from a dam by Motifs IN
dependent; this colt showed 2 :23t on the
ice last March. He was shown by Mr.
Cults, as were also two other excellent
sons of Ben Franklin, George Franklin
and John L. Clay Franklin, from a dan
by Smiths Mambrino Patchen, is an ele
giant bay son of Ben Franklin. shown BY
Frank Bissett of M~iddlebury. Three
excellent members of this family belong
to Frank Hale of Rutland.
Aristos (2:273), among the most ia
nous of the sons of Daniel Lambert
was shown by his owner, Mr.. Lester FISH
of Rutland, at the head of "A train of hi
get that called out the admiration of ev
cry beholder. The trotting action o
Aristos is as near perfection as any tina
it has been my lot to see, and his young
sters seem to catch the trick with consid
cradle uniformity. This family ais,
moved about the track at speed, and VOL
rounds of applause. Aristos, like Bel
Franklin, is a horse of l6 hands and 10
lbs. and his get are characterized by goo,
size as well as by elegance and speed.
Golden, another of the distinguish,
sons of Daniel Lambert, was shown b,
MIR. w. 5. Bailey of East Hardwick. II,
is a very elegant chestnut horse, shown:
a very striking resemblance to his sire
which is not surprising when we conside
that his dam, Clara, the best producin,
daughter of Ethan Allen, was out of
daughter of old Abdallah, so that tn
sire and dam of Golden were bred OF
precisely the same lines. Golden has
record of 2:2Sa, and was shown to har
ness at such a rate as to show that h
could do the trick again if called upon
He was shown with his sire to bride i
company with Joe White, that looks Xix
Cobden's twin brother, and is a son O
Daniel Lambert from a dam by Drac
(2:2s4), recently bought by Joseph Bat
tell and Others of Middlebury. 10
White was bred at the Bates farm, Wat
ertown, Mass, and is now seven year
old. Golden, whose career in the stu
is only recent, is sire of the gray year
ling filly, Helen NJ, that was started b
Mr.. Bailey in the yearlinp race. Thi