Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-29
Confined from 9Th page.

the finest saddle horses in the
|untry, having all the saddle gaits.
hen four years old he took first premi-
b in the saddle class at the North Caro-
la State fair, in field of % horses.
e believe that Detractor has the long
line of developed ancestors of any
|rse in the world for the following rea-
his: Old Pacing Pilot is credited with
Wing paced New Orleans track in ZIG.
irving a man who weighed l65 lbs.
5 son, Pilot, Jr., was developed trot-
and the best son of the old horse by
record. Tattler was Pilot, Jr.'s best
having a five-year-old record of
k6J. He sired indianapolis, 2:21t !;
ltaire. 2 :20I; Rumor, 2:294; Flander,
50. Gossip's trotting record 1904,
l2:l7t, trotting, and last season at 10
RS old acquired pacing record of
IS. J. S. Coats of Goshen, n. Y, in
med the writer that he had driven Cos
fractions of mile several times bet
than two minute gait Gossip new
ired but five foals. AS near as can
learned none of them were ever han
b for speed with the exception of Cos
Jr.. 2 IA and Detractor, which makes
20 per cent of his produce with rec
of 2:14. Gossip's dam. Mollie
ddust, had record of = :42t and was
er to Lucille Golddust, act, the fast
of all the Morgan tribe of horses,
bnd dam by old Bald Hornet. the
lderful fast PAGER. No other horse,
d or alive, has ever acquired record
1904 trotting and pacing 2:ls and
20 per cent of his produce in the 2 20
So much for the paternal side of
ractor. Now for the developed an
ors in the maternal line. His dam,
ming Rose, the same day that she was
ed by Gossip, trotted mile in 2 30.
owner informed me that he could
her easily 30 miles in three hours.
speed of her sire, Black Dutch
was developed; his record, | believe,
something better than 2 40, and six
lis get are in the 2 80 list. His sire,
les Bashaw, was also developed
e, and sired Lightning, 2;29t, also
boo Bashaw, sire of Duquesne, 2:l74.
sire, Young Bashaw, was the first
ion to start in a race for money
nst other horses. Rebecca Beckett,
am of Detractor, had her speed de-
ped on the road, and could trot in
her sire. Ben Patchen, had a rec
of 2 :36, and sired Frances AleXan-
10: his sire, Burlington, had rec
bf = :33: his sire, Geo. NJ. Patchen,
record of 1884 his sire. Cassius
Clay, was also developed; his sire,
~ Clay. could trot in $50, and was
founder of the great Clay family.
sire, Andrew Jackson, was one of the
st stations of his day. He forced
in Forrest to trot in 2 81 to beat him,
e his sire, Young Bashaw, was the
stallion to start in race as before
Toned; Sd dam of Detractor, May
an Abdallah mare, was one of the
daughters of Old Abdallah, sire OF
horses with records of 2:30, the
Pst being Ben Higdon, PAGER, ~
lam by May-Day, sire of May Queen
[rst to beat 2 80 in harness, her rec.
Vas 2 :2S5.
tractor is beautiful black without
e, never fades in summer, as is the
with many black horses. He stands
lands high and weighs 1865 lbs. He
of the strongest horses that MAI
set eyes upon, with the best of legs
orse has ever had better set o
an acquisition which is indispensa
b the perfect horse, no matter TO
purpose used.
ere is probably no better living rep
tative of old pacing Pilot on eartl
Detractor. He is q Pilot Of the Pilots
the single exception of size. De
pr is larger than the founder of tn
V. He will make short season i
tud. and then will be given a record
goes well, probably better tina
Jew of the brood mares on Cress
Stock Farm are as follows: MOlli
is, 2:22, chestnut mare, l4t hand
foaled in 1868, bred in Canads
by a French pony. Years ago thi
was great campaigner; today sh
sound as a dollar, and looks a
yh she would live several years ye
by Brownell, 2:25i, bay mare, IA
5 high, 13 years old; by Wester
haught (sire of Prince Arthu
J. by Russell's Fearnaught, 1923
Ter of the Fearnaught family; Ii
by Bigler's Bashaw, by Edinburgh
aw, sire of John H., 2:20, and G.
2;l9; second dam by Crown Poll
Hawk, by Hills Black Hawk.
light, chestnut mare, trial 2 "a,
high, 10 years old, by Bay Dicl
oval George; LIST dam by st. La,
This mare was very speedy b
put to breeding, and is one of ii
son,ast mares In the countrv,