Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-06
OLD HORSE ADVERTISEMENTS

The beautiful horse Bay Figure, from
New Jersey, at Rutland; 81 to Sc; 15a
hands, star. snip and two white feet; got
by Gen. Heards full-booded horse Bay
Figure and out of imp. mare Britannia,
which blood is well-known to be the first
in America. Dam by imp. Lofty, out of
three-fourths blooded mare by old Brit
on. Macaroni will also cover at same
stable. ASA GRAVES.
At stable of subscriber in Orwell, and
Esq. Calendars, Shoreham, and Lennon
Grays in Bridport, the beautiful horses
Phoenix and Air Balloon; eight to thirty
shillings. Phoenix is an English horse,
late from the southwark, is bright chest
nut color, elegant and genteel made, 16
hands. Air Balloon is a full-blood horse.
l5-2, bright bay. formerly owned by
James Seaman, Castleton; had last season
1913 mares, all but nine in foal.
JESSE BRIDGE.
Young Rover, Is hands, years past,
by son of Golden Britain. Bohemia in
lord Woodward's stable; II to 40 shil-
lings; seven-eighths blooded, 16 hands.
DAVID BUXTON.
Brandon, 1895.
The Young Bold Air at Leonard Reeds,
Salisbury; II to 20 shillings. Dark bay,
10 hands and colts fit for either saddle or
oil ;nl,
sired by DeLancey's famous imported
horse called the Wildair, which was al
lowed, by competent Judges, to be equal,
if not superior, to any horse ever import
ed into America and after he had covered
two years in the city of New York was
purchased by his former owner and ex-
ported to Europe again, where he cover
ed at the rate of 30 guineas each mare.
Wheat received in payment.
L. REED.
Young Ranger in Rutland; well known
for getting excellent colts in this neigh
borhood; dapple gray, 15-2, Z years,
got by Young Wildair, he by the famous
imported horse called Hooker's old Wild
air; dam by old Ranger.
JAMES MEAD.
Genet-At Gen. Strong's in Addison,
the noted horse Genet, bright sorrel,
years old this season; seven-eighths
blooded, well built for the saddle or
draught. Genet was sired by the elegant
horse the Kildare, whose sire was the i'm
ported horse old Lath his dam was a
Jersey-bred mare, three-fourths blooded,
owned by Col. Ray; at 8 to 80 shillings.
JOHN HOWARD.
Addison, April 25.
1896. The Bold Hunter and Koulikan
at 3 to A shillings at Rutland. Bold
Hunter is full-blooded; bred in Virginia
brown bay, l5-3, by imp. Figure; dam,
imp. Selma: g. d. by old Dave, G. G. d.
by Godolphin g. e. g. d. out of Othello,
noted running mare in England. These
were all running horses and best stock in
England. Bold Hunter is we'll known as
to his speed in the lower counties of Vir-
ginia and Maryland. He started for a
purse against four capital horses, the
Slamerkn mare, Fearnaught. Steel Jack
ct and Young Lath, and beat them with
ease. He has also won several other
races. Koulikan is so well known for
getting good colts in this town and coun-
ty, and almost throughout the State. that
it is sufficient to inform, etc.
(Signed) ASA GRAVES.
The celebrated horse Janus; bright
sorrel, 15-3, and well made, fit for the
saddle or harness; has a star, snip and
two white feet; sired by the full-blooded
old Janus from Virginia; dam by imp.
True Britain; at II to 20 shillings at Rut-
land. HENRY MEAD,
1896. SILAs MEAD.
Slender in Salem, at Sc to 500; got by
Duke of Queensbury; dam by Herod,
etc., etc., full brother to Highfiyer; also
Bay Figure. ANDREW RACE.
Salem, 1896.
In Tinmouth, old Ranger, sired by the
old Ranger, imported by Gen. WHY'S
and out of as fine mare as any in Con-
necticut, known by the name of Steele's
Free and Easy. JAMES BENJAMIN.
Tinmouth.
Forsburg, at Clarendon and Walling-
ford, lately from Virginia; sire, old Cub,
imported from England; g. s., old Bell
grade, one of the most noted Hunters in
the north of England; bay l6-1.
SHADRACK DARBY.
1880. Eclipse Fagdown at Hampton,
n. Y, near Norton Mills and East Poult-
ney; years this spring, gray, l6 hands.
He is from trotting stock. He was sired
by the noted travelling horse Fagdown
of Philadelphia; g. S., the celebrated
Fagdown of New Jersey; e. g. s., imp
Messenger. Dam by imp. Eagle, etc.
DANIEL MALLORY.
Hampton, n. Y.
1920. Young Nimrod in Ira and Clar-
endon; sired by old Nimrod that former
ly stood at Castleton; dam was Messen-