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

Mr.. T. E. Kelley of Poultney. 1t will
be remembered that Highland Gray is a
son of Darkey, he by the Rounds horse
by Black Hawk, and is the sire of Flor
ence q :23D, one of the most elegant
mares alive; and also of three Others in
the 2 80 list. Highland Gray's record is
2 :2s, and although now q years old, he
still retains such speed as to make it diff
cult to pick out a youngster that can
head him down the stretch. A fine look
ing brown son of his trotted by his side
at this exhibition, and at every appear
ance they were greeted with applause.
Another excellent member of the Nor
gan family is the brown stallion, Morgan
Ethan, shown by j. X. p. Pine, of Troy.
Morgan Ethan is a very handsome and
substantial animal that on the 18th of
last month performed the difficult feat of
winning the last heat of a six heat con-
test on a slow half-mile track at Glens
Falls, n. V, in 2 :299. He is seven years
old and is full brother to Meta Pine,
which made a record of 2 :295 last season.
The sire of this pair of trotters is Amer
lean Ethan, son of Ethan Allen, out of
Gray York by Adams American by
Whitehall. Their dam is by Smith KEEL
ly's Orange County Morgan, he by Ken
ion, son of Woodbury. Morgan. Their
second dam was by Paris Hambletonian.
Morgan Ethan took second premium in
the Morgan stallion class, Aristos taking
first.
l noticed but four Morgan stations
shown that did not trace in direct male
line to Vermont Black Hawk. These
were Vermont Boy, by Benedict Nor
rill, dam by Joslyn's Rocket, shown by
Fred Marseilles of Middlebury, and a
fine bay two-year-old son of Vermont
Boy, called W~heelwright, also shown by
Mr.. Marseilles Black Diamond, a black
son of Woodstock by Young Morrill,.
shown by Isaac Campbell of Barnard /:
and White River Morgan, a fine looking
chestnut son of the Hope horse from a
dam by the Churchill horse by Vermont
Black Hawk. The Hope horse was by
VIZ ~iCiS oh. -OI VI IldIt > pltth
Mountain Morgan; and, so far as | know,
White River Morgan is the only stallion
| in Vermont that traces in direct male
line to that once famous sire. He is
owned by Grin Neff OF S~tockbridge.
| There was more than the usual galaxy of
young Morgans shown, full of ambition
and promise, but space forbids their
l special mention here.
The Hambletonian family was numer-
} ously represented, but mostly by young
stock, the Wilkes branch predominating.
; The largest family got by a single horse
) was the stock of the w%ell-known stallion
; Kent. son of Hambletonian, dam Lady
; Griswold by Flying Morgan. Kent has
: two representatives in the 2 80 list and is
} owned by Messrs. Linsley Il Parker,
I Quechee. \ fine speed exhibition was
/ made by this family, some twelve or four
= teen being shown at speed, among which
{ was Tiny, the favorite little bay mare
owned by W. II. ii. Walker of Windsor.
| that took third heat and second money
i in the 2 80 class. Mr.. David J. Smith,
i manager of the Black Hawk Stock Farm.
Bridport, showed the handsome bay six
y year old stallion, Ambition, by Onward
@ :254, dam by Hero of Thorndale BY
: Thorndale q :22H. Mr.. W. J. Howes OF
Troy showed the chestnut yearling colt,
Joe Alcyone, by Alcyone, from a dam by
:, Daniel Lambert. George X. Russell o.
u Bellows Falls showed Bay Wilkes, a sly.
: fish sixteen hands son of Bourbon Wilke,
q :234), dam by Mambrino Patchen, full
j brother to Lady Thorn q ;1SH. Charles
X. Allen of Fair Haven exhibited Mat
terhorn, a five-year-old bay son of Nut
wood 2 ;lS4) /; dam, Malmaison by Al
U eXander's Abdallah. Matterhorn wa
Il shown in harness and exhibited mucl
II speed and faultless action. Supt
u Bowman showed his excellent bay stall
u lion Ned Wilkes by Alcantara G :23)
dam Rose by Knickerbocker, with som,
d fine yearlings and suckers Of his get. f
y f. Brownell of Burlington exhibited hi
e two young Wilkes stations, Alexander,
e chestnut four year old son of A.lcantari
(2:23), and Alcman, a bay three year oil
II son of Alcyone (2:2O. These colt
g were shown at speed, making a very fin
a appearance. Alexander recently got
record of 2:47 on a half-mile track, bein.
n fresh from the stud and without training
a Many other creditable scions of the Ham
r bletOnian family were exhibited.
lie The family of Mambrino Chief wa
well represented by the elegant brow
IL stallion Mambrino .Archy (2'24a), b,
'e Mambrino Boy (2;26t) by Mambrin'
Patchen dam by John billiard, sire o
% the dam of Phil Thomson 2:l6a an,
others. Mambrino Archy was shown b,
'e his owner, Darwin Rider of M~iddlebury
L and was followed by nine of the fourteel