Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-02
1853 DANIEL LAMBERT 1889
PEDIGREE, DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY.
BY W. II. BLISS,

BY w. ii. BLISS.
The portrait here reproduced was one
of the best of the graphic likeness from
the pencil of the lamented II. 5. Kittredge,
an artist who, for the quality of faithful
ness to life in his sketches of horses, has
never been surpassed. 1t shows this
famous II otting sire, not a fancy picture,
but as he really was when in his prime
at Cream Hill.
Daniel Lambert was the most prepot-
ent son of Ethan Allen, he by Vermont
Black Hawk the dam of Daniel Lam
bert was Fanny Cook by Abdallah, son Of
Mambrino; second dam by Stockholm's
American Star, son of Duroc.
Fanny Cook and her dam were both
bred by Montfort Van Kleeck, late of
Chester, Orange Co., y. Y, and it is set
tied by his statement, and has never been
disputed, that Fanny Cook was by OLD
Abdallah and that her dam was by Stock
holm's American Star by Duroc by Imp.
Diomed. The mare that brought the
dam of Fanny Cook was purchased by
Montfort Van Kleeck while he was
living in Duchess county, y. y, and
her breeding and breeder are as yet I'M
known.
We have made this statement before,
and have published the correspondence
with son of Mr.. Van Kleeck showing it
to be accurate, and it is somewhat sur
prising that it should continue to be
iterated by journals that ought to be
authority, that the third dam of Lam
bert was by Red Brd-he, as some say,
by Bishops Hambletonian, and, accord
ing to others, by Eclipse, son of Duroc.
No one ever pretended to name the breed
er of this mare, and therefore 10 one has
any claim to know her sire.
The following description and history
of Daniel Lambert is taken largely from
an article in The American Cultiyator
published in the spring Of 1885,
Daniel Lambert is chestnut horse
with name and tail verging on the tlaXen
order, left hind foot white and stripe of
white in face. He is of the Morgan pat
tern, standing about fifteen hands, has a
neat bony head, large expressive eyes,
set well apart, short, lively ears always
carried erect, clean cut throttle, hand
somely arched neck of good length well
set upon strong, oblique shoulders, Civ
ing him naturally an upheaded, lofty APP
pearance. His back is of medium length,
and very strong, ribs well sprung from
the spine, giving him round barrel,
which is deep, of good length and ribbed
closely to the hips, loin broad and well
muscled, coupling strong and smooth,
hips long and roundly turned, rump
rather straight, the whirl bone and tail
being set high, quarters well muscled
hooks well let down, forearms long
broad and muscular, cannons short, the
bone being of good size in proportion to
weight of body. His hind leg is fairly
straight, but the lower part is joined to
the hook at something of an angle, giving
it a conformation found in many speedy
trotters. His pasterns are short and
strong, feet well-shaped and of size in
proportion to that of body and limbs.
By common consent the Morgans have
enjoyed the reputation of being the most
beautiful horses, as family, ever pro-
duced on this continent, and Lambert
when in his prime, was unquestionably
one of the finest specimens of that fam
lily. No horse could be found that ex
celled him in beauty of form, ease anC
elasticity of action, elegance of style anC
grandeur of Ipoise, whether at rest or il
motion. Few horses have ever lived thai
possessed greater power of stamping
their offspring with the above character
istics, and imparting the ability to per
petuate them through succeeding gener
atoms.
Daniel Lambert was bred by William
ii. Cook of Ticonderoga, n. Y, anC
foaled in 1858. When yearling, Lam
bert was sold to Mr.. John Porter of III
conderoga, N. Y, the former owner Of
Aristos (2:27D, and was known in hi,
earlier years as Hippomenes, also as the
Porter Colt. He was naturally a very
fast trotter, and in his three-year-olt
form, driven by Dan Mace, won race
on the old Saugus track, beating Lady
Anderson and Young Mack, the latter
being distanced the first heat, which was
won by Lady Anderson in 2:49t. Lam
bert was evidently not sent for that heat
however, as he took the next two with