Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-09-06


to say that SO large an exhibition of
horses distinguished for elegance of form
and carriage, as well as for trotting
speed, was never before made on this
continent. The trotting was very merit.
orious, although some of the records of
former years stand unbeaten.
Right here let me say that it seems to
be the consensus of opinion among the
officers and leading members of this as
ISOLATION that if our young horses are to
be exhibited at speed they should be
shown on a first-class mile track. 1t is
humiliating enough to drive a fast colt
at his best and find his mark five or ten
seconds slower than it ought to be. But
it is not a matter of sentiment; it is
matter of dollars to be counted by the
tens of thousands. A buyer wants
fast colt; he sees one driven here and an
other at Lexington, Kentucky, and he
buys the latter, not because he is the
faster colt, but because he has faster
track beneath him. If the trotting eff
forts put out at this meeting had been
uldUt OI II UTSl-CltSS lllle lTiChs HtW ItC-
ords better than 2 80 would have been
/ as plenty as blackberries. As it is, al
though the track is better than ever be-
fore, it takes horse with a 2 "a capacity
to trot it in 2 80. The track should be
worthy of the exhibit. The exhibit is
already, in many respects, unrivalled in
the world. 1t might soon be so in res
pect to speed if the proper conditions
were but supplied. And it is safe to say
l that these conditions will be supplied
and the proper track will be furnished.
7 1t will be located either near Rutland or
, near Burlington, as we have no other
! town that can accommodate the multi
2 tude. TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars. eX-
pended with due economy, will furnish
: the track and grounds. There are able
and generous Nermonters, lovers of Ner-
: mont and admirers of Vermont horses,
that will supply these funds, and do it
promptly; for the time to act is now,
: and the speedy youngsters should not be
handicapped another season; they should
test the quality of the new track at the
, Breeders Meeting to be held the last
week in August, 1890 The president and
the treasurer of the Vermont Association
t of Road and Trotting Horse Breeders
= offer each to be one of a company of
twenty-five to advance one thousand dol
lars each for the purposes above set
forth. There can be no doubt but that
others will come forward and this fund
J. will be raised. The two last meetings
i show to demonstration that our breed
ers cannot afford to be without the track
C that it will purchase. The association
s. can organize under the new statute put
L through by Col. Harrington at the last
a session of the legislature, and it will then
+ be entitled to hold real estate and to is
II sue stock, if that be deemed eXpedient
: This work is sure to be done, and the
Is sooner it is done the better. The value
II hibtion alone would have been advanced
sc by sum greater than the cost of such ;
l. track, had it been builded before anC
s. they shown at this meeting over it. vii
'e it be some liberal gentlemen of Rutland
IL or some philanthropist of Burlington
j. that will point out an eligible location
ie for the new grounds?
But to return to the exhibition. Pre-
1t miums were awarded as follows; fig
'e ures indicate the premium, and other an
ie imals named were shown but took NJ
e premium:
IL CLASS A.
Us Sweepstakes herd premium, open t
3 all standardized stations ten years OLE
lie or over, with four of their get, none o
u which shall he more than four years old
III and no two to be of the same age or from
IL the same dam. First, 500; second, $50
Is third, $40.
Of FIRST.
s. Aristos, b. 3. CS7O), by Daniel Lam
of bert; dam, Fanny Jackson, by Stonewal
10 Jackson. Entered by Lester Fish, Rut
land.
~ Get Shopn: Sucking colt, full brothe
rs to Il. ID. F., :2S4. o. G. D., 70. c., 3 yrs
I'd dam by Redpath. Pansey, b. f., , yrs
c. dam by Boaz. Aristotle, br. S., yrs
40 dam by Waltham.
ir Ben Franklin, oh. S. Qs73). by DAME
at Lambert; dam, Black Kate, by Addison
n Entered by Henry T. Cults. Orwell.
Get Sho,cn: Lady Hope, b. M, yrs
- full sister to May BE, 2;27. Hubby b
ne CHI. f., yrs, dam by Green Mounta
st Banner. Surprise Franklin, b. c., yrs
tn dam by Blackstone. Brookside, b. c.,
hi yr., dam by Aberdeen.
A. CLASS B.
Y, Open to all standardized stations III
,g der ten years old, with four of their gel
IL none of which shall be older than tw
70 years. First, $50; second, $40; third, $40
p FIRST.
y, Leicester, (2:27), Oh. S., by Deucalior
ms (2:22); dam, Lady Winship, @ :234)
Id by ii. b. Winship q POD. Entered b,
~ c. b. Hall, Leicester.