Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-04-26
INTERESTING INFORMATION.
GATHERED FROM AGRICULTURAL RE-
PORTS AND FILES OF PAPERS.


From volume (1S4l) of the New York
Agricultural socety's Reports it appears
that premiums were awarded as follows:
First prize to Nathan A. Cooper. New
York city, for his bay horse messenger,
got by Mambrno, dam by imp. Mes
senger; second prize to j. B. Thompson.
Fayetteville, for his bay horse Young
Mambrino'', got by Mr.. Thorne's Eclipse;
third prize to p. & G. Warren, Manius,
for their grey horse Messenger, got by
Ehle's Messenger. dam Queen Anne;
fourth prize to Caleb Casper, Marseilles,
for his bay horse Casper" pedigree not
known. The committee say that many
stations were shown.
In 1912 premiums on stations over
four years old were awarded: First to
Mr.. Longs Eclipse, chestnut; second
to Mr.. Longs sorrel horse, "Sir
Henry; third to Mr.. McKenney's chest
nut horse "Sir Henry, and a diploma to
Mr.. Longs dapple bay horse ''Magnum"
1S43-Stallions over four years old :
Best, Henry Paddock, Pentield, on
alfred, Cleveland Boy; second to
DR.. VIM. May, Palmyra, Wayne Co.,
ON Morgan Tiger, 10 years old; third,
to f. Holloway, Lima, on Young Fox
Hunter, four years old; fourth, to A.
Balbridge, Romulus, on Gallant Goa
Chez" five years old.
Stations three years old: First to X.
Stottle, Chill, on "Ioung Post Boy
gray. l5I hands; second to "IOung
Alfred and third to ID. G.. Billings
Clarkson, on "Mohawk", Is hands. The
committee say in their report: 'Thert
was several Of blood tracing back. not
remotely, to thoroughbred horses OF
established reputation both in the stut
and on the turf. The committee fell
controlled, however, by the genera
instructions of the society to select the
horses qualified for all work. Their,
were exhibited two good Canadian horses
but too late for the action of the com
mittee, which attracted much observation
and APPRECIATION.
lS44--The names of horses are no
given. Calvert Garfield of Pleasan
Valley gets one premium.
1S45-Premiums were given ,ol
thoroughbred stations: First to 'Con
stitution'' second to "Sir Henry, n. :
Hungerford, Oneida county; third t.
Ia: tn ha rla
L. !. Thompson, Otsego county.
Stations for all work: First t
'"Young Eclipse; second to 'Ba
kentucky Hunter, W. NJ. Ferguson
third to bay Black fourth to "Blac
.Blucher".
lS46-StalliOns for general purposes
First, "Bucephalus", K. Fuller, Can
andaigua; second, "Sir Henry, c. Jas
per, Marcellus; third, american Boy
fourth, "Turk"; and the committee fee
very bad that A'Ioung Alfred" an
"Duroe" must go without. "Tw
horses were exhibited which the con
mittee feel are worthy of special notice
One is stallion of the ancient Vernon
Morgan breed. This animal displaye
the full vigor and action of youth, a
though he has attained the age Of
years. A colt got by him, and of tn
same family, was also well deserving c
commentator. These horses did nc
come exactly under the classes submitte
TO the committee"
The horses referred to were 'Gifior
Morgan, then owned by Mr.. Weir, an
seen. Clifford
ls47-Premiums were given to "Chie
Justice, "Young Dread, Brock Dii
mond" and "Rockingham-a pretty sliI
lot; in thoroughbreds to "Iornado'