Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-29
VERMONT BREEDING FARMS.
From the Mirror and Farmer.

n Winter "TRIP through Nerthonl lOr
pleasure is not mentioned IN the railway
tourists guides nevertheless it might be
with all fitness, particularly if the reader
be member of that vast constituency
who admire the blooded horse and who
take deep interest in his breeding and
development. Two such men are War
rem F. Daniel and G.. G.. Kenrick of
Franklin, this State, and it was by their
invitation that representative of this
paper was privileged, a short time since,
to make visit into the heart of the
breeding country of the Green Mountain
State. In addition to Messrs. Daniel
and kenrick, who are widely known as
two of the keenest and most practical
horsemen in New England, the party in
cluded John c. Morrison aud John E.
Rines of Boscawen, two great lovers of
the trotting horse, the former the breeder
of Arthur Wilkes, 2 :24t, and VIM. Z.
Mathews, the adept filter who cares for
Viking, 194, and other members of Mr..
Fosters famous string at Titon. Surely
this was ''horsey" crowd and one well
equipped to storm the enemy even in its
very stronghold Most pleasure seekers
have an objective point in view and this
party was no exception; it was en- route
to the ice races at TiconderOga, n. Y.
Now, to well-infOrmed horsemen, these
annual ice events at ''Ti'' are known far
far and wide. For years they haye been
great racing attraction and have drawn
to the historic country of Ticonderoga
horsemen from all sections in short, not
to be acquainted with the way they do
known in that region. The trip thither
via White River junction is long and
hating one, requiring stop over night
on the way, but on the return one may
leave in the morning and come through
easily in eight or ten hours, providing
that he misses none of of his connections.
A three or four hours wait at Bellows
Falls furnished the party an opportunity
to inspect the stock of George X. Rus
sell; that is, the opportunity was there
but the stock. was not. Bay Wilkes 2453,
by Bourbon Wilkes, dam by Mambrino
Patchen, the superior young horse that
Mr.. Russell purchased in Kentucky last
season. was at Mystic Park, so that in
spection of him in winter quarters was
out of the question. In conversation
with local hOrsemen it was learned that
he had already become a great favOrite,
AS well he might be, both on account of
his fashionable breeding and grand ind-
viduality. 1t was also ascertaned that
Mr.. Russell has purchased a companion
for Bay Wilkes in the young stallion
Dexter Prince Jr., bred in California and
fOaled May IL, 1856. This colt was re-
Gently brought East by James Golden OF
Boston. He is a bay with four white
feet, stands l5-3, and weighs l,O5C
pounds. He was sired by Dexter Prince
son of Kentucky Prince (sire of Guy,
2:l2), dam Lady Dexter, full sister to
Dexter, 2:l74, Alma, 2:2Sa, Astoria,
2 :294, and the great sire Dictator; second
, dam Clara by American Star; third dan
the McKenstry mare, dam of Shark, sad.
, die record 2: %. The first dam of Dexter
| Prince Jr, was by Gen. Mcclellan IA
(sire of four with records of 2 80 or bet.
ter, and of three sons that have sired
! four trotters with records of 80 or bet
ter, and of one dam, the dam of James
, vile, :29D; second dam by William
sons Belmont (sre of Venture, 2:27t
/, and sire of five dams that have produced
five with records of 2 80 or better thirC
dam S. t. b. thoroughbred. Dexter
Prince was bought by Governor Stan
5 ford, beside his dam, was taken to Pal,
. Alto nine years ago, and when two year
old was timed by the governor a quartz
in 32d seconds; he was injured in hi
f three-year-old form and retired from tn
5 track.
e A rest over night at Rutland, break
fast and stop in picturesque old White
hall, and at eleven o'clock the part,
stepped from the cars at Tic0nderog
and were driven to the Burleigh House
: The drive from the station into town i
about two and halt miles, and in thi
: instance was rendered notable by tn
eccentrcities of the near horse of tn
II stage team. The animal had betraye
several instances of meanness, but waite
: until he reached the summit of stee
= hill which descends into town befor
giving vent to the full cussedness tina
i was within him. This consisted Q
crowding his mate out of the highwa
into the gutter, tumbling both over int
l. the deep snow and upsetting the stage
L Fortunately, however, the passenger
had taken warning and disembarked, 5
g that the horses, stage and driver wer
the only participants in the mishap. .