Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22
COBDEN 2:28 "a.

In 1857 Mr.. VIM. Ii. Cook of Ticon-
deroga, N. Y, bred Fanny Cook,
daughter of old Abdallah, to the famous
stallion Ethan Allen, son of Hills Black
Hawk. The result of this union was the
chestnut stallion Lambert. Two years
later, in 1859, Mr.. Charles Hundsen, then
living in Shoreham, VT, bred another
daughter of old Abdallah, known as DR..
Dixon Mare, to Ethan Allen, and the
following year she dropped a chestnut
filly known in after years as Clara, which
at two years of age was sold to Mr..
North of Shoreham, Vt. During the
season of 1873, Mr.. j. N. North of Shore
ham, VT, bred Clara to her brother in
blood, Daniel Lambert, the result being
the chestnut stallion Golden, very
faithful likeness of which is represented
by the engraving on our front page.
From the near relationship existing be-
tween Daniel Lambert and Clara, it is
not surprising that Golden bears very
close resemblance to his distinguished
sire, in color, form, style, gait and tenn
permanent. He has one white hind foot
and star in forehead, stands 154 hands in
height, has fine muzzle, large nostril,
lean, bony head, intelligent spirited
eye, indicative of naturally kind, tract
able disposition, but coupled with sufii-
Gent good sense to resent harsh treat
ment. He has good breadth of forehead,
showing large sized brain. His ears
are of the Morgan type, short, lively, set
well apart and carried erect. His neck
is strong and muscular, showing a vigor-
Gus, hardy constitution; his shoulders
are broad, deep, very oblique, and well
covered with muscle extending to the top
of his withers. He has short back,
well coupled to long, smoothly turned
up hips. His lon is a model of strength
and will attract the attention of every
horseman at first glance. His barrel is
round and well ribbed back to the hips
His Group, like that of his sire, is quite
straight and his tail set high, which with
his lofty carriage, head erect, neck
arched, and tail carried well out, gives
him that proud spirited, commanding APP
pearance which has always characterized
the best representatives of all branches
of the Morgan family, and invariably ex-
cites admiration.
From the time he was weanling Cob
den gave promise of unusual excellence
and was bought when few months ole
for the agent Of the Bates Mill, by Mr.
A. c. Harris, who then had charge OF
Daniel Lambert. He soon passed to the
ownership of the late Benjamin Bates
and since that gentlemans death has
been owned until recently by the Bates
estates.
Cobden's dam (Clara) was the best
daughter of Ethan Allen by the records
she being the only daughter of that noted
sire that has produced two 2 80 perform
ers; she being the dam of Clara Morris
, :291 and Golden :2SS she is also the
dam of Media (pacer), by Addison Lam
bert (full brother to Ben Franklin), who
got record in Canada, July Z, 1888, OF
2 :34t, and has shown her ability to go in
2 :25. Clara has also two sisters. each OF
whom has produced a 80 performer
Fanny, the dam of Alice 2 %, by Abra.
ham, and the Townsend mare, dam OF
Crown Point Maid , :30i.
Cobden's service in the stud has beer
limited his oldest colts in this State be-
ing yearlings. He has very few 3-year
olds in Massachusetts. He is the sire OF
Helen NJ, the fast yearling who won the
yearling race at the Eastern Vermont
: Breeders Association the past season
she is without doubt the fastest yearlins
in the State, unless it be the promising
yearlng daughter of Ben Franklin, who
= won the race over a large field of entire:
= at the Vermont breeders meeting las
August. His present owners are J. l.
Bailey IL Sons, proprietors of Maplewoot
Farm, East Hardwick, VT, and eastern
Vermont is to be congratulated in having
in that section of the State so fine a sol
of the great Daniel Lambert as Golden
-[Dunton's Spirit.