Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-11-01
KENTUCKY AND ITS HORSES.

LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 20, 1889.
1t seems to me that these Kentuckians
are eminently just and honorable peo-
pie. They certainly impress you so to
remarkable degree, and perhaps nothing
will put this quality to severer test
than the selling of horses; but believe
they are equal to this test There seems
to be no attempt or desire to cheat. The
manners of the people, too, are wholly
courteous; the physique of the men,
first-class; the beauty of the women,
proyerbial. And this beauty wears
practical cast. They look like women
who have learned and expect to perform
the duties of life. A better type of wo-
men or of men it would be difficult to
find. We welcome, then, the bonny red
hair of Kentucky, that seems so largely
predominant among the women, and the
fine form and open countenance of her
men; and yet we are homesick and have
been ever since we came, for the fair
land of Canada and the beautiful city of
Montreal. Why in travel there should
be fascination in the great almost I'M
known regions of the North which lie
above us hardly know, but it certainly
exists. | think, in fact, it comes from
the humble character of the homes, plain,
frugal, unpretentious. The charms of
nature may have something to do with
it; for nature has been very lavish in its
gifts to Canada, although it covers them
for many months with the white mantle
of winter.
made quick move from Vermont to
attend the Kentucky Breeders meeting
held at this place this week had long
wished to look into number of Ken
lucky pedigrees and also to see one or
two more of the representative Kentucky
stock farms. Leaving Middlebury at
half-past nine Sunday evening, we ar
rived at Lexington at haf-past ten on
Tuesday morning. Our ticket was by
Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati. There was little DELAY at
Albany and Cincinnati. The ride through
New York State and in Kentucky was in
daylight and gave some suggestion of
the character of Central New York
slightly rolling and fairly fertile, whilst
the raging canal goes through it east and
west. | believe there is nothing in the
world that so demOraliZes villages as
canal. 1t strikes them good deal as
what Mrs. Campbell calls the blind light
ming does a pear tee. 1t is not, howev-
er, strong enough to kill Il city, quite
number of which, of good size, are on
this route. was the most pleased with
the country between Buffalo and Cleve-
land, along the shore of a great lake
whose blue waters mock the sea.
We entered Kentucky amid what might
well be thought park scenery, so numer-
Gus and beautiful were the trees. Then,
beginning at Georgetown, came the blue
grass region. Hotels at Lexington were
Overlooking, but the polite clerk of
a private residence where many comforts
abounded, including as good table as
one often sits down to and as intelligent
and hospitable a family as one ever
meets.
We come now to the horses of Ken
lucky. Our first call was at the stock
farm of DR.. Herr. The doctors horses
stand on the floor the best of any ever
saw. Wooden horses couldn't behave
better, but among them was one gray
pacing colt of great individual merit,
whose splendid limbs, elegance of form
and phenomenal action proclaimed him
one of the marked horses of the world.
He was got by Allandorf, son of Onward,
dam by Green's Bashaw. Whatever one
may think of the doctors horses, his
farm is unexcelled. The great meadows
seem to blink one eye at you and say,
Beat us If you can--evidently not an
easy task to do. We next went to the
trotting track, and as we looked over its
splendid proportion, where everywhere
there is room, we felt as any business
man does when he sees about him all the
tools or conveniences necessary to the
successful prosecution of his business.
Here was an elegant mile track, oval at
each end, straight as an arrow ON both
sides. The very best possible chance
was given for a colt or horse to trot a
fast mile. With such an opportunity to
introduce her colts or horses to the
world, Kentucky beats US and will al