Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-03-14

This closes Mr.. Parln's description. 1t
will be noted that at the time of this
supreme effort Ethan Allen was Is years
old. He had been upon the turf more or
less nearly every season since he was
two years old. But the campaigning
was not the worst of it. He had been
twice poisoned to prevent his winning
and that too by his breeder and Joint
owner, the rascally Joel W. Hocomb,
who poisoned his own beautiful horse
that he might beat his own partner at
ces and greater abuses did not so far
drain the vitality of the wonderful little
bay As to prevent his turf period from
extending over twenty years, longer
period than that of any other trotter that
ever lived, nor did they prevent his be-
ing one of the most successful winners
of his day. But they interfcred sadly
with his stud career, and doubtless pre-
vented his getting late in life the high
quality of offspring which he otherwise
would have gotten. This is illustrated
by the fact that in the year 1857, after
hc had become known to the public and
before his powers had been impaired, he
got the four famous stations. ITolabird's
Ethan, belongs Ethan, American Ethan
and Daniel Lambert, quartette that for
twenty wears as roadster sres stood I'M
rivaled in the world, from each of which
has sprung IA family of trottcrs, and one
of which, Daniel Lambert, held for
many years the proud position of great
est living sire of trotters as measured by
the } 80 list. Three, | think, are still liv-
ng.and all four were living and vgor-
Gus to 81 years of age Had old Ethan
been handled as was Rysdyk's Ilamblc-
tonian, born of Il great rival family the
same year, and passed into the hands of
man who developed genius for adver-
Using him, and kept him before the pub
lie for the same period, never trotting
him Il race, and in fact never knowing
that he could trot a race, but producing
with him over 1900 foals. large share
of which among the males were kept
entire; if Ethan had been so handled we
should have had Daniel Lamberts by the
dozen and Holabird's Ethans by the
score, and the trotting tracks of the pres.
ent day would be adorned not only with
the swiftest but with the most stylish
and beautiful line of harness horses in
the world. The people do not forget
their old time favorite; and will close
this already too long description with
the apostrophe of IA recent writer address
ed to the memory of this wonderful
horse
"Remcmber thee, thou king of the
Morgans. The green grasses of hel
summer Will Wither into ashes. and the
SHOWS of her winters will melt under
the fires that bring the end of the world
before the sons and daughters of Yer
mont will forget thee, thou Eagle of nel
hills; thou Pride of the Green Noun
tains."
Time will forbid my dwelling on tn,
descendants of Ethan Allen. They ar,
well known through IA number of differ
ent channels, the most noted of which /.
Daniel Lambert. This great sire OF
speed and beauty was one of the very
few sons of Ethan that had what wa.
called fashionably bred dam. His dan
was by Abdallaf, son of MambrIno ant
sire of RySdyk's IIambletonian: anC
his second dam was by Stockholm,
American Star, son of Duroc by import
ed Domed. Still Lambert was in al
his essentials a Morgan. scarcely larger
than his sire, and in style and beauty
rlvaling even him in hi, prime He wa.
IA rich chestnut in color with left hind
ankle white, and the characteristic stripe
wandering down his forehead. His name
and tail were abundant. fine and naxen,
lie had three year old record of pa.
and was considered the fastest three
year old OF his time. He is now repre-
scented by 36 performers in 2 80 or bet.
ter, and has many producing sons and
daughters. His two sons, Aristos and
Ben Franklin, led New England in Their
additions to the , 80 list the last season.
Aristos having five and Ben Franklin
four new corners. The only other sire
IN New England having four was Alcan-
tara, but two of his were got in Ken
lucky before he came north.