Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-09
HORSE GOSSIP,
Vermont Breeder Writes Interesting
Iy of Horse Interests in this State.


That the breeders Of this State are bound
to succeed in the raising Of the even popu
lar "genteman's road horses" any one
who has watched the steady Improvement
in this line of stock in our Green Mountain
State. for the last 10 years, can not doubt,
says Mr.. T.. c. Ryder of Weybridge, in
Duntons Spirit of the Turf. The time was
when Vermont and her beautiful Morgans
were Mt the very top. No other State ever
boosted Of Black Hawk or an Ethan
Allen; and a few of the descendants Of these
wonderful horses still remain by which we
hope to build up our fallen reputation. We
are 10th to say it, but it's fact that Of all
the Hambletonans brought to our State,
none have been a success either us sires of
fast trotters or good road horses. Some
may think that we have had but the scrubs
OF that noble race to cross with our cold
blooded mares, but this is mistake, for we
have had no less one than the great Victor
Won Bismarck also the wonderful Waikiki
Chief, and many others of lesser note. Yet
it is a fact that of all the entire sons of
Hambletonian 10 who have ever stood in
our State, but three have ever sired 230
performer while here, and they but one
each. How does this compare with our
Morgans one of which, Daniel Lambert,
has 81 in the list? Our breeders, as n rule,
are not rich but mostly plain, bard working
farmers who raise them as they do other stock
simply for the money there is in it, and can
hardly hope to compete with the wealthy
kentuckans ia the breeding of extreme
speed but in the breeding of the elegant
park horse or the pucky genteman's road
horse, we will not take back seat even for
Kentucky with her wonderful blue grass
advantages.
One of the great disa lvantages under
which we have been laboring, is that we
have sold Off all our best mares, and have
bred only those we could not sell ! will
venture the assertion that we have not to-
day over five mares, with records better
than 230. breeding in our State, aud but
few great road mares. Still we are waking
up to the importance of these things, and
hope will soon save our very best mares for
breeders.
] understand there is a growing demand
in the West and South for our Morgan
horses This is as it should be, for we be-
lieve there is no better cross for vour West
ern bred mares than our piucky Morgan
stations, and that no one can make amy
mistake who comes here and selects some of
our best mares to place on their large stock
farms. | have in my mind now several that
even a Case or a Treacy would not be
ashamed to turn in with their choicest ones
Mares that are not only beautiful TO look
at but that are wonderful roadsters and
whose breeding traces back TO tine great
Ethan Allen or the beautiful Black Hawk.
Notes from Track and stable About Noted
Drivers and Flyers.
There will be horse trot on the ice at
Swanton, Saturday. January 9, between
Mamie b., nwanton Boy, Black Pilot and
larry d., for purse.
f. O. Stafford of East Wallingford, has
bought the stallion, Black patchen by God
frey Patchen.
lIorsemcn and friends of "Ion' Nc
Donald in Northern New York, will be in
terested to know that he is engaged to han
die the string OF horses belonging to J.. j.
( lamlin of Buffalo next season, at "A salary
of 5000 per year. MIR Hamlin Is owner
OF "Bele llamln.'
\. W. Peters of Bradford, has sold to
I Illinois par lies the staihon colt, Wayian Il
and Cartons Morgan for 500 and 5000
respectively. Both colts We're sired by
Ethan Allen, second
F.. b. Lang OF East Charle,town has
bought of b. +. * f. Ii. Briggs of Au-
/ burn, Nc, bay yearlns colt by Messenger
Wilkes, dam by Daniel Lambert. j. ~.
/ knowlton OF Newport, has bought Of the
same party bay weanlins by Sir William,
! by Messenger Wilkes
The Swarton Courier says: Edwin b.
| Blanchard thrifty looking Bostouian, was
in town Tuesday looking up the pelgree Of
"a five years Old Star Ethan mare he has
owned for the past two years. The mare is
one Mr.. Blanchard bought Of Gen. Carmi
/ Marsh Tor a carriage driver. She is Il light
/ bay, l6 hands high and weighs 1923 pounds
/ The mare recently has proved to be very
fast PAGER. Mr. Blanchard and wife were
enjoying bit of sleigh ride the other
day, on the mile ground where any mum
Der OF fast steppers were being shown or,
when before it all happened the mare was
holding her own with IA weil-known speedy
animal. The driver OF the latter let his
flyer out and the Star Ethan mare s;rucS ii
pacing gait that distanccd everything on
the road even il it did make Mrs. Blanch-
ard believe, for time that she was the vic
tim Of runaway. The mare has a good
pedigree being sired by Star Ethan and he
by Daniel Lambert. Stars dam was by
| Taggard's Abdallah. The dam of Mr..
Blanchard's mar was Fanny, she by the
| Brainerd horse, he by Green Mountain Nor
gan. Fanny's dam by Peacock, he by the
North horse and he by Hills Black Hawk
In an interview tho other day Sena OF
Stanford when asked the question "Whethei
Electoneer derived his great qualities from
his sire or dam, said: my opinion is that
lie drew them from his dam, Green Noun
tain Maid. Her dam was Shanghai Mary
thoroughbred, or nearly So He resemblel
his dam rather than his sire. He was
finer made horse than Rysdyk's Handle
tonian. Every time looked at Electioneel
| would fresh beauties to admire. Iit
was heavy in the shoulders; that mean
strength, muscle; he was one inch and
half higher behind than he was in front
that meant Il tremendous propelling power
and his get, notably Sunol, is like him il
this respect, and her speed comes from that
peculiar conformation. ~
Josephine, a 80 year-old daughter OF
Green Mountain Blackhawk died recently
in Kentucky.
W. S, Welsh, one of tie clerks at the
Bardwell House, Rutland, is tho owner OF
one of the best yearlng colts in that county
1t was sired by Sciota Of Addison county