Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-02-25

Messrs. A. B. Manchester & Sons OF Val
lev Farm, West Randolph, VT, are making
some progress in developing their stock
farm. They have, what is somewhat rare
in rugged Vermont, meadow OF 100 acres
as beautifully graded as lawn, backed by
200 acres Of upland pasture.
During the Fall they had regulation
half-mile track laid out and pat in condi-
ton to settle and be ready to finish in the
spring. TIE soil is a loan with clay bot
tom, and it is thought by those who have
examined it that the track will have supe-
rior qualities. Messrs. Manchester also
expect to make some changes in their
buildings in the spring.
The stock is wintering well, no sickness
on the place. At the head Of the estab-
lishment stands Belmont's son, Solicitor
1925. whose dam has the distinction OF
being the only mare that has six produc-
ing sons to his credit. Solicitor is in much
better form than when he won the fist
prize at the National Horse Show in Bos-
ton, April, 1889. He runs out in a yard
several hours every pleasant day. and as
he Frances about no one would guess his
age, being as active and nimble as four
year-old. The percentage OF mares already
heavy in foal show him TO be a remarkably
potent sire
Among the thirty head on the place is a
good five-year- son OF Como, out OF a
Morgan dam. The brood mares are large
ly of Morgan lineage, looking to the Bel
mont Morgan cross. A daughter OF Chal
lenge, son OF Daniel Lambert; daughter
of Don Giovanni, son of Hampton; dam
by Volunteer; another by Kent, sire OF
several in the list; a daughter OF De n
Sage (he by Hambletonian TO- dam by
Seely's American Starr; dam by Hale's
Green Mountain; Highland Grey mare,
etc. But the class that attracts most at
tention is the youngest, nine stockings,
large, highly finished, and with strong re-
semb'ance to their paternal ancestry. But
few are standard bred. There is a large
per cent. of Morgan in these dams; two
are from Ken. lucky mares that carry some
warm blood. One fine filly's dam is by
Don Giovanni; second dam by Old st.
Lawrence; third dam from the imported
Messenger strain. Another fine filly has
a dam by Lockwood son of Aberdeen.
Perhaps the best in the lot is lily whose
dam is flea bitten gray "Hiekey" mare,
that has produced several fast trotters.
Among those on the place to be bred are
several owned by w. w. Hill: Jolly, sire
of Bismouth, due to foal in February by
Solicitor: Lolita, standard, by Mambrino
Charta; Kitty (23o), by Billy Bowlegs IL.
076; Ella, by A.cantara; dam, Kittie, above.
A fine tWo-year- old filly by Viking, owned
by Frank Hutchinson. Among the others
OF which special mention should be made
is Seymore D., by Solicitor; dam. Maggie
Brown, by son of Black Hawk, and the
dam OF several good ones. He is an ele-
giant horse, that trotted to pole as five
year old in "a and went quarters with a
little work in 30 seconds.
Probably one of the best Golden fillies in
the vicinity is Cobdeana. At Is months
old she stood 1871 and weighed 925. She
won first prize at the State Fair 1890, and
shows fine spirit and action. She and
some OF the youngsters are often in the
harness.-American Horse Breeder.