Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-13
HORSES OF WOODSTOCK, VT.


\. W. Thomson in Manchester Mirror.1
\ few facts in regard to the horses of
Woodstock and vicinity may not be unin
teresting. Woodstock has been the
and this is why it is something of hub
or center. This brings in each season
quite number of stock horses to stand
one or two days in the week. The orig
inal Morgan horse, the Justin Morgan,
was kept part of three or four seasons
at Woodstock as was his best son, Old
Woodbury., his best grandson, Old Gift
ford, and his best great grandson, Old
Green Mountain. 1t was about 1860
that horse breeders here began to realize
they must breed faster and larger horses,
and as Draco was trottlng quite fast and
Woodstock was showing great promise,
it caused them to think that the Morrill,
blood was the blood to breed from. 1t
was in 1864 that the late Hon. Frederick
Billings purchased John Morrill,, paying
for him S4400, and changing his name
to Woodstock. This horse was kept a
number of seasons here and was largely
patronized, and died here in 1877. There
was a large number of his sons kept for
stock. 1t has been found that the Nor
rill blood is not as prepotent in trans
hitting speed as some, and though it
crowded out, as it were, the Morgan
] hlnnl il hnin lal
out by some of the other trotting FAM
lilies.
Gilroy ll65, record 2 :2Si, by Messen-
ger Duroc 106; dam by Harry Clay 10,
was owned several seasons by Mr.. Bill
lings. 1t is believed that several of Gill
roy's get will enter the , 80 list the
present season. There is very fine
black Wilkes stallion owned on the Bill
ed as standard in the 10th vol Trotting
Register. He was sired by Idol Wilkes
572, by George Wilkes SO, dam by Fay
cite Chief 1891, grandam by Downing
Mambrino King 1873, by Mambrino
Patchen IS. Expectations are large in
regard to his transmitting speed.
James Farmer, the veteran stallion
man, who has owned and handled more
stations than any one in the States,
lives now at Woodstock, and has fine
promising son of Ben. Franklin 753, six
years old and standard, and so register
cd h.,
Sherman S62. lie has, too fine year
. ling by Ben Franklin, dam by Addison
Lambert.
Though the breeders of Woodstock
have had so large number of horses tt
draw from and one of the best half-mil,
tracks in the State (since 1850, they
J have not been very successful in breed
ing fast ones, as they have but one O.
the 2 80 horses to their credit, the CHI
m. Chevalita, , ;29i, by Extra 1126, dan
said to be by grandson of Biggart
} Rather. There is an own brother t.
! Chevalita that is claimed to be faste
; than she. If their sire had been bette
3 patronized, Woodstock might have ha,
; many of the , 80 horses to her credit
! 1t is often that horses value is no
s known or realized until it is too late
= Chevalita's dam brought three foals b,
6 Woodstock, and one of them beat thre
6 minutes trfle. She brought two b,
! Young Woodstock, one being a littl
4 faster than the one by Woodstock. Sh
7 brought one by Lockwood 1925 that bea
; three minutes little. Her last, by Gil
? roy, was a filly which is being bre,
; from.
/ Hartford joins Woodstock and ha
! done much better in raising fast ones
2 Cassius Nj. Clay "a made many season
0 at Hartford and his blood proved yer,
; prepotent in giving speed. lie has tire
Q in the $50 list, and his daughter an,
6 granddaughter are very strong in givin!
; speed to their produce. Kent $500, on
I of the few surviving sons of the Old He
0 no of Chester, is owned at Hartford an,
y has been for several years. He has tire
8 of his get in the 2 80 list, and humble
? more that can enter. His services are il
! such demand that the price has bee
0 raised to $50 the present season. Iii
o dam was remarkable mare, not onl
3 as to being fast, as she showed mil
n 1CnOfiOue6 m, I'm s,aoo