St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-09-15

There were nine entries tor Cots
wolds. William Higgins making FIVE
of them. President Higgins had a
handsome string. NJ. l.. Hovey and
H. B. Ward of North Danville
showed some good Cotswolds.
L. b. Harris was tfT5 0ssiy exhibit
or OF Fine Woods and there were no
Southdowns on exhibition.
There were Is exhibits of grade
sheep including grade Shropshires by
H. B. Ward. NJ. L. Hovey's grade
Cotswolds. and aock OF grades
entered by A. Morse
Swine.
The display OF porkers is not large
collectively. but individually there
are some large specimens and lot
of small ones. E. P. Allen of the
Centre showed two sows with their
litter and three spring pigs. George
H. Stearns exhibited Yorkshire
boar and T. H. Lyster a Chester
white boar. H. c. Spaulding, S. ].
Hastings, J. P. Hill and d. Coveny
entered sows with their litter.
| Horses.
The entries in this department in
crease every year, and next year the
managers ought 10 have TO build
more box stalls for the accommoda-
ton of the horsemen. This year
Supt. B. F. Weeks could hardly find
room enough for all the entries.
One of the leading horsemen OF this
section said that this years exhibit
had the largest showing of fast
horses ever seen on the grounds.
St. Johnsbury's largest exhibitor
was DIR. George w. Ward, who had
fine string from the Morgan Stock
farm. His new horse, Cloratus Chief,
attracted lots of attention. He is a
handsome 9-year-old stallion of a
beautiful chestnut color, and weighs
1900 pounds. He is probably the
heaviest Morgan in this state. He
is sired by Eastern Boy, 2.2912, dam
by Greenbank's s Ethan Allen, and is
almost as big as a Percheron. DIR.
Ward also showed Eastern Boy,
1904, by Gen. Knox, who has made
a trial mile in a 2.24 clip. Harry
Allen is another promising Morgan
and Allen Lambert is a fonr-vear-old
colt bv Harry Allen. Some of the
stock from this farm was Leroy D.,
a four-year-old stallion by Eastern
Boy entered by DR.. H. G. Darling of
South Ryegate; Young Eastern Boy,
owned by Mr.. Bronson of Lisbon;
an Eastern Boy flly entered by
William Suitor of St. Johnsbury; an
Eastern Boy colt raised by Byron
8 Varnum, and Harry Allen colts en-
tered by P. A. Roach, DIR. 6. B. Bull
lard and DR.. Ward. DR.. Darling's
Ned, by Eastern Boy, won third
money in the green county race.
Emmett Hill of West Concord had
his fine stations here. Jesuit, 2676,
is by Onward, dam Cut by Brignoli;
second dam Crop, by Pilot, Jr. Jesuit
is handsome Kentucky seven-year-
old weighing nearly 100 pounds.
Rexton, 2321a, is by Jerry Drew's
Rex Patchen first dam by Richmond
Girl, by Parsons horse. Arad is
promising four-vear-old by Rexton,
first dam by Old Bonner. Mr.. Hill
also showed Nettie L. with colt by
Jesuit; a yearling colt from the same
mare by Jesuit; and there were
dozen of Jesuit's colts shown by
other people.
Congressman Grout had large
exhibit from the Moose River stock
farm headed by Henry S., 1874.
He was sired by Auctioneer, 2.21,
| and is himself the sire of Lucy p,
2.2712. The trotters, Roadster and
Belle Of Albany, were shown, also
the promising stations, Alcman,
653S, and Pathmaster. In this ex-
hibit was also Josie L., Hairpin, a
two year old filly by Henry S. and
yearling filly by Alcman. M. M.
Tatro and Charles Richardson also
showed colts by Henry S.
> William S. Bailey of the Maple
wood stock farm had his well-known
: stations on the grounds. This was
the first time Sprague Superb has been
seen in St. Johnsbury, and he natur-
ally attracted lots of attention. This
l handsome brown horse has a record
of 2. 1884, was foaled in 1885, and is
by Wilmar, first dam Nelly. He is
sire that will transmit speed to his
get. Lambert B., 2.2614, trotted a
mile at the State fair last week
against Nutmont and made it in
} 2.23A. He is by Daniel Lambert,
and fast horse. Gratian, by Cob
den, is considered one of the very best
sons of that famous horse and is sure
TO trot fast. He was foaled in 1889.
] Monty is a two-year-old fiIly and
own sister to Gratian. Mr.. Bailey
olcn CI1nrr-d OF 2 hr- M Lessen