St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-09-14
astest and finest bred animals in the

shows the best horses from Speed
well Farms, including French Coach
horses, Percherons, and Iceland
ponies. These were all new kinds
for our county fair and therefore
were the center of attraction. They
had just come from the state fair at
Burlington and will also be exhibited
at the Lyndonville fair.
In the exhibit is the two-year-old
Percheron stallion Vivian, a descend
ant of Brilliant, the most famous
Percheron horse that ever lived.
Jenner is an imported French Coach
stallion of high pedigree. Ivan
Speedwell is a standard bred black
stallion, born in Kentucky and
grandson OF Electioneer, who sired
130 horses with records ranging
from 2.O8 to 2.30. Mr.. Vail has
crossbred stallion, Perfection, sired
by French Coach horse out of a
Morgan mare. The result of the
cross proved very satisfactory.
Several French Coach mares are
shown with fillies and four month
old Percheron colt. The children
were greatly interested in the Ice
land ponies, Jack and Laddie, the
mare Maggie with tilly, and the little
colt week old that weighs only 80
pounds. Mr.. Wallis exhibit was a
great addition to this department
and we hope to see him here every
year.
Dr. 6. W. Ward has large ex-
hibit from the Morgan Stock Farm.
This is DR.. Wards Goth consecutive
year of exhibiting stations, during
which time he has exhibited each
year from two to five stations. This
year DR.. Ward shows Eastern Boy,
f 1904, with a record of 2.29h, Harry
Allen, Allen Lambert, Claratus
Chief, gelding, a roadster, two
two-year-old colts and three sucking
colts. In the standard class besides
S Eastern Boy DR.. Ward enters two
yearling colts and two sucking colts.
Besides his own entries there are
probably 80 colts entered by other
=, parties which were sired by stations
from the Morgan Stock Farm.
d Congressman Grout had his best
(, horses here, headed by Henry
S. The get of Henry S., enter
ed by Gen. Grout, includedPath
y master, four-year-old colt,
Addie L., a five-year old mare and
two yearlings, Start-up and Catch
e up. Roadster and Belle of Albany
d were entered for the races, but the
- former could not start on account of
" lameness. B. K. Graves entered a
- three months colt by Roadster and
t, Joshua Bemis had colt by Henry
l. S., out Of a standardized mare.
II Gen. Grout was present at the fair
6 and was naturally proud of his fine
- stock
s There were few draft horses enter
Of ed. D. P. Gushing of Burke entered
II his Percheron stallion Champion and
20 a breeding mare and colt B. S.
- Dow of East Barnet entered the big
l. stallion. Brunette. Charles E. Kirk
r entered Romulus and Raymond in
a the races and a handsome 16 months
g old colt was shown. 6. H. Kings
= bury of East Barnet entered the
5 Morgan mare Daisy which is be-
lieved to have been descended from
Old Peters. Thomas Mason of Pas
n sumpsic showed a stallion and 81
n mer Kezer of Barnet entered FIVE
n year-old Hambletonian gelding b!
Blackberry, and gelding.
Danville sends down some hand
some matched pairs. Charles Viii
o. son had good pair and c. E. Mors'
ne entered two pairs and a gents driver
Is c. E. Kirk also showed pair. AL
D of these horses were beauties.
- Emmett Hill of West Concord ell
r ye tered Rexton, his famous stallion
l. and Cardinal. William Blodgett en-
~ tered "Ned D." and c. K. and c. B
80 Stevens entered &C. b." a promising
al d stallion and gelding.
" Two-year-old stations wer
a shown by E. H. Gray of Lyndon
AZ, Thomas Mason of Passumpsic, F
la A. Hill Of Greensboro and w. L
TX Russell, w. N. Randall and William
u Russelow showed two-year.old stal
lions and H. E. Moore and J. D
Stevens geldings. There were ovo
'e a score OF breeding mares and colt
ne entered
i'll Sheep.
" There is good display of sheer
" Shropshres, Merinos and Cotswol
,;s being the breeds mainly shown. l.
nd B. Harris of Lyndon Centre has fin
~. hocks of Shropshires and Merino,
- some of which were imported froi
England for the Worlds Fair. 7
IT,, N. Vail has four pens of full-bloode
i. Shropshires. The Cotswolds al
as as entered by M. L. Hovey of Kirb,
a. 40 H. B. Ward of Danvile, c. c. Waite
W. ~, of Kirby. The latter town is we
II represented in this department
m Alanson Currier also showing son
= =, fine sheep. w. +. Woods of Pa
,ss sumpsic and A. Church Of Danvil
,ss 'ss enter Grades. Mr. Wallis sheep ha,
''e just returned from the State fair {
Burlington.
mo- Swine.
nt There IRE 3Oentries of suina ,x,b;