Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-07-07
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Ben may be expected to produce, the
son of Ben Franklin, which George
Hicks intended to castrate and convert
into an ideal gentleman's roadster, will
become successful stock horse. II so,
the gelding argument will find an ex-
ception in his case. The dam of Rare
John was sired by son of Young Nor
rill. Second money in the 1850 class
went to LELAND, third to Danmont and
fourth to st. Paul. The summary:
$50 CLASS; PURSE, $3.50.
Rare John, blk. g., by Rare Ben; L. w.
Cults, Orwell".... 's...............: !
Leland, b. g.; J. Randall, Hydeville. 2
Danmont, b. h., by Almont star; j. ii.
Barrett, Saratoga, N. Y..... ........4 6 3
st. Paul, b. g.; G. w. Collier, Rutland. 3 4
Walton, b. b., by Peacemaker; F. II. =
Burgess, Bennington........ O
D. s. r., b. s., by Gold Coin; o. S. 81
monds, Granville, N. ..;.,........;.. s
AleyOne Maid, CHI. M, by Alcyone; w.
Earnest, b. h., by Meander; F. F. Car.
penter, Coinstocks, N. Y.............. 7
Waldemar b. H., by Almont star Leon
ard Fish, Ira. 100. e. .......... ...lO s 0
Brookside franklin, b. h, by Ben
franklin; II. b. Ellis, Castleton...... dis
Time, 34lz, S5, 32.
Between the heats the handsome three
year-old FLY Madge Wilkes, owned by
w. J. Howes, trotted an exhibition half
In :l49. She has gone halves in 10
and is expected to get record close to
2 20 this season. She is a daughter of
Victor Wilkes, out of Nellie Lambert by
Daniel Lambert. Nellie Lambert has
six living foals and four of them are in
the 2 80 list. She has two-year-old
and yearling which are expected to
enter.
The 2 30 class, pace and trot, furnish
ed better entertainment than the 80
event. Matte c. was picked to win, but
two others in the race finished ahead of
Der. The chestnut four-year.old colt,
School Boy, by Meander, dam by Abra-
ham, had the speed and stay and got to
the ire ahead in each heat. The mile
was rather long for Meadow Lark, but
she succeeded in finishing second each
time. The bay gelding, Elmer E., by
Bourbon Wilkes, that w. NJ. Leet, a
New Hampshire horseman, bought at
one of Mills & Follansbee's sales in Bos-
ton last winter, made his first start in
this race and was fourth each time. He
showed considerable speed in spots, but
hasn't had education enough yet to carry
it, like many Others that have been used
as brush horses. Following is the
summary:
2:29CLAss, TROT AND PACE PURSE 5000
| oh n Inv
ger Brothers OF Hydeville. ........... l l
Meadow Lark, g: M, by belongs
Ethan; s. III. Smith, Castleton....... 2 Q
Matte c., g. m, by American Ethan;
n. G. Hyde, Poultney ....... 49,. 3 3. 3
Diamond, Gu: g., by st. Julian; f. Ben
Elmer E.. s. g., by bourbon wilkes;
G. ID. Wells, Rutland...... ............ 1 4
Time, 29A, 30, 81.
Capt. Edward Bowman of Rutland
started the horses during the meeting
and gave general satisfaction. Henry
Newland of Saltwater, n. Y, 7. S.
Sherman of Castleton, II. B. Ellis of
Castleton and j. H. Quackenbush were
the Judges and timers.
The Castleton & Hydeville Breeders
association has for its president w. j..
Howes for vlce-presdent, NJ. Bolger
treasurer, j. X. P. Pine, and for secre-
tary, Thomas Bolger. These gentlemen
are doing grear deal for the horse in
terests of their section and hold public
confidence in a high degree.
There Is an intelligent interest in trot.
ting horse affairs in this section of Yer.
mont, and an observing man sees much
to admire on the farms and in the train.
ing stables. The farmer-breeder of Yer
mont is not frightened by the "bear'
movement in the trotting horse business
and while some are not breeding so eX-
tenslvely this year as formerly, those
who are and are doing so intclligently
will reap the benefits a few years hence
when, according to present indications
) there will be great scarcity of good
horses of various types the country
: over. There was never so encouraging 8
time to breed as now, il one reads the
signs of the times Alright and adopts the
correct principle of breeding. Vernon
looks green and beautiful since the rain
but her hay crop in many sections ha
suffered so severely from drouth that /
will be very light. Some fields ar
parched and brown and will yield moth
ing. Farmers began haying in certain
localities last week, fearing total los
of hay if the grass was allowed to stan,
longer.