Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-23
Horses and Horsemen Of WaIpole, N. II.

The following letter, Of which mention
was made in Wednesdays TINES, is taken
from the American Horse Breeder of Jan
uary IL, and we feel sure will prove of in
terest to the horsemen of this town and
vicinity.
BELLOWS FALLS, W., January 9, 81.
After one of the pleasantest winter trips
it has been my fortune for years to enjoy,
find myself back in the Connecticut valley,
with just time enough before the train
starts to describe some of the good horses
saw. The trip was made on wheels as
there is but small amount of snow in this
locality.
Two things surprise me one, the inter-
est taken in the Breeder, and the other,
the number of nice horses and the interest
taken in them in and about Walpole, N. H.
Probably the most valuable horse is Joe
Wilkes @ 20 ~, owned by David w.
Leach OF the Cheshire Park Stock farm,
who has quite number of fine youngsters
by him. | should not be surprised to see
Joe Wilkes get mark or show his ability
to beat 2 10 in 1897.
/ believe / found no better feeling man
during my trip than George E. Sherman Of
the Dinsmore house at Walpole and the
owner of Reno McGregor e 26 1-2) by
Black Hawk McGregor, by the monarch
of the home stretch" old Robert Nc
Gregor. There are two things Mr.. Sher-
man understands good horse and how
to keep good hotel.
F. L. Chickering has very large string
of good ones, particularly Kitty Wilkes
(2.27 LAY by Glencoe Wilkes. He also
has fine road mare which can beat 2 80
only too easy. Besides these, he has King
Tantalus by birmingham. just keep watch
of him in '97 and see him go in 2.20 or
better.
D. w. Smith of Walpole has nice mare
by Westmont that looks very promising
Her dam is Arabian Girl, and you all
know of her offspring.
+. j. Perry of the Leroy stables in
Walpole has some extra fine stock among
them pair Of Lambcrts, the old-fashioned
come extinct. He also has black gelding
by Joe Mack that is a great one. Mr..
Perry has an office here where be spends
much Of his time.
Charles w. Adams has very likely pair
of mares that ought to please some one.
IL. F. Chandler is the contented owner
OF the gray mare Truth. He entertains
the boys at the Dinsmore evenings, telling
them what she has, can and will do, and as
| one watches him, it must be admitted that
he seems to be honest and believes himself
w. w. Porter has a nice pair of mares,
Bessy and Miss Bond, a mark of 80
| together.
Fred Prentiss has fine gray gelding.
five years old, that is very promising and
pleases Mr.. Prentiss much. He believes
| he can go fast to snow and is anxious for
an opportunity to try.
Frank Sibley has mare by Clematis,
that is fine stopper with prospects.
George Sparhawk has Just received a
case Of goods and opened them in the dark
| The boys are trying to even mistrust what
he has, but it is of no use. He will only
uncork the stuff at the first snow.
1t is my opinion that the side OF Swanton
Boy owned by T. A. Lebourveau. is the
protective point he has in mind to open
these goods believe that Swanton Boy
By Star Ethan, can uncork any horse to
snow in radius of 30 miles of Walpole !;
in fact, have known him for the past six
years and believe that but very few horses
in New England can beat him day after
day, catch as catch can, on all kinds Of
footing from bare ground to a snowdrift
| He was raised and owned in Vermont for
several years and was considered the king
of the snow path. MIR. Utton OF Morris
vile, VT, considers him the greatest snow
horse that he ever had. His mark is only
IL IL. and believe this is no limit to
dirt for him.
Mr. Lebourveau has stable full of good
ones, and, by the way, it is one of the best
stables in all its appointments that l have
ever seem l found here a FLY by Ger
maine q 10 3-4) that knew last spring,