Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-26

rs miles n so so under nas a 100 3s
-Four miles
Tot" sr4o sl6s ss38 ao78 1887 1928
This table shows the following change racing arrange
In 1867 the hall mile and under 800
For hall a mile and under mile 745
1872 competitors the half mile and under 1873
half and under mile
Out of 1923 only for miles and upwards
The number during 1875 slightly
of the previous the exact figures being against
1873 The almost entirely in the shodstance
there of half mile under 2S than the previous
year More than half the total number of for
than half mile and under mile ESQ mile
mile and under 70 miles
and under three three miles and under fOur and six
decided a four mile
The Earl OF Coventry and breeder OF racchorsc
of hounds and acknowledged judge of the points and quail
tiles OF useful horse, in letter he addressed Tile 7I dated
eth of November 1873 expresses himself very plainly the
of five and six furlOng
short which nowadays prevail have greater
influence for evil opinion, breed of horses than the mis-
chcvous practice of running tvoearods early in the year
brought forward motion meeting Of the Jockey Club
the effect that there should be for three earod and
upwards a shorter distance than mile but ncgavcd by
a large majority.
is increasing find that IT,
23 GAO under the distance of mile 1872
out of 260 races 741 mile have included
wocarod this calculation which believe to be correct
We all agree that soundness wind and limb the
element the constitution the horse 1t
admitted that roaring is hereditary disease and is an equally
wcknovn that win short therefore,
the scuy of which complain, may be regarded
premium Admiral Rous letter which he
published short time ago The Zi said The breed of horses
proud will eventually be by FRENCH
his thinking that Frcnchmcn reject
and nm legs Can that be OF surprise when is
recocctcd that France there under mile and in
consequence there occupation and crpps? At
many habit seeing stations that
oarcrs but they have acqucdthanks the short
reputation and their the stud
sought by breeders.
There plenty evidence show that the disease
roaring has been frequently with OF late years and find
number short increasing Layers odds and
bad horses fond of short the general racing
public dislike them: and believe they done away with
altogether there would be very pccepbe decrease the number
o bred in years come
Lord Coventry published this letter the evil has rather
than decreased because racing every year falls and
under the control of professional boolmakers.
THE RAcE-HoRsE AS a STALLION.
"Thc character a thoroughbred stallion delicate
the credit of bank the reputation of and,
beaus charms constantly threatened by young
rites either condemn praise especially the latter,
years have the idols OF year utterly dsccded by the
unfortunate racing results of their produce.
Such examples may be found the of Stockwe and
his rival Gas sire) West Australian of the popular
horses the English producedboh dead the twenty
and the other at twenty-one years of age
Stockwes pedigree may be traced directly from sire
Touchsone who the Orlando the grand
Teddingon, but he the Eclipse blood thus:-
Foaed IS40 BY the Baron of Pocahontas by Glencoe
Marpessa by Muey Clare by Marmon Harpace
by Johanna Amazon by Driver Fractions by Mercury
her dam by WOOdpecker out of Everlasting by Eclipse
| To be Continued