Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-02-04
THE HORSE
BY JOSEPH BATTELL
From Advance Sheets.
Copyright Secured.
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ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES

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City Metropolitan andcaps but was beaten at
Chester Cup although able the following day
to win great Cheshire Handicap At Ascot Parole failed to get
place Ascot Stakes and thus having been beaten two long
races acquired the reputation of being hcass animal over
acknowledgements courses, although like OF his English
rivals, unable O compass longer distance
Amonast the imported mentioned in Forcsters book
MESSENGER the who arrived in 49, and con-
ccd M writer in 1880 to have been the take him all
in ALL ever brought America both the sire acchorscs and OF
Messenger have lived to immense age or the
the following passage must have been centenaran wen
remember hims large bony head rather short straight neck
with vndppc nearly large ordinary with his
vhcrs shoulders somewhat upright but deep close and strong
perfection and of the machine His barrel on
hips quarters ncompaab superior to all others his hooks
and knees unusually large; below them his limbs were OF
fiat strong, and remarkably Clean and either IN
standing their position perfect This is interesting
many American Hotnhorcs trace their pedigree to
Messenger and also because the description so closely agrees VIII" inc
engraving Of Mambrno.
About the years 1885 1910, amongst the imporaons Of
ENGLISH raceborses into Pam winner OF the
Derby 1890; Spaniel winner OF the Derby 1885, Barefoot
winner OF the St Icgc 1929 ST. Giles winner OF the Derby
1882: and others, including Zngmee and Lord
Jerseys Glencoe, the best blood though unsuccessful in the
greatest English although Glencoe the Two Thousand
Guncas the second three that won the Good
wood Cup Frank Forcsc American Horse OF
1871 gives English racehose later than 1905; may
presumed the mpoaons have not been OF any
turf Importance
Enough has quoted like every other country
the rely obtaining speed and quality their ord-
nary horses upon crosses the English boodhoe An American
writer breeding rong says, When find stock want
courage thoroughbred horse The best racing
country descent Sir C. Bunburys Domed
English Derby who subsequently imported
Virginia. where he lived and became the Pogem-
of many excellent and daughters.
The preference the Americans have for harness riding
would influence their selection of stalons
JEROME
warm sunny autumn morning Saturday. the 5th OF
October Carriages pouring Fifth Avenue and through
f.f1,, III +lo IrC
Club waiting Jerome the box and tool
A strange drive is this Jerome Iapcasan enough
round the winding beautiful Central Parkbu little
pleasant exciting, the the journey The
like yet very unlike the road Epson Derby Day The
carriages but the motley mob made up
costcrmongers and pubcan In place these character
ic representatives of London lie nnumcrabc human beings
agoOkng vehicles running and four Wheels
and dragged by horses These the Ot and the
drivers thereof whd through the the of seventeen
miles Their minds apparent painful
eyes starting their sockets legs planted firmly wide
apart forward twisted round each hand frightened
the off clutchng ncrvousy the iron rail- and
airy the OF her waterfall and bonnet and the controller
this strange spectacle mrics He has frantic ambition
pass everything passed road and he
doing this he has achieved something worth living and driving
"Otist" This mode of moving about when assigned
proper place said destinations
INDUCED but imagine that every
Engshman would make the acquaintance this
pessbc charm Fortunately in the Central Park, policemen
stationed regulate the speed OF all vehicles miles hour
their duties almost light the solitary of those
policemen who stationed in Broadway seize the of ladies
convey them safely the crossings for be understood that
attempts railway speed in the pleasant dc of the park and
driving sedac the road by
Rotton Row a June afternoon.
Soon piazza around by of the
gaycst thongs beauty going gazed upon. will
say that these American ladies beautiful,
that they talk better than English ladies' but they
would inspire the literary mlner
the Tah1; and their talk must be Brilliant listened
devou Jerome Park did exactly accord with my English ideas
park Central Park; both