Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-21


,,a =, 10 , h,,i,oss ostah,isb,nont for Dr
WAN 60 vcrv rnetbodical and runs his
r,r,, ,,,itb tho came carerul attention TO
I,u ~. IA. ri,,os 70 bia roil,oad e,,ter-
,ttsas or to +he business of the Wagner
i,aiona c..r connanv of which nc is pres
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rha ,roo. Div, Barn 90 called &c thc
1,rgoet and most wopderrul barn of its
i,t,,I In tho world II is ais nv 1O7 feet in
.iya mo evtorior walls are of stone and
If Is roofed With Shingles the roof heinz
,iorcod b,, dormer windows The roof is
ausnendad or laid on massive iron pirdnrs
,,hiob atratnb fro,,, ualI to ,vall The ,ina
itsnIr IL 97s foot long nv q feet wide. The
entrance is through a lofty stone porcn
.or orchnd oatowav Along the interior
walls arc rovs of hox stalls 10 nv 16 feet
In slze and at one end are 90 stalls where
bIoodeI stallions ore Kent. The noos. of
thie great ring is of earth. strewn with a
mixture of sand and clay and covered with
tanbnrk Across the ring from the en-
trance ie a paIlerv where one NAV watch
tho horsas az they are being nut through
tho various exercises The building is
heated NV steam and lighted by clectricity
No natter how wild the storm or how
deem the snow outside. DR.. Webb's horses
need not lack EXERCISE and training. This
great ring is a brilliant scene at night
under The blaze Of numerous electric
Iiob+s so arranged as TO permit no
shadow in the arena In front of the barn
is an exercising rinr and behind the, barn
are extensive pastures and paddocks The
horses are under the care of William
West one of the best horse trainers in
America Mr.. West 10 an Erglishman
and a former member of regiment
known as tho "EYghting Hussars
mr. N.hh has made a snecialtv of hack
news and is the most extensive breeder of
maj strain in America. Some wears ago
he bourht Matchless of J.ondesbor, of
Henry Icairf,x of virginia Matchless
was an imnorted horse. and at that time
was considered the finest stallion of his
breed in the world The doctor also i'm
norted backnevs, from the stables of w
JNrdett Coutts of England. OF the 1l5
horses on Shelburne Farms ninety are
.hacknevs The hackney mare silver Belle
was one of the choicest mares ever
h..ourht to This country. courier. an i'm
norted stallion is now the head of the
stud Matchless having heen sold DR.
\yehh mas made tho breeding of horses 4
snecial study particularly the improve
meot of horsef,esh bv crossing various
atrains He Unmarried French coach horses
f.,nn, Tho stables nf tho French govern
ment at Calvados crossing them with
English harknevs lie also bought the
Russian Orloff nonv stallion Macmillan
IN cross with Welsh and shetland ponv
mares Dr Webb has been greatly inter
ested i'm Vermont horses Vermont being
the home of the Morgan horse). and he
has given the use of one or two stations
to V,emont towns AT a nominal price to
improve The native stock He is con-
noisselr of horse-nesh and his stables are
famous tbrouphout the country Very re-
Gently n partv of Japauese gentlemen. in
Guiding two directors of the Immortal sta
nles came to Shelb,rne Farms TO pur-
chase stations which they proposed to
native breed
| Tho coach house and nri,ate stables are
very eIagont and are nrovided with every
lcopvaniG.,ca and tho harness room, at
tached is a marvel in its wav The farms
arc nrovided with a carneuter shop. naint
.bon hIackernitb and whaaluright shon
.nd IN fact almost e,,er,, branch of INDUS
trv re,oindirg ono il, tbis reenect of a
grea, Southe,e, niaptation in aptehcllu,n
davs
ina bot.bouses n, tbis estate rank
anono Tho host In tho countsv trbara ara
,0o running feet Of hot -heds and 500 run-
ning faat Of lighthouses sneci-
aItv is poada of E,plisb violet :
and cardenias which are raised on a more
exhaustive scale than at any other nriva te
nIace il, tho United states TIE IrnpiIsh
gardenia &c an axnansive dover ana is ar.
/ ficuIt 70 prow Here are rare varieties
from Mexico"not catalogred in ErpIand
or Anna ip1n Cp no Ia
d.nia E,otid, sonoa 900 or 9oo ,,,ants mr.,
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