Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-28
EQUlNES BORN IN THE PURPLE.
A GREAT EXHIBITION.
THE WORK SEWARD WEBB
IS DOING FOR OUR FARMS

THE WORK SEWARD WEBB
IS DOING FOR OUR FARMS
A''S'sh Thoroughbred Hackney
from His Famous Home Some Re.
suits With Vermont Mares-A Dozen
Black Thoroughbreds, Electmon,
stock From Connecticut River Stocl
fArm and Justin Balcheller's Typt.
cal Vermont Horses.
An exhibit which in itself rlace,
the horse department ahead of its
predecessors, was that Of Col w
Seward Webb of the Shelburne farms
winch occupied the huge tent between
the horse barns. Six thoroughbred
hackney stations an equal number of
thoroughbred mares and about 4C
horses sired by hackneys out of Yer.
mont mares comprised this stud.
1he forses were late in arriving here
on account of delay at Bellows Falls
and toe majority of them were not
taken to the grounds until late Wed.
nesday morning. They were shipped
here direct from the big fair at OF.
tawa. The head of this notable ex.
hibit is the renowned stallion,
Courier, which was imported by Col
Webh in 1890 at the cost of thousands
of dollars.
The five other stations are als)
very valuable animals, some of them
also having come from across the
water, and tie mares are amorg the
best in the United States. Toe half
breeds are the results of experiments
made by Col Webb with a view to de .
velopine high grade farm and road
horses for those who cannot afford to
own thoroughbreds. Their dams are
horses of all kinds owned by the farm.
ers in the vicinity of Col Webb IS
farm. These mares are bred to the
hackney stations without charge, but
al option is reserved on every colt up
to the time it is six months old 1t is
| the belief of Col Webb that the Yer
mont horses should be larger and
stronger aud that an infusion of the
blood of heavier strain is peedsd tt
accomplish this end Some beautiful
specimens we're exhibited among bis
half breeds, and their good points
we're a lesson in the art of horse
breeding.
Headed by thu beautiful stallion
Electmont, 2;2214, the exhibit of the
Connecticut River Stock Farm was
certainly an imposing string of
horses. Aside from this son Of
Chimes who has been seen here for
several seasons the exhibit included
a pair of five year olds, sired by
Electmont which were entered in the
matched pairs, two three year old
mares by Electmont the dams of
which we're by Daniel Boone and
Red Wilkes, two year old, son of
Electmont known as Electmont,
junior, an elegant head for any stud
Bonnie DooDe, two year old stall
lion by Electmont; two year old
filly whose dam was by Onward: a
two year old geldipg whose dam was
by Patchen Wilkes; and "a very hand
some yearling colt sired by Electmont
out of Louisa BattertoD by Batter
tor. There was also a brood mare by
Onward with an Electmont colt by
her side.
Electmont is one of the handsomest
horses ever shown here and is famous
as a sire of gentlemen s drivers and
fast road horsee He is Is bands high,
weighs 1855 pounds and in color is a
rich black.
j Becheller of Walingfor1 showed
three typical Vermont horses which
which we're on their way to the Pan
American. RI. Lovell's Alcantar, 9
ID Noyes' Alkamar aid Alvender
owned by E Bass of Springfield,
Mass, were three much admired stall
lions. Other exhibits we're as follows:
Mare and colt. DR. N P Wood of
Northfield, MSS: Eare and colt,
Charles Rapp of Mt Hermop; mare
and colt, W + Walker of DummerSton
mare and colt. & 4 Dawner, mare
ard colt, L A Whitemore of Guilford
Center: FLIES, F. Fl Miller of Dunn
merston and B A Whittemore; GELD
ing, Richards Bradley.
Standard, bred Steck Is
what Chauncey Smith of Viii
mlngton believes in raising and he
was on hand this yesr WITH good
exhibit. Clay He'll, the l2-year-old
stallion by Secure, bred by b b Mel
son of Lexington, Ky, headed this
strog, which izcludei two year old
stallion by Clay Bell, dam by Ameri-
can wilkes, a yearling FLY of the
same breeding; two. year-old tilly
and two driving horses by Clay Bell.
] ID Woffenden If Wilmington had
with Mr. Smiths string yearling
Clay BELL FLY.
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