Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-06-27
An Old Vermont Horse Town.

Barnard, Vermont, Is a hill town without
a mile Of level road to speed a horse on.yei
she has raised more 30 horses and good
ones, according to the population, than
any town in the state. Her rich, hilly
! pastures have helped do il. Horses raised
on the hills have better wind. muscles and
endurance than those raised on the low
lands. 1t is the hills that have made
Vermont horses so lasting and enduring.
Barnard had the best OF blood for It's
foundation. The original Morgan. the
"Justin Morgan left colts in the town
and his best on, Old Woodbury., made
several seasons at Barnard. II Is mostly
through the Woodbury. branch that the
Morgan trotters descend. This includes
the Golddusts, the Magma Chartas, the
Ethan Aliens, LRmberts and Others.
Woodbury's best son, Wier's Clifford.
called here sold Clifford was owned
several years at Barnard. He was traded
for in the fall of 1914 and taken to Fort
Ann, n. Y. f. A. Wier went and
purchased him the next February and
took hin to Walpole, n. H., where he
died in 1850. Mr.. Wier said that when he
found him they were drawing slabs with
him from the sawmill; that he was lame
with corns, so lame that he took him into
Nalpole in the night so they would not
see how lame he was. Hale's Green
Mountain, called here Old Green Noun
tam, made several seasons al Barnard, as
did several OF his sons, and, too, a number
Of Giffordas sons. 1t can be seen that the
foundation stock was strongly Morgan.
Woodstock s73, called at first John
Morrill,, was owned two or three years at
Barnard. He had quite a reputation for a
while, and his stock sold high at first. but
IN the end he proved a poor stock horse.
His stock lacked pluck, courage, endurance
and a good easy way Of going.
There has been for several years a great
horse kept at Barnard named Bradlaugh.
owned by Judge William G. Danforfh.
He was by the great Egbert, and has a
pacing record of 2.2S made when four, and :
has a very kind, pleasant disposition.
There is quite a call now for his colts. as
has 5 sveral in the 2.30 list. one of them +
Betty Moore 2.24l, made when three. He
done a large business in the stud and
zach season has seemed TO be his best one. 2
1t rs believed he will be known in time as q
he old Hero Of Barnard, the same as
iambletonian, TO, was known as the old t
Hero Of Chester. i
Judge Danforth has a number Of good
lnes, Iinnie G., 2.28d, and several OF her -
.oals by Bradlaugh. Barnard is a great 4
resort, as the woods are well
with game and brooks with trout.
The hill roads are cool and delightful to Q
on IN a warm day. The scenery is Z
,rand, The steamer on the lake gives
'ool and refreshing rides, In winter IL is II
argely used for driving purposes. and t
many a h-ard-contested race has taken
Mace on its frozen surface. II is the ri
now every known, caused by the dl
reat rainfall through May. Embark D
nents have had to be raised to keep it from
yerhowlng. 1t is a saying that a "wet RI,
lay makes plenty of hay; " the prospects II
ever looked better for a big grass crop. n
'arnard is a great grass town, and also for ~
heat, rye, oats and potatoes. Potatoes =
ere once a big crop in Barnard, as there -
ere two large starch factories to make -
1em into starch. The seasons of 1871 and a.
az they brought but 10 cents a bushel. =
he average yield then was $50 bushels per n i
IRE. This was before the rot and bugs q
ruck them. If farmers get now 100 -
ushels to the acre they are doing ~
ell.-lI. from Turf. Field and Farm