Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-13

"a
full brother to that remarkable speed SIRE
Nutwood 1873. The farm has grand
band of brood mares. Mr. Allen i'm the
formation of the American register assoc
citation was elected president. and has
been reelected at every annual meeting
since and Is an evidence of his able admin
istrativc ability, n large debt has been
wiped out, the association has over one
third of its capital stock in It's own treas
ury, and pays an annual dividend OF from
to percent.
Mr.. Allen has kindly supplied a few sta
tistics of the history of the farm for the
IA years it has been in operation. In that
time he has bred 1874 mares, which have
produced 1924 living foals, or an average
of over 76 per cent. This includes his own
as well IS other mares. He has sold $40
head and lost 32 by death. The original
stock bought was 100 head. lie has bred
81 who have trottcd or paced in ana to
go Mr.. Allen justly claims especially
for Massachusetts, that in no State in the
Union, with possibly the exception of Ken
lucky, are there so many high-clGss stall
lions, brood mrrcs and stock farms.
In Vermont. Joseph Battell, who is a land
and lumber king. owning tens of thou
sands Of acres. dcVotcs his spare time to
conserving a small band of horses with a
large infusion of the choice and scarce
Morgan blood. In New Hampshire. ex-
Congressman Jones spends many a pleas
ant hour at his well known Maplewood
farm, near Dover, and though he seldom
goes to the races. he has sent from it such
wonderful campaigners as Eleata. loss,
and Kingmond, 200, and has In the stud
such noted horses as 1dolita and 15etonica,
Little Rhode Island has n good breeding
establishment in the Marposa farm, the
leading sire being Sable Wilkes, most
prcpotcnt member Of the great Guy Wilkes
family, his other sires being Cambcll Elee-
tioneer and Symboizer. The beautiful
queen, AliX. 2.V334, was the leading mem
Der of the brood mare band She died
few weeks ago.
The latest distinguished recruit to the
ranks Of the New England breeders is
Thomas w. Lawson, whose Drenmwold
farm, when completed with its stock, will
cost nearly s1,0O0,OO0 Mr.. Lawson will
breed not only trotters, but f'ne carriage
horses and ponies, and will include other
breeds later on. His stations are Ponce
de Leon, Dreamer. Island Baron, oxford
Boy. and Boralma's brother. But Mr.
Lawsons latest and greatest addition to
mis- stable is the handsome black stallion
Dare Devil. 2.093., by Mambr1no King, dam
Mercedes by Chimes He is nine years
old. stands Is hands high, is a national
horse show bluc-ribbon winner. and Is con-
sdered by many experts to be a model of
his breed. Mr. Lawson offered 100000 for
him some time ago and was refused. The
actual price paid is unknown. He has al
ready secured a band of choice brood
mares These are only few samples Of
the wonderful breeding wealth of New
England, which represents millions of dol
lars spent by her leading men in develop
ing and improving the American trotter.
Two salient facts point the moral and
adorn the tale" The New England breed
ers' association is. viewed from all stand
points, the greatest organization Of its
class on the continent. 1t was formed on
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