Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-13
NoRTHFlELD, MASS.
Or. Pentecost's Importation OF a Blue.
Ribbon Hackney Stallion.

Rev. Geo. F. Pentecost, u. D., has just
returned from London. England, where
he has been preaching during the past
winter and has brought with him two
very fine specimens of the London Hack
ney horse. The goth annual London
Hackney show occurred March to 4, and
DR.. Pentecost attended His Majesty,
King Edward VII, is patron and past
president of this society which is the
only official hackney show In England.
In 1t are entered for competition all the
best studs in England and exhibited there
are probably the finest specimens of the
hackney horse in the world. Glass at
this show comprised stations foaled in
1900 not exceeding 1872 hands high. There
were IL entries in this class in which
Bouncing Bobs won the blue ribbon. Or.
Pentecost bought him and he is now in
Mortified In color he is a beautiful bay
with n white star. snip on nose and
white hind heels. lie has a clean, fine, in
telligent head. with well set. lively ears,
and full, expressive eyes His legs are
fiat clean, and fluted with plenty OF sub
stance. He has strong. soping shoulders.
a short back with strong coupling at
the hips which latter are broad and well
muscled. That he is a horse of sub
stance is evidenced from the fact that
while not standing not over l5.2 hands he
weighs over 1900 pounds. He Is an up
headed fearless driver with the typical
knee action and carriage which character
ICES the best type Of the hackney His
sire is Langton, dam Semiramis by Lord
Melton. Both Langton and Lord Melton
have been prize winners and also premi
UNI winners in this show. To explain the
last sentence. it is necessary to state that
all prize winners in the various classes at
the London show are then judged to-
gether to decide the best animal in the
lot which latter is designated the pre-
MUM winner DIR. Pentecost also i'm
ported hackney mare foaled in 1899,
which also is "A splendid type of this val
liable breed of horses Her name is
"Cattlegate Lady Burkett" and she traces
to Lord Melton through both sire and
dam she is built on a larger scale than
Bouncing Bobs as she stands l61 hands
and is equally well proportioned. She is
a perfect type Of majestic activity in the
harness and moves with precision and
force. At the Valley Fair. 1901, DR. Sew
ard Webb of Shelburne. Vt, exhibited
large collection of colts of various ages
sired by full blood hackney stations and
out of native mares of miscellaneous
breeding. Every colt was distinctly of
the hackney type and the dams were all
owned by farmers in northern Vermont
This exhibit demonstrated the fact that
farmers. can by this cross, raise horses
OF a distinct type out of native mares
every one of which is of good value and
marketable. They will have substance
enough for ordinary farm work are good
drivers and have fine carriage. DIR. PEN
tecost mas conferred n favor on the
breeders of Franklin county and vicinity
by bringing such a horse here for service
He invites all lovers of fine horses to
come to Mortified and inspect these
horses. They have an official registered
pedigree extending back through many
generations.