Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-30
THE FINEST OF HORSES
EQUINE DEPARTMENT AHEAD
OF LAST YEAR.
Fine Strings of Standard Bred, Nor
Gan and Hackney Horses as We'll as
Shetland Ponies-Royally Bred AMI
mails Shown by J. e. Brosnahan.


mails Shown by J. e. Brosnahan.
It's stereotyped TO say that de-
partment was better than ever, put
nothing more or less was the case III
the horse exhibit, which, although not
as extensive as at times in the past
contained a greater per cent OF top
notchers than ever before. a. n.
Kingsley Was on hand with a nice
string after an absence of several
years. Brosnahan's lot were perhaps
a wee bit better than anything else on
the grounds and they were only
few out of a large number that ne
has on his Charlestown stock farm.
Without any doubt the finest blood
ed horses In the show were those
owned and shown by J. Il. Brosnahan
of Bellows Falls. Probably quartette
of better ones could not be found In
New England Dictatorial, a six-year-
old son OF Oratorio, was at the head
of the string. Oratorio Is sire OF Ec-
static, 2:05A, the wonder OF the year.
Two beautiful yearling stations when
Mr.. Brosnahan recently bought at the
~. NJ. Forbes sale, were also in the
exhibit; Catalon by Bingen, 2:06A.
dam Improvidence, 2:12, by Prodigal
l2:l6; second dam, Queen Wilkes, by
William L., sire of Axtell, 2:l2A, the
SI05, 600 horse Catalon Is entered IN
1906 futurities TO the amount OF S5s,-
500. The other Forbes purchase was
/ Glenesk. a son OF Bingen, dam Yaca-
Itala. by Arion, 2:O7k. The fourth of
the Brosnahan quartet was two
year-old stallion, Chipilo, by Bingen
| out of a daughter Of Arion. Arlon, IL
will be remembered, was sold Tor
$4,000.
purple" comprised the string of a. \.
/ kingsley of Ashuelot y. H., formerly
a well-known exhibitor at the valley
/ fair but OF late years among the re-
GREETED absentees. Almaboui. MI
Kingsleys son OF the great STEAMBOAT
was on hand again looking exceed
ingly fit. and the quality OF his get
showed his worth as sire. Among
them were George Boul, five-year-
old mare, George Boul, four year
old stallion, and Chestnut Boui, a
three year-old stallion Then there
was also a fine appearing station
Blusher also a son OF Almaboul MI
Kingsley also showed the stallion,
Bummer. a six-year- odd stock horse
by Hummer, and Tim X, two-year-
old black roam by hummer.
The Peer, handsome and spirited
black stallion six years old. headed
from the McEAwain farm in west
Springfield. Mass. The Peer is one
of the finest bred horses in the couh-
try and shows his breeding In form,
styie and action. He Is by Chimes'
dam by Mambrino King %, dam rs
ltabila, dam of Heir at Law, 2:Vo'
prince Regent, 2:i5. and others. the
peer has always carried the blue RIB
bon from the show ring. lie was
never started but twice IN race
then finishing second In meats lhstel
than 2.l3, showing him to nave the
making of a high class race horse.
He Was surrounded by worthy com
panions. among them the chestnut
Stallion, Col Carter, by Nutwood
wilkes. sire Of John a. Mcherroh
. 0ofa and % others In the list Oth-
ers in the string were Abe Dillon, bay
colt hy Baron Dillon, 2:l2, dam oy
Red Lake. 2.13; three promising year
Ilings one a bay colt by Ralph KeN
dam Hazel Ann; dam of two In the
list. second brown colt by inc feeit
dam by Alcantara, dam OF one WIFI
Itwo-year- old record OF 2:24i tniru
black FLY by The Peer. dam ny Bar
tholomew Wilkes; brown colt two
wears old, by The Peer, dam by Will
ION. chestnut iily three years old by
The Peer dam by Petrol; bay my
two years old by Oakland Baron Dam
by Robert McGregor There were
several brood mares with colts sired
nv The Peer and Col. Carter. Ihe
farm had Rubelle Rex, bay mare by
Ralph Rex. as contestant in the
mems driving class. The mare, Rega'
EI.assie by Ralph Rex, dam by Palatkat
was entered in the 2;29 class on the
track. :. wac,
C'laremont n H, was represented bE
In beautiful string of horses, including
the registered Morgan stallion, Frying
star probably the best representative
living OF the old style Morgan. IN
FYying star is combined the blood OF
Iustin Morgans three best sons, ana
Through them he traces TO Justin Nor
gan in 2S different lines with many
more untraced, making him one oil lile
best bred Morgans i'm the country III
the string were also three OF Frying
Stars sons. one a two-year.oIa allu
one a yearling stallion, 8 well as Two
two-vear- fiIies of his get The
beauty of these youngsters give strong
levidence of Flying Stars worth as
sire The Maple Grove farm also
showed an imported Hackney brood
mare with five months old colt sired
by Flying Star.
The exhibit of the Connecticut Riv-
err stock farm of Hatfield, Mass, was
similar to that of past years. IL was
HEADED by the beautiful black stanton
Electmont, son of the great Chimes
dam Cologne by Mambrino King. a
wonderful combination OF trottins
blood Electmont has been seen at the
Valley fair for a number of years
hut he never showed better a four
vear-old son of his, Electrole had ali
the fine style and conformation OF ms
sire. The exhibit also contained a
two-year- odd Electmont stallion a
chestnut stallion by Alciwin, son OF
AIcione. a two-year- old flly by Pal
Iatka, and several brood mares with
Electmont colts at their sides
A new feature on the GROUNDS inns !,
year was a tent devoted to shetland
nonies and it proved a gathering place
a., ali the Young folks The Muckross
farm of Springfield VT. made an eX-
hibit of eight ponies, Including the
eiebt-year-o stallion Captain Kid OF
Muckross the two-year-old Earl OF
Muckross four two-year-old niles
one yearling and a mare with colt
three months old. These ponies are
all registered in the Shetland stuu
book. Miss Marjorie Balestier hau an
exhibit which filed the remainder OF
the tent. consisting of five ponies All
choice ones.
i E. D. Kinds of Pittsford, this state,
lis a breeder who for 40 years mas
mined his faith to the Morgan
horses, and he has to-day some OF
the finest specimens to be found IN
America. He was urged TO send his
stock to st. Louis with Col. Battedl OF
Middlebury, who won most OF the
nremiums there, and doubtless he
would have captured a part of them
lbut he believed the trip would be too
lizard on the animals. His leading stall
Ii, IIinhr,r Ethan Allen. is by ASH