Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-05-11
HORSE DEPARTMENT.
The M organ Horse.

in the United States. Limited in oppor-
tunity he has sired twenty-five blue
ribbon winners in four years. Strange
story of his breeding. Morgan blood is
very strong in this wonderful progenitor
of high stepping harness horses. Charles
Reade, No. 1868, American Morgan Reg
ter, and No, S246, American Trotting
Register Says the Horse Show Monthly:
An examination of the breeding of
Charles Reade will show that he has
more Morgan blood in his veins than
possibly any other stallion in the United
States His wonderful record as sire
of the highest type of show horses makes
us think his unique history would be OF
interest to our readers. And to know
that this great show horse is the same
breeding as Captain Morgan, the Wells
vile horse, might be of interest to our
breeders. His history: Mr.. Lafon,
civil engineer and a close student of
horses, was in South America when he
saw catalogue containing the breeding
of mare owned by General Withers OF
Lexington, Ky. Mr.. Lafon at once wrote
General Withers asking him what he
would charge him for a colt bred by
horse designated by him STIMULATING that
he would buy a male colt. After so long
time they came to terms, Mr.. Lafon
to pay for the colt at time of service.
The queer part was that he had to pay
for the colt two years before he got him
as the first colt was filly. The next
year came the now famous horse. Mr..
Lafon was censured for breeding along
the lines he did and only the brains and
indefatigable industry of Mr.. Lafon kept
Charles Reade stallion, as few breeders
liked him in his younger days. 1t was
only after he had demonstrated his won
derful ability as sire and had proven a
show horse of rare merit that the people
of his home began to realize that they
were among those who gave no honor to
a prophet in his own country.
Lou Straus came to Columbia, Mo-, at
the solicitation of Will H. Leonard, to
get a price on Reade. The deal was
about to be contaminated when it was
mentioned that Reade would be gelded.
Mr.. Lafon at once said that no amount of
money could buy him for that purpose.
Two years later Mr.. Straus again visited
Columbia looking for colts by the horse
he pronounced the greatest acting stallion
in America. He bought a bay filly called
Ruth. that went from her breeder to
Madison Square Garden and won the
championship in the high acting class
and sold at auction for $3.50.
This was the beginning. Since then
Straus and Hexter of New York City
have bought at least twenty-five of the
get of Charles Reade. Col. John T.
Hughes, the famous horseman of Lex
ington, Ky, went to Columbia and
bought two Reades, stopped at st. Louis
and bought two more. Paid $500 for one
St. Louis horse and had hardly gotten
his shipment home when he sold him
with a far inferior horse for 50 600. Mr..
Douglas of Los Angeles, CAL, refused
$1,000 for the Reade mare Ellen M, last
month. The highest priced mare ever
sold by the Jordans of Smithfield, Va,
was Reade.
Says one great horseman, THE Nor
gan horse has yet to be equalled, let
alone excelled. That action is born not
made"
For the benefit of those who say that
the Morgan horse has no speed and that
there is no Morgan horse register will
refer them to Mr.. Joseph Battell, Middle
bury, VT. who bred Lord Clinton, race
record 2;03s; Archie B, 2:let; Mack,
2:l63; Dandy, 2:20. 1t was Gen. Gates,
full brother of Lord Clinton, that was
bred by Mr.. Battell and the other horses
mentioned were got by Morgan stations
owned by himl
Mr.. VIM. T. Withers, Lexington. Ky,
said After a careful examination of
the records find that over five hundred
2:30 performers have strong infusion of
Morgan blood. Among them are Adair,
GAIA Albemare, 2:lS; Allen Maid,
2;l74; Belle Brassfield, 2:20; Belle f,
casa; Belle Hamlin, 2:134; Belle Shackett,
2;l9!; Benny, 2;lS4 and 40 more that are
below $50 that we have not space for"
Mark what Mr.. Parlin says of Daniel
Lambert, another Morgan horse. mo
horse could be found that eXcelled Daniel
Lambert in beauty of form. ease and
elasticity of action, elegance of style and
grandeur of poise whether at rest or in
notion Few horses have ever lived
that possessed greater power of stamping
their offspring with the above character
istics and imparting the ability to per-
petuate them throughout succeeding gen
erations. He has to his credit 80 trotters
and one PAGER in the 2:30 list and is the
sire Of 36 sires of 1872 trotters and 80
PAGERS and is also the sire of dams of lO7