Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-09-28

This great stallion had worthy compan-
ions in addition TO the other Battell en-
tries, the showing being very remarkable
in Morgan stations, and several of these
animals were newcomers to Brattleboro.
The show was also strong in its thorough
breds outside the Morgan class.
In the showing Of Morgan horses by
Col. Joseph Battell the exhibit made this
year contained some of the very choicest
specimens of the really purple-bred ami
mails from the Bread Loaf Stock Farms.
Mr. Battel made ten entries which in
cluded besides the worlds champion,
Gen. Gates the superbly bred Gen. Mont
gomery. which Mr. Battell purchased in
Santa Clara County, California, early the
past spring. Gen. Montgomery is full
brother to Ethel Downs, who has a trot-
ting record of 2.10. The General Is
superb specimen of horseflesh bay, 16
hands and weighs 1900 pounds. He was
got by Ben Nevis (Boodle) 212h, a son of
the world famous Stranger by Gen. Wash
ington, son OF Gen. Knox. Gen. Mont
gomery's dam was by the famous Nut
wood and as the dam OF Nutwood was
the dam of the great trotting mare, Maud
S., AMI by Pilot Jr, one can easily see
that Montgomery carries the choicest
strain of Morgan blood to be found in this
country.
MIR. Mcmahon, who is in charge Of Mr..
BatuelPs horses during their exhibition
trips this season, has string of stallion
colts by Gen. Gates, and out Of the fam
Gus brood mares Of the Bread Loaf estab
lishment, together with a bunch Of FLIES
that are the pick Of the Bread Loaf
stables.
While Gen. Gates's renown is known
throughout the country it is safe TO say
that but few people, horsemen excepted,
are acquainted with his lineage in full.
Got by Denning Allen. son Of Honest
Allen, by the famous Ethan, son OF
Black Hawk by Sherman Morgan, son Of
the original Justin Morgan, Gen. Gates
has the blood Of equine kings In his veins
Gates's dam was got by Revenue. Jr., son
of the famous race horse, Revenue, by
Imported Trustee; his second dam was
by a, Copperbottom horse and it Is said
that his great granddam was the daugh-
ter of Stump the Dealer, son Of limo
leon, by Sir Archy.
1t is doubtful II there is a stallion
Standing for service in New England that
has such a widespread patronage as Cen
Gates, mares being sent to him from all
SECTIONS Of The country east Of the Mis-
sissippi river to be bred,
The Bread. Loaf establishment has for
q long period OF years followed a system
Of elimipe don I'm its breeding operations
anG the fact than an animal carried a
large percentage Oh morgan DlOOu was not
sufficient warrant for continuing him as a
part Of the stud force Of the establish
fnent. The colt must be Morgan horse
in every way, and blood is by no means
the only claim that a Bread Loaf animal
can lay to when pitted for premium.
Among the picked consignment OF
mares which the federal government pur-
chased early this season for its breeding
establishments at Burlington may be
found a Bread Loaf fllly that combines
the characteristics, confirmation and blood
Of the Morgan to a degree that makes hei
an ideal breeding animal.
Bread Loaf is but one Of the principa
breeders Of the Morgan Horse in Vermont
and 10 fail to mention genial ED" Hind:
of Fowler and the string of youngsters Il
be found at his Green Mountain Farm, o.
n. c. Ryder Of Weybridge, owner Of thu
great Rex" would be- unfair. Their
there is Edward Hoffman, Of Lyndonville
who has long list Of animals that whil'
they are a trile smaller in stature thar
the animals bred on the west slope OF th'
Green Mountain range, are typical OF tn
''oldstyle' Morgan, and being strongl!
inbred possess a blood rating that Is II
excess Of many animals In the Champlail
valley.
Really Middlebury is the centre Of tn
Morgan breeding industry not only II
Vermont but in the United States, al
though we are not attempting to dis
menus OF the South, West and Middl
West. L. L. Dorsey, of Anchorage, KY
c. X Larrabee, OF Bellingham, WASH, f
c. Brown OF Russell, Iowa, c. F. Dewe
OF Amboy, ILL.,, M. T. Grattan Of Preston
MINI, are only handful Of breeders Il
other parts OF the country who are zeal
ously devoting their energies to breeding
Morgan horses, but their experience ha
not been OF sufficient duration to result 1
an animal that will, as yet, wrest tn
supremacy in Morgan lines from tn
Vermont bred animal.
Rex, who is styled by his owner. e.
Ryder of New Haven, VT. as king o
the Morgans," is a dark bay stallio
eight years old who has 20 blue ribbon
to his credit, including first at the Pan
American exposition in Buffalo, in tn
open to all class for Morgan stations
which had IA entries and In the sam
class at the st. Louis exposition with
entries he was second. Rex stands ISL
hands high and weighs about hoo pounds
He is sired by Dennlng Allen, sire 0
Lord Clinton, 2o8A, Denning Allen b
Honest Allen, son of Ethan Allen, b
Vermont Black Hawk by Sherman b
Justin Morgan; first dam Roxy. by Dan
Tel Lambert son of Ethan Allen by Yer
mont Black Hawk, second dam Lupa b
Vermont Black Hawk, third dam Nell
by the Freeman Horse, son of Ogden
Messenger by Imported Messenger. Re
is a fine type of the up-to-date Morgan
with lots of nerve force, beautiful &C
ton and style, and is In every respect
high class show horse and a speedy road
ster. He is a thoroughbred Morgan 4
the most pronounced sense, having n
outcross on sire's or dams side fer nv
generations.
Green Mountain Beauty is the fittin
name OF the young stallion owned b
~ a. Al
lion is numbered 514S in the America
Morgan Register. He is a dark chest
nut. one hind foot white, 1876 hands
weighs 113O pounds, and was foaled Jun
IT, 1902. In his registry Is the following
BRED by George Walker, MiddleburS
W. got hxr Thou0htfuI Tamharf RIO