The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
Horse Exhibit Small But
Unusually Choice.
BEAUTIFUL MORGANS
Those Shown by G. v. Paddock EN-
bodied the Best Characteristics of
Vermont's Own Product-Some Elk
cellent Trotting Bred Animals.

eIS, especially those interested pm I'll
Morgan strain. While the trotting-br
animal is always of interest to the spor
ing contingent the all-purpose Morgan al
peals to the farmer and to the seeker {
the matinee type. The Morgans were j
evidence. c. V. Paddock, the vetera
breeder of Claremont, n. H., was at tn
front with string of the old-tashione
type of Morgan. Mr.. Paddocks strin
was headed by the stallion Flying Stal
son of the Crosset horse, by Flying MOI
gan Jr., son of Flying Morgan b.
the Hackett horse, son of the cele
brated Clifford Morgan. His dam wa
Kitty Stark, daughter of General Stark
grandson of Halls Black Hawk, Kit,
Starks dams pedigree runs back to tina
lue-blooded Morgan, Old Morrill,. In TIN
Paddock exhibit was Blaze, son of Flying
Star, that has been sold to parties in New
York for $1,000. Probably there isn't ;
better bred Morgan of his type in New
England than Blaze. He is a dark bay
and of the type that is put down by the
horseman as show animal His dam was
an imported English mare. Mr.. PaddocB
says that he bred Blaze as an experiment
to show what an English horse would pro
Morgan. He showed Esterbell, a four
year-old sister of Blaze She is a superb
type of the Morgan. Star Regis, four
year-old chestnut stallion bred by Mr..
Paddock, is by Sir Henry, son of the Blk
bee horse, by Baltimore Morgan. Blaze
was one of the centers of attraction at the
state fair. A brood mare, Glory, by the
Bedell horse, and the seven year-old mare
Bon Bon by Flying Star out of a Morgan
ton of Morgan enthusiasts, as did the
three year-old chestnut filly, Belle D., by
Flying Star out of blue-blooded Morgan
dam. A two year-old chestnut flly
strongly bred in Morgan lines and year
ling stud colt by Flying Star out of a Nor
gan dam were a part of Mr.. Paddock's
exhibit. He also showed two baby colts
bred in Morgan lines.
Wellington Curtis of Keene, n. H., an
sucking colt. She won first money at
Claremont. Black Bess,. by Ashley's
Ethan Allen Allen, son Of the Old Ethan
out of Black Hawk dam, was of Nor
gan type that attracted attention. Black
Bess took first money. at the Valley fair
four years ago with foal at her side. he
showed two year-old Percheron mare by
Patterson OuU ol Delle IduilhG SOC Wy
Cicero, and three year-old Percheron
mare by Patterson out of Black Bess.
Jupe, a two year-old Percheron filly by
Patterson out of Cicero dam, was
clean limbed animal. A two year-old mare,
Topsy by High Clip, by STEAMBOAT, dam
Clara Wilkes by son of George Wilkes,
was a smooth specimen. Mr.. Curtis also
showed a stud colt out of Black Bess by
Highland Patchen, son of Bourbon
Patchen.
Boyd Brothers of Wilmington had an
interesting exhibit of Shetands. The
string was headed by Bonnie L, five
year-old by Little Bob; his dam was ia
ponica Another stallion was Lord Den
beigh by Vermont Dewey out of Lady
Schomberg. They also showed Rose NJ,
by Sparkle out of Dell, with a colt at her
side. The imported Dolly Warden, ii
year-old brood mare, was one of the cen
was got by Remolf, an imported sire; out
of Dixie. Maud S., by Lord Denbeigh out
of Rose NJ, and gelding, Rob Roy by
Lord Denbegh out of Rose NJ, were typi
cal specimens of Shetlands. Rose M,
won a first premium at the Valley fair !
last year. In addition to the showings of
Shetlands, Boyd Brothers exhibited a ma
hogany bay stallion, Brown Bellman by |
Indiaman, son of Belmont by Abdallah out |
bletonian. She won second money at the |
state fair this year.
NJ Z. Starkey & Son of Keene, n H., |
had string of horses headed by the stall
lion Barramore, son of Baron Wilkes out |
Of Inez Wilkes. The Baron's second dam !
was Nellie Lambert by Daniel Lambert. !;
Lady Trask, a chestnut brood mare, the
lam of five speedy colts, was shown also.
Rex Baron by Barron was one of the best
specimens of the Lambert type of Morgan
breeding that was shown at the fair. Mr..
Starkey also showed Baron K, bay stall
ion, brother of Rex Baron. A yearling
lily by Direct out of Lady Trask was
inc specimen of trotting bred stock. A
sucker was also shown beside Lady Trask.
Dolly B. was one of the smoothest speci-
mems shown in the driving class. She is
~ Barramore. Daniel Ellis of Keene, n.
T., exhibited a mare with a colt by her
ide in the non-standard class.
c. G. Barlow of Wilmington, who pins
us faith to the Morgans, showed Ken
ey's Morgan by the world-famous Knox
1organ.
The Connecticut River stock farm of
Hatfield, Mass, showed IA head of trot-
ing bred animals headed by the, veteran
llectmont by Chimes. This is the l4th
ime that this farm has exhibited at the
alley fair. The Earl of Chatham by
'ingen, a three year-old filly by Electmont
ut of Anneta by Patchen Wilkes, and a {
go year-old filly, a full brother to the
hree year-old. were shown. Lady Allan
OFF by Allandorf, 2.l9 out of Bessie Kip,
ne dam of the famous Mikado with
lree year-old mark of 20h, was another {
i this exhibit. Lady Allandorf and An !
eta had colts by the earl of Chatham.
F. r. H. Allen of Bernardston, Mass, l.,
lowed his our-year-old stallion King !
than. by Dick Allen, son of Edison Allen, G
it'll. dam by Goldmine, son of Aristos,
: Daniel Lambert. King Ethan was
ne of the truly purple bred animals shown
the fair. c. d. Noyes of Colrain,
lass. showed a string headed by Aka n
aar. son of Alcantara. Alkamaar's dam a
as by Hamlet, son Of Volunteer A two a
sar-old chestnut stallion by Alkamaar \
It of a strongly bred Morgan dam and
e eight-year-old chestnut brood mare 7
orothy got by Merry Bird. son of Jay n
nd out of a dam by Star Ethan son of a
aniel Lambert were two animals that at =
acted attention in this class Mr.. Moves =
20 showed four-year-old chestnut mare :,
Alkamaar with a dam by Abram son of :,
lniel Lambert a
One of the show animals of the fair :,
Is the superb five-year-old chestnut n
alton John =. Morgan exhibited by ,
I'M V. Pitridge Of Leicester, VT. John >,
Morgan was got by BASIN Boy, son Of a,
icester. Basin Boys dam was by AristOs -"
d Of Daniel Lambert and the Morgan
owed in every movement Of this high
piping chestnut. a,