The Newtown bee., 1909-05-14
The Newtown Bee.
 Newtown. Friday, May IA, 1909.
HOME NEWS.
RIDGEW00D FARM,
The Danbury Institution One of the
 Best in the East.

The feature of the current issue of
 the Tr0tteF and PaCef, ig a full page
 frontlspiece of Br0wnmasteF, Rundle < Whites handsome sen of Quarter
 master. Editor Sidney s. Toman. in an article descriptive of inc il,ustra-
 tlon says: "The well known Ridge
 wood Farm of Bundle < White, at
 banbury, Conn.,. has for many years
 been regarded by horsemen and
 breeders as one of the best managed
 and most successfully conducted
 establishments for producing a nigh
 type Of lhe fast, haGdsCTf, well-bred
 American tr0tting horse 10 be found
 in the East. For many years it was
 the home of the great Quartermaster,
 2.2i A, who was not only one of the
 best bred and most successful sires in
 the mighty Alcyone family, but one
 of the most beautiful stallions which
 this country ever produced, a win
 ner aglinst strong competition in
 the National Horse Show at Madison
 Square Garden and other prominent
 ring exhibitions. Quartermaster is
 de1d. but his blood is still llmaintained
 it Ridgewood Farm, together with
 that of other of the most famous trot-
 ting families. An Illustration of the
 nigh ideals of beauty and breeding maintained at this progressive farm may be seen in the portrait of Br1wnmaster, 2.17A, a son of the iamerted Quartarmaster whic.' em. bellishes our front page to-day. Rare iy if ever has the picture of a more superb horse adorned the pages of tie 1rottei and Pacer, and Brown master has not only the quality of beauty to recommend him, llt he boasts of a wealth of royal blood, coupled with demonstrated speed, as his record attesrs AS stated, rrnwn- master is by Quartermaster, ne by Alryone, 2.27. that many breeders re- ga d as the best son of George Wilkes, '.22, :.nd age and opportuni- ties considered, he is uIquestionably O 0uartt rElasters dam was Qui Vive, by Sentinel 2S0, son of Ham, and brother of the great Volunteer, and his second dam was he great brood mare, Missie, by 3rignoli, son of Mambrino Chief II. 3rownmaster's first dam is Belle Medium (dam of Blue Bell, 2.1SA md three other standard perfo' m ITS, II trotters, besides one sire) by Far jew Chief, and his second dam was Kitty Kecnedy by Happy Medium,Jr., on of Happy Medium 400, one of the nightjest sJns of Ilambletonian. 1 is black horse, foaled | n 1897. He stands 16 hands high, nd possesses a breedy head, good | one and muscle, and substance with eauty at every point, as his por rait shows. He is the sire of Rallies Il A, one of the best trotters out ast year. Brownmaster's stable nate is the ten-year-old chestnutN tallion Joe Allerton, 226, sired by .llerton, 2.09 A, the greatest son of ay Bird by the record, having 190 ;andard performers to his credit, nile his sons nave sired 114 and his aughters have produced 2S. The rst dan of Joe Allerton IS Kathleen Cgers, dam of three standard per Drners, by Sentinel Wilkes, son of eorge Wilkes, 2.22 second dam erta Rogers (dam of Doris Wilkes,
 141a) hy Pretender, son of Dictat- r. He is also a fine large horse,
 16 hands high, with the eauty and quality which Ridgewood arm insists upon. The fee of either o"se is only s25 to insure mare in 'al, and if any farm can offer bet
 r inducement to breeders than this e do not know where it is.'