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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30

back to Justin Morgan. His dam was
RoNie, by Daniel Lambert, by Ethan Allen.
The brood mare, Hazel, and colt by her
side came here after winning every class
i'm which they were shown at the state
f'ir Hazel is chestnut foalcd in 1885.
SHE is 10y John, SON of Morgan patchou,
dam by Black Morgan. She won first as n
brood mare. two cups ana a special pre-
MUM AT White River Junction and the
colt took first ass sucking Morgan and
the sweepstakes prize for the best foal in
1910. of any breed. Another brood mare
of fine breeding was Belle Morgan, foal-
ed in l1U5, ly Bob Morgan, son of Ethan
Allen -. Her dam was by Ethan Allen
sd, ana she had sucking colt by her
side sired by Lyndon
The Darling exhibit comprised three
other stations of fine breeding, all show
ing graceful lines ana stylish action. They
We're Lyndon, Bobby b., and the two
Ncar-old Little Justin. Lyndon, a dark
chestnut six years old by Billy Roberts,
son Of Mountaneer. He was out of Top
sy, by Bodette Horse, son Of Black Nor
gan Bobby II. is one Of the haudsomcst
sons of Bob Morgan, whose get are noted
for their beauty. Bobby b. is a mahogany
bay five years old. dam 10y Kirby Boy, son
of Black Diamond Little Justin is one
of Billy Roberts colts and is a son of the
brood mare Hazel. Two finely bred FL
lies, both chestnut three year olds, were
Tomah by Billy Roberts, having Green
Mountain Morgan blood on the mothers
side. ana Rhodl. by Fleetwood, son of
Billy Roberts, dam by Contoocook, son
of Mambrino Wilkes.
In this exhibit also were two matched
pairs of striking beauty, Carrie and Bet
sey, dark bay, and Golde and Eva, golden
chestnut. Carrie has the Allen Wilkes
and Borden's Ethan Allen strains and
| I3etsey is by Ethan Allen 4th, dam by
Morgan Chief. They are 10 and II years
old respectively. Godie and Eva are
nine and 10 years old and weigh about 1915
pounds each They were blue ribbon
winners at the state fair. Both mares
were sired by Red Elm, son of Red
| Wilkes. The dam Of Golde was by Reeds
| Allen Wilkes and Eva's dam was by Con-
! toocook.
one of the finest bred mares shown by
| this farm was Jennie c.. II years old
| She was bred in the purple" her sire
| being Chetco, by Ben Franklin, son Of
! Daniel Lambert, and her dam was n
daughter of Chase's Mountaineer She
won a silver cup at White River juno
| ton. A chestnut mare. Lucy. seven, by
| Morgan Dan, dam by Glover Boy, and a
! dark bav driver, Daisy, by a son of
| Baron Wilkes. completed the Mountain
| View farm string.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30
THE DRIVING CLASSES.
Large Strings Of Horses In the Three
Events and Trappy and Speedy Horses
Seen in Action.

Large Strings Of Horses In the Three
Events and Trappy and Speedy Horses
Seen in Action.
Lovers of the horse in action found
nothing at the fair that pleased them
better than the exhibition driving classes
which appeared on the track shortly after
the automobile parade Wednesday. The
mems single drivers brought out 10 ami
mails, the majority being very trappy and
speedy. Fanciers on all sides at once
marked Daisy c., brown mare from
l.. A. Darling's Mountain View farm in
East Burke, and driven by f. G. II. Da-
Wis, manager Of the horse department of,
the farm, as a likely winner The eX
pert judge, Mr.. Murphy of Stoughton,
Mass, conceded in this opinion when he
awarded the blue ribbon, and the judg
ment was a popular one. Daisy c. pos
sesses all the qualifications for a fine
driver. She was sired by a son Of Baron
Wilkes and is used as one of coaching
span at the Darling farm. This horse was
formerly owned by ID. +. Shea of Brat
tleboro and was driven by the late f. l..
Chickering of Westmoreland as one of
the matched pair which won the big
special cup at the Valley fair four years
ago p L. Griffin of North Walpole. with
bay gelding, took second, a Morgan
from the Battell farm third, and Levi
Strong Of Brattleboro was fourth.
For the mems driving class, PAGERS,
there were but two entries A. w. Bliss
of Hlnsdale getting the blue ribbon and
[ William Cushman Of Brattleboro second.
The handsomest string of ladies' drivers
even seen on the track came out next
/ The Darling farm again secured the blue
/ award with the registered Morgan mare,
Jennie c., driven by Mrs. VI. H. Spaf-
ford Of Springfield VT. second went to a
siN-ycar-old Morgan mare from the Bat
tell farm, sired by General Gates The
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30
THE SWINE.

Porcine beauty is not a theme for
poets, but the men who raise hogs to sell
and the men who buy them for the mar
ket found much of interest in the well
filled pens. c, II, Marshall & Son of
Vergennes made a fine display of Poland
China stock, including a yeaTling and
-year-old boars, sow with litter and
pen of shotes. c. II. Butterfield of Yer
non was the owner of excellent specimens
of grade swne-pen of five shotes, two
year-old SOW and big boar. w. F. Rich
ardson & Co.'S excellent display included
fat hogs, two-year- old brood sow, year
old boar of wonderful size for his age
and two pens of shotes. The Brattleboro
Retreat farm showed a variety of good
specimens, including two boars, of
cross between the Chester White and
Berkshire strains, two Chester White
sows, one being with litter, a fine Ches-
ter White brood sow, and a pure blood
Berkshire boar with three sows. The fat
hogs from the Richardson farm were
mammoth specimens, the largest weighing
500 pounds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30

Of Shelburne. Mass, and was headed by
the bull Knight Of Glenside, whose sis
ter Rose of Glenside, is the champion
dairy producer of the breed. having
record Of 1S,u35 pounds of milk in l.
months. Beauty eth. eight years old.
was the leading female in the herd. Last
year she produced the most milk on the
grounds, her record being 1913 pounds in
a hours. Five females in the herd were
closely related TO her in tie Beauty fam
lily.
George w Fisher Of Mountain View
farm, Dummerston, has been a constant
patron of the fair and with his Shorthorn
herd he has won his share of prizes in
the past 13 years His fine herd OF 10 had
the two year Old. Rosebud Duke 18th,
at the head, a bull which came from
family of heavy mixers. Mr.. Fisher $
principal COW was Seventh Duchess of
Cloverlawn, seven years old with milk
record of i5 pounds, and he had some
choice young stock.
\ Shorthorn herd which won % rib
bons. of which seven We're blue. at the
state fair was shown by George c. Cary
OF St. Johnsbury. with Royal l.. 4th at
the head of the m king herd and Vain
Barron leading the beef strain. Both
were r-Ycar-olds. The cow Fairholm.
six years old. with a record of $50 pounds
of milk. was shown with two Of her blue
ribbon calves.
The handsome bu'l Barrister weighing
300 pounds, the largest on the grounds.
headed the herd from the M7NwaltOu
Shorthorn farm of Carpenter & Ross.
Mansfield. q. He was the champion
three year-old IN the beef class at
White River Junction and he was shown
with some shapoly COWS and young stock
of his get.
Chrysses bred I'm Kentucky. headed y.
p Barnard's herd Of T. from Shchurne.
Mass. He weighs POO at four years OH.
Reside him was the COW Lady Valentine
Cd. seven years old, with a milk record
of 9NOH pounds. The herd contained three
other cows. six heifers and a bull calf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30
The SHEEP.

The sheep department was of a high
standard. The coarse wool strains pre-
dominated, but the Horned Dorsets from
the Fillmore farm in Bennington were
naturally the centre of attraction, the
display including II animals from the ia
nous worlds champion flock. A four
year-old ram which captured first hon
ors for a buck of that age over all breeds
was a handsome specimen of this strain.
The four pens containing 10 ewes at
tracted many visitors, There were seven
rams shown in this exhibit.
II. f. Con- OF Cookshire, p. O., eX-
hibiting here for the second time, showed
40 animals, mostly pure bloods. His eX-
hibit included is Leicesters and 10 Chew
lots. The balance of his animals were
Cotswolds, Oxfords, Hampshires, Shrop-
shires and Horned Dorsets. Mr. Gofi
won first at the state fair on a buck OF
any age in the Leicester class. He makes
a speciality of Cheviots and Leicesters
c. II. Marshall e Son of Vergennes
veteran coarse wool breeders, had SO an
imals on exhibition, their flock consist
ing of Cheviots, Shropshires, Leicesters
IincOlns, Hampshires and OXfords. This
exhibit included pen of Shropshires tina
drew attention Of those interested in this
strain, and two yearling oxford bucks
were much admired.
Matthew Hannah of the Hnlcroft farm
West Windsor showed 1S animals, al
Shropshires. The care with which thi!
breeder has brought this flock into tn,
prize winning class was plainly show
in the -year-old ram which sheare'
a 21-pound fleece this season. The hocl
won first, second and third money a
! the state fair, and the exhibit includes
| the champion eve and ram which VOL
honors at White River Junction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30
ATTRACTIVE POULTRY SHOW.
Increase In Entrance Fee Tended to Raise
the Quality Of 9rds-some Hot COM
petition.

Increase In Entrance Fee Tended to Raise
the Quality Of 6rds-some Hot COM
petition.
Best show in years" was the general
comment of the people who visited the
poultry building whether they spent only
a few minutes there in their round Of the
fair or took a half day in discussing the
various details from the financiers stand
point. Not only was the general merit of
the exhibit well above the average but
the smaller quantity of really exhibition
birds was far more satisfactory to the
people as a whole than the far greater
number Of medium grade birds which have
characterized some of the recent fairs.
From the standpoint of the management
the poultry show was highly satisfactory
as the smaller number made 1t possible to
arrange the birds in a more convenient
way and to care for and judge them un-
der much better conditions than Is often
possible. The increase in the entrance
fee was the principal factor in the re-
duction of the number exhibited and the
consequent raising of the standard. With
no entrance fee or a low one a large num-
Der of birds were exhibited which had
been the rounds of the fairs in New Eng
land and were in poor condition before
| they came to the Valley fair. These birds,
with another group which were brought
I n 10 N y for
sale ror,naa ia,r,a ,,,,t - $50 a.tittt
and o,arsbodoy ~ tJ, 90 81 III
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30

Louis ID. IIerrick's Messenger Almont is
a very handsome bred trottor of the coach
horse type, having unusual size and ac-
ton for a trotting bred horse. Messenger
Alm0nt is eight years old, sired by Elcano,
by Mansfield, by Messenger Duroc, by
IIambeltonian 10. His dam was Tony AL
mont, in the great brood mare list, by AL
mont Eagle. This stallion stands 1862.
weighs 1900 pounds, and is solid black in
color. He is a fun brother to Ed. Gay,
2.1O1a, and Elcamont, 225H. lie was
bred by j. w Severance of Chester and
bought by Mr.. Herrick as a two-year-o old
Mr.. Herrick has shown him seven times
winning five first prizes and two
seconds He took second at this fair to
Forrest Peer in the class for stations four
years old and over, Carstairs being third.
Several of Messenger Almont's colts were
shown by individual exhibitors. VIII Da-
Wis Of Chesterfield won first premium with
one of them as a two year-old. r. NJ.
Dodge of Hinsdale exhibited with his
brood mare a sucking colt sired by Mes
senger Almont.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30

\ herd of HolSteins which had its he
ginning in the world-famous herd of eX-
Gov Goodell Of Antrim, n. II. was en-
tered by NJ. II. Chickering OF Chester
field who has never exhibited except at
the Valley fair. There were % animals in
Guiding the three year-old Oakland Paul
Mutual DeKol 3D. weighing 1870 pounds,
the four year-old bun, Sir Friend De-
Kol Paul ID, tipping the scales at 1850
pounds, three mixers, three bull calves
and some other young stock. Mr.. Chick
erlng does a good amount of farm work
with his bulls.
Eighteen registered Holsteins, includ-
ing two pairs of steers, six heifers, sew
eral cows and pair of oxen, made up
the Brattleboro Retreat herd, There
was no bull with the herd. Elm Shade
farm of West Brattleboro owned by w.
d. Newton, was represented by eight
animals. Mr.. Newton's herd never has
been crowded, but 1t is giving excellent
results. The bull was a twO-year-old
Elm Shade SNOWFALL Lad, and the prin-
cipal COW was Ada Luceia's Lady Alex
ander, by the famous show bull Ethal
Alexander's Prince. formerly owned by
Governor-elect John A. Mead.
The Mount Hermon school exhibit con-
sisted of four cows, including Spring
brook Creamelle. holding the worlds
record for milk and butter production In
80 days, and a bull calf George f
Wood of Jamaica showed the fOur-year
old bull Prince Aaggie CornucOpia, which
he has broken to harness and with which
he piled 5000 feet of logs last winter
| He also showed some registered young
stock
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30

The blood of a bovine queen is repre-
scented in the bull, Prince Bagatelle, a
three-year-old. which headed the Jersey
herd of s. C. Severance & Son of Ley
den. He traces to Lady Viola, who was
champion of Jersey island two years.
with him were three cows which have
given over 5000 pounds of milk each in a
year, also some young stock carrying the
blood of Figgis which was the dam of
the present herd bull at Thomas w.
Lawson's Dreamwold farm. There were
16 animals in the herd.
Another herd containing royal blood
was that of John f. Dorsey of Green
field, Mass, who showed ~ head, with
Golden Girls Notary standing at the
front In this herd was Imported
Promptness, hefer sired by a son OF
Bagatelle I'd, mother of Lady Viola, also
Imported Meadow Lady daughter of the
bull, General Warder, who took the
championship of Jersey island away
from his father in 1906.
In 1908 the late Gerald Howatt said the
cow Floribundas OF Sheomet was one o.
the best Jerseys he ever awarded 6
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30

The dean of exhibitors of standard
trotting bred horses at the VALLEY fair is
Barney Fralck, of the Connecticut River
stock farm of Hatfield Mass. For II
years the farm has sent handsome
strings. and very year previous to this
one the exhibit has included Electmont,
winner of over 40 first prizes, but this
year the veteran stallion was left at
home. First in Mr.. Fralick's show was
Earl Of Chatham. a soidly built jet
black stallion Weighing 1850 pounds and
having fine knee and hook action. He Is
fun of style and has good speed. Earl
nf Chatham is out Of the great race and
brood mare, Ollie K, whose trial mark
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30

prize. This cow was i'm the herd of l..
J.. Doolittle of Bernardston this year.
She is eight years old. The bull at the
head of Mr.. Doolittles herd of 10 was
the four-year-old, Witchs King, a de-
scendant of the owl strain in the island.
There was also in the herd bull calf
10 months old, great-grandson of I'M
ported StoCkwell, which sold by auction
for $11,5O0.
There were nine head Of Jerseys en-
tered by A. A. and f. A. Edison of Ches-
ter, but the number was increased Tues
day morning by a calf born on the
grounds. Golden Lad Of Claremont, two
years old, was the leading bull and some
heifers Of the Elmwood strain embod
led many of the fine points of the breed.
Two Guernsey herds were shown,
herd Of 10 by Il. II. Briggs of Brattleboro,
headed by the four year-old Flora's Roy,
the handsome three year old, Col. Fill
more, and five cows and two Yearling
heifers Of the Elmdale strain. with this
herd Mr.. Briggs won many frsts,
championships and grand championships
at several Of the recent Vermont fairs
c. A. Collins's herd Of 10 from the Rice
farm, Brattleboro, included the Sterling
cliff BULL four years old, a yearling by
Imported Washers Sequel, the cham
pion living sire of the breed, and some
young stock of promise.
The attractive little Scottish breed Of
Avrshires had notable rcprcscntatve
i'm the two year-old bull Garclaugh
Pluomer's Monarch, in the herd Of 10 ex-
hibitcd by Henry Dorrance OF Plainfeld,
Conn. This handsome young animal took
second prize Mt the New England fair.
His mother was the champion OF Scotland
before being imported to Canada and
was the champion of Canada be-
fore coming to the United states The
LODI ho r,rfy ,t.ipn
which gave 1858 pounds Of milk as a
two-yc1r-old two wears ago. Matthew
H1unahs herd Of is from West Windsor
Included the bull Friel,y, seven. state
fair ch1mpon. the milch COW, Beauty, If
IIllcroft winner Of the 2i-hour butter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30
THE UTILITY CATTLE
Standard Varieties Were Again
Strongly in Evidence
shorthorns, tolstelns and Jerseys the
Largest Numercally-AIl Available
Space on Grounds Filled.

only leading breeds were represented in
the cattle depa rtment, as was the case
last year, the rule awarding premiums
only to utility animals having the effect
Of keeping the proportions of the exhibit
within limits which could be handled
easily. And yet all the sheds were filled
and one herd was tied in the OPEN
About 275 cattle were on the grounds
not counting the oxen, and If those were
included the number would be well above
300 The Shorthorn breed outnumbered
the others with 63 head. Holsteins were
next with 50 head and Jerseys were third
in extent with A. head They represented
types well adapted to conditions existing
in this and adjoining states and some Of
them had notable records as milk
and butter producers not to mention the
pedigrees which connected them with
holders of the worlds records, and the
beef varieties were particularly good
specimens.
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as a threc-year-old was PIG Three
yearlncs of his get were shown. chat. "a
black colt out of Auur;ta. by pitchen
Wilkes; Russell Wilkes, black, which
took first this year at the New England
fair. dam Daisy 10y Bower; ana Lady
Wood. black. ont of Ncldogt 10y T. dora.
The brood mare Nunc. tJ. 20 blulslm
black, was shown wtl c'lt boy h.r side
by EIu ~ Chatham. tvu.t.l. iF t.c dam
Of four with record better than $50.
Lady Smith. a soVeu-yo1r-old brood
mare Ivy Elc"tmput was SHOWN with a
black hlly By Earl of chatham. The
great show mare Lady Spi'znor chest
nut ~ years old, was shown with a
black nly by Earl of Chatham. She has
been winner at Madison square garden.
Newport and Philadelphia
Cars'airs, % large bay coach stallion.
again held prominent place i'm Mr..
FraE,h's string. Carstairs stands III
hands. weighs 300 pounds ana has the
style Of Morgan. He is by Noko, a
rotcd sire. and MS dam WIS Belle Curry.
21S. 10y Simmons. \ beautiful show
horse with speed was seen in Major
Elect. - twp-Ncor-nli stallion hv T. cct-
mont. dam bv Alfred G. ON rs dam
side Major Elect traces to Happy Med
ium. the sire of Nancy Hanks. \ hand
some two car-old hlly with every prom
Use Of sTccd was Annie Putchcu. by
Electmont dam Annctta.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-30

Seventeen Morgans with the blood of
equine kings in their veins made up the
exhibit from the Mountain View farm at
East Burke, in charge of f. c. II. Davis,
manager of the horse department of the
farm. They won two silver cups and IL
blue ribbons at the state fair The es-
sential difference between these horses
and those from the Battell farms is that
they are smaller more compacty built
and quicker action. The noted stallion,
Rex, had the position of honor. Mr. Darl-
ing bought him of Mr.. Ryder, previously
mentioned, after the latter had won %
blue ribbons with him, including first at
the Buffalo exposition in the open-to-all
class for Morgan stations, in which there
were II entries. He was second at St
Louis in the same class with 16 entries
Rex is a high-cass show horse with
plenty of nerve force and fine action. He
is by Denning Allen, winner of first pre-
MUM for Morgan stations five years old
or over and sweepstakes for Morgan
stations of any age at the Chicago expo
sition in 1898, Dennng Allen was the
sire of Lord Clinton, 2.OS%. Rex traces
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one Of the particular beauties in the
standard ;ruttiug bred class was Barry
more, a seal brown stallion 10 years old,
owned by NJ. T.. Starkey Il Son Of Keene.
y. II. Although never trained Barry
more can show fast, and he is a horse
of unusual style and fine trotting action.
He is by Baron Wilkes, the sire Of many
in the 2lO list. His dam. Inez Wilkes.
was a daughter OF Nellie Lambert. The
Starkcys also showed Hasicue Wilkes and
hlly. Rex Baron, by barrymore, dam Lady
Trask; Ralph Baron. a yearliug and full
brother of Rex Baron: Scweu :, a five
year-oId gelding by Barrymore, and Vel
vet sue, a siN-year-Old mare by Barry
more. dam by Chimes
Much admiration was shown for the
stylish Kentucky saddlers shown by
Charles w. Bosworth Of Springfield Mass.
and brought from his stables in Walpole,
n. II. Rpon, a twO-year-old chestnut
stallion which won first I'm a class of %
yearlings at Lexington year ago, was
perhaps the handsomest specimen. He
was by Dandy Jim and his dam was a
Highland Denmark mare. The others
were Nebula. a black. three gated mare
by Highland Denmark, and Carena, a bay
mare by Montgomery Chief. Mr.. Bos-
worth also exhibited the trotting bred
stallion Forrest Peer. by The Peer. For
rest Peer took first i'm the class for stall
lions four years old or over.