Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
FINELY BRED HORSES
Unbeaten Animals in String from
SpeedWeII Farms
Good Showing In Standard Glasses
Percherons with Notable Records-Mor-
CANS Not as Numerous as Usual.

Percherons with Notable Records-Mor-
oans Not as Numerous as Usual.
The largest individual exhibit of horses
came from the Speedwell farms in Lyn-
donville, owned by Theodore N. Vail.
They included Percherons, French coach
horses, combination saddle and harness
horses and Welsh ponies, numbering in
all % head, and every animal was highly
bred. This handsome string won the
plaudits of the crowd in fun measure as
they were shown on the track. Hyago,
a black four-year-old, took the first
prize in the Percheron class. lie Is an
imported ANNA weighing 2OOO pounds
and has never been beaten. AS n two
year old he won in England in compe-
tition against 40 and he captured the
championship at the state fair last week.
The other Vail Percherons were the gray
mare, Rose, a winner in England, and
the black mare Hecharp, winner at the
Rutland and st. Johnsbury fairs.
One of the most beautiful animals
ever shown on the grounds was the
eight-year-old French coach stallion Ell
egant in the Vail string. Dark bay in
color. gentle and full of style, this horse
was given deserved recognition. lie took
the championship in his class at the st.
Louis worlds exposition and is one of
the best breeders in this country. Anoth-
er animal in this string which requires
superlatives in his description was the
beautiful saddle and harness horse,
Prince Dare. He is a dark chestnut
with white markings and apparently
takes delight in posing and executing
fancy steps. He is the champion of Yer
mont in the walk, trot and canter class
and has won championships in Ken
lucky, Virginia and Ohio. He will be
shown in Madison Square Garden, New
York, this fall. The exhibit included 16
Welsh ponies, perfect types of horses
in miniature, headed by the stallion,
Llwyn Blackbird, a championship win
ner in Vermont since he was imported
three years ago. He will be shown at
the international stock show in Chicago
in November.
A string of horses owned by Charles
w. Bosworth of Springfield, Mass, in
cluded four Kentucky bred saddle horses
and two roadsters. All We're handsome
types and appealed to good judges, show
ing correct action and an abundance of
style. The saddlers were Ripon, a
chestnut stallion by Dandy Jim, out
of a mare by Highland Den
mark; Nebula, "a black, three-gaited
mare by Highland Denmark; Carlena, a
bay mare by Montgomery Chief, and
Polly Stewart, a four-year-old black
mare by Highland Denmark. His road
sters were Erland, a three-year-old by
The Peer, out of a Ralph Rex mare, and
Zemba Worthy, seven, by AXwortny.
The Percheron stallion Marshall, own
ed by e. l.. Welcome of West Chester
field, is a beautiful individual with fine
disposition and good action. He is a
dark iron grey and will mature at 1900
pounds. G.. e. Dexter and w. G. Chap
man of Orange, Mass, showed the
French Percheron stallion Pioneer, foal-
ed in 1906, and one of the best Per-
cherons in Massachusetts. His sire was
the celebrated imported stallion Carbon
and his dam the imported Angelo. a
geiding weighing 1920 pounds, owned by
Charles Miner of Brattleboro, completed
the Percheron exhibit.
Boyd Brothers of Wilmington, large
breeders of Shetland ponies, were pres
ent again with a handsome string OF
min head, including the kinky little
stallion, Lord Denbeigh, the seven-year
old Bonnie l.. and some brood mares and
colts.
The standard bred stallion Barrymore
x. which stood at the head of a string
shown by NJ. f, Starkey & Sons OF
Keene, is a beautiful mahogany bay
IS hands high with Morgan blood il
his veins. He is by Baron Wilkes and
his dam, Inez Wilkes, was a daughter
of Nellie Lambert, whose sire was the
famous Daniel Lambert. Barrymore *
is a fine show horse and a prize winner
with his get. The string also included
the two-year-old Ralph Baron, by Bar.
rymore *, two brood mares with colt,
by Barrymore X, including Laura Auto.
graph and Lady Trask, granddaughter
of Ralph Wilkes, and two FLIES. Dan
iel Ellis of Keene showed "a non-standarC
brood mare with foal by Barrymore X
Champlain Boy, a dark brown STANDARD
bred stallion five years old, owned by
Edison Wisell of Middlebury, is highly
bred on both sides. He was sired by
Fred Muscovite, grandson of Nutwood
whose dam was the dam of Maud S
The dam of Champlain Boy is inbred
Morgan, Fancee, by Aristos, son of Dan.
lei Lambert.
A specially attractive string of stand
ard trotting bred horses was exhibited
by Barney Fralick of the Connection
River stock farm, Hatfield, Mass. This
is the 18th year that the farm has sent
a handsome string to the Valley fair
The stylish and speedy Earl of Chatham,
a black stallion which has received ia.
vorable notice in The Phoenix, was again
at the head and next to him stood Chat
a two-year-old and perfect picture OF
his sire. Annetta, a black brood mare
20 years old was shown with her 18th
colt by her side, gotten by Earl OF
Chatham. Elfmont, a three-year-old BY
ElectmOnt, and Three Star Patrick. a
chestnut stallion by Electmont foalet
last st. Patrick's day, were included il
this string.
A handsome standard bred yearlinf
flly owned by Mrs. Gertrude F. Nelson
of ~Bernardston was awarded the ret
ribbon.
A few pure bred Morgan horses wer,
present to win the admiration of lover.
of that breed, and a few others wer,
strong in Morgan lines, but as com
pared with some years the horse SHOW
was weak in Morgan stock. One of tn,
finest individual specimens was Prime,
Carol, owned by Carol Stoeckel of Nor
folk, Conn. Prince Carol is "a black stall
lion three years old. He is by Genera
Gates, the head of the government
Morgan string, and his dam was Myrtle
by Star Ethan, second dam by Ryan
Peacock, which will show to experts tn
excellence of his breeding. lie is bull
on the same lines as General Gates an,
has plenty of style and action. Anothe
beautiful and finely-bred animal wa
Kenney's Morgan, shown by his owner
c. c.. Barlow of Wilmington. This stall
lion is nine years old, coal black in col
or. The first and champion prizes at st
Louis in 1904 went to his sire, Kno!
Morgan. His dam, Daisy, was by Euri
phides and his second dam was by a sol
of Daniel Lambert. Five of his ge
were shown.
Dasher. a four-year-old chestnut stall
lion owned and exhibited by c. D.. Noye
of Colrain, is well bred in Morgan line
and is a stylish and valuable ANNA
He is by Alkamar, by Alcantara, b