Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-01-13

Peters colts The writer, like others
inclined to "speak out" frequently gets
the laugh on himself, and he got it at
the farm several times.
REAL PETERS.
AS the door of one of the weanling
pens was opened, the writer's mouth
also flew open with the exclamation,
IA real little Petersp' then Mr.. Peck
and Mr.. Hammond laughed, and when
asked what they were laughing at re-
piled, you are only guessing, but this
is Drum Major, by General. Gates, dam,
Babe by Bob Morgan
OF course / decided to be more eau
tious in expression, but was so soon off
guard that in the second weanling pen
spoke right out loud, l would swear
that was Peters if it was any where
else but at the government farm where
the critics say there are no Morgans,
and then they laughed again and said
THAT is Duke, by Red Oak, dam Mag
gle by Peters Ethan End, but now let us
show you another for you to guess on, }"
and it was the yearling stallion Castor,
and guess he is good one, bundle
of nerves, beauty, and weasel in
movement. What is his breeding?"
By General Gates, dam, Babe by Bob
Morgan.
GOOD LIVING PICTURE.
Then Babe was let out in the large
yard, and | saw good living picture of
hundred others seen in my boyhood,
chestnut mare of about 900 pounds
weight, the rush through the door and
the gateway, the movement, the trot,
the "snort" the constant motion from
paving in the snow to running for fun
like scared fox, and l dropped an
other remark, I'll bet there is enough
Peters blood in her that if she were
out in the pasture with foal by her
side it would take the whole neighbor-
hood to catch her, and that rather than
be cornered she would go over a rock
pile as big as a load of hay and not
break her run or her neck either. And
if she were in a driving harness she
would keep at it and fight until she
found the end of the road And (as
Cal Stuart saiD again they laughed
and said at takes the whole force tc
get her up for breeding, or for trial,
and she has endless ambition on the
road.
1.-THE only thing against her as road
ster is she never eases on the bit, pulls
all of the way"
But upon learning what her dam was
| was obliged to admit great surprise.
She was by Golden and the Lambert
blood so despised berated, and hoo
doo-edI by certain little old type
fanciers had neither taken away MOI
covered up the real thing" las APP
pears to me) in this mare Babe, herself,
or in her produce.
THE STALLION RED OAK.
We must say something about that
four year old stallion Red Oak, weight
,06O pounds, handsome, active, bright,
and of elegant form and finish, and able
to show action and movement even in a
pen. We were assured he shows it in
harness with speed also.
| did not see him out of his pen, but
was so favorably impressed that must
| l,o bc &c &c
able type for a Vermont road horse
He is absolutely fearless, drives double
to perfection, and although of that ex
IRENE animation which we admire, he
is also of the extremely kind and cheer
full disposition to work or do any thing
required of him.
His pasterns have a little more
length and angle and elasticity in move
ment than the accepted old type, which
| think will insure him against the
danger to short jointed ones, OF
cockled joints and sprung knees, if the
sheer happens to be one Of those fellow.
who will not rasp the toe down to it.
proper level with the heel
WORTHY OF PATRONAGE.
believe that as a sire of nice hand
some, stylish, sharp gated, high priced
driving horses he will prove worthy O.
the patronage of the best Vermont road
ster mares, and such yearling stallion
as Cassius, and such filly as his full
sister, Dorothea, by Red Oak, dam
Lady Gates, indicate that General Gates
blood is not especially dangerous to in
breed through Red Oak.
will not attempt an individual de
scription of the others, but in my opin
ion such little beauties as Dew DroJ
(weanling) by General Gates, dan
Ellen, and others there, some by sres
owned by Morgan breeders elsewhere
will davalOn into lOt Of animals from