The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-23

Variety.
Praiseworthy as have been the exhib-
ltions of horses at the Valley fair in
years past, competent judges assert
that TIE exhibit This year outstripped
all its predecessors. All the available
stalls were filed, which Is unusual, and
not only were there no scrubs among
the stock shown but the breeding of
most of the individuals, in both thor
oughbred and standard trotting bred
departments, was exceptionally select
The Morgan strain largely predomi-
mated this year, and those who have
a special fancy for this stock found
an abundance of material to admire
1t was a great Morgan show with
enough horses of other breeds to give
variety.
Nine Morgans from the stables of
c. G. Stillman of Cornwall. n. Y. who
exhibited at the Valley fair this year
for the first time, included the grand
champion stallion and grand champion
mare at the Vermont state fair this
year. This string was a very import
ant part of the Morgan show. At the
head was Donald, II, by Bob Morgan,
~
sire of both the grand champions men
toned, and for three years in success
sion at the state fair he has won the
blue for stallion and four of his get.
The futurity stakea class for foals of
each year has been Judged seven times
at the state fair, and five of the seven
blue ribbon winners were sired by Don
aid. This year for the first time at
that fair both grand champions were
entered by the same man, and Mr.
Stllman was the breeder of both.
Donwindsor, the grand champion
stallion at the state fair, is two years
old. Donola, the grand champion
mare, is a filly. She was here with
her mother, Lady Roberts. In the
string were Kitty Dean with colt by
her side, Donduchesse by Donald, al
so the three-year-old mare, Dondiana.
| Mr.. Stillman also showed three Shet-
| lands.
A notable String of Morgans, selected
for individuality and breeding and t.
combine as much as possible Of tho
Justin Morgan blood, was seen in tho
| 1G head in the exhibit from Edge View
| farm, Brandon, the property of II. II
| G. Watson. The chestnut stallion Rey
! nara, elgnJ years Ola, meaning the OK
hibit, is a consistent winner and traces
40 times to Justin Morgan. His sire
was Billy Roberts. Success was a sta
BILE companion to Reynard and was
Isired by Sampson. He is u brown four
year-old, tracing % times to Justir
Morgan. Ruby, an exceptional brood
mare, mother of Success, was shown
with foal by her side. In this strin.
twas Bell-Marea, bay, nine years old,
handsome bay harness mare of the oil,
Morgan type and many times WHINE
of firsts. Laura Jay, Z, sired by Eth
an Allen, was shown with foal by he
= side Other animals in the string wer
Evelyn, a snowy chestnut mare of 81
: years by Ethan Allen; Suzanne,
three-year-old brown mare, full sister t
: Success; Roxanne, three years old, b
" Reynard; Pauline, a handsome inbre
. Knox Morgan mare three years old
!. Sunbeam, bay FLY by Sampson
d Rhoda, a chestnut FLY by Reynar,
E and Sapphire, a brown FLY by SAM
son.
4 A new and welcome exhibitor in tt
d horse department was Charles A. Stor
3 of Manomet farm, Plymouth, Mass. NJ
Z Stone is a member of the firm of StoI
, & Webster, who control the Connect
= cut River Lumber Co., which annual