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VOLUME XXXIV.—No. 5. 
NEW YORK, MAY, 1875. 
NEW SERIES—No. 340. 
THE STALLION “NIGHTSHADE —The Property of H. K. Comstock, of White Plains, N. Y. 
At the Connecticut State Fair held in September, 
1874, the first premium for stallions and their colts 
■was given to a four-in-hand-team of matched jet 
black stallions, consisting of “ Superb,” a noted 
trotter, and prize-winner, and his three sons, “Night¬ 
shade,” “ Success,” and “Black Diamond.” The 
gcfld medal at the Dutchess County, N. Y., Fair, in 
1867, was won by “ Superb ” over several noted 
horses, and he gained the first premium at the same 
fair in 1869, along with six of his colts, and again 
the same year with five of his colts at the Queen’s 
County, N. Y., Fair. “ Superb ” is by “ Ethan Al¬ 
len,” outof “Mischief,” andthus possesses a share 
of the blood of both the Morgan and Hambletonian 
families, including several crosses of imported 
“ Messenger.” His breedingis therefore very high, 
while his performances and character are in keep¬ 
ing with his breeding. He transmits his character¬ 
istics in a very marked degree to his colts, which 
chow his excellent temper and great docility, along 
with his form,color, and trotting qualities. Amongst 
the best of his colts is “Nightshade,” whose por¬ 
trait, drawn from life, is given above. This horse 
was foaled in 1868, his dam being a highbred mare 
from Virginia. His color is glossy black, with a 
small star on his forehead, and he is nearly sixteen 
hands high. His form and carriage are fine, and 
his disposition very gentle and docile. He has a 
number of colts that are promising trotters, and 
especially suitable for roadsters or carriage horses. 
At the present time there is no more promising 
business than the production of riding, driving, 
and carriage horses. The demand is everywhere 
rapidly exhausting the supply, and the exportation 
of such horses to Europe would now be a profitable 
business if the supply were on hand. Although 
heavy horses may have their place in farm work, the 
horse for the road and for general purposes must be 
the progeny of a thoroughbred stallion of substance 
and of speed. “ Superb” and his two colts, “Suc¬ 
cess ” and “Black Diamond,” are in the stud of 
Mr. James Frost, of Washington Hollow, Dutchess 
Co., N. Y., and “Nightshade” will spend the 
coming season at the farm of the owner, Holly* 
wood, near White Plains, Westchester Co., N. Y. 
