The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-10

| Gen. W, Il. W ithers, for many years
proprietor of Almont, says: "Almont-
Rather is the most stylish and highly
finished son of Almont | have ever
SEEM"
Sundry Matters.
At Narragansett Park, on the 10th
ult., Breeze Medium captured first
money in 2.2i class, taking fourth, fifth
and sixth heats in 2.24 IA, 2.23 IA =,
2,23 la, after dropping the first and
second to Irish Ladd in 2.24 la, 2.23-
Ia, and Harry Wilkes beat Triuket
in straight heats, time 2.21 IL, Is 1-2,
2.21 81.
Rosa Wilkes has been sold to f. A.
Babcock e Son, Hornellsville, n. Y,
who will breed her to Hartford, by
Harold, first dam by Woodford Mann
brine, second dam by Pilot, ,Jr. Rosa
is by George Wilkes, dam by Mambri-
no Patchen. Her record is 2.1S IA,
and she is credited with forty-three
heats in . 80 or better.
The Blue Bulls made fine showing
at Chicago, ILL.,, on the 18th ult., the
2.19 pacing race being captured by Lot
J tie u. in PHI Ii, 2.I7 Ii, II -, and
the % trotting race by Lena Swallow
which took second, third and fourth
heats in 2,l9 IA, 10 IA, 2.20 Ia. Both
the above winners are daughters of
that famous pacing sire,
The 2.2i pacing race at Chicago, on
the 18th ult., was won in short order
by New Hope; time, PIG ii, PIG -,
2.l9. One year ago last spring the
winner was bought from an Iowa far
mer for $50. On same day and track
Mambrino Sparkle won the 2.23 trot-
ting race, reducing her record to PIG.
ii, and Gilbird's Sprague took first
money in 2.2S class. maxim a mark of
2.2l -.
The race for 2.2l class at Narragan-
the most remarkable on record. The
first heat was won by Judge Davis in
2.2O Ii, the second by Billy Button in
2.1S Ia, the third by Amelia G. in
PIG If the fourth by Frank in 2.2O Ia +,
the fifth by Albert France in 2.22 -,
the sixth by Frank in 2.23 Ii, the sew
onth and eighth by Billy Button in
2.2O -, 2.20 -, the last two being
trottcd on the 18th ult. Billy Button
is by llambletonian Prince, and he by
Ryskyk's llambletonian, from Nellie
Cammeyer, by Cassius NJ. Clay, son of
old Henry Clay. The dam of Billy
Button was Logan Maid, by Paige's
Logan, another son of old Henry Clay
and the dam of Paiges's Logan was a
Morgan mare, bred in Vermont and
taken to Canada. BY this it will be
seen that Button is not only inbred to
the once unpopular Clay strain, but al
so has Morgan cross, while Frank, as
is well known, is strongly inbred to
Vermont Black Hawk, son of Sher-
man Morgan. The average time of the
eight heats is 2.2O 2l.32, which is the
fastest average on record for eight con-
secutive heats. When a man talks
about the Clays and Nlorgans being
cutters, ask him about the 221 race at
Narragansett Park on the 18th and 18th
of June.-BOStOn CuHiratOr.
The June meeting at Mystic Park
opened on the 22d ult., with a fair at
tendance and good track, but a stif
breeze prevailed during the afternoon
which was uniavorable for fast time.
The first race on the programme, that
of the three-minute class, brought out
six starters with the gray gelding Nc
kenzie, which got record of 2.25 1-2
at Narragansett Park, favorite. The
race was won in short order, however,
by the gray mare Ulva, owned by j. 5.
Clark and driven by James Golden, the
time OF the heats being Psi IA = 80 IA ,
2.29 Ia. Viva is daughter of Wedge.
wood (2.l9) and the third of his get to
beat $50, several more of which are
likely to perform the feat shortly. VI.
vas dam was Tulip, by AleXander's
Abdallah. Second money went to a
handsome, tinely-gaited, steady-going
bay mare, called Helen Wilkes. She
was bred in Lyman, Me-, and the man
ner in which she finished the third heat
indicates that another 2.30 trotter will
soon be credited to the Pine Tree
state. She was got by the Carleton
Colt, which was descendant of Gen.
Knox on one side and hollands Ethan
Allen on the other. Her dam was also
by hollands Ethan Allen, making her
inbred to that son of old Ethan Allen.
She might have shown just as much
speed under name not calculated to
instead horsemen as to her breeding,
Tor she proved herself trotter on that
occasion. She has been owned during
the past year by Mr.. Frank Towle OF
Charlestown, who had her of his broth
er, Albion Towle of Somerville, Mass,
both of whom have an eye for good
horse. Third money in the above race
went to Mckenzie, and fourth to Jane
H., driven by Jack Feek, the trainer
and driver of King Almont (2.2l la,
with whom Feek hopes TO capture that
Spirit OF the Times Stallion Cup
Boston CuHicGtOr.