Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-03-26
BURLINGTON HORSES.
Account of Some of the
Fliers Owned Here.


horses one would naturally inquire, Are
there no good road horses in burlington
Are there no lovers of the speedy road |
horse in the Queen City of Vermont ~
There Is probably no place in New Eng
land. OF the inhabitants and wealth OF
Burlington, where so few speedy horses
are kept for road purposes. There are in
Burlington probably one hundred gentle
men well able to oW n and drive for recrca
ton horses that can speed feom 2.45 to
1880 gait, but the taste of Buringtonians
rather runs to living on the heights or
thereabuuts and when once settled in
that locality are willing to walk or to be
drawn about by plugs. And in matched
pairs Burlington is also deficient Gen.
VIM II. Wells and !. d. Kingsaud hav-
ing about The only matched teams in
town. Gen. Weiss team consists of
handsome pair of black mares with some
white markings, full sisters, about ID
hands high, daughters of Waukegan
Chief. Mr.. kingsland's team consists of
a pair of housekeeping, well matched
bays, IL . hands, very stylish, but they
have passed the meridian. Col. H. 6. b.
Cannon has three speedy horses, all by
Holabird's Ethan Allen Al and from the
same dam. who was by BrownelPs Ethan
Alien IS cold Ethan, grandam by Flying
Morgan. The oldest of these horses is
Overlake. A brown geding, Is 2 hands,
record 234 Ia enormously credited with
a record of = 20 l-2). He is a speedy horse,
formerly was doubles gated; was little
off last season. In his tiVe-year-old form
he could trot quarters in 30 seconds, and
a half IN u he has shown trials on How
ard Park better than IS The next is
a IN tril1iuu IL |. 9 hands
ord 2.3l , in Il seventh heat and game
trottar he is Tor what he can do. He is
handsome and stylish and an elegant
driver either single or at the pole. Col.
Cannon during the latter part of last sea
son used hmm for his own driving and
liked him 50 well that he will do 50 the
coming season. The other Is Sister, bay
mare, 10 hands, with no record. She is
not an attractive looking mare standing,
but at full speed she shows to advantage.
She is very speedy, having shown over
Howard Park Il full mile Ill rs IL ana
quarters at az % gait
These horses have all been developed
by j. \. Williams OF Burlington, who
brought ont Charley Mack and Laura
Williams. Mr.. Williams is working Sister
this winter He also owns brown five
year-old mare NY Ethan Allen 474 that is
quite fast and improving. The dam of
Col. Cannou'S horses Is now owned by
Joseph Bacon of Burlington. He has two
colts out of her, IA twoyear old Dy Nc
Nelrs Ethan Allen, by Ethan Allen IA
dam by Waikiki Chief, and weaving
FLY by Ethan Allen "A that is very hand
some ana shows more gait than any other
of the older ones did at the same az.
The old mare, although % years old this
spring, looks vigorous. Mr.. Bacon also
has two colts out of Blanche b., by Ethan
Allen IA, dam Breeze by Brignoll, by
Mambrno Chief-a tW0.year-old geldlng
by Satterly's son OF Waikiki Chief, the
sire of Mary A.. record .. 36 l-2. lie is ii
wide gated colt and will probably be en-
tered in the Vermont breeders, Stakes
also Il Chpsnut Weanling colt called DeuX-
million, one Of liance b. by D"ucalion.
He is large, well formed and remarkably
good gated colt that seems to know moth
ing but trut Mr.. Bacon owns blanche
b., a handsome, game looking bay mare
10 81 hands. She Is being worked somt
this winter and promises to be fast. lie
also still owns The brown mare Mary a.,
record l.39 - mentioned above. YOU
may look for her To beat 239 next seasOl
if she strikes a mile track. MIR. Bacol
has Il tiVt-year-old geldlng, l6 hands, by
Redpaln He is large, strong and well
proportoned horse, and can trot in 24o
r. f. Weller handles Mr. BacOn's horses
He also has Frank Whites stalllon, b,
Ethan Allen "A, that Is very speedy, bu
has no record, never started III race
and f.. = Adst's brown mare. MI Wei
Ter has also several young ones JON
Hayes. cOal-dealer, has a good green MAJ
that can beat 24O. She is IA strongly built
1913 hands, bay mare. Messrs. Haye
and Adsit have had several brushes on IN
ice during the winter, each driving hi
own horse. They are quite evenly match
ed and make an exciting race.
H. A. Drew, who formerly owned Char
ley Mack, 2.25, and Laura Williams, ~
1-2, has Rhea three year-od baby MI
by Winooski 10l, out Of Laura Williams
She is quite delcately limbed, but we
musclcd, very strong over the loins. Sh
stands > hands over the wlthers and l.
inches higher behind. Mr.. Drew has
right to expect something from inns nile!
She is being driven u little this winter b
+. f. Brownell, who is also driving
brown two-year-old tilly by Winooski OF
of Grace, by Waukegan Chief NJ
Brownell has II weanling. full sister
the two year old, that from January 2n
to February 3 increased in weight
pounds, and from February to Marc
81 20 pounds This shows good growth
He says he shall weigh her monthly u
til grass grows
c. II. Blodgett owns the black stallion
Gilroy 1855, by Messenger Duroc lO5, da
Rosedale formerly Lady Finch) by harl
Clay A. Rosedale is the dam of Ne
York 524, by Hambletonian 10. Ne
York is the sire of Rivelle, 222 Ia, Georg
w, 22G Il, Novelty, 2.2S "a. at thr
road also OF w. H., trial 233, Carve
trial, 80 l-2, and Stella A, 239 the la
three at two years of age. Gilroy h
handled but one season. He won &
purse for green stations at the last Sta
Fair; also the stallion stake for stallio
that had never beat @ 80 at the Vermo
Breeders Association, getting a record
244, which Is no measure of his speed
he can beat 80 on a mile track. Gilr
stands - "a hands, white ankles benin
white corOnets, and one white pastern
front thlroy is not noted for his beaut
his general make up rather indica
strength lie is strong boned, muscul
deep and powerful, is II large, smoo
gated horse, with nerve force sulliclt
to make him very fast Mr.. Blodgett v
the owner of Wlnooski 70l that died
August, 1851 He formerly owned so
very good descendants of the Morgan ia
lily, but was among the first OF Nermo
ers to become convinced that to tram
and down 1t required the infusion OF o
err blood. Mr.. BlOdgett was the cha
man of the nnrchasing cOmmittee OF