Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-13
HORSE GOSSIP.
Points from the Track and Stable About
Noted Horses, Owners and Drivers.


Noted Horses, Owners and Drivers.
Jack Splan has purchased a half interest
in the PAGER Argyle, 2:l414
+. r. Brayton of Alburgh has sold his
two year old stallion Goodwin, jr. to X.
f. Proctor of West Moreland, n. H.
The bay pacing mare Little En-, 2:l9I,
by Billy Green, has been sold by George
Grimes of Rockville, Ind, to w. r. Nc
Keen of Terre Haute for $4,000
Messrs. Powell and Austin of Bolton
have recently purchased the celebrated
percheron stallion "Dauntless,' from the
Messrs. Pringle Bros. of Ontario.
Charter Oak park will give the follow
ing purses at their June meeting 5000 for
each class, total $1,000, 2;l9, 2:22, 2;25, 2:21,
229, 2;3l, 234, 2;37, trotting, aud PTS and
2:23, pacing.
The fifth annual sale OF the Shelby
County (ky) Fine Horse association viii
take place at Shelbyvllle April -, at which
time VIII be offered 100 head,
The promising young stallion AleNan
der Wilkes is dead He WAS foaled in
daughter of George Wilkes.
At the Cleveland grand circuit meeting,
there viii he a match race between the
bay gediug Dr. AimOnt, 2:2l by Al
mont Boy, and the uey stallion Trouble,
2:2i /, for 500 side
Keep d clean stable, well busted With
plaster and clean, SOFT bed for che horses,
aud 10 not neglect TO Iu' lhem down thor
Oughly before leaving hem at night.
The black stallion star, 2:3U, By Penny
pack, datI Lady Fashion, 10y Loug Island
Black Hawk, has been sold by :. [. Boyd
Prescott, Ont, to j. b. Hlll, FaImersville,
| ont pr,ce $500
Mir. :. G. Bonne,te of Lyndonville, has
purchased of H. I. Cults vi Orwell, the
| thieey ear-old stallion Hampshire, No. 452,
Hampshire is full brother TO Bell Frank
lin, record 2:2S12.
John Bowling of Philadelphia, a Well
known turfman, died a few days ago. He
was IN his nth year. AT one time he was
the owner of Suffolk Park and during his
life has owned several successful per-
| formers upon the turf.
| c. G. Aughenbaugh of East Liberty, Pa,
recently bought from ]. H. Clark, Genesee
Valley stock farm, Elmira, n. Y, the
chestnut filly Rosamond, by Pocahontas
Boy. dam by Hero of Thorndale, price
300.
The Wilkes stallion, which C. A. Doody
of Derby went to New York and pur-
chased recently is dead, probably took
cold during his journeying out and back
from the auction sale. Mr.. Doody consd-
ers his loss $1,000.
The entries for the next annual meeting
of the Glens Falls trOtting horse breeders
association, to be held August IA, Is and
16, have closed with three entries for foals
of 1888 or younger three foals of 1854 ;
II for foas Of 1885 ; seven for foals of 1886 !;
eight for foals of 1887.
Prominent gentlemen of Augusta, Me-,
are forming stock company to institute
a trotting and sporting park upon which
ultimately to locate a central Maine State
fair. The ground situated below the State
house will be leased and fitted up.
The well known mare Glover Fed, dam
of Belle Shackett, trotting record 221%
pacing record 2:279l, owned by Mr. 3. L.
Field of Vergennes, has a filly colt by
Rival, he by Old Smuggler. Mr.. Field
has pair of own sisters by Glover Fed.
Several Rutland horsemen propose to
get up an "old horses race" for animals
over IS years of age, to take place at the
coming fall meeting of the Vermont Horse
Breeders association.
Crit Davis has commenced jogging
Prince Wilkes 2.16; Johnston (pacer)
zoo IA, Mcleod 2.2l 12 !; and Catherine S.,
by Messenger Chief. 1t is intended to put
him down through the circnit. He will
probably be matched again with Belle
Hamlin q l3 "a and good race may be
expected.
Mr. A. A. NJ Cullough of Brockwell, Can
ada, has purchased of Mr.. j. q. Smith Of
| Toronto, the chestnut horse Scalper, by
War Dance, dam Ella Breckenridge, 10y
Colossus, granddam ZinRara, by Star Davis
the price paid being $4,000, and Scalper will
stand at Mr.. McCullough's ranch at For
Mcleod
William Corbitt, San Mateo Cal, has
sold yearIing colt, by Guy Wilkes, 2:l5l4
dam Sable Hayward to Providence, X. l..
parties for $1,000. Sable Hayward's dan
, was the dam of Sable Wilkes, whose rec
/ ord is 2:lS. In response to parties her
, Mr.. Corbitt priced yearling colt by Gu,
Wilkes out of Margaret, POS, by Sultan
at $1,000
| Homer f. Brewster has engaged will
Mr.. Eels of Middlebury 70 go to Soutl
D America this spring. Brewster is IN
1 doubleday one of the best drivers in tn
: country. and is said to resemble NOR
closely in his driving the celebrated Bud
7 Doble than any other jockey on the Gil
9 cult He has had upward of 35 colts thu
;, winter under his care beside three or fou
- trotters Of his own, and the famou
Wilkes stallion belonging to George Hil
n gins of West Concord The latter show
u wonderful speed, and no doubt would |
a sure candidate for the 2;30 list next fal
y but as Homer cannot be here to fms
n training him, Mr.. Higgins will throw hil
into the stud again this season.
IN Allen w. Thompson has received IL
ar following from the editor of one OF Il
y, leading sporting papers in this countr
> Frank II. Duuton. THE several pape
. containing the Flying Morgan Ethal
" Allen business reached me yesterdi
n. and sat down last evening and read the
over carefully. | was born in New En-