Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-12-14
HORSE GOSSIP,
Points from Track and stable About Noted
Horses.

Horses.
Ormonde the horse that won the last
Derby. has been sold for $50, 600, Or
monde is bay horse about six years old.
The highest price ever before paid for II
horse was 500. 600, for which sum the duke
Of Westminster bought Doncaster two years
ago. Ormonde will come to America. hut
whether he has been purchased for New
York man or for South American syrdi-
dicatc is not known. Tho mere suggestion
thai South America has syndicate that
can afford TO break the record in buying a
horse shows how rapid and great has been
the increase of wealth in that part of the
world.
Trotting records have been broken this
past season as follows : Sunol, bay fly
by Electioneer, beat two year old record, at
San Francisco, Cal, October 20, time, PTS /;
Sable Wilkes, black colt, by Guy Wilkes,
beat four year-od stallion record. at San
Francisco, Cal. November 3. time, 2;1S.
Axtcll. bay colt, by William L.. dam Lou,
by Mambl'no Boy, beat the two-year- old
stallion record, at Lexington, Ky, October
8, time. 2:23.
w. II. Wilson, Cynthiana, KY, has sold
to Samuel Gamble. San Francisco, the bay
oily Ida Wood, three years, by Simmons
dam by Mambrino Patchon price. $1,000.
TO Charles Gauntlet, Milan, Mich, the bay
colt Coraloid, by Simmons, dam Coral, by
Clark Chief price, $500. Mr.. Gamble
has leased from w. II. Wilson the brown
horse MONDAY, five years, by Wedgewood,
out of NoOntidc, for service in California.
u. +. Simmons, Lexington, has sold to
Samuel Gamble the yearling brown tilly 10y
Furgeson, dam by Volunteer ; price, $1,000
Mr. w II. Allen who is establishing an
extensive trotting stock farm at Pittsticld,
Mass, has purchased from Mr.. Charles
Backman the bay three yearold FLY Bren-
da by Kentucky Prince. dam Miss Brunette
dam of Black Prince, 2:254), by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian. He has also added to the
Allen farm lot the bay weanling colt Elec
! trode, by Electioneer dam Sprite dam of
'nhinX, 2:23. and Spry, 2:2S9l, by Belmont
! I'd dam Waterwitch dam of Viking, 219f
.anprino Gift, 2:20, Scotland, 2:22i, anc
Waterloo, 2:292l by Pilot ir
Atwood g. Hoskins Glen Riddle, Pa.
visited the Great Meadows Farm, Com
stocks, n. y. last week, and purchased
the yearling filly Sidonie. She is a hand
some, square gated bay filly, by Cheltor
son Of Princeps, out of Englewood, sister
20 Wcdgewood. 2:l9), dam Bettina, by Nut
bourne full brother to Nutwood 2d dan
3eo of Pawlet dam of Humbert, 22S y
! ~ " arr Hulett "a dam by Andrus's Ham
5letonian, sire of Princess, 2;30. Mr.. c
". Carpenter, Shrub Oak, y. v, hough
| asst week OF Isaac V. Baker, ir., the bay
vcanling colt Foraker. by Chelton, dan
flash by Nutbourne 2d dam Sparkle b.
<earsarge by Volunteer out of Clara. dan
If Dexter and Dictator Sd dam by Amer
an Star Mr.. b. w. Hunt, Eatonton
Ia. bought. at the same place. the BROW
olt Burleigh, by Chelton out of Maid o
iacine, by Swgert ; I'd dam by Blacl
| Douglass.
The winnings of leading houses in thi
ountry the past year are as follows: Proc
or Knott. n two ycar-old. who won 81!
aces and $50. l15 Emperor of Norfolk
three -year-old. won nine races and $50,
80. Los Angeles, another three year OLE
| won over 1913, 600. Mr. Belmont's Primo
loyal, a three ear-old won II races AM
80, O10 Dwyer Bros. Sir Dixon, three
| ;"ar-old, won five races and 1914 800. Mr.
| .Iaggins Firenzi. five ear-old tiliy. wol
3 races and S3i. 561. Mr.. Cassatt's TIL
Iard. a e-year-old won seven races AM
80 40. and the same gcntlemau's Taragon
| "A three year-old, won six races and *3l 4jC
,Ir. Withers' Favcrdale colt. two yeaI
Id. won five races and $2l $40. and Dwye
Bros. Bella b., three year-o old FLY. wo
inc races and $2l, 800. Grand total @
1888, 12l 30.