Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-03-30

some of the best stables in the country are
named. The following is the number en-
tered for each stake California. 45, Hell
ter SHELTER 40, Flash 60, Excelsior "a, spin
away 40, Merchants Is, Kearney 81. Vir
4inia 43, Trouble 80, United states Hotel
20, grand prize of Saratoga 3S, Tennessee
| 50, Congress Hall A., Misses 50. Beverick
81 Pocahontas "a, Equity 81, Relief 40,
Morrissey 36, North American handicap
steeple chase 81.
Henry Bessey of the same town owns
the young stallion, Young Pilot" by
Woodburn Pilot, by Pilot, ir, the sire of
the dams OF Maud S. and Jay Eye-See.
He is large, well built horse, dark bay
color, with black points stands 1917
hands high, and weighs 1900 pounds, aud
IS desirable horse for stock purposes
ie has good gait, and is speedy. He
has been worked Tor speed only about
| seven weeks, but can show a $3.50 clip.
His colts are large, and those that have
been driven show good gaits His colts
are young, the oldest coming two and
three.
Prominent among the horses eligible
for 211 class, and which are likely
to be seen on the Grand Central circuit
tracks. are ; Arab, 2:lG%: Oliver X
2i64; Phil Thompson, 2:l6H -. Q,
2:l14; Kitefoot, 217A; ,Be-,ie, 2I1!5 {;
Charles Hilton, 2:l13; Kennilworth,
2IS4 Sir Walter. jr., 2Isi4; Rosaind
Wilkes, 2lS!5; Charlie Hogan, pisa {,
| Favonla, 2:l9; G irnet, 2:l9 Loretta f -,
2:19;, and SpofTord, 2:l9l{. If Maud :.
| trots at all 1t Will be for a cup, aud jay
Eye See if right, will go against time
The fastest performers produced by
! Ham pletouian mares are Cling~tone Al Il
! Truket records OF 2;1+ the fastest by "A
| Mambrino Chief mare, Phallas, record
| 2l3 3 1, by Dictator the fast, 81 bv a Yer
] law %,
2:l', by Volunteer, and the fastest by a
| Clay mare, St Julien, record 2:lll4, by
| Volunteer. The grand total of the female
lives of the four families are Handle
J tonian, 436 dams, with 2j4 performers
I with records of 2:3O or better Mambrlno
Chiefs, l42 dams, with 1G3 performers :
Vermont Black Hawk, 40 dams, with l4S
performers, and Clays, 100 dams, with l29
performers.
> Dell Morehouse of WillsbOro has issued
the following challenge to j. 4. Hagar of
Pittsburgh Not being fully satisfied
with the results or decisions rendered by
the judges at the Keeseville races on the
oth inst, in which my mare, Lady Frank
I'm" was competitor, ! have concluded
Through justice to Lady Franklin aud
her many admirers" to offer another race
III which your horse Galloway and
"Rhea" of Burlington, | trust. will con
tend with Lady Franklin" | will there
| L
| ioWay Tor SlGO a side race to be trOtte /
on Nusboro Bay heats best IL )
within TWO weeks Race to be decided by
Essex county judges.
The enormous prices paid for trot
ting S'res appear 10 be gaining rather than
diminishing. WedgeWuud, record 9:l9, u'
Belmont, now at the HERMITAGE stud il
tennessee, cost, S25 900; Artillery, record
2:2l, by RysdNh's HiamblrtouMu, $4,000
NutWuod, record 2He4, 10y Belmont, cos
So, OJO at auction. Now it l. rrpOrt-t
upon authority that Mr. W. C. Frances o
the Highland stock Farm, and NJ. Bow
man VINO own the horse have refused IN
offer OF 100000 ior Wilton, record 2I94
by George Wakes, dam Alley. This hOrs-
, is the very picture OF his famous sire, auC
is 80 Well thun yht 1f that Mr. Bowermal
paid $500 to Mr.. Percy Talbot for the MS,
oftwo mares-Alma Mater aud Silverou,
TO breed 10 Wilton this season. # Almi
Mater > loal proves to be Il horse Mr.
Talbot is 70 have the option of his pur
chase at $1,000.
3 The average stride of fast tro ter i
: not tai from Is feet ; that of fast rae
horse about % feet. \ stride of Is fee
give 293 in the mile, Alta 2:20 gait eacl
stride has to be made in less than half
second. There has to be wonderful ce
lerlty OF movement to accomplish this
and the feet which are not supporting tn,
body are moved with extreme rear eXten
sion o the advance position necessary t,
give length of stride. The hind foo
strikes the ground first at the completion
= OF the flight and keeps up the tension
= when the ioretOot is raised. In place O
5 having the mate to come to its relief with
in few feet the helper is sort of prof.
to keep the weight that it is drivin!
through space from falling fiat on tn
ground. The conditions are completed,
reversed from those which govern in tn
gallop, and that difference is accentuatet
by the change in the action but tn
. double strain incidental to stud servic
and fast trotting work will be readily IN
derstood by every person who has an
: | KNOWLEDGE of the SnbieCt