Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-12-28
HORSE DEPARTMENT.


New stakes Added Dy new England Horse
breeders Association.
The following new stakes have been made
by the executive committee of the New Eng
land Horse Breeders association:
Stallion produce stakes for foals of 1889,
to- he trotted in 1S92-Same condition as
stake / I of 1888 Stations to he named and
entrance paid April +, 1889, and foal to be
nominated January /, 1890.
Stake for foals of 1883 to he trotted in
lSS9-Same conditionsas stake = of 1888,
with the addition of the words cor paced
after "trotted. -
Stake for foas Of 1881 New England
bred, to be trotted in 1889, closes April I,
lSS9-Same conditions ms stake 10 of 1888.
Payments due April |, July /; balance 10
days before race.
Stake for foas of 1897. wherever bred, to
be trotted in 1SSO--Same conditions as stake
four of 1883.
Stake for foals of 1886 or later wherever
bred to be trotted in lSS0-Conditions same
as stake ).
Stake for foals of 1886, New England bred,
to be trotted in 1SSD-Conditions same as
stake ! of 1883.
Stake for foals of 1885, wherever bred, to
be trotted in 1850 Conditions same as stake
, of 1888.
Stake for foas of 1884, wherever bred. to
be trotted in lSS9-Conditions same as stake
3 of 1888.
Stake for foals of 1887, PAGERS, wherever
bred, to be paced in 1SS9-Same conditions
as , year old trottng stake.
The committee decided to open three guar
anteed stakes of $500 each, open to the
world, for minute, 2:35 aud 2:25 class, 10
per cent 900, to close April T. 1889, "a per
/ to
per cent payable June !, ~ per cent payable
August |, when the horses are to he named,
and the balance to be paid 10 days before
the race. All horses in the world which are
eligible to the classes named are eligible to
the several stakes and can start in these
races regardless of records made subsequent
to April |. The association guarantees that
the values of these stakes will not be less
| than 500 each, and should the actual value
exceed this amount, all in excess will go to
the several winners.
Points from Track and stable About Noted
Horses.
Maud S. has made the fastest time in every
part of mile, as follows: Providence.
second quarter, 03O4; Chicago, middle half
1.02; Cleveland, three quarters l.355:
Cleveland, one mile, 20S4.
tAutIt 'TbItl, IL, anu nv Jay tbllltt.
dam the famous Patchen mare Emeine. re
Gently dropped tilly foal 10y Pancoast 2.215.
and the younGster has already been sold for
$4,000 to w. +. Clancy Of Louisville Ken
lucky.
The opinion is expressed by well posted
horsemen that there will he more trotting
than ever next season, and there never was
so great "A demand for good horses as at
present.
Horsefesh is looking up j. B. Haggin,
/ the California banker and turtman. has
bought Proctor Knott, the two-year- old
! phenomenon, for S}O, 0GO 1t was sold 10y
Bryant q Scroggan Of Louisville who
bought Proctor "A year ago for $3.50, No
thoroughbred two ycar-old has ever before
/ sold for so high figure. As Proctor Knott
has broken the record of -year-olds by
winning $40, 900, he abundantly justfeS his
eXtravagant price.
a correspondent of the Falhavcn Era
writes Below is a tabulation : howing that
/ Daniel Lambert nherits more OF his blood
from imported Messenger than from Justin
Morgan: and, a, Messenger blood has shown
much better results than Morgan. are we
not to believe that Daniel Lambert derives
/ what good quatiee he possesses from his Mes
senger rather than from his Morgan blood :