Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-01-06


A Chicago paper says that since pool
rooms went out of fashion race horse in
that city is not worth half as much rs
good base ball pitcher.
Mr.. John Hunter has been elected pres
ident of the American Jockey Club to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
August Belmont
Andy Welch has sold the bay three
year-old FLY Lena Wilkes, record 2:204,
by Barney Wilkes, to Mr.. j. b. Potter of
Providence, for $500
The stallion Domestic and the PAGER
Silverthreads have been brought from
Detroit to Walnut Grove farm Domestic
is doing well.
w. 4. Chester of the Turf, Field and
Farm figures that there were AS additions
to the 2:30 list last season, including both
trolters and PAGERS
Thirty-three Agar odds made records of
2.30 or better last season. Tempest's
2:2l13 at San Francisco in September is
the best.
Honig's horses won $4,000 this season.
The old circus horse LeleX won $3.50.
The FLY Leo II won S6,l10 and Wahoo
$3.50.
Fred Gebhard's great race horse Eole,
and his full brother, st. Saviour, have
been retired from the race course and will
The entries for the stakes of the Ken
lucky trotting horse breeders, to be trot-
ted in 1855, 1889 and 1890, closed on Jan
uary with f.. A. Upton secretary, Lex
ington, Ky.
Bonnie McGregor will make the season
of 1888 in the Blue Grass region. Ken
tuckians think well OF the McGregor fam
lily, for it is a family which produces race
horses.
4 ,olr ho- LATE al
received from Kentucky the yearling colt
Pure Wilkes, by Red Wilkes, dam Purity,
by Brignoli.
The Kansas City. St. Louis and Cincin-
natl Racing associations are quarrellng
over dates. The fight will cost st. Louis
$50 600. Ali this trouble was foreseen by
turfmen six months ago.
Mr.. Wesley p. Balch, the well-known
morse dealer of Boston has very fast pair.
They are the seven year old gray mare
Kitty Kilburne, record 2,2l, and the ten
year old bay eelding Onward, record
2-2O11.
The danger OF rupture between the
American Jockey club and the Brooklyn
Jockey club on acc cunt of each, including
Memorial Day in its spring meeting, has
been averted and the younger association,
being the younger, has given away.
Thomas Sugden will winter his chest
nut gelding Alex L., eight years old, rec
ord 2:3O4, by Blue Bull, dam by Pocahon-
tas Boy, at Lowell. Alex l.. has shown in
private mile better than 1926.
1t is reported that w. G. France, the
owner of Red Wilkes, has received 100000
for his get since last April, while the ser
vice fees of the stallion since then have
been 500 800. His book is full for next
season at $500.
If the American Jockey Club attempts to
race on July there will be music in the
air and open war between the jockey clubs.
Where will the horses come from Messrs.
Belmont, Cassatt, Galwan, Haggin, With
ers aud the Dryers will send their horses
10 Monmouth Park.
The price paid for the stallion jay Gould
by Messrs. Hall, Fiske and Gould in 1872,
was $50 600 Messrs. kerner and Smith
paid So, 600 for the horse a few years after,
and Nj Kerner subsequently sold on to
Mr.. smith. The stallion is now in Ken
lucky in poor health.
1t is gratifying to learn that the Ken
lucky breeders are beginning TO see the
Necessity of sustaining the racing given
at Lexington. For the spring meeting of
1855, Major b. G Thomas, j, r. Wilgus
and Wilton Young will give $1,000 to the
racing luud OF the association.
Judge James Grant will retire from the
presidency of the National Trottlng aSso-
citation at the regular CHICAGO meeting
which will be held IN February, ISIS. He
mas occupied the position elght years
Gen w, ;. Tilton, first vice president,
will also retire trom office at the same
time on account Of Ill health.
A valuable two-year old colt belonging
to John X. Geary Of " mtueNvllie, Ne,
| bad its fore leg broken about two weeks
ago by kick from anol her horse in the
stable, and the broken leg has been set
and the colt put into sings 10 enable it to
stand mp; hopes are entertained of its
recovery.
In herday, the brown mare Ethel, whose
death is Just announced, was considered
one of the most promising fillies i'll the
country Her sire was Old American star
and her dam a Morgan mare from Yer
mont. AS a four year-old she trotted a
mile in 223, the half in l;06. She was sold
soon after to John keyser OF New York
for $500, at that time regarded an Ell
Ormous price for a four-year Old. Her
colts are said to be equal rs promising
as she was in her earlier days.
Secretary II. o. King writes: The di-
rectors of the Charter Oak Driving Park
have voted to offer three guaranteed
stakes for the circuit meeting or 1888 as
follows For 2:20 trotters, $4,000; for
2:3O trotters, 5000 for 800 PAGERS, $4,000 ;
total, $4,000. Each stake will be guaran-
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named and in case of any excess of pay
ment in either class, the entire amount to
be devoted to that class.
Mr.. David Bonner has been driving on
the road this winter a gray colt, which
has attracted much attention. He is
named Albert and is by Nutbourne, son
OF Belmont, dam Miss Russell dam OF
Maud s., by Pilot, jr. Albert's dam is
by Bayard and his second dam was In
diana dam of Indianapolis), by Mambrino
Chief Mr.. Bonner also drives the black
colt Stamina, by Startle sire of Majolica,
2l5: dam by Princeps, second dam by
Alexander's Abdallf b, third dam by
Mambrino Chief. Princeps was the sire
of Trinket, ola and Alexander Abdallah
sired Goldsmith Maid 2;l4
Secretary w. b. Faslg saws that he will
suggest to the Cleveland Driving Park
company the establishment OF Si0,OOu
worth of guaranteed trotting stakes for