Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-08

Points from Track and stable About Noted
Horses.

Points from Track and stable About Noted
Horses.
Dr. J. d. Small of Winooski has recent
! ly purchased Il fine young black horse.
1t is said that about 5000 horses have
trotted a mile III 2 30 or better in the last
- years.
NJ. p. Longley of Lynn, has sold Hope
mont to New York parties. Reported
! price $1,000
Governor Hill, whose record is 2.20,
will De driven III the race for the $4,000
stake at Hartford next fall.
Charter Oak Park hangs up Sc 600 for
her spring meeting and S3l 600 for her au-
tumn meeting, making $4,000 in ali.
Daniel Lambert bids fair to have anoth-
err . 80 performer in Lambert Belle which
made a record of PA ~ at New York, May
90
Del Gautier which got a record of 2:21H
at the recent Fleetwood meeting, Is the
tenth of the get of Thomas Jefferson to
! enter the 230 list.
Del Monte, the winner of a six heat
race at Fleetwood, May %. getting a rec
ord of 2:!7 3-S is by Fire Fly (son of Dan
lei LamberD, dam Susan, pedigree untrac
ed.
Two of the famous Erudine racers are
! in the hands of James Golden at Mystic
Park and this well known trainer will fit
them for racing, when it is expected they
Will uldhS SOou leCOIuS'
Patrons two-year-old brother Prodigal,
which has been sent to Lexington, KY,
to be trained by the Bowerman Brothers,
is showing up finely and promises to rival
his great brother in speed.
Entries were fast coming in for the open
ing races of the season at Charter Oak
Park, and fine races may be expected. The
dates for the meetings are June 10, 20, 81
and %. Entries closed June l.
Horses in Austru1io RIM rithot,t cboac
Sometimes when the ground is very slib-
perry they put on plate. 1t is, however,
considered that to run horse without
, shoes is about seven pounds in the ami
l mails favor.
> Among the famous turf performing
brood mi res which were owned by the
) late Commodore kittson are, Sammie g.
2,27; Astoria, 2l91a; Lady Groesbeck,
25%; Lady Logan, $50; Lady Rolfe
> ~ So So, 2l1l4; Minnie r., 2.164
= Fannie Witherspoon, l64; and Gem
. 1884 Beside these there were seven Other
- mar, 8 standard bred and proven produc
= els.
E Arthur Woodbury. of Hardwick, has
! couple Of valuable horses in Ann Paine
and Dotty Golding," and tor which, it il
r said, he has refused Sl4O0 and $500 apiece
Il The former horse has trotted a part of
l. sired ty the famous stallion, Henry S.
: now owned by Gen. W. w. Grout. Wal
!, lace Fay of Hardwick, has sold 1925 col
= to Mr. Currier of Middetown, Conn.
: Red Bank Stock Farm, Montreal, ha
g bought from John Wilson of Ottawa, tn
- bay stallion, four years old, by Re-
:; Wilkes dam by Shelby Chief second dan
@ by Red Eye, thoroughbred The pric
p paid was s. COO. The name will b
h changed to Red Bank Wilkes, and an eli
tort Will be made to put the horse into tn
h 230 list this season.
II The dates of the grand circuit are a
IS follows: Cleveland, July to August 3
to "a Albany, August rs to 81
ialt;old, September to =; Spriul
, field, September II to IA; Ne
le for all is as follows; Free to all trotter
ut Sl,5O0; , is, 81 600 22O, -, 600 = %, 81 00(
H. PA, 81 600; 227, $1,000; 230 (Rochestt
: $40 000), 5000; . 33, 5000, Free to al
10 pacing, $1,000; 2.1', $1,000; 2 25 $1,000.
"a The Lyndonville VT, Driving Par
80 holds its al nual races July 4. There wi
~ be no races for aged horses, but instead
10 three colt races Tor two, three and fou
p year Odds, 500 for each class. divided iut
* three moneys. In addition there will be
Id race for gentlemen's road horses, for Il 5,
TX silver cup also the usual exhibition ,
ne gcntlemen's drivers, and a premium *
at the handsomest turnout. The manag
~ ment have arranged Tor an exhibition
- stations, and coming rs the meeting doe
It early in the season, there will be displa
ne equal to any ever seen IN the State, inclu
bs il Y one son OF George Wilkes, two sons
Onward, two SONS of Daniel Lambert, b
sides sons of MambrinO Dudley and otl
ers we'll known. A prof able and int
m esting meeting is looked for.
d. Rosebud and Stranger are the only tw
to foals of Goldsmith Maid that are alv
- and both have been used for breeding,
a devotion
< er's speed, aud nothing was done VIII
IL Rosebud until she was hve years old, ST
re having raised a colt Then Dunbar toe
ed hold of her but tpe filly had inherite
he much of the willfulness that was such
characteristic of her famous mother, al
Dunbar found that while driving her
must keep cool. After some startling e
perlences he determined that the time
ut make trotter of Goldsmith Maid
mt daughter had not yet arrived, and she WI
TX placed in the breeding ranks. having la
Tor season hlly by sultan and being bred
HIM again. None of the sons and daug
ters OF the famous trottlng mares tn
ng were placed on the Fashion farm when
ac- was established have made fast record
In Patti, the granddaughter of Lady Thorn
Tx has mark of 2;25 -. but the rest of Il
descendants Of the famous old maid ha'
not done well.
'g- The stallion Narragansett, son
on Rhode Island, died recently in Canad
te. where ne Hdu DttH owned LOT II NUMBER
ny years When the boom about Govern
is. Sprague trotting so fast as Il colt was {
n dozen years ago, there was, natural
quite demand for entire sons of Rho,
nj Island, the sire of Sprague and in ODE
oh fence to this demand Narragansett WI
ill dug up from somewhere and placed in Il
stud under the most favorable circuI
stances. He never amounted to apytniI
III rs sire, however, and after passil
Is through two or three hands was sent
to Canada, where he ended his days as abo
al stated Governor Sprague is the OH
me member of the Rhode Island family tn
il has done ANYTHING worth noticing, eth
ma on the track or in the stud and his ear
wv death was a great loss to the breedi
interests of the country, -BrCoder'S &