Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-02-01
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out OF the state until the home demand is
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yearling record in 1887, is in Bowerman
Bros. string at Lexington. She is now run
ming out and promises to be Il sensational
three year-old.
Mr.. John Shepard of Boston and Col.
Harry Hale, proprietor of the Island Farm,
have made a peculiar match, which will be
trotted in 1891, the former having matched
the produce of Butterfly, who is now i'll foal
to Viking in 1889, against the produce of
Wilkesetta, another daughter of Young JIM
now in fOal to Warder, brother to Viking
The race is for $3.50 side.
A correspondent of leading horse jour
nal wants an opinion on which is the great
er sire George Wilkes or Electioneer. Asa
sire of colt speed the records show that the
latter leads; in all other essentials. as a sire
of campaigners, race horses and producers,
the honors 90 to the Wilkes family The
ElectioneerS have yet to demonstrate that
they can breed on. What they may do is
matter for future judgment. They may lie
producers and they may not be. Every
body knows what the Wilkcses are. The
burden of honors to-day is nnquestionably
with Hambletonan' greatest son-George
Wilkes.
STEAMBOAT, 2:t44, at the Roscmaid, Los
Angeles, Cal, l.. j. Rose, proprietor, is the
fastest stallion on the Pacific coast, but
three stations have faster records, Maxy
| Cobb, Phallas and Patron. He is by Sultan.
2:2l, sir of Ruby 2:198 Alcarzar 2:20l,
Sweetheart, three years old 2:22I. Eva
2:234 and others. Stamboul's dam is Fleet
wing, dam of Ruby 2;199, by Hambleton-
| ian 10
! William Z. Allen of Winoosii has a brood
mare that it pays a farmer to own. She
has produced five foals the first three by
| WinOoski 101, of these the first G. H.
Blodgett sold for $500. He has since OBJ
tanned a record of 2:365 Her next fual Mr.
Allen sold without training at three years
old for $500; the next, Col Hooker, was
also sold by him before he was three years
old for S400 Her last two, the foal of 1887
is by Giroy, and that of 1888 by Alexander.
1t is II FLY the only one she has ever had.
Mr.. Allen is much pleased Il, he thinks he
has in her what will take her MOTHER place
as a brood mare.
". B. Gibson of this city is breeding
some good stock. He mas the standard mare
Sunlight by Black Cloud, full brother 10
Lady Stort, the first three year old to beat
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dam nv phil Sberidan Srncl,tvood 10 SON
Of ReImont of Nadgn Inv Aloxondor,. A.
| Iallab dam of Napan+o 30 PaIl1,,-,,j
is in foaI to Alcman h,, Alryono Uo Misc
has q tboro,,e,b hrad ,,oro tb,t hos +ha t,o+
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three minutes She is in foal to Alcaudor
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