Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-11
HORSE DEPARTMENT,
Points from Track and stable About Noted
Flyers,

Dflcf I1lll IHInl III ne nIpl 10 ION I aTIOS.
She has n record of 2;2Sj which ollie Wood
ward gave her at Mystic in an attempt to
beat her 2:29 mark made at Beacon in Au-
gust Mary Kent is owned by j. W Parker
Of Quechcc VT. Kent, her sire, is o~ned
by J. G. Parker of the same place. Kent
is by Hambletouinn 10. dam Lady Griswold,
10y Adams Flying Morgan. making him
full brother to the noted brood mare Alley.
who, bred to George Wilkes. brought Al
bert France, 200 and TO the same horse
brought Wilton, .2:l9i. The produce of
Mary Kent and Don Carlos. 2:22, should
POSSESS speed and size and from Don Carlos
should get finish.
William II. Smell of Decring Me. has de
cided not to trot Jack Spratt. 9:23, next
season, the alleged reason being that his
drivers have not driven Jack as fast as he
can go. He is now the fastest horse in
Maine. Genarm being the fastest stallion.
The stations Nelson and Dictator chief. both
owned by G. II. Nelson. of Waterville, Me-,
have faster records than Glenarm
The Spirit Of the TmcS in its New Years
issue on the subject of harness performers of
1883, says CAS- race horse the brightest
star of the galaxy that illumined the page of
trotting history the past year is unquestion
ably Prince Wilkes. During the season this
great morse lTplltu III al ~ WHINING n'dJS,
of which 30 were in 220 and better.
In speaking of the Christmas numbers of
the principal horse publications the mirror
and Farmer we'll says: The Christmas pub
lications of the leading horse journals of the
country were magnificent examples of the
ingenuity and brains that are behind them.
Not alone were they remarkable for their il
distractions some of which were velitable
specimens of the highest skill and art. but
tor the rich and able character of their read
ing contents. The press and the public of
the land have reason to he proud of the
mon who preside over the great journals de
voted to horse literature.
The oldest of the get of the Hambletonian-
Clay stallion Gilroy, iii this vicinity, are
coming three years old and those that have
been broken to harness are showing great
promise of speed. Among the number is a
black colt called Thurman, owned by George
A. Richardson of South Burlington. He
was driven some as a two-years- old and won
the stakes for Chittenden county two-y years
olds at the county fair. The dam of Thur
man is by Earthuuake sire of Rex, 4 full
sister to Village Boy, 2:3l ].
DR.. George c, Briggs has bay filly of
promise. bred for good one, viz by Gil
roy: first dam by Patchen, second dam a
full sister to Ira Allen. Patchen was by
Smiths Patchen. sire of Orient, 2:2i: Hi
iahu Stranger |;<9+' 1atcheh uaill was
. noc ~ ii',',H' Amen oot VI '"''iii'i'
I,n,nn. II I-I,on ,1f II,-a,,lia. oroof ,,o
.,r,o ,,,,, ,,,t Of od,, Toon,iy L,. ,l,,,h,iro
that ,,redict i, n I.ac, fo, t;ilro,. foal. If
isNe wdnld NOT Inc last
HIM.. Thnrn &. Sn, Of C,ho,lot+a bove
two fooled il, fssG ord ora foaIad in 1Ss>
the latter be;rg - nh b.otbar to Thurman
n,entiopad ohovo Tba don, of ono !. tho
Inn, or Bohn,., Loo n.oHi .ec,nl dor, rho
Slow Nnro dan, If + ana Wi,,iar,. 1.11
md Cho,l.., Ii.cl. o.n, rho tir.t da,, Of
the otbe, j. Nv. Hnlohird.s TtLon A,,cn sec-
nnd DOW tha Gor, "f Po,,a,.t Loo e,c Rho
ln.t nnntionsJ dIIv is in fo,I t6 Alcandar
SON Of AIcantora
ttil.o,- ,;',ht g., ,,,t .,,o,l bo,.in,, tho
.a,,,a h1nnd nIoT,ont. 7tfon,lln,nnio,' and
CIa,, ma C;aorga Wilkes. EIn .tioneo,. I-irro,
Won, Bi.,uorrL be;no hr lt...a,o.,. Dnroc
ont Of iaJv Finch LV Upr,.v tlov Tod,
Finch is also fin. dSn, of the .tollions Nm
Yorl. and Uov,na+,b Inv H.,,IIotn,,io, M
Each If tbnn, hnys ro,,,n.o,,+o,i,.o. IN ,ha
o.3OIi.t ,ilro,.. r.,.o,d o.9Ss wa. ,,o,ia
in a race witba GrId Of b.r.c. ot Vystic