Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-02-01
HORSE DEPARTMENT..
Noted Animals which Have Sold For
High Prices.

the profits of the breeders lay There is
but little money i'll producing low-priced
colts and were it not that these big prices
are hung up to tempt and encourage them
there would BE but few in the business.
Among recent notable sales is that of Senti-
mel Wilkes, son of George Wilkes, to w.
France of Kentucky, for &25, 600. Mr..
France imbibed his love for the Wilkes
family of trotters when he made his victori-
GUS campaign on the grand circuit with his
famous trotter Harry Wilkes. Mr.. France
who has retired from the trotting ranks to
the breeding farm, believes that he has now
the best Wilkes stallion in Kentucky. Then
the Woodburn farm, on the 1000 acres Of
which Maud S., and other great trotters first
flung the turf from their heels, and from
which more winning thoroughbreds have
come than from any other farm in America,
secured King Wilkes from the estate Of the
late r. b. Conklin of Long Island, for Sl5,
Geo, after the stallion had been tried for n
year ON the farm where Harold. Belmont,
Lord Russell Pistachio, and Falla, add to
its world wide renown. The 46 head Of
totters sold from Woodburn in 1883 aggre-
gated %114.60O. W. Il. Allen fell INTO line
while on q recent visit to Robert Bonner,
farm at Tarrytown by admirinc Miss Ma
jolca the four year-old daughter OF Sitartle
and Jessie Kirk 50 much that he paid SO,
GOO for the young mare. She will shine like
a jewel in the galaxy on Mr.. Aliens farm
that came from Woodburn, Stony Ford
Palo Alto. Col. r. r. Pepper Of Kentucky,
strengthened his establishment by purchas-
ing from Senator Stanford the seven-year
old trotting stallion Noryal, son of Elec-
tioneer and Norma, at the same price for
which Mr.. Allen secured Miss Majolica.
South Americans are also collecting a stock
of American trotters. their latest reported
purchases including the mare Skylght Pilot
for S10. 0G0, and the trotting team Governor
Hill and Spofford for $50, 600.
Points from Track and stable About Noted
Flyers and their Progeny.
Barnes the negro jockey, rode in Cog
races last year, of which ne won 206.
Longfallow stands third among winning
sires for 1888, with T11S, 301 TO his credit.
Starter Caldwell is expected to drop the
flag throughout Washington spring meet
ing.
Seventy-one trotters, with records of 2:3O
or better, died in 1883 from accident or dis
ease
Stamboul's daughter, four years old,
Nehusta, January ii at Los Angeles, Cal.
got a record in a race Of 2;3O.
Robert Bonner is reported to have said
Gas the owner of Maud s. am free tc
speak. | consider Lucy Cuylie the fastest
trotter in the world.
Horsemen estimate the sales Of horsehesl
in and near Lexington last year to have
reached -, 800, 600.
In England the get of Hermit have wor
81, 600, OOO in the last seven years-a RECORD
unequalled either side of the ocean.
Kinda Wilkes record 2:201, by Rec
Wilkes ont Of Lady Almont, has Just beer
sold by her Kentucky owner to a Connect
cut man for $40 800.
Robert Steel OF Philadelphia, has just paic
$50, 600 for the five year old trotting s,al
lion Antiyola, record 2:1G5, by Electioneel
out of COlumhine.
of Englund's four greatest races, the st
Ter was established in l1.G, the Oaks il
the Derby in $50 and the Two Thou
Guineas in 1900.
riders in 1888, Garrison won II race
against l21 that he lost; Mclaughlin ::
| against POI; Covington, 90 against 1856
Hamilton, A against to, and Hayward, 81
against l51.
T. NJ. Ticrney of St. Adams, has chaleng
ed Peter NcEnany to trot their threeyear
Odds for 500 side, or against any colt il
Franklin county. McEnany has accepted
the challenge and they are expected 10 NEE
on Monday to complete arrankements.
The first horse to troC better than tire,
minutes was Boston Blue. who did il in 1918
In 1910 the record went down to 2:40. Foul
years later, Lady Suffolk went mile il
2:264, and it was not till 1893 that Flora
Temple beat 2:22.
In a Buffalo theatre a short time sine
Hall Stoddard clipped a horse in 26 minute
on wager of 500.
| OF the entire collection of brood mares a
Highland farm, 9S per cent trace to produc
ing lines on the maternal side.
Willis Price, by Bettorton, full brothe
to Lumps, dam by Mamhrino Patchen, ha
been sold to Fred Could of Hillsborougl
Bridge, New Hampshire.
Johnny GOLDSMITH recently drove the FIJI,
| Orphan Wilkes. by Guy Wilkes, dam Flor
/ Langford, a mile ON the farm track in 2:3U
The celebrated Volunteer mare Huntress
2:40f, who again reduced the three-mil
record TO 1:2lt in 1872. will be bred to AK
| tell, two year-old record 2;23, by William
/ L., next spring. Huntress was foaled il
/ 1864.
it is said that J. j. Clancy of Lexington
! Ky. has offered $4,000 for Daisy Harts
/ horne, by Aberdeen, but ". F. Todd want
more money for her. She is from the grea
/ producing dam Emeline, dam Of five in tn
2:30 list.
The Electioneer stallion Anteeo, 216l
will make the season of 1889 in kentucky
With the exception of Manzanita, he is tn
fastest foal ever got by Green Mounta
! Maids greatest son.
W. F. Whitney, Williston has a goo
Lambert stallion, three years old. lie is b
old Daniel Lambert. dam by Grandee, Il so
of Ilambletonian 10, ont of mare b
American Star. Mr.. Whitney is breedin
a daughter of Holebird's Ethan Allen, he
first dam is the dam of Robert Lee: secon
dam the Stone mare, dam of Charley Mack
2;2) and Laura Williams, 9:24l.
At Los Angeles, Cal, the four years oil
PAGER lrma won a matched race getting
record of 2:1S!. She is by Nutwood daI
Maggie Medium by Happy Medium. Irm
when she got this record was only thrC
years and seven months old.
Colorado claims the distinction of fun
nishing the first trotter TO beat 2:30 in 1SS!
January /, at the Overland Park, Denver
the bay stallion Magnet reduced his recor
Of 2;2Sq, made in 1888, TO 2;214.
The Kalamazoo Stock Farm refused
bona Hfp offer of $50 600 from a syndicat