Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-02-08


lence rs well as rich breeding
Among the mares they have Kitty Lam
bert by Daniel Lambert, dam Belle of Chi
cago, 2:31, by Jackeon's Flying Cloud.
This mare is the dam OF Mr.. c. X Fosters
Wodgovorth colt mentioned in "A previous
issue Bred to Sherman Franklin, Lottie
Franklin, foaled 1894 by Ben Franklin, bay
rs hands, is an elegant road mare, could
trot in 300 Mt three years old. In foal to
Sherman Franklin
katsha foaled 1886, bay FLY full sister
to Lottie Franklin, a very handsome and
stylish mare and trottcr she beat the best
two year olds in all that section in 1883, in
Guiding Red Mac by Red Wilkes, colt by
Movement, also one by Goldlinder, trotted
Barton track one-half mile in 1873 Bar
ring accidents she will make it warm for
the three year olds this year.
DO the Electoncer breed on? 1t is too
early i'll the stud career of Elpctioneer to
answer this question Horse publications
and writers ON horse topics especially those
interested in some other family are asking
the above question Yer significantly. Elec-
tioneer had very limited opportunities in the
stud before going to California, his Oldest
colts bred there are / | years old. He has,
if all living, about IS colts foaled in Cali
I y
oldest colts must have been kept for stock
purposes. We have in mind one kept by Gov.
Stanford Clay, record 22J, and out of that
! great brood mare Maid of Clay. Clay is
now 10 years old 1t must be remembered
! that the sons or daughters of Elcctioneer
| that have been used for breeding purposes in
| California have been ina country where thoY
enter the 2:30 list young; where they hold all
! the champion cotreCords. We know thata 10
years Old stallion should not be CONDEMNED
| because he has not produced, because the
average age when atalious get their first
representative in the 2:3O list is much Older
than 10 years. hut in California they trot
young, and produce young.
Electionecr went to California in 1871 and
in 1850 he had the two years old Fred
Croker, 2:2ji.
Sultan at five years of age had Sweetheart,
two years old, record 2:26t and his son
STEAMBOAT at six years of age had two
years old representative in 200 list.
Pancoast at eight years, had Patron,
three years old, 2:l9l and Aquarius, three
years old 1924.
Nugget 10y Wedgewood at nine years, had
Nettle Leaf. four years old, 2:23i and New
ton four years, 2:2S!.
Sons of George Wilkes had representa-
tives in 2:30 list as follows
Alcyone at eight years of age had Silver
one three years old, 2:?4l.
Alcantara at nine years old had White
socks in 2:}O list.
Guy Wilkes at nine years old had Sable
Wilkes, three years old, 2lS.
William l.. full brother to Guy Wilkes, at
eight years old had Axtell, two years Old,
9:23.
Red Wilkes at nine years old had Phi
Thompson. in 2:20 list.
jay Bird at eight years old had Eagle
Bird, four years old 2:2l.
Young Jim at nine years old had Butter
fly in 2:}O list.
Baron Wilkes 2:1S. at six years old had
the three year, old PAGER Frenchy in 2:3t
list Simmons at nine years old, had Ban
Ban, four years old, 2:26
Poiuts from Track and stable About Notet
Flyers.
Jessie Lambert owned by the Solac
Brothers of Bridport and taken to Soutl
America by James Sollace last summer ha
been sold for $1,000.
= George II. Thomas of Sheldon has ver'
promising young stallion, two-years-o ole
past. BILLY Ethan was sired by ''Sita
Ethan, he by Daniel Lambert, dam Fanni
l T., and her dam the noted mare Fanni
| Megs. Billy Ethans mother was sired b.
, old "Nimrod,' better known as the Wire
horse whose merit is too well known il
2 Franklin county TO need any praise. Thi
Q colt has more Nimrod blood than any stal
lion in this section. We would further sa
! that Mr. Thomas has a number of fine colt
Il all sired by "Star Ethan"
| 1t is said that 5. \. Brown & Co., &
Kalamazoo, Mich, recently refused an ofe
Y of $50, 600 from syndicate of souther
a horse breeders for Ambassador, 2:21, b
$ George Wilkes. dam Lady Carr.
g f. c. Fowler of Modus, Conn, has pun
chased from s. H. Blackboard of Kccney
t Ky, for SIC, 800 the tive-ycar-old stallion
, Hinder Wilkes, 2:20{, foaled 1883, by Re
Wilkes, dam Lady Almont, 10y Almont
e California turfmen say that Yum TuI
y, will be as good in her four year-old form a
n was her stable companion FirenM.
n 1t is said that the well known turfmal
# j. b. HagGin, has determined to cut his grel
h Rancho del Paso up into 40 acre tracts an
It dispose Of them at reasonable prices TO sci
= tiers. The ranch contains II, 600 acres, ii
boundary of which reaches to the city
r Sacramento.
II The demand for good trotters in Englan
$ and other foreign countries is rapidly grow
= ing ana mas become so Drlsk now tlat man
It of our best performers will be sent abroa
next season.
The Saratoga Racing association has take
a long step forward. They have decided
do away with all steeplechasing and all hu
- die racing on their tracks and will not hay
any of these dangerous contests this seaso
L., There is no doubt but what seeple-Chas
tie and hurdle races are very attractive and q
I'd public like to see them; there is an elemel
a. of danger in them which makes them @
tremely exciting and fascinating; but Il
l. loss of life among jockeys and horses in the
x contests has been SO great that their attraC
y ivcness fades into insignilcance beside
$ and the Saratoga association in elminatil
Of them from their programmes and carryii
n out the wishes Of a large number of sensil
rs race gOers.
lie Trainer James Murphy of Lexington,
>, out with a challenge to match the two-yea
l. old Dilemma, by Onondaga, dam Perhal
dam of Chance, against any two year G
as colt or flly in America for 5000 "a sid
IL The conditions of the proposed race are tn
We it must be four or five furongs, and II
sometime in the Inter part of April, or dl