Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
HORSE DEPARTMENT
Points from Track and Stable About Noted
FLYERS.

Flyers.
Col. H. S. Russell, Milton, Mass, haS
bought the celebrated four year old stallion,
Edgemark 22l at three years old obtained
in race, price $40, 00O He is by Victor
Won Bismarck, dam, Edgewater Belle by
Edgewater. Edgemark has won 10 races
and never lost but two heats After the
sale of Bell Boy for SOL 600 Col. Russell
proposed to trot Edgemark against him the
winner to own both horses the offer was
declined. Col Russell then proposed to put
up SD, 900 with Edgemark and trot him
against Bell Boy, the winner to have both
horses and the money this offer was also
declined.
W. S. Webb has bought the stallion Dan
lei Boone, 1876, record 2:31q. by HANDLE
tonian 10, dam Kate, dam OF Breeze, 2:24,
Bruno 2:29l Young Bruno, 2:224 all by
Hambletonian 10. Daniel Boone was foal-
ed 1862, making him - years old. He has
in the 2:30 list Echo, 2:2S!, Nellie NJ,
2:2, and Susie Owen. 1926.
G. Z. Moody of Waterbury has bought
Ella a. by Mambrno Dudley, 2:l9}, in foal
to Dictator Chief, 2;2l1
5. d. Wells of Orwell has sold to New
York parties "A handsome pair of black drv-
ing horses by st. Julien for $1,000 st.
S. y. FELTON,, Orwell.
The colt, Stockton Prince which James
Golden bought in California, he has sold
to George X. Russell, Bellows Falls, owner
of Bay Wilkes. Mr.. Golden saw Sunol 2:lS
at two years in her work and pronounces
her the finest specimen of race horse he
ever saw, and thinks she is more likely to
beat the 2:GS9 of Maud 5. than any trotter
living.
\ syndicate at Barre has bought of
j. II. Richardson, Boston, the stallion Vol
mer by Volunteer Boy for $1,000 also a
young son of Mambrno Wilkes. 2:2s9. dam.
Lady Durgin dam of Thorndale +. 2:30 by
Honest Allen.
California dispatches confirm the report
of the sale of Stambaul for so, 900. He
was sold to W. >. Hobart Of New York.
whose breeding ranch is in California. Mr.
Rose, who bred Stambaul and gave him his
record of 2:l43, is the most successful breed
er on the Pacific slope He bred and sold
Sultan 2;24, for SIS, 600; tho leading trot-
ting sire OF his age, also Beautiful Bells, the
Queen of Palo Alto harem. He also bred
and sold to Mr.. Corbtt, Sable. dam OF Sa-
BILE Wilkes, PTS at three years He now
has at the head OF his breeding establish
ment Aicazar, !:2Ot, son of Sultan and the
great Minnehaha, which Mr.. Rose regards
second to none.
Mr.. John Trow of Barre has Is hand
brown stallion. foaled in lSS2, called Shen-
stone by Dean Sage, sire of Beaconsfield,
2:2IA dam by Edward Everett by Ham
bletoEan 10, second dam by Long Island
Black Hawk. He also has Black Hawk
Wilkes, seal brown foaled 1856 by Wilkes
Spirit, son of George Wilkes, dam, Bay
Fanny, full sister to Kitty Cook, 2:26l by
Abraham by Daniel Lambert, second dam.
full sister to Daniel Lambert by Ethan
Allen, third dam, Fanny Cook, Daniel
Lambert's DAM Among MIR. Trows brood
mares is Bertha Duroc by Messenger Duroc,
first dam by Hambletonian 10; second dam
by Hills Black Hawk, in foa to Shuestone,
also Lady Blackstone, brown mare five
years old, 154 hands, by Blackstone, dam by
Waikiki Chief, second dam by Young Nor
ril in foal to Black Hawk Wilkes. also Lady
Willis by George Wilkes dam Thorough
bred, in foal to Shuenstone. Mr.. Trow has
pair of well matched chestnut geldings, full
brothers five and six years old by a son of
Draco, dam, a Morgan mare. He also has
quite Il number of young stock, the get of
Shustane, which are credit to their sire
George j. Higgins West Concord, Vt.
owns the five year old Wilkes stallion Con-
toocook, 15f hands, black, good style, by
Mambrino Wilkes, 2:2Sf, dam by Gen.
Grant by Long Island Black Hawk, second
dam by Honest Allen Contoocook can show
23j Also Strike, that has been mention
ed in this paper, 10 years old by Jay Gould
2:20t dam, Martinse by Gen. Knox, second
dam, Martinse Maid, dam of Rumor,
2;234 by Jackson's Flying Cloud. Strike
at five years old trotted to wagon a half
mile in :l2.
Harry Lowe of Montpelier has an elegant
two years old stallion, American King, full
brother to American Queen 2:31 trial 2;26
at four years old, and sold to w. c. France
of Lexington Ky, for $500 for a brood
mare. American King is by Abraham the
greatest speed producing son of Daniel Lam
bert, dam, Baby a great producing mare
whose breeding rs yet is untraced that is
also owned by Mr.. Lowe. He also has Sun
shine, ch mare nine years old, 10y hands by
j. b. Thomas, 2;lS4, dam Mountain Girl by
Daniel Lambert, second dam by General
Washington by Hills Black Hawk, sun
shine is booked to Viking, 2:l9t for 1889
Topsy is brood mare, owned by same sired
by Abraham, dam by Flying Morgan, sec
ond dam by Woodbury. Morgan, in foal to
Leicester, 2:27 by Deucallion 2;22.