Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-17
= HORSE GOSSIP.


Forestdalc Melvin Baker has sold to par
ties from New Hampshire two tillies, gets
of Leicester, for $500.
Dr. W. S. Webb shipped from his Shell
burne farm Tuesday, high blooded horse
for W. X Vanderbilt.
Leonard Fish of Ira has sold his stallion
Gold Coin to Henry Harris of Chicopee
Mass; consideration, $4,000.
Phallas, p 1874. who was sent to Califor-
mia Tor the purpose of lowering his record,
has been sent back to Racine.
p Libby of East Pitlsford is training a
promising two year old Lambert colt by
the HUFF horse, he by Bay Lambert.
Wilson Bgelow of st. Adams, Vt, has
sold to Mr.. Mlliken OF Augusta; Ne, for
S400, the fve-year- horse, Henry NJ.
Teller.
John Span, writing from England, says
that good American trotters, with sound
legs command ready sale. The English
are first class judges as to sollndness and
firm believers in pedigree.
If Budd Doble has Maud S.. Axtell,
Faustino, Jack, Anon, Lady Bullion, Amy
Lee and Neritas in his stable this year it
will be the greatest combination Of track
horses ever got together.
James A. Murphy of Chicago recently
purchased three o-year-od hllies sired
by Fonso, Audrain, and imported Silver
Mine, and viii race them next season in the
name of the Park Ridge stable.
j. II. Hunter of Albany, y. v, has pur-
chased for use at his Maplewood farm, Val
ley, Falls, n. " the stallion Roland. by
Volunteer, dam by Morgan, by son of
Green Mountain Morgan; second dam by
Mambrino Chief IL.
The highly bred trotting stallion Childe
Harold by Harold, dam Young Portia
died in Australia October %. His progeny
are highly thought of in Australia, where
the American trotter is making considera-
bic progress in popularity.
1t is announced that the final meeting of
the executive committee of the Vermont
Association of Road and Trotting Horse
Breeders will be held at the Berwick House
at Rutland, January -. 1t is expected
that the location of the next breeders
meeting will then be decided.
1t is reported on good authority that j.
b. Sabre of Chazy, is willing and ready to
match Little Maud against the fam
Gus Island horse, Grand lsle'' as soon as
the ice will permit. Although ''Grand
Ise' has by far the best record, there are
many who are willing to stake their money
on the Chazy mare.
Waters stock farms SIG, 800 sale last
week ranks among the largest private trans
actions in trotting stock. Up to last year
Leland Stanford's selections at Stony Ford
when he bought Electioneer stood in first
place, but was replaced by w. r. Allen S
purchases at the same farm, Woodburn and
later at San Mateo.
! Z. X. Townsend of Crown Point has sold
to Patten Brothers of Albany, for $1,000,
his bay horse Babe, full brother TO Alice,
by Abraham, by Daniel Lambert. Babe, 5
dam, Fanny, was sired by Ethan Allen;
grand dam, the DIR. Dixon mare, by Old
Abdallah Fanny was full sister to Clara,
dam of Golden, by Daniel Lambert. With
out doubt, this is one of the finest unde-
veloped young horses ever raised on the
shores of Lake Champlain.
The Horseman in commenting on some of
the purchases made 10y DR.. Beermann Of
! Germany says: tine doctor intends to buy
20 or 30 high stepping roadsters, 10 trotters
with records better than 2. 80 and one that
can beat 2,20. The visitors will go to Mid
dlebury, Vt, for the roadsters having
been advised to buy Morgans for that pur-
pose The doctor offered knapp Nc
Carthy $40, 900 for Geneva s., but did not
get her. 'Knapp's price is SO, 200.
George II. Hicks states that he will not
run Bascom Park, near Boston, as public
race-course again. He has made it pay
well, but there is considerable care, anxiety
and hard work involved, and it interferes
also with other business. Mr.. Hicks will
probably lease the park next season, and il
will be used for training and driving pur-
poses The public will be sorry to learn OF
Mr.. Hicks determination to retire from
the management of race meetings.
The Caledonian says that the bay horse
which for more than 20 years has done the
trucking for Joel Fletcher, Henry e.
Fletcher and Griswold q Pearl, wholesale
-four and grain dealers at st. Johnsbury,
is dead At the age of 80 years. Probably