Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-03
HORSE GOSSIP.


pound horse for $500.
Galopin leads the English winning stall
lions this season his get having won
SPIT, $50. Hampton is second with
$40, 40.
c. NJ. Hoinsingcr of Alburgh Centre is
owner of n two year-old colt sired by Good
wins Ilambletonian, dam by Star Ethan;
stands l6 hands, weighs 1lG0pounds
The Messrs. Briggs of Auburn, Me-, are
said to have refused big offer for their
stallion Messenger Wilkes by Red Wilkes.
1t is said that Vermont parties would like
him.
Mr. c. II. Nelson, owner of the stallion
Nelson tells a reporter that he was willing
to match Nelson against the Chicago horse
Jack, for any reasonable amount. 1t is
quite probable that match will be made
White River junction is favorably spoken
of as a central point for holding the next
meeting of the Vermont Breeders associa-
ton. The business men of White River
offer excellent grounds and propose building
one of the stmilo tracks in the country.
One of the most promising young stations
in Grand Isle county is tho stallion Black
stone, ir., sired by Blackstone y, dam the
dam of lruny H., 93j. Blackstone jr.,
stands - ,. weighs 1928 pounds, was two
owned by Il. Il. Brayton.
The five-year-old stallion Owaissa has
been sold by J. A. Prince Of Lawrence to
O. y. Fcrnald of Danvers, Mass Owassa
is by Onawa the winner Of moro races than
any other living stallion. Mr. Feynald also
owns Onawa, jr., and will hitch him double
with OWassa to heat the best stallion time
on record.
A committee was appointed by the Mid.
land Counties Eng Veterinary Medical
association to examine the horses operated
on by Prof Axe, with the object of curing
roaring by the excsion of the artenod carti-
lagc, an operation which has been recently
advocated by Or. Fleming, and practised
on a large number of army horses. In
Of these cases has any benefit followed as
result OF the operation.
Rarus, 2,13f once king of the turf,
stands in his 5ox-stall in Robert Bonner's
stable in West Fifty -hfth street, New York
For three years he has not felt the pave
ment beneath his hoofs, and, as the cham
pion that swept away all records at Buffalo
l years ago turns bis head to look at a visi-
tor, "A feeling Of sadness passes through
those who knew MIN in the morning of his
career and when his name suppanted that
of Goldsmith Maid in the affections of the
public
William X. Nanderbit's stables on his
estate at Oakdale l.. l.. which were de-
signed by Richard VI. Hunt, have just been
completed, at n cost of $780, 600. They are
flied with thoroughbrcds and manned en-
tirely by English men and boys. The fur
nishings. as far as possible, are English
also There is a kitchen for the men and a
moss room. For the horses there is a bath,
and a tan-bark ring under glass. Alto
gether there are no finer stables in America
and few that surpass them III Europe.
An incident showing the power of mem
DRY in horse is told OF the great stallion
Almont. His disposition was of the most
kindly nature, and he would permit any
one to stroke his glossy hide and play with
him. One day his groom struck him Sc
verely and was discharged for 50 doing
Almont showed no change, but more than
two years after, when the groom returned,
he suddenly became vicious and would not
let the groom come near him. He evidently
remembered the groom, and the blow of two
years before
Jefferson writes the Manchester Mir
ror as follows: ''Sunol may be the only
trotter TO have made quarter in 30 seconds,
but that is not the fastest quarter ever
made by a trotter, as the brown geldng
Dart owned by Mr. NJ. Il. Smith of New
York city formerly head of the Il. &. Dunn
Mercantile Agency, has trotted quarter
over Fleetwood track in % seconds. This
horse is known in New York as a phcnome-
nal quarter and half mile horse, and has
been trial miles in , Is and FL. He was
put into John Turner'S hands last season 30
further develop, but has never trotted races
as his owner would not consent to have him
entered.
Mr. Charles b. Ballard, according to the
| Sportsman, in writing history Of the old
| time trotter Empress, thus incidentally
mentions George Wilkes: II timed George,
owned by Simmons and driven by Horace
Jones, over the old Union track at 3 a. IN.
n mile in 2.1 to harness. and in 30 min
utes thereafter Jones drove him a mile i'll
2 Is to wagon. This was his last trial a
few weeks before he beat Ethan Allen. /
remember well the wagon Wilkes trotted
in it was made by Peter Du Bots of New
| York, and weighed GO pounds it was
painted red" The real thing painted red
| must have been the night before Mr.. Ballard
did the timing.
'The best drivers are the most careful,
and the best horsomen are those who are
always on their guard says the Horse
| man, MANY accidents occur form the
capers of gentle family horses that have
never been known 10 become frightened or
to do anything coltish, and for this reason
have been carelessly driven. People are al
ways on guard when about horses known
to be vicious, and the most dangerous kicks
are from usually quiet horses which were.ap-
preached without caution and in playful
moment or when surprised, let fly without
vicious intent. The lesson that all good horse
men have learned from this is to be always
on guard when among horses, and to never
under any circumstance, drive any horse
carelessly or neglect proper precautions foI
safety. The steadiest horses are sometime;
coltish and an accident and runaway may
result from momentary neglect
John p. Williams Of Shrewsbury writes
the Fairhaven Era: "Norgans have stood
the test of time. They stand better to-day
than ever before, and they will continue tC
be the best horse for the shrewd Vernon
breeder to invest in. Rightly crossed, in
bred properly reared, trained and develop
ed, they are the ideal horse, and will pay
Vermont breeders the most profit on capita
invested. What other than a Morgan can
ever be compared with Vermont Black
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