Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-24
HORSE GOSSIP.
Notes from Track and Stable About Noted
Drivers and Flyers.

Cleveland.
The first Morgan stations introduced into
Tennessee were taken by Colonel Jennings
of Woodstock, Vt.
John Madden Of Lexington has bought of
Joseph Grear, Ella Ohio, brown fly 3,
by Declaration, dam Nellie Draco, for
$500.
Mr.. A. S. Webb, owner of the stallion
| Williston, reports that the horse is doing
very finely, and he expects TO start him III
the races at Malletts Bay, which it is under
stood, will be trotted soon.
At Dixiana farm. Kentucky, Tuesday
noon, the brood mare Macaroona, 10, by
imp. Macaroona, dam Nina by Lexington,
died from the effects of foaling She was
owned by b. G.. Thomas, who valued her
at a high price
| Some of the turfmen around Louisville
have made a proposition to have farm for
| horses that have been successful racers to
| spend their old age in. The project appears
to be a good one, and will probably be car
red out by those who are interested in it.
| Samuel Gamble of San Francisco has
purchased of Hart Boswell of Lexington.
the bay mare, Nancy Lee, II, by Dictator,
dam Sophy, by Alexander Edwin Foster,
for $4,000. Nancy Lee is the dam of the a
/
Two of Vermont 9 30 trotters of 1889
were bred by ladies, Tot, 2.24, and Wood
burn Boy, >. 29t. One of the oldest and
most successful stock breeders ON Long
Island is Mrs Sarah \. Barnum, who owns
and controls stock farm of 1000 acres.
Antevolo's new owner is Mr.. George S.
Davis, owner of Clairview stock farm,
Crosse Pointe, Detroit, and the purchase
money was $50, 600. Anteeo, 2.lGt, full
brother to Antevolo is also in Michigan,
being owned by the Kalamazoo stock farm.
The well known New England trotter
Little Dick 2.24t, owned by ID. l.. Parker
of New Bedford, has been sold to go to
Buenos Ayres. Little Dick was bred in
| Vermont and has been one of the most sue
cessful campaigners ever known in the
| North.
Nathan Case, proprietor Fair View
Stock Farm, Hoosck Falls y. Y, has been
up in Vermont and purchased a young stall
| lion by Lambert Chief, dam by Woodward s
! Ethan Allen; a FLY by Deucalion, 222,
dam by Aristos, and a brood mare by Dan
lei Lambert, full sister to Lady Fox.
H. 3. Howard, eff Westford owns a hand
some, stylish pair of four yearolds which
stand l5t hands high and weigh together
! 1000 pounds. They are closely matched in
color, form and gait. They are dark bay
with black point are we'll bred and fast
trotters.
Messrs. Clark and Hopper, the owners of
Bell Boy, were apprsed of their loss soon
after the noted stations fate became
known. 1t is reported that only u few days
ago they refused bona flde offer of Sl02,
600 for Bell Boy. Sixty-ive mares were
booked to him for next year at $500.
The young Vermont stallion Cyclone by
| Auctioneer made good showing the past
season. Banker, four years, one of his old
est colts started IN four races and won
three of them. Cyclone has twice secured
first premium at the Vermont State fair.
He is owned by c. p. Kimbal of Albany.
W. H. Bradford, NJ. E. and F. II. Bur
CESS of Bennington, Vt. paid a recent visit
to Allen farm, and Mr. Bradford made q
liberal offer for the bay yearling colt,
Gotha, by Mambrno Wilkes, dam sister in
blood to Sable Wilkes, 2.1s) by Guy
Wilkes 2.l51. but it was not quite
large enough to get the youngster
Among the attractions at the Vermont
Breeders meeting next fall will be ? "a
class This is new departure aud may
have originated with Mr.. Battel in order to
give the entire Lambert family with only
compete, Notwithstanding the fact that
most OF them would be outcassed in even
that slow time
Interest in draft horses in the North is
largely on the increase. The future OF the
draft horse in New England is full of prom
Use. f. a. Woodbridge of Nergenne!
VT, is compelled by business to dis
pose of his imported Percherou stallion
Favori and two imported mares in foal to
him. and he has marked the three mt
price where they should quickly be snapped
up.
When the rich Wheeler handicap as in
stituted it was anticipated that the event
would be recognized as the most important
handicap of the West, and placed on pan
with the Suburban and Brooklyn. Here
tofore the lakewood has always received tbs
greatest number of entries, but it is already
evident that the Wheeler has supplanted it
and taken the place it was designed to fiji
in the estimation of Western owners. Ii
has received go entries.
Little Dick, 2:24!, by Holibird's Ethan
Allen, has been sold to 90 TO South Ameri
ca. Little Dick is well known to every
horseman in this section, having been owned
by Mr.. j. A. Williams of this place. Mr.
, j. J.. Parker of New Bedford, Mass, hi
late owner also owns the trand Isle hofs
Rex, by Earthquake, and ii is reported OF
good authority that these two ''cold blood
ed horses have won him more money THAI
} any four of his fancy bred ones.
A well-known horseman of this city says
that Vermont Abdallah is owned by SHAY
Bros of Patterson, n. j., to whom he wa
sold by Col. Atwell Of Nashua, \. H., abou
1850 and he did not leave Ticonderoga an'
vicinity before that time hence he was il
all probability the sire of Major Clrich AM
he never went to St. Louis, as has beef
claimed by some. He was only seven o
eight years old when he left Ticondero8a
e Anyone having special interest in the sub
ject can obtain all necessary information
: from William Stewart of Ticonderoga.
WELLS HAIR BALSAM.