Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-10

go to Palo Alto, of, upon further examn
alton of Gorgos action / consider it salts
factory Eastern race horse cranks say
this is desecration; but since Ialo Alto
would sell under the hammer for at least
five times as much as Gorge, and ON his
DAMS side is as we'll bred, it is hard to see
where the dissertation comes in.
Lady Finch, the well-known brood mare
by Harry Clay 40, dam Miranda by Prince
Duroc, died at Avoca y. Y. She was full Of
years and honors being the dam of Blodgett's
stallion Giroy 2.2S4 as well as the speed
producers, New York Haw, Patch, Nolncy,
and Others. New York is the sire of Rev
ellie, 2:2lf trial 2;1Sp and ten others with
records on trials in 2:30 or better and of the
dam Of Gold Leaf, 2:l9, by Nugget
Thomas Sands, the famous stage driver
has at his stable at Bar Mills, Me-, Que of
the most promising Wilkes stations to be
seen in Norl; county. His color is fine seal
brown with black points, stands 1913 hands
high and weighs about 1888 and is sure to
make trotter. lie also has his famous Edwin
l.. which is well known and has host of
friends in York county.
The veteran horseman Charles Ballard.
writes Mr.. j. Battell, of the Middlebury
Register, that he "timed George Wilkes.
owned by Simmons and driven by Horace
Jones, over the old Union track, at 3 am, Il
mile in = 10 to harness, and in 20 minutes
thereafter Jones drove him mile in . ~ 20
wagon This was the last trial 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
90 pounds. II was painted red. =
In an account of the doings of the great
In ba
mir. Middleton, his owner, has implicit
faith in his future, and desires this an
nouncement made that he is now willing to
match him against any trotter in the coun-
try, to trot to rule for from $4,000 to SD,
600 side the race or a series of races, the
latter being preferred, to be trotted next
season, date and track to be agreed upon
when the articles are drawn up aud signed.
| This is business, and both the man and the
money are ready. Jack is now in Califor-
MIA being wintered with the balance of
Dobles horses at Fresno. In view of Mr..
Nelson's offer to match Jack it would seem
that they must put up or shut up "
The American Cultivator brings together
a list of $50 trotters of the present year
which were bred in this State as follows:
efmOnU contributions CONSISTS OF Twelve
performers, eight of which are by sons
of Daniel Lambert They are:
Bessie II. b. m, by Ahrah ain; dam by
Shoreham Black Hawk ............ 3:2524
by Gray Messenger .;,'..I.,....,,'. 2:as)4
| Frank H, b. H., by Ben Franklin; dam
by Lapham Horse ...... ...............; 2:!9
s5t, '.-..., 800; ?;;2932l
| Helen NJ, or. (. co, by Golden; dam by
Laundry Horse ........... ........... 2:2s
dam by BLACKSTONE ........-...... - 2;2o3{
deer. .........,..,.-.. -, 2:27>4
Major Ulrich, b, g., by Vermont Abdal-
lah; dam by Daniel LGmbert...... 800
| May Be b. m, by Ben Franklin; dam by
| Hough's Volunteer. ............... !:2j
| y. o. c., b. &, by Ben franklin dam by
| Jubilee Lambert. ........... ...,.......23.
| Tot, b. m, by Young Columbus, ir.; dam
| by Hough's Volunteer .................. PA
Noletta, b. NJ. by AbGallah Wilkes; dam
by Peck's ldol........ .2:2''t4
Besides the above, Pamlico four-year-
old record 2:2S5) was bred by Vermont
man, but not in the State of Vermont;
Qneen Nab, by Daniel Lambert, which has
a record of 2;29f may have been bred in
Vermont, as may also Major Ulrich ESQ,
| by Vermont Abdallah dam by Daniel
| I.lu1belt