Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-08-29
VTRMONT H0RSEMEN.
SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING or THE
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION.
The Opening Day-Exhibitions of single
Drivers Races Trotted-Rain
Postpones the Races set for we'd
ncsday.


Breeders is in n large measure secured.
There was a good attendance for the
first day, and much enthusiasm over the
prospects of the meeting was manifested.
The attendance of horsemen from other
States is already large, and it is safe to say
that moro than one Vermont horse will
change owners as a result of the meeting.
The following list of names Of gentlemen In
attendance on the meeting will give some
idea Of the extent TO which the fame of the
association is known:
Showing the Horses.
Promptly at 1915 the ball opened by
Mr.. W. IL. Bliss announcing that the stall
lions In class b, would be shown before MIR
l.. D.. Packer, secretary of the National
rrottng Horse Breeders association of New
York. The decisions will be announced to-
| morrow.
Following this came the DR.. w S. Webb's
show of trotting and coach horses, headed
| by the trotting- bred stallion Almont Wilkes,
by Almont, dam, by George Wilkes, follow
ed by Ormand, by Happy Medium and the
doctor imported coach stations and mares,
which drew an unlimited amount admira-
ton from the crowd. After this came
! long list of horses which were shown In
| front of the grand stand and which surpass
ed any show ever made here before. During
this exhibition the brood mares in class G,
were shown back Of the judges stand but
no decisions were announced to-day.
Single Drivers.
| At 1870 the single drivers in class one,
| 1j4 hands and over, were shown before the
judges, Messrs Harry Lowe Of Montpelier
| Horace Baxter of Swanton and Frank
Alger of Adams, Mass All the entries
came ont and the money went as follows;
First to Yellow Dock, b. 6. foaled -,
got by Auctioneer dam - by Niagara
Chief, entered by Frank II. Town, Mont
pelier. Second money went to Fanchon,
b. m. -, entered by George *. Russell of
Bellows Falls. Third money went to Pan
dora, br f. foaled 1856 got by Ben Frank
lin; dam, ldeaI by Idol (Backmansl bred
and entered by d. W. Prime & Son, Bran
don The full list of entries in this class
follows:
l.ottio Franklin .25D b. m, foaled 1851. got
by Ben rankin: dam, Pixie, by Pratt's Rifle
man. Bred and entered by Burbank ~ VIII
Yellow DOCK, b. g. foaled - got by Auc,
tio4cer: dam, -, by Niagara Chief. Entered
by Frank Il. Town Montpelier.
Zen iiur, b. 8, foaled l.sl, got by Engineer;
and entered by L. u Nutt Mar,Giield.
BlacAston dam, -, by Goosing Rather
Bred 10y Prescott Thompson, Rupert. Entered
- Ari,tina b. H.. fdalcd 1856, got by Arstos;
dam, Mayhower, by Whitelp Bred and en-
tered by h. r. sherman, Dandy;
Jack, b. l., toaIed 1853; got by belongs Ethan
Allen, dam, kittic, by Gen. Put. Bred and
entered by T. H. Fletcher, Middl9hury =.
R fanfh4 3a,i p; r,n Entered by George h
Duke, en- l'i g., f5aicd 1854. got by Lambert
Ghiei; dam, -, by 40. Bred by Mr. Clark,
Ino, Oh. f., foqied 1850, got by Ben Franklin
dam, IDEAL by Idol t3ackmau'~l. Bred and
entered by D.. w. Prime q Son, Brandon
Franklin; dam, Ideal, by Idol )l}acknan s..
Bred and entered by d. w Prime q son,
Hattie H. b m, foqIed ISL got d BY Walo;
and entered by 2. y; iind-, Litt,ford.
Nellie, by John Potter. Bred and entered by
Lyman W. Fish Ira
The Races.
The races began promptly at / 80 p IN.
The judges We're Harry Lowe of Montpelier,
\. b. Hall of Brattleboro and r. W.
Goodrich of Poultney. The track was
kept clear and the horses called up with
out any unpleasant delay by Col. T. NJ
( Chapman, chief marshal, assisted by Col
. ". b. Wright of Orwell c. ". Potter OF
e Burlington, and James f. Hooker Of Brat
tleboro
Association stakes
The first event of the afternoon was the
- -, - . , ao,T' '1'
Il4le ncdIS, III D. purse "ol III So~5'
SUMMARY
~ ~
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In A. Horn. n. f. hy NIattcrLorn. r.
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= chc5I..e' Xix. f. bt SCiSIo r. Y
, Ti-hrr llfdllrbnrv Il
, / Garrison hr c. bv hidden ! H.
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limo ii iIL.. IN m Nv Victor
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= Comm Min NaTNeii,' n nl, \ior
a IAN lttLan' CneII,tou Stock rnrn, 6 d
{ Time, 81, 1856, 1859.
f First money went to Tamerlane, seconC
to ln-a-lIorn, third to Dizzy H., and fourtl
Brookside Farm Stakes.