Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-01-31
HORSE GOSSIP.
Grand Isle Ready to Raoe-Ben Franklin
Snld.

M. B. Wiseman of Poultney, VT, ha.
sold two promising yearling colts, by Tri
cops, to G.. p. Kistner of Iowa. Mr.. Kist
ner has christened the youngsters Uno and
Inc.
Early in his career Gen. Benton was sold
for $1,000, and his purchaser thought he
got the worst Of the bargain. 1t took the
clear head of Leland Stanford to note his
worth.
S. d. Caldwell of Bakersfield, VT, has
bought of NJ j. Hendrick of Union
Springs, N. Y, yearling FLY that is with
out question the best bred colt ever taken
into Bakersfield.
w. N. Phelps writes from South Hero;
eve are ready and willing to match the
Island trotter Grand Isle against the Cham
plain mare, Little Maud, over ice at Bur-
llngton or st. Adams, VT, for 800 or 5000
a side, and will meet the parties at the FREE
fREss office any day to put up the same. "
Robert Bonner says he doesn't believe we
shall live to see a trotter thai can make a
a mile in 200, much less in 200. That
means keeping up a speed of 81 seconds for
four quai ters around curved trackr If
any horse can lower Maud S. IS record Mr..
Bonner, like Gov Stamford, thinks Sunol
can do it.
Mr.. w. S. Bailey of East Hardwick, VT,
reports the horse stock of his establishment
are wintering finely. He allows his young
sters to run out Of doors most of the time
during the day, so that they may have
| plenty of exercise practice that Northern
breeders will do well to follow. Mr.. Bailey
was recently asked by a Southern gentle
man engaged in breeding fine horses to put
a price on Cobdon (2:2SA)
The ('ultIyator's lief Of o IN L-o,,,o,+
trotters has occasioned some comment. The
omission of Dolly Martin, by Defiance, call
ed forth protests from breeders in Vermont.
New York and Michigan. She is the dam
OF Milwaukee, which has three in the 9 80
list and of Curtis's Hambletonian, sire of
-FOUR 40 performers. Mr. George c.
Goodell writes from Orlando, Fla, that
Little Harry e. 29N by Young Banner,
dam by Billiards. C. NJ. Clay, jr., belongs
IN Nermont's list of performers for 1899.
1t is also claimed that Nutmont e. 2S5) foal-
ed and raised in Vermont should be includ-
ed in the list.
c. d. Smith of New Haven, Conn, is
out with the following courageous PROPOSE
ton: 81 offer to match yearlng by
Wilkes-Brino to trot against any yearling
in New England. The sire to have been
owned and kept in New England the past
year. The race to be for S 1000 a side, half
forfeit. We also have a two-y year. old, by
Stamboul dam by Overland, second dam
by Stevens's Bald Chief, that / will trot
against any two-year-old in New England,
for the same amount / am willing to trot
at Hartford, or at the New England Breed
ers' Meeting. Distance, Stockholders, etc.,
to be mutually agreed upon"
Some % years ago or more, stallion
20 Had
mont. His name was suggested from his
forelegs, which were very crooked, being
badly over at the knees. He got some quite
speedy trotters, including the bay mare
Kitty. which made a record of $50 at
Mystic Park in 1887, and is ppw owned by
Mr.. Hill of the Quincy House, Boston.
Billy Bowlegs was by Young Columbus
2.354). A well-posted Vermont horseman
says: "The dam of Billy Bowlegs has al
ways been considered a daughter of Adams's
Flying Morgan. Mr.. Rounds, who was a
partner in breeding the mare to Young
Columbus, says she was by Adams's Flying
Morgan
The next is rum story. Ever since the
strict prohibtory law of this State went
into effect, it has been common for some
living within driving distance of that prov
ince to go to Canada for their supply of
ire water In 1870 or 1876 there was a
morse kept IN the livery stable at Lyndon
vlile' Vermont, known as the Milton Hoyt
Horse, and those who suffered from thirst
were III the hablt OF hiring this horse for
an evening drive lhey would go to Stan
stead and back, bringing ~ gallons of
canada whlskey, leaving Lyndonville about
. CLOCK IN the evening and returning be-
lore daylight. The distance covered was
about eighty miles. The horse was not fed
curing the trip.
Il. II. Hoffman writes the Cultvator
these exploits of Vermont road horses: The
first is that of Mr.. knights, who then own
ed Vermont Champion. Mr.. Knights left
Concord, Vermont, and went to Portland,
Maine, with load of pork. The trip down
required three or four days time. He was
to take back load OF salt | think On ar
irving in Portland he received a letter by
the stage that some Of his family were i'll,
and knowing that Champion could come
home III less time than the stage, Knights
arranged his business, and left for home
WIN champion the next morning. He ar
rived IN Concord, Vermont, about O'Clock
the evening OF the same day. The distance