Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-02
HORSE GOSSIP.


bred to Lord Wellington, brother of Sunol.
Lucky Baldwins great race mare, Los
Angeles, will make her first appearance this
year in the Brooklyn handicap.
EX-Mayor Murphy of Troy, n. y, has
purchased from Barrows g Roberts, Castle
ton, VT, the black pacing gelding Tinker,
2:3ji, by Mountain Boy.
The three year old stallion Number Ten,
2:3Ol, by Clark Chieftain, dam Judea dam
of Lottie w, 2:2D, by Mambrino Archy, is
dying of influenza at Dayton, O.
A fire in the stable of w. G. Parker
Newton, Mass, the night of April >, de-
stroyed young stallion by Gold Beaten,
dam 10y Daniel Lambert, and two brood
mares.
W. S. Bailey of East Hardwicll, Vt, has
sold to Cole Bros, Danvilc Vt, the year
ling colt Freeman Chief by Allcctus, son Of
Alcantara. dam by Mambrino kirkman;
reported price StOO
Mr.. L. 5. MAR of Lexington, Ky, re-
Gently refused $500 for the colt Burns
McGreggor, which got a record of 2;20 lat
season as two.ycar-old. Within n week
from that time he was dead.
The bay stallion solicitor, by Belmont,
dam Biaudina, by Mambrino Chief, has
been sold uy the Concord, Mass Stock
Farm to \. b. Manchester u Sons, West
Randolph, Vt. Solicitor is the sire of Tiny,
2:29i.
Gerhard Lang owner of Lady Bunker,
is a good buyer. His latest purchase of
note is bay FLY by Brown Wilkes, out of
kmcora dam Of Constantine by Mamhrino
Patchen, bought three hours after foaing
for $4,000.
Crescenlo 2.2A a son of Mambrino Dul-
ley l2:l9f,) dam 10y Wedgewood .2:l0l died
suddenly of collie, the other day He was
owned by j. II. Schultz of Brooklyn, and
it was expected that he would beat 2:20
This year.
1t is reported that c. j. Hanin was re
Gently offered so, 600 for Prince Regent,
with $40, 600 more if he trots in 2:l6 this
year The offer came from two Kentucky
parties MIR. Hamlin declined, saying those
kind of goods only came one in a box and
he thought he would hold on to the Prince
for awhile
Highland Farm, Derby, Vt, is being con
graduated upon securing the services a
trainer of +. W. Bcyrolds of Hartford.
Few farms in New England have such
choice material to work upon are found
at Highland, ana Trainer Reynolds should
be able to make IA good showing during the
season.
Gerhard Lang of Buffalo, owner of Lady
Bunker. dam OF Guy Wilkes. Anuabcl. dam
of Estabelle dam of Prince Regent, and
other choice brood mares, has bought the
bay FLY dropped April by Baron Wilkes,
PTS. dam kincora dam of Constantine,
/ two-year-old record 2:26 by Mambrino
/ Pntchcn; reported price, 5000
/ James Goldsmith says that he will ride
/ faster mile this season than any other man,
/ let it he Dobe behind AXtelle or Marvin.
who will hold the ribbons over Sunol or
/ Dunbar who will drive Maud $. The horse
Jimmy is expecting 20 take his great ride
behind is the geding Gene Smith, which
last season made n record Of 2:lJi
The princely sum of $40, 900 has been
refused for Prince Regent, horse which
last season proved himself race horse of
the first class, and got a four year-old mark
OF Poi /. Prince Regent is of Nam
/ brine King, called the handsomcst horse in
the world; his dam was by Alcantara C2;23i;
his second dam was by George Wilkes 2;22l:
his third dam produced Iona t2:l1sl, and
another with record of 2:23i. and was by
Mambrino Chief
Hon Frederick Billings has lately pur-
chased in Kentucky the two-year-old stall
lion. Star Wilkes by idol Wilkes, by the
great George Wilkes, dam Kentucky Belle,
! formerly Lady Parker Star Wilkes is
very handsome, well proportional black
colt, good size and can show quite a burst
Of speed without aay training. 1t has not
/ been decided yet whether he sill be placed
IN the stud OF in training for record.
The Rutland Telegram says; "E. Bow
man ha, just returned from visit to Vii
lage farm, Buffalo, and has brought as a
result of his trip a bay ilve-Year old stallion
whose breeding is gilt edge and running over
with 'trotting instinct being by Hamin's
Almont. ir, said to be the best son OF Almont
sire of Belle Hamin, 2:l2I, and three others
with records better than 2:20 and - better
than 23o; dam Fringe, trial 2.22, by Prn-
cepS, sire of Trinket, 2.ll; second dam by
AleXander's Abdallah. sire of Goldsmith
Maid. 2:ll third dam by Mambrino Chief,
sire of Lady Thorn. 2:lS. This colt stands
ID is a fine locker, and after a short
season will be worked for record. He is
standard and registered No 10S01."
F. d. Holden of Pittsford is raising some
fine horses. Among them a yearling by
Mambrino Wilkes attracts attention. She is
a black roam. Her dam was by ST. Julien,
second dam by Woods Hambletonan; a
bucksk two year-old sired by MaXey, Il
son of Ben Franklin and his dam by a son
of the Bixby horse. He is being broken
and will probably be started at the breed
I ers meeting.
From the spring of 1879 until April Of
this year Goldsmith Maid was the fastest
developed trotter that had ever produced a
foal, and the Patron-Lucil Golddust filly
the representative of the fastest combined
trotting records, the average record united
in this promising miss being 2;l5t. On
April /, however, TrinSet divided the hon