Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-08-18
The Horse Fair.

The fourth annual meeting of the East
ern Vermont association of road and
trotting horse breeders opened at the
Fair Ground Wednesday and closed
Thursday afternoon. Nearly 800 horses
have entered and the exhibition of well
bred stock is the finest ever seen in St.
Johnsbury.
w. S. Bailey, president of the asso-
citation ard proprietor of Maplewood
Stock farm, had IL entries headed by
Lambert B, who bids fair to keep up the
reputation of Golden as the sire of trot-
ting stock. Lambert B, 2.38, is son of
Daniel Lambert and there is only one of
his sons in New England in the 30 list
His Helen M, 2.29, was admired by every
body and was on the track again Thurs
day afternoon. Osgood, a promising
yearling by Golden, was entered in the
yearling trot Thursday afternoon and
Mary S sister to Helen M, was entered
in the two-year- old class but did not trot.
The other entries from this farm are the
brood mare Lady Winchester, by Roland;
one sucking colt, by Golden; Mona, two
year-old fly, by Almont Eagle: Katrina,
three-year-old filly, by Golden; Warner,
three-year- old, by Golden, entered by
j. L. Bailey.
Highland Stock farm, Coventry, Bur-
bank & Williams, have 10 horses entered
including their famous stations Gen.
Warren, Sherman Franklin (6389,) both
by Ben Franklin, and DR.. Claudias, by
Wilkes Spirit, the fashionably bred stall
lion at this farm. Their other entries
were Frank, a two-year- gelding by
Sherman Franklin; Lottie Franklin,
roadster, by Ben Franklin; Ben Hadad; F;
two-year-old stations by Gen. Warren
and Charley Ray; Monarch, three-year-
old stallion by Rufus H; Rafael, yearling
stallion by Charlie Ray; Katisha, four
year-old mare by Ben Franklin, winner OF
stake No. 4 Pixie, the dam of Lottie
Franklin and Katisha.
| The Bates Stock farm at Derby was
headed by that beautiful son of George
Will kes, Abdallah Wilkes (7562) who is
undoubtedly the most valuable
stallion on the grounds. This farm has
about half dozen entries and some fine
| colts of Abdallah Wilkes.
| Gen. w. w. Grout enters II horses and
colts including his two stations, Henry S,
by Auctioneec, 2.31, and Roadster,a four
year-old by Rex Patchen, 2.30. He has
six surking colts by Henry S; one road
ster by George Wilkes Jr; four two-year-
old fillies by Henry S; two yearling stall
lions by Henry S.
Emmett Hill of West Concord exhibited
the Wilkes stallion Jesuit, standard and
registered, by Onward and the horse at
tracted much attention.
E. C. Carpenter generally brings down
good string of stations and their get
from Lyndonville but his horses have all
got the distemper except Tamerlane
(9583) by Winooski.
Danville shows some excellent stock as
usual d. X. Wakefield, who is the proud
owner of the dam of Helen M. entered
Morgan Wilkes Jr., and Horace Wake
field showed beautiful Golden colt, dam
by young Cassius, the sire of Margaret
S, Ply. B. T. Haviland, Clay Wilkes, by
AbdalIah Wilkes, and Pilot Blackstone
by Blackstone the two making splendlt
pair. Ora n. Drew showed a Colder
colt and Golden Jr., two-year-old stal
hon. B. z. Cole showed two yearlins
and two sucking colts by Golden anC
Jesuit f. j. Frye showed Movemen
yearling stallion and Golden colt. Z
L. & c.. B Stevens two good brood mares
and Cobden's yearling stallion, See Bee
Treff Gadipee had a Darlington Chic
yearling stallion and G. E. Morse tw'
finely matched roadsters and f. A. Mors
one nice pair.
St. Johnsbury was we'll represented b.
entries by G. W. Stiles & Son; Jonatha
Ro SIS, who showed Golden stock; A
Livingston, who entered brood mare b
Geo. Ide's Black Morgan; DR.. Geo. W
Ward couple of well bred two-Year-ol
stations H. A. Folsom Golden two
year-old.
Great interest was taken in the Wee
nesday races. The first race for foals o
1887 was for purse of $265. There wer
seven entries including two horses fror
the Bates farm, and two fillies by Col
den. In the 2.40 stallion class for
purse of $34O, Burbank & Williams ente
, Sherman Franklin; the Bates farm, Wau
CO and Fred Wilkes; G. d. Pratt, New
port, Banker; Homer Brewster, Passuml
sic, Rexton; j. Mathie, Glover, OFT
Quechee; J. Bean, Barton, Allen Wilkes
The great attraction was the free-for-a
trot which these horses entered: SaXoi
22215; Chance, 2.23 IA; Grand ISL
. 2,2415; Factory Boy, 2.2415. The latte
holds the record of the fastest time eve
made in this state.
The first race Wednesday was stake N
. 2, at 1.30, for foals of 1888, purse $22
f best in 3. 1t was won by Alton, owne
h by E. j. Tinker of Beebe Plain, in tw
o straight heats. Lady Warren was di
. tanced in the second heat. The score:
J.. Alton, b. c., E. j. Tinker....... ....1
: Lady Warren, b. f., Salmon Nye ........2 d
y Ben Hadad, b. c., BPck River St'k F'm.
Time-2.5s, 2.573
v First heat. 40 1.Zo5 Z.i
= Second heat. 12Oa FL
= The next was for foals of 1886, in
purse $3.50. Katisha won in three straig
heats beating the time made by the 2.
. class by l 3-4 seconds. The score:
Katisha, br. M, Black River Stock