Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-07
HORSE GOSSIP.
Notes from Track and Stable About Noted
Drivers and FLYERS.

Notes from Track and Stable About Noted
Drivers and FLYERS.
The dam of Axtell is safe in foal to Will
liam L., sire of the champion.
Old Goldsmith Maid won half million
dollars in her campaigning days.
Allie Woodland says he will have stable
full of "corncrackers'' when the season
opens
Col. Jennings of Woodstock claims to be
the first man to introduce Morgan stations
into Tennessee,
There is the strongest desire among East
ern horsemcn to see PaIo Alto. He will be
East next summer
Look out for Ollie Woodland when he cuts
loose ON the track next season with r. d.
F. and Hazel Kirke
Rev. C. C. McIntire of Pittsford has just
sold and shipped one of his nice horses to
Boston party; price $3.50.
Big prices for Electioneers are so com
mon that no one says word about the
price of Antevolo, $40, 900.
Mr.. d. A. Broder has bought the ''pacer''
of c. b. Williams, belonging to the estate
of the late j. W. Bradley; consideration
$500.
The value of the horses exported from
Canada in 1889 was 81, 226, Sy2 including
81, 1859, 1872 worth shipped to the United
States.
George Hicks has Is young trotters at
Beacon Park, near Boston. He has a
couple of Lamberts that he thinks will be
pretty warm goods.
Nelson refused an offer of four mares for
his great stallion few days ago as he
claimed he was breeding to nothing but
good stock with his horse
The belief in the blood of George Wilkes
and the ability of his sons to breed on is
shown by the fact that though Wilton has
not 2:30 trotter, his book is full at $500.
Aubine and Geneva s. are likely to have
the inside on the big 2;20 purses next sea
son, as they are safe for PHI, and there is
nothing else in their class to approach
! them.
or. NJ. Wilkes, the gallant big gray son
of Mambrno Wilkes, says the Horse and
Stable, lis called one of the finest road
horses in the country. He is great trot-
! ter
II. T Cults famous stallion Ben Frank
lin, which was bought by a syndicate of
! Kentucky horsemen as already announced
in the FREE Press, was shipped to his new
owner Monday.
A Southerner who is breeder, recently
asked w. S. Bailey of Vermont to put a
price on Cobden 2:2Sf, sire of Helen NJ,
two year-old record, 2:2S. 1t is said that
the price was $40, 600,
George E. Goodall Of st. Johnsbury East
writes the Cultivator from Orlando, Fla.
that his horse Little Harry, by Young Ban
ner, should be included in their list of 2;30
Vermont trotters Little Harry entered
the charmed circle at our last county fair
when he trotted in 2:29t
Beautiful Bells has given birth to six
colts whose average record is 2:24t, they
being Kinda Rose, 2;10t as a three year
Old Bell Boy, 2;l0t as a three year-old;
Palo Alto Belle, 2:24t as a three year old
st. Bel 2:24I as a four year-old; Chimes,
230f as a three-year old, and Bow Bells,
2:32f as a two-year- old
A number of noted horses are at Mallets
Bay and almost every day there is trotting
upon the ice. c. X. Fosters 'Clonmore'
of Burlington is there. lie was driven by
Ralph Weller of Burlington, recently, this
being the first time he was ever upon the
ice, or hitched to a sleigh. He was given
some fast work. which showed that this
young horse is very speedy, and in condi-
ton could certainly trot low down in the
twenties George Richardson of South
Burlington has been there working his cee-
brated pacing mare "Nellie r." which was
driven 10y Charles Richardson. She showed
herself to be very fast, also his three Y ear
old colt Thurman" which is a very prom
ising youngster. Also +. f, Brownel',
colt Alexander" which showed himself &c