Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-05-16
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trotter Dam to New York parties for
fancy price.
Mr.. b. A. Austin of this city has just sold |
the Michael Kelly team TO Abraham Strauss
of New York city for $500.
Horace Willis of Mystic Park has lost
promising yearing colt by Nelson, 2l4t, |
dam by Daniel Lambert.
w. Irving Bradley of Charlotte has a
nice FLY foaled the Goth of April by Gilroy,
22S2 dam Molly Quinlan, by WinooskI
| iO1.
Old Hiram Drew the man who raised the
famous trottne stallion, Hiram Drew, is
/ living in Bangor, and is about 70 years of
/ age.
Little Maud, $50 formerly owned by G.
! f. Hutchinson of Pittsburgh and now the
property of T.. H. Haock. has dropped a
/ colt by Parthenon, which if breeding counts
/ for anything, will make a world beaten.
T. II Billings of Woodstock, who raised
Gilroy and sold him to that horses present
owner, G. II. BlodGett, has purchased in
Kentucky Wilkes stallion by Idol Wilkes,
son of George Wilkes, at a handsome price
Two of Beautiful Bells produce will
probably enter the 2:30 list this year. They
are Chimes and Electric Bell aged respect
lively five and two years. Bow Bells acct
from the list.
Edgewater Belle has dropped a fine bay
| FLY by Lancelot youngest son of Green
Mountain Maid. Edgewater Belle is II
years old, and her FIRST foal, dropped in
1888, is the unbeaten Edgemark, four-year
old record 2:l6.
The three-year old stallion Number Ten
by Clark Chiettain, dam Judea dam of
Lottie w, 22n by Mambrno Archy, died
few days since at Dayton, o., from in
huenza. lie was owned by Myers & Wag
ner, and had record Of 2:30l as two
year-old
a correspondent that has been down the
line few times writes that the three two
years-olds by Patron will enter the 2:30 list
in 1890. One of them is Stamina, whose
dam, Clcora B., by Elial g., foaled a broth
or to the Ashland Stake winner Tuesday
morning last
Warren Russell. Danvle Ky, suffered a
severe loss recently when his tWo-y ear-old
filv Spring Day. by c. f.. Clay, injured a
tendon. Spring Day was ono Of the fast
est yearlings out last season, securing u
half-mila record of l;lJ!.
The Eastern Vermont association of road
and trotting horse breeders oier seven
STAKES and IL premiums for their annual
meeting at ST. John,bury, August IS and
H. Stakes are offered by George Van
Dixie, Cen W. W. Circuit. the Highland
i the Maplewooi stock farms
, a. p. Sauer and Henry ". Mesner,
Vicksburg, Miss. have purchased from
Louisville parties the promising tWo-year-
old standard FLY Dress Parade, by Haw-
thorne 10. go. dam Nell F.. Ly Daniel Lam-
= bert: second dam by Columbus %. she
- viii be handled this season. having already
, shown promise of great speed.
, Nelson is getting soma grnudly bred
mares. Among the recent arrivals at the
Sunnysile harem are: Abble, 9;46i, by
George Wilkes, dam 10y American Clay:
! second, mare by Eiectioneer, dam by Doa
= Victor, second dam frussian Maid, 2:l9
= third, Lady Guy by Guy Wilkes, 2:lJ4
: dam Zephyr by Nutwool, ?:1s!!; fourth,
t Scholar by Acantara, 2:23 dam Schoo
r Girl dam OF Tribune. 2:2J by Mambrino
:, Patchen fifth, May Sta.nhou by Siam
4. bout; sixth, mare by Harold, dam by Piio
- jr.
The Malone Farmer says: "Nessrs. II. f.
Scayer and Charles Pertains OF Canton, rep
> resenting tho ST. Lawrence Valley Ilors,
$ Breeders association, which inclu les tn,
I counties of St. Savrencc, jefferson, Frank
@ lin and Clinton, were here on Friday to as
o certain if arrangements could no, be mal'
, for giving a show of stock at Malone il
June. The price for membership is - auc
none but members are permitted to show
stock at the exhibitions. Tho officers desir
$500 guarantee. a grand sale day is on
n OF the prominent features of the exhibition
o and trotting matches occur daily.
1t The Fort Covington sun says; "Wood
n burn Pilot the famous standard bred stall
u lion, FOR eight years the property of j. 7
- Donaldson OF Bombay, and recently sold t
= c. B. Hazen, Potsdam, died suddenly OF
u Wednesday morning of week before last
'e ''Woodburn Pilot was foaled in kentuck'
e in 1860, and was consequently % years old
e When seven years old Pilot was purchase
,e by the Vermont Stock company for $4,000
g L to the day of his death he Vas active a
II ever and his death is serious loss to hi
l owner"
~ j. W. Dean has sold his gelding Ike Tay
. lor to parties in Springfield, Mass, 70
$1,000. He also has stallion by Goodwin
x Hambletoninn, dam by Woodbin Pilot 70
N which he has refused an offer of $1,000
IN This is one of the most promising stallion
n, in Northern Vermont and bids fair to lowe
IN the record of Onawa 2:224 by Goodwin
Lady Colans by Goodwin Hambletonian
dam by Pilot is another very promisin
file. She is owned by William Collans c
! Alburgh. Vt. Mr.. Collans refused 500
- for her this week.
e The horse breeders of Vermont who hav
- sent their horses to South America durin
D. the past few years, will be interested t
AT learn that the Argentine Congress has vol
Is ed TO place an import duty upon fancy an
IN thoroughbred horses, the rate of taxatio
IN for the present being fixed at % per Gel
IF on the valuation. The strongest inauenC
r. in favor of the duty was eXorted by tho:
who have been actively engaged in ii
importation and purchase Of fine stock froi
Europe and the United States, and VII
now having secured fine studs of thorough
e. bred horses, are no longer in favor of IRE
importations.
- That sagacious trainer and level-headC
w. horseman, NJ. +. Cornell of East Syracus
~ n. y, who brought out Kitefoot and othC
celebrities, visited Great Meadow Farm
" Comstocks, n. y, last week and purchase
On blue blooded gearing colt of Isaac
Baker, jr., that will be heard from whe