Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-06
HORSE GOSSIP.
Notes from Track and Stable About Noted
Drivers and Flyers.

Notes from Track and Stable About Noted
Drivers and Flyers.
Robert Bonner says that he shall proba-
bly, speed Maud s. again this fall to beat
her record, He is afraid to trust most
trainers and has no real confidence in any
of Them When Maud's trotting days are
over he will make brood mare of her. AS
to her sale, he says that he would as soon
think of selling one of his sons rs of selling
the mare. She is not in the market at any
price. Mr.. Bonner never enters or leaves
his house without passing through the stable
of his favorite, and if tho famous trotter
coughs twice during the night, he is
summoned to her side and surgeon is
called.
The American Humane Educational soci
ETY. of Chicago has published little tract
entitled "a Chapter on Horses: Their Care
and Their Rights" which embodies many
excellent and practical suggestions. The
text of the tract is: "Always deal with
every animal as you would like to be dealt
with if you were the animal y
St Elmo, the winner of the go class, in
2.21} at Washington, was formerly owned
by "Andy' Welch OF Hartford He was
sold last summer to John Madden, who sold
him to Herchell & Hopes Of Baltimore.
On the Durrell s. Jones stock farm, near
North Tunbridge, Vt, among other good
ones is Shamrock, a two year old stallion
that stands l6 / and weighs 1900 pounds.
In spite OF its great size it is a finely
formed animal and has fine action. 1t was
sired by Kent Its dam was a Clay mare.
st. Julien. 2. III, is now % years old.
He is still owned ny HickoX q Marrow,
San Francisco, Cal. lie has earned them
81, nj trttA
lovers of the horse, he will be taken care of
until he dies, and not share the fate of
many old race horses, hack about until he
drops.
The White River Agricultural society of
Bethel, Vt, have just put their track III
good condition, and invite horsemen and
trainers to use it gratis, 1t is ono of the
| best half mile tracks in New England,
and near the new grounds where the next
State fair is to be held. For any further
information address F. NJ. Whitcomb, SUI
perintendent, Bethel, Vt.
W. A Weed of Shelburn has taken his
stallion Ben Hawk to Morrsvile to be
trained by Utton Brothers. lie expects he
will enter the 80 class this fall ii not better
II. NJ. Riley of Franklin has sold his Star
, Ethan, three years-old mare, for $500, it is
reported. She weighs 1915 pounds and is
| without doubt the finest three year-old in
that section.
George l.. Swan. North Tunbridge, Vt
has 10 months old Wilkes Lambert stall
! lion that is one OF the most promising colts
in Eastern Vermont. He was sired by
| Randolph Wilkes, a grandson of George
Wilkes. The dam is finely formed Lam
bert mare She is now in foal TO Col Knox,
a grandson of Gen. Knox. The young stall
lion has ali the best attributes of the Wilkes
and Lambert families. Standing beside the
/ Lambert mare is fine iive-y ear-old by Col.
Knox; dam a Black Hawk mare.
Roy Wilkes 2. 12s will make a short sea
son in the stud this season at Terre Haute.
Kinsman, who has pacing record OF
ala, has been bought by Canada horsemen
for $4,000.
The pacing mare Jennie Lind 217 has
foal by the PAGER Roy Wilkes 2:l23, that
is a pure gated trotter.
The dam of Rrno's Baby, the famous
Texas colt which last year was campaigned
the season through finally getting u trot-
ling record of .. 25t and pacing record of
2.24{ as a two year-old, was got by a pac
ing horse taken to Texas from New York
years ago, that was called Morgan at the
time. All attempts to get at the facts OF
his breeding have proved futile.
Judson H. Clark, Elmira, " ", bought
of S. T. Fox the bay flly Relief, by Red
Wilkes; dam by Kentucky Prince; scconC
dam Flora, dam of Electric, 2.20, anC
Young Fullerton, ZOO. She will be brec
to Lord Wellington, brother to Sunol. This
purchase for breeding purposes is the hes
assurance to breeders chat Mr.. Clark ha
confidence in the brother to the ilustriou