Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-03-20

2:12l MS a four-yc ar-old. She was bid up
to $4,000 by S. j. Dolan, who was acting
for Robert Bonner, to whom she was sold.
Western advices state that II. c. Pate OF
st. Louis recently refused an offer OF $3j, 900
for his ten year -od stallion Counsellor, by
Onward, (2:254) dam, Crop by Pilot jr.
One of the sensations of the year says the
Swanton Courier will be the driving of
three horses abreast by c. j. Hamlin. lie
is going to put hooking Bird, 2:16f, be-
tween Justina, 2:2O, and Belle Hamlin,
2:21q. Tho two last named hold the team
record of the world, 2:l3.
Oscar Rowland of Lansngburgh has been
engaged to surperiutend the Cedar Meadow
stock farm at Hydcville. Vt, and owned by
W. j. Howes of Troy, N. y.
The entire trotting stud owned by c. H.
Andrews and John A. Logan, jr., will be
sold Mt Cleveland May q.
A despatch from Lexington, Ky, says:
John II. Wallace has telegraphcd to the
Kentucky stock farm here that he will CON
slider proposition to sell his trotting regis
ter and indirectly states his price a. 5000,
600. A committee consisting of j. G. Sib.
Icy Of Pennsylvania G. f. Emery of Ohio
aud X. S. Veech of Kentucky, will probably
be appointed by the breeders to wait on Mr.
Wallace and report the result at the Chicago
meeting on April % The opinion prevails
here that it would be better to buy Mr..
Wallace ont than to fight him.
Ossian, c very valuable draught stallion,
died at sea, while ca route from London to
August Cailcns, Iineneme, Cal.
Kingston and Tenny head the crack run
ncrs for the Brooklyn and Suburban They
will carry the top weights in each great
race.
John A. Morris has paid a tribute to the
southern poetess and editress of The New
Orleans Picayune 10y naming the sister OF
Pearl Set Pearl Rivers.
Montana's contribution to turfmen the
coming season in the shape of $40, 900 to be
trotted and raced for speaks well for the
turf's boom in the far northwest.
Isaac Murphy, the colorcd jockey, is said
to be worth upward OF s125 900. The richest
white jockey in America is said to he Billy
Donohue, whose wealth is about $780, o0.
A northwestern trotting circuit has just
been organized in st. Paul, with Winona,
Rochester, St. Paul, Minneapolis SILVIA
ter, West Superior and Eau Claire as mem.
| bers.
In all the odd nomenclature of horses
now in use the coGnomen of The Pookey. a
| 3-year entered in the Fort Hamilton
/ handicap at Gravescnd. is about the most
unique.
Racing has received a severe setback in
| New Jersey owing TO the numerous aud
severe punishments that have been infict
| ell on betters. 1t is said that track mana
/ ger, aud railroads will endeAvor to have a
bill passed leealizing their business.
EDn started in forty-one races last season
/ lie won nineteen, ran second fourteen
times, was third six times and Was three
times unplaced To summarize ne rar
1:33 thirty-eight times out OF forty-onc, Yet
he is in the Brooklyn handicap with only
los pounds up.
Two racing bills have been introduced il
the Missouri legislature. One absolutely
prohibits betting Of all kinds on or off tn,
race course, and the other limits betting tc
tracks where racing is in progress. The
racing associations are working hard t,
defeat the bill first named and the poo
sellers want TO squelch the latter.
\ prominent official of She Gentlemen
| Driving club, of Cincinnati, denies EN-
phatically the report that the club will no
be in the field the coming seasc Il. lie says
There is no dissension whatever in tn,
/ club, Int all is harmony. We have no ide;
of giving up the track; on the contrary, W.
are making preparations to have it in bet
ter condition than ever"