Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-03-27
HORSE GOSSIP.
An Amusing Account OF n Race the
Ice Between Nergennes and Waltham

An Amusing Account of Race on the
Ice Between Nergennes and Waltham
Horses.
FREE PRESS reporter ran across prom
inent horse man from Nergenpes way the
other day, and as there had been considera
BILE talk about the Barton Gaines horse trot
on the ice at Adams Ferry, tho first question
asked was, "What was the trouble with
that horse trot the other day. 'Well, ]
will tell you" was the reply, Sin the first
place one of the parties don't know any
thing about horse racing, and the other
doesn't know as much about it as the first
does, so you can see what kind of race
they would be liable to fix up. To begin
with they were each afraid the other was
going TO win the race aud were each
bound to beat the other out of it
if possible The first kick was over
positions. Mr.. Gaines claimed Nc
Gregor was q bolter aud wanted the latter
to keep away from him. McGregor's driver
thought Mr. Gaines ought to have broad
lake to drive on, but finally they got away
to good start. They both went level and
square, the horse winning 10y about four or
five lengths, but here another obstacle to
peace and harmony came up. The man
who was to have been the quarter Judge
had gone fishing. Mr. Gaines thought this
was good hand 'To draw to- and made Il
strong "buf' and got the one judge at
the finish (blunder No. p to declare it no
heat. Mr.. Gaines afterward admitted that
the horse won it fair enough.
"ln the second heat Mr. Gaines drove on
the opposite track from what he did the first
heat and won the heat, but as the horse had
| that position the first heat the judge gave
] Il, a..
the horse.
lie would be "a dandy to judge large
field OF horses wouldn't he"
YES, the National Trotting association
ought to secure his services at once. The
third heat, the horse threw a boot and the
mare won the heat so plainly that even the
| judge could see it and gave it to her. When
the drivers got ready for the fourth heat they
could not agree on position and coz
| cluded TOT to trot my more and the Judge
decided the race draw. 1t is claimed that
neither one of the drivers unchecked or
| sponged his horses during the entire time
they were on the ice which was four or five
hours 1t seems uncreditabe but if true
they both ought TO DO prosecuted for cruelty
to animals. 1t is estimated that over $1,000
would have changed hands had the rae.
been trotted out. The tedious waiting was
enlivened by rising politician discussing
the tariff question He mstooll his theme,
it ought to have been the Original pack
age" bill The judges We're; Starter, W
b, Childs; quarter iudge, Jared Booth
finishing, Ralph Satterly.
Sollace Bros of Bridport, have bough
the celebrated stallion "Walkill Jr.
The Lambert brood mares have got
boom from the performance Of the grea
Pamico.
Owen II. Humphrey of Hartand has sol,
his four year old colt 10 Massachusett, par
ties for 1900.
Charles Marvin says that Sunol has al
most outgrown her nervousness and is tax
ing kindly to her exercise.
D. H. Lewis of Nergcnnes has sold hi
matched team of Lambert mares to Col
Walter Scranton of New York
The chestnut stallion Koswck by ia
Gould, has been sold to W. j. Davis and f
b, Smith of Chicago lcr $500
Gurdon Conking Of Gions Falls has sol
his Electloneer stallion, Gov stanford. To
New y DIRK horseman for :l1,O
Mr.. c. f. Emery of G eveIanl, o., th,
MANAGER of the proposal 80 u. 0 guarantee
stake for foals OF 1870, to br tro ted il lS.'.