Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-20
HORSE GOSSIP,
Notes from Track and Stable About Noted
Drivers Flyers.

In these days when SO much value is laid
upon great brood mare strains, something
of history OF the select few In tho list
OF great mothers of trotters that have
found their way into the band KIN own as ia
nous brood mares will doubtless prove of
interest. In many minds Green Mountain
Maid takes first rank among the famous
brood Mares distinction which hardly be-
longs to her and is less hers now than it was
few years ago, says the Boston Courier.
Miss Russell, the mother of Nutwood and
Maud s., greatly outranks her. Still, as she
was few years older, and acquired great
honors earlier we will begin with the
mother Of Electioneer.
Green Mountain Maid was foaled in 1862
and died IN giving birth to her 18th foal in
1888, living to be 20 years of age. She
was a brown mare, about - hands high,
with star and white hind ankles. Her sire
was Sayres Harry Clay eco, and her
dam was a mare of untraced pedigree,
called Shanghai Mary. Green Mountain
Maid was harnessed once, when she kicked
herself free. This was when she was three
years of age. She had a pure trotting gait
and in tho field could show great speed,
but her disposition was too cranky to make
1T possible to harness her. OF her IT. foals
all but the first two were by Messenger Du
roc. Her first was by Middletown, u son
of lambletonian, mare called Storm, and
in many respects the most remarkable trot-
ter produced by her dam, as she was used
practically all her life as road mare in
New York city. When II years old, and
with foal at the time, she was given six
weeks fitting aud tro5ted in 2:26f. Storm
was the only one of Green Mountain Maids
trotters that showed herself to be really
game The next foal was the famous
Eiectioncer, of which it is Necessary to say
but little, as every one is familiar with his
exploits in the stud. He was a horse of
great natural speed, and always had it.
Up to within few years he could show
quarter Mt the rate OF 40 at any time,
bareiooted even, without fitting. This is
characteristic OF many of his get. They
always have their speed, training is only
necessary to give them the strength to carry
it.
The others of the produce of Green Noun
ia in Maid that have beaten ESQ are Pros
pcro eco, black gelding; Dame Trot
t!:t2l, black mare: Elaine eco, IA brown
mare Mansfield (2:2i, chestnut horse;
Antonio l2.2SY, bay horse; Elisha t2:2O4,
making seven IN all
Emeine, toaled one year later than
Green Mountain Maid divides houors with
that mare in having seven trottcrs in the
2:3O list. Foalei in 1853. Emcline lived to
be twenty five years old. dying in 1850.
Through sire and dam she goes directly to
the thoroughbred, also in collateral lines.
she was sired by Henry b. Patchcn, a son
OF the great old-timer, George vi. PatcAen
!'23t., and her dam was by Saladn, which
complete, her pellgree She was wi.tui
and hot headed. lhncult to break. and was
/
cart TO take the wire edge" off her. At
terward she was driven on the road She
was full of vim and re,olutlon good
gated and tits claimed for her, THOUGH |
have never seen any good substan-
tiation Of the fact. that she
i was driven Il trial in 2.23
Emelinc rprol uced twelve foalS four les .,
! than Grccn Mountain Maid. Those with
records in the order of their age are: Kate
| Tavior . pa by Aberdeen, Augusta
SCHUYLER ,!:2l bv Aberdeen: this mare l.,
the dam OF Edith Il. which took a record Of
2:lt4 lust summer: Alice Blackwood i9:.H4
/ bv Blackwood: TINS mare i, the dam OF the
! iour-year-o,d Alice Black wnica took a
record of 2:lgt last summer; Ray Could
l2:!gl by Jav Gould: Adele Guud .2:l3.
ly jaw Gou,d: Daisy Hartshoru l2:24. hy
/ Aberdeen. Jersey Prince r9:3,n. bv Ken
/ lucky Prince; this horse IS the sire OF ono
/ trotter with a record of 2:4l!. made last
summer. Ot the twelve foals, two are
/ dead: the three Youngest have no records.
1 but may take them. Emeline left no SON
| like EactIoncer. but her laughter seems to
/ breed on better.
| Miss Russell is gray mare, foalel in
| 1850. she stood in her prime about Ii
! hands. and was one Of the grandest looking
mares IN Kentucky. She was foaled and
/ has ALWAYS been Owned on WOODBURY. Farm.
! Her sire was Eliot ir.: her dam Sally Rus
sell, thoroughbred daughter of Boston
/ She was a trotter herself. and ut an early
] age. In 1865 she trotted a mile in 2:44, a
/ most creditaule performance for the time
| Though Younger than either Green Noun
/ tam Maid or Eme.ine, she has produced
/ more toals, her 18th being foaled last spring :
| she is expected to produce another soon
and will then be bred to the champion AK
tell 2l!. Her produce with records are:
! Nutwood o.lSa the greatest living trottlug
sire. Maud $. 2:OSf, the fastest ,rotter in tho
| world; Nutbourne trial 2;2G,; Cora Bel
mont l;24! dam of Cora S. 2:26l: Russia.
2:2S. a fulI sister to Maud S. and there are