Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-04-10
TALK ABOUT HORSES.
Highland Stock Farm stock Bring Good
Prices - Tho Morgans Have strong
Friends


farm of Derby sold in New York for S36S0.
The highest price for one was $500
w. S. Bailey OF East Hardwick has sold
several horses at good prices.
Edward Kitteridge of Bethel has arranged
TO trot his Kent flley FREELY against F. Nj.
Whitcomb's Westmont stallion Baymont
upon the track in that place some time in
August September, the stakes to be
fine silver ice pitcher.
| Mrs. NJ. G. Fowler OF East Bethel recently
sold an iron-grey horse TO parties in Man
chester, Mass, for S215.
( No horses in the world have stronger
friends than tho old fashioned Morgans. says
the Breeders Gazette. We were forcibly
reminded of this few days since, during
very pleasant call from Mr.. Charles Bridge
of Albany, n. y, native of Vermont, who
remembers many of tho old time Morgans,
including Hole's Green Mountain Morgan,
which he knew we'll and admired greatly.
Henry c. Woodruff of Fuirhaven has pur
chased of the estate of Hiram Hamilton the
brood mare jennie Mather of tho PAGER Hi
ram H., 2:232, by Blackstone.
Hon. c. Z. Stevens and +. S. Elkins OF
North Troy each sold matched spans of
| horses to a gentleman from Lowell, Mass,
last week, at $500 each.
ho tIOlIlHS BUM, ~ uttNi, npii III lDp0-
ton last week ut auction, owned by c. r.
Page of Morrisville, brought fair prices, one
pair bringing $50, and single drivers as
high as S21j. The colt Ben Addison, two
wears old this spring, sired by Rare Ben,
seemed to be the drawing card. He sold Tor
1925. Rare Ben is owned by ex-Gov.
George w. Hendee OF Morrisvilie.
NJ. j. Hewett and son Of this city have
sold their bay mare to John Wilson and
their yearling tilley to Il. H. Smith.
The Cuttingsville Horse and Hound club
held n meeting on Spring lake last week.
Tanner Boy. Dennis II. Black Patchln,
Hiland Boy, ard others showed some good
trotting considering the condition of the ice
and water. Best time, 2;33.
Homer Brown of Swanton, has sold u
half interest in his trotting mare, "Nanie
b" to c. +. Smith and they have sent her
to Morrisville to be fitted and handled 10y
Utton Brothers Mamie b is likely to be
heard from in some of the summer races.
j. b. Sanderson went down country this
week with some fine Morgan horses says
the Swanton Courier. He had pair of
bay mares Belle and Beauty, both the same
age weighing 2l0u The sire of Belle and
beauty was Young Morrill,, jr., he by Young
Morrill,, by Old Morrill,. Old Morrill, WA
an inbred Morgan. The dam OF Young
Morrill,, jr., was by Green Mountain Nor
gan. Dam of Belle was by Woodburn Pr
lot who was brought from kentucky by the
Vermont Stock Farm company. Dam OF
Beauty was by Brainerd's Charlie, by Green
Mountain Morgan. Charles dam was by
Billy Root, by Sherman Morgan, by Justin
Morgan. He also took with him the brood
mare Rachel, sired 10y Comet, jr. Comet ir
was by Young Comet, by sherman Morgan,
Ly Justin Morgan. The dam of Comet, ir.
was by the Hamilton horse, by Green Noun
tain Morgan.
Toledo. Ohio horsemen are likely to have
a kite-shaped track completed this season.
\ lrotting and Pacing association with a
capital OF 500 600 has lately been organ
ized in that city.
a California man who is interested in
trottng horses has looked into the matter a
little and found that The Moon fourler of
the family from which Sultan, STEAMBOAT,
and other notable performers have come,
sired only about 30 colts during his lifetime,
and yet five of these are in the > 80 list
while Sultan is great sire and Is breeding
on with wonderful Uniformity When it Is
borne in mind that the class of mares to
which The Moor was bred We're very urd-
nary animals indeed II will be seen that h.
Is horse that with proper opportunity
would have ranked alongside of the best
>ires IN the history of the American trottcr.
George J.. Weeks of Independence Iowa.
owns Il colt called Auteil, which is the pro
duct of parents which both took records be
low 2:2O as three year olds Its sire Is the
famous Axten 2:l2 Its dam is Anna lick
enson, 2;l9!, pacing, by LUmps, 2:2l, its
second dam, Jennie Wilkes, 10y George
Wilkes, 2:22, and its third dam, by GIll )
and will be trained and started in a $1,000
yearlng stake to be trotted at Independence
IN August.
John Utton OF Morrisville now has 10 horse.
in framing all in splendid condition Rare
, Ben is looking fine and will make a short
) season ut Mr.. Utton's stable, u patrons
r have already been booked. Larse prices
} are being offered for his colts.
/ lhe fastest descendants of the Morgan
5 family are Belle Hamlin, mare, 2:l24; Guy,
3 gelding, 2;l2!; and Nelson, stallion, 2:lO4.
The mating of Maud S. with Ansel viii
? unite the blood of two renowned brood
mares, Miss Russell and Green Mountain
, Maid
: Guy, 2:lof, is the fastest trotter hreJ
. outside of Kentucky or California.
G. J. Hamlin has bred his Lord Russell
: Ally Railway to Mambrno King.
: Harry Wilkes and Rosalind Wilkes will
be in Turner's string this season.
Charles Holmes OF Charlotts went tC
Springfield, Mass, last week with two two
yearold colts, sired 10y Nero which he ho
0 sold to parties there for $500 each.
: To Horse Haven, Saratoga race track
4 $50 new stables are TO be added. y biz rec.
season is assured.
, There are 1888 entries to the Kentucky
> trottng horse breeders guaranteed S2j OOl
futurlty stake. This is the largest number
of entries ever made In any stake, trotting
= or running, in the history Of the world 1t
: Is also the largest guaranteed stake ever offer
p ed. The winner will receive probably $40,
= 900 more than the sum guaranteed.
= 8. II. Doubleday Of South Royalton ha.
2 a colt foaled May o. 1890, that weighed so,
when 10Y months old, and promises to sur.
prise the horseman in other respects some
o day.
i i. b. Kimball OF Orwell recently sold {
: horse to Boston parties for $500
Q At a recent meeting Of the Ilghgat,