Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-23

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Though no three or four-y esr-old PAGER
has equaled the record of Sunol the side
wheel gait is undoubtedly the fastest
! w H. Tourtelotte of Watertown, Mass,
has handled some of Nermonts best horses.
Among them was Daniel Iambertaud OF him
/ he remarks: "Daniel Lambert was very
/ intelligent, and always knew and took IA
| great liking to his groom. If stranger
/ entered the stall he would endeavor to
/ brighten him, but never would hurt anyone.
+ He was "a pleasant driving horse on the
road If you did not start him up, but If
/ speeded ho would take hold of the iron pref
| ty strong, and it took n good man to steer
/ him. He could outtrot almost anybody 8
horse on the road, and was very proud ana
stylish would jog along quietly until he
came into a town, and then he on dress
parade and wanted to show off, getting ~
in harness and would look rs though he was
( l6 hands high, and acted as though the
ground was not quite good enough for him
to step on. lie very fond Of music,
and it was impossible to keep him quiet
when he heard it,
y valuable mare owned by George X.
Russell, bellows Falls, which was badly
hurt about inc mead, hai several sutcheS
taken In the wound, ana mas almost Wholly
recovered,
John Hayes has purchased the trotter
Nellie Van v, from f. D. Kelley.
Harrison Williams of Brandon has a colt
eight months old that showed quarter
mile at "A Pos clip, recently This colt was
sired by LEICESTER and from a I.amhurtu-
mare. Leicester is now in the hands of
ftI ,
season. Charles Fisk u Son OF Leicester
have two promising colts by Leicester
Early last sprinp w. f.. Spior. one of the
band Of breeders located at Glens Falls. \.
y. purchased the celebrated northern bred
sire Robert McGregor 217!. for lar2e
sum from Erastield a. Semuels of Iexinr,
ton. XIV. Recognizing the inconvenience tc
breeders in that section IL the horse wa.
brought North at that time Mr.. Spier de
ferred making the change until now. but
Robert McGroror is at this writing on the
way 10 his new home. IN Differences TO the
wishes OF MANY intending patrons Mr..
Spier allowed NcGrcnor to serve 10 mare.
over the limit. All told SO mares were
sent to him this season, including many fast
ones several OF them by Happy Medium
Despite the fact that McGregor has never
been owned by anyone who cared to develop
his colts he stands in the very front rank Of
speed besetting sires, and i'll addition to hl'
eight well down in the 2;3O list for 1896
there are many three year ODDS ready to &c
in which have shown this season trials clos,
to 220. 1t is no light undertaking to buy
such horse as Robert McGregor and brina
him from region where he easily com
mands the very pick OF southern brood
mares to northern section, and Mr.. Spel
bro+bor braodars hut tboir s,,o,or+ POI
ert McGrepor is the sire of Bonnie McGrer
or. 2,134. Burns McGrepor two wears 2.o9
HIVE McGreror tbrea vesrs . .10I. SiIva
Row +braa I,.ars . OF. kfof.roc,o. Mnl.og
| 49, - q -, 4, ~ %,
anu = ''"''' III '''o '''
llsI' MS les mas no' peeh announcer pi
, 1t VIII undoubtedly be more than many o
our Vermont farmers will feel able to pay
in which case they can patronize one of hi
best bred sons. Wilkes NlcGregor by Rober
McCregor dam Inv the Grant Gaorga Wilkes
o,ynod hy NJ y IA portor GvoI.bor,
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