Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-31

ing bay mare, 49, hands and three years
old in June. She is sired by Alexander, dam
by Cassius II. Clay, fifth, and was bred and
raised by the Messrs. Chapman. Mr.. Austin
is now handling her.
Sylvester Sails of this city has bought a
quite valuable horse from Clarenceville, T.
Q.
Ed Corrigan's horse Riley will tie entered
Il all the great handicaps this year
f. p Olcott, of New York, paid so5, 600
for Baby Mckee, the 2-year-old brother OF
Arion, 2:l0}l.
The . and 3-year-old winners of 5000
and over carried off $l,3l3306 during 1891
against 81 ,22G533 in $500
The Task, by Barcaldine, recently bought
by Marcus DAILY, the Montana copper king,
will remain in England and be raced there.
Lord Falmouth, whose horses were sold
Cor over half million dollars when he re-
tired from the turf, is again buying brood
mares.
Freedom, 2:293{, the once champion year.
ling is said to have improved wonderfully
and to be marked as good for 2;l2 next
summer.
There is a horse ranch in Colorado CON
tanning $500 acres and stocked with 4.SOC
blooded Percheron mares 1t is the largest
ranch in America.
Old Driver, a notable trotter years age
and the winner Of ld7 heats in 2:30 or bet
ter, lately died at Calais, Me-, where he
was used as a road horse.
At the close of the year 1900 Australia
had only l6S horses; now there are l,50o,-
600 on the continent, and they are increas'
ing at the rate of 50 900 year
Since Allelton's 3-year-old form he has
trOtted lfty-eight heats in 2:3O or better,
forty-one in 2;29 or better, twenty seven in
2;l5 or better and five in 2l0 or better
The French law subjects every stallion
used for breeding to close examination
as to sounduess and ability, and ISSUES q
certificate good for one year. during which
time the stallion cannot be entered in any
race.
Backing English Jockeys mounts in 1891
would have been II bad game. A ten
pound investment on each of Fred Barrett's
rides would have resulted in n loss Of
81, H. and a loss 1859 in the case of his
brother George.
The 3-yearo lds that won over s., 600 each
on the American turf in 1891 number fifty
nine, with Strathmeath at their head. He
won S37,0I5. Potomac, Rey del neyes and
Pot Scout are the next three India Ru D.
Der ran oftenest, seventy-two races, and
won Sl0.032.
W. II. Keller, secretary of the Tristate
Fair association, Evansville, Ind, states
that Roy Wilkes has made a third quarter
in 293 seconds the full mile being paced
in 210.
Lady Suffolk, the first mare to trot q
mile under 2:30 was on the turf sixteen
years. She trotted in over 100 races ana
won about SIS of them, her money winnin Is
amounting to $500
According to an Australian exchange,
| at the close of the year 1900, Australia hat
only lGs horses; now there are l,50O,0O0 or
| the continent, and they are increasing at
| the rate of $4,000 year.
The reason why J. y. Haggin secured
| the great New Zealand race horse Maxim
for 81 900 was because OF his late owners
| disgust at the excessive figure, So, 600, at
which Il tax commissioner Ill New Zealand
had appraised the horse.
! Hippophagy is making constant progress
| in the capital of Germany. During The
| first nine months of 1891 G,099 horses were
killed in the private abattoir at Berlin
This number is 42l in excess of that fol
the corresponding period OF 1890.
The treasury department at Washington
has decided that after April no ANNA
| shall be admitted free whose owner cannot
produce certified copy OF register show
ing that the sire's blood for five geneva
tions is absolutely pure aud the mares tol
| four
Children crv for pitchar's Castntis