Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-03-17
HORSE GOSSIP.
Notes From Track and Stable About
Noted Drivers and Flyers.

o. C. Lucia Of ST. Paul street bought and
has brought home handsome Lambert
stallion colt, 10 months old, by Black Lam
bert, a son of Addison Lambert. His name
is Mansfield Lambert. He weighs 800
pounds.
Fl. T. Cutts's Ben Franklin mare Rury
trotted one half mile on the ice at Orwell in
1;l2A. Rury is six years old and has not
had any handling to fit her for fast work
The Northern New York Trotting Horse
Breeders ASSOCIATION are out with the an
nouncement for their sixth annual fair and
trotting meeting on August 8, TO- / / aud
10. There are ID stakes and purses offer ed
II. w. Bell, formerly of the FREE PRESS,
now of the Glens Falls Star, is secretary Of
the society.
Charles Marvin, the noted trainer, owl
IDENTIFY intends to stay in the East for some
time. He has recently purchased an estate
in Meadville, Pa, for $4,000. Its former
owner was the notorious John Rardsley, the
ex city official of Philadelphia, now in the
State prison. The pace cost Bardsley
$40, 600.
J. NJ. Hill, jr., of Morse's line has a prom
Using colt, son Of Administrator Wilkes.
e. D. Kinds, proprietor OF Fordway
verely from poor health that be will sell his
farm aud all his trotting stock at auction,
including full brother to Daniel Lambert,
Garthwait, by Alert: dam, the famou. Old
Trusty; also Redpeth, by Young Column
bus.
The Breeders Gazette says; 1.-THE Morgan
Star grows brighter every year. The Nor
gans are getting strong foothold in some
parts of the West. A Morgan Horse Breeders
association was lately organized in Sioux
Falls S. d. Some 30 registered Morgans
owned in South Dakota are registered in
air Battell's work. -
Our Rutland correspondent says that
Rutland county is becoming one OF the lead
Ing horse markets in Vermont. TIE mar
ket has been duh for month, but prices are
now better and are expected to improve as
spring approaches. Some fine stock is be.
ing offered by farmers and horse dealers
The farmer usually makes his own Indivld-
ua sales and has no confidence in middle
man in a horse trade. Unless unlocked Tor
Changes take place prices VIII improve the
present month. Although passahle prices
are obtained, the are not up To the mark
mere is demand Tor work horses. Farm
ers we'll as buyers think twice before
pushing forward negotiations and the farm
er usually gets the price he desires il tho
animal be tine specimen with a show OF
good speed.
A. Z. Gilson OF Hartland has sold his
horse, Hartiand Boy to boston parties Tor
good round sum.
Thomas Gooden Of Stamford has sold his
yearlins Atwood colt for $50.
John Eowsey has a four-year- old mare,
Sir Antenor, Jr., 10y RATHER and Handle
tonian mare, that stands over IL hand,
b gu, that can SLOW mucn speed and SHOWS
a powerful way OF going.
E. II. Hoffman of Ludlow has a son OF
Abraham, dam by Ne lie Pickett. lie has
also a grani-on OF len FranAIn tlat trace,
to the ! .sh mare, the second dam of Pam
leo (@:IG4, out of an Old style Morgan
mare.
at "a California breeding farm there has
been buut swimming tank wulcn is 30 leet
long, 20 Iea, wii-, aAI . feet deep. Ine
idea Is taat "a Inc care OIL ii rsss That have
been hnucAed out by too nucA road use or
track WORK aud tatt stllI are wanted To ba
got ready 10. trottn2 within r.a ouuhe
time 1t viii hu rosJloio 10 keep their mu ~ es
hard by swimming them in IN. bath, where
Hs l. they were g.v5n WORK on toe roaI or
track they would get sore aud soon y. OF nc
account.