Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-14
HORSE GOSSIP.
Paragraphs Picked Especially for tho
Lovers of tho Noblest of All Animals.

world are In the hands of American owners.
Edward Geers will sell his colts and horses
before assuming his duties with G. j. Ham
lin of Buffalo, n y.
Electioneer is the only sire with two rep
ressn tatives in the 2:10 lst-Sunol, 20St,
and Palo Alto, 2:0S2.
Nancy Hanks, 200, never lost but one
heat to trotter, and curious enough that
was taken by Bonnie Wilmore, 2:1li, in his
first race.
OF the OF stations that sired four or moro
of the new $3.50 trotters this year, no less
than "a, or 80 per cent have records Of
$3.50 or better.
There are now 70 Nutwoods in the 2:30
list little effort ought to place him
beside Eectioneor next year AS sire of 100
or more in the $3.50 list
w. c. Jones of Columbia, Tenn, hos Of
fered $40, 900 for a race between Suuol and
Nancy Hanks. He is proprietor of the
lightning fast track there.
Marvin is now located at Miller g. Sibloy's
Prospect Hill farm in Pennsylvania. This
firm has sold over 800, 900 worth OF Flee
tioneer stock in the past few days.
The Rhode Island State Fair association
are having q little fight all by themselves
over the $4,000 cleared last year. One
element thinks too much prominence has
bsen given the harness horse.
A syndicate of Ottumwa, Iowa, horsemen
have purchased the famous trottcr May
Queen, five years, 2:23l by Electoneer,
for So, 600 The horse was bred by Seaa-
tor Stanford on the Palo Alto farm.
james Dustin, the we'll -known trainer, has
been appointed trainer for Senator Stan
ford's Palo Alto stables, Menlo Park, Cal,
to succeed Charles Marvin who recently
accepted position with Miller " SiDley, at
Franklin I,. He will have to make the
dust fly IL he keeps up with Marvin's rec
ord
+. H. Foster of Tilton, n. H., contein-
plates disposing of all his horses, including
Viking, 2:194. They will probably be sold
at kellogg's sale i'll New York during
March or at Woolard's Kentucky sale.
New Hampshire breeders will regret to have
this great horse leave their State if such
will be the outcome.
Mr. John knowltou has established a
stock farm near East Charleston. He has a
fine crop Of youngsters coming up. His stall
! lions, Remttance and Ringleader, are regis
tered and standard sons OF Onward. Mr..
Knowlton is deserving great credit for his
efforts to improve horse stock in that sec
ton of the country.
Following arc some of the fees at which
noted stations will stand for next season
Allerton, $1,000; Egbert, 500; Falls, 2:23,
$50; Wilkes Boy, $500: SPHINX, @;20!, $500
Bermuda, 2:20t $500; Ambassador, PIG I,
$3.50; DeImarch, 2:t14, $3.50. Sprague Gold
dust, 2:l65, $500; Red Wilkes, $1,000; War
lock, 500; Sultan, 500: Simmons, $500
Monbars, 2:lGt, two year-oid, $500; krem-
| lin, Pistachio aud MH1attan, all OF Allen
farm, $500; Charleston, $500.
The Morgans arc gaining friends every
day among such men as appreciate first
class roedsters, says the Breeders Gazette
| a horseman who states that he has been
breeding and handling Hnmbletonian stal
lions for 20 years, says OF q three year ole
| Morgan FLY now III his hands: 40 ride II
miles after, then change to HANDLE ton
ian, will make q man feel homesick.
There is no family in the world equal to the
Hambletonian for imparting the inclination
TO stick to the ttottnS gait. Many o
them are too long strlders for moie road
sters, aud not 4 few are n tribe slugglsl
for pleasant drivers. There is occasional,
one that is as go3I a roadster Is anybod
can ask to have. The 5torgans, as n rule
are the most pleasant, cheerful, untlrn
roudsters in the world BY cross ,ng the bes
OF the Morgans with the best OF the Hambll
toulans, the best qualities OF both can b
preserved. Hambl'n's Almont jr., 2:2G
sire Of the champion pole team Belle liambl4
and Justina, 9:l3, is one OF that kind. Tn
above remarks are right to the point, an
if the farmers Of Vermont would breed TO
gentlemen's roadstGrs more ami speed les.
they would have more money III many Ill
stances wheh the year rolled around.
L. c. Ryder of Weybr!dge better know
in that vicinity as Ryder, the horse man
went to Lancaster Il. H., last week ate
the brood mare Nally Girl, by Valley ChIei
2.25; dam, Leopear, by Gen. Sherman. Sh
has a colt at her side by Protector, son c
, the great Dictator sire of j. |. c., Phala
and Director, etc Protectors dam was th
great brood mare Annie Eastin, dam c
three in the ,. 80 list and also dam of t,stoll
| Eastln, vino was the dam Of Minot, 20
: and was i'll every way wonderful mare
Protector is individually as good as one mgl
expect from his choice breeding, and thong
l never handled much has fine turn OF spec
and is proving great success AS stoc
horse. Stevens and Eaton. who own him, al
largely engaged in the horse business an
have some 30 head OF troJting bred hors,
on their farm at Lancaster Mr.. Ryder ht
e also the prize winning brood mare Roxy, b
? Daniel Lambert, second dam Ivy Vernon
, Black Hawk. She is in foa to Iomestea
= by Nutwood He also has the brood maj
Q Lambert Meid 10y Ben Franklin, dam l.
t Hambletonan, 10, also in foal to HON,
9 stead. She is tbs dum OF several very IA
& ones
I Mr.. Ryder is a very progressive breed
= and practices what he breaches in breeliI
t to the best, and has been quite successful
t the horse business.
It T. ID. Barton of Vergenness, who is NJ
is only large breeder OF fine. wool sheep, b.
also Of trotting bred horses, has some Vel
t fast acting colts by bis two stations HON
. stead by Nutwood and Wilkes McGregor /
J. Robert McGreSor. They are being handle
by Fred Newton, who has shown much goo
If Judgment in his management Of these hi.
A strung colts and is believed to be drIv
10 of good sense and lots OF nerve.
2, II. B. Wright also OF Nergennes, we
# known as the owner OF the beautiful lit
10 trottng mare Headlight, that was such
J, favorite with the public last fall, has sever
ID very promising coits that lie is only waltz
s, for snow and ice to show tho boys the lie