Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-21
HORSE GOSSIP.

Park Thursday and Friday, Aug. IS and
49, 1902, with the following horse races;
First day 2:42 class, purse 800, 1889 class,
purse $140 second day 800 class, purse
500, 2:27 class, purse $50.
All races open to trotters and PAGERS
Four or more TO enter, three or more to
start Entries close August IL. Entrance
| 10 per cent of purse, per cent must &C.
company nomination, balance by August 1S,
| 10 a. IN. Money to be divided as fol-
| lows: 90 per cent to first, % per cent to
second, 10 per cent to third and 10 per cont
to fourth. National rules to govern. Good
accommodations and careful attention. This
will give horsemen an opportunity to attend
Burlington races the next week and Rutland
tho week following. Entries should be
made to b. A. Austin, secretary, Winooski,
Vt.
Altha. the Ben Franklin mare raised by
Rufus Hamilton of Fair Haven and sold last
fall to C.. NJ. Gage East of Pepperoll, Mass.
| for $1,000, won the second heat in the 2:30
| race at Hartford, Conn, recently in 2:2i4.
There are 1875 nominations in eight classes
for the three days meeting at the Rutland
Driving Park. beginning Tuesday, the 10Th.
| One Of the horses in the . 40 class at Mys-
| tic Park on Tuesday last was the bay stall
lion Volley, owned by Stafford S Leonard
| of Barre. The owners of tho horse were
disappointed in that they did not get a mark
on him, but were Otherwise vol pleased
| over the showing made. Nolley was second
| in three straight heats and in the second and
fastest heat, trotted in 2:27, there was some
difference OF opinion among the judges as to
whether Volley or Red Line the winner,
was first under the wire.
| +. Z. BENJAMIN of Greenfield, Mass, has
| bred one Wilkes mare to j. Holmes & Sons
stallion Nero, and is SO well pleased with
the horse that he has booked three more.
| While here he purchased two brown filias,
a sucker and yearling. They are own
sisters and were sired by Nero. The price
paid was $500.
Palo Alto are Spanish words and mean
"tall tree"
Mrs. Langtry is racing under the name
of Mr.. Jersey"
Jockey Martin Bergen's salary from
Colonel RUPERT is $4,000
The new kite track at kirlwood, Del, is
so piped that it can be entirely watered in
five minutes.
| A filly in training at the Independence
track reioices in the euphonious name of
Female Pirate.
Jockey Garrison received 50, 500 for rid
| ing Sir Walter to victory in the Great
American stakes.
RubG burrows, the PAGER, was named
after one southern outlaw who infested
Tennessee for years.
Budd Doble says that George NJ Patch
en-, 293l[, was one of the greatest race
horses that ever lived
1t is estimated that about 80, 900 horses
were ousted from street car service last
year by electricity alone.
c. w. Williams Progressive stake re-
ccivcd nearly 1900 nominations. This is
the largest number ever received in any
stake or purse.
The American trotter Valkyr won the
international purse at Modcna, Italy, beat
ing the American, SpoGord, and the Rus
sian, ;;iubicsny.
The trainers at Norris park subscribed
81 $50 in few hours toward fund to be
presented to The mother of the late jockey
Andy Mccarthy
The Arab is usually white, and 129 times
ont of l, 900 if the mare is white and the
stallion is not the ,foal viii be, says Profes
sor wilkins, Of Vienna.
The PAGER, Albert D. drew a peculiar
sulhy Mt the recent Worcester Mass meet
ing. 1t had the ordinary SIlky body, but
was mounted on 5S-inch bicycle wheels.
snapper Garrison recently received
81 900 for riding in a single race. He was
to get the money whether he lost or won
He was about thirty nrnutcs in earning
the sum.
4 colt nine days old recently followed
| his dam a di,tanre of fifty-ninp miles in