Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-29

old race ana record of 2:36.
D. II. Barber of Hinesburgh owns year
ling colt, sired by Ormond 2:27t; dam by
au Ethan Alien mare which is considered
the best youngster 10 that section OF the
State. The colt weighs 131 pounds, stands
X hands nigh, is exceedingly handsome
being well developed for his age, and can
step along fast. Mr. Perry Niles, borse-
man of considerable experience, says this
son OF Ormand is the most promising colt Of
the same age he ever saw, which means a
good deal
MIR. Silas II. Soules fus stallion Mete or
of Fairfield has been selected by the worlds
fair committee on Morgan horses OF
the horses to represent the Ststa at Chicago
in August and September. Meteor 10 a
very fine animal and pure bred Morgan.
| a turf writer counted 1913 bookmakers at
Morris Park, Westchester n. y, the other
| day. Each of these pays 500 day for this
privilege. With an income OF $40, 800 per
| day from the betting element it does not
count to an association whether or not they
| get any entrance money.
The Turf, Field and Farm says: "When
Col. Lawrence Kip of New York arrived at
Jerome Park at 2 p. N. on Sunday he wore
his coat called attention to the peocii Ill arks
on ono of the white cuffs He had spent
the morning at Fleetwood Park, and Aaron
| Fowler had driven for him his handsome
mare Ermine, by General Washington, in
O;35, l:U94, 2:2li. Fowler also drove the
bay mare My May, by Nero in 0:35, 1:1lt,
| 2;2l J. Her best previous mile was 2;2St
Both of these mares have rapidly improved,
and they are sure to take fast records
Axeine, a stylish bay mare by Nero, is
located for the present at jerome PARK, and
as soon as she gets strong will be handled
for spesd.' Nero is owned by c. T. Holmes
of Charlotte
" ritter Describes Some of the Better
Glass OF Horses in Poultucy.
A writer in the American Horse Breeder
describes some Poutney horses as follows
The writer was lately at the farm or d. A
Barker near Poultney. Mr.. Barker sold in
March to a company in Ohio, half inter
est in his elegant young stallion HIghla nd
Boy. These gentlemen, believing that their
stock would be greatly improved by dash
Of the popular Morgan blood, sent an ex-
pert judge to Vermont to select a stallion.
He accordingly purchased this son of the
famous old Highland Gray, ty Darby, by
Rounds Horae, son OF HILLS Black Hawk
dam, the inbred Morgan Dolly Ferry, dan
of two with records below 2;3O
Highland Boy is one of the most beauti
full of the descendants of the BlGckhawl
branch of the Morgan family ever seen it
Vermont, and attracts great attention il
Ohio. 'rhsy took OF their hats to him
here, " writes a correspondent. Mr.. Barker
was inconsolablo at his loss until he pur-
chased another son of the same horse. This
all Ia tlrea st ha ND.
high, and weighs 100 pounds.
> He is a cherry bay, not white hair
finely proportional, and with a strongly in
bred Morgan dam, she being a Butler Horse
he by Hoabird's Ethan Allen dam of But
Ter Horse by Cock of the Rock, son oil
Sherman Morgan. The colts dam, by
Ethan Allen, was owned in Brandon, aud
was a famous road mare, having often been
driven 100 miles q day. lie is named
Highland Morgan, and is a grand repro
sentative of that popular family.
! At the same place can be seen the beauti-
full coal black stallion Derby Patchen, bred
at Highland stock farm, Derby, sired by d
son Of Harry Clay, As; dam, daughter
? OF the celebrated Msmbrino Patchsn; second
dam, pure thoroughbred. His oldest colts,
two years old, show uniformly fine urotting
action, and will soon bs heard from on the
race course, whore they will test the stay
ing qualities Of their thoroughbred ances
tors. lie is exercised daily at the pole be
: side Bay Ralph, son of Ben Franklin, and
full brother to Belle Franklin, 2:2S, Orwell,
geo. His stock are large and we'll made,
8 showing their fine breeding, and are Liable
/; to be Sotters, though Ralph is q PAGER.
Albany Waikiki also in the same stable
= represents the Hambletonian strain, he be
, ing by Sir Waikiki, son OF old Rysdyk
! dam, Harry Clay, AS; second dam of Sesly'
4 American Star He is l0-hand horse
finely proportional, AMI bis stock max,