Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-23
VERMONT HORSES.
burbank and Williams are Caring for
Some Hlouded Steeds ut Their Farm

burbank and Williams are Caring for
Some Elouded Steeds ut Their Farm
Burbank and Williams, the well-known
horsemen Of Coventry, are wintering about
80 head OF horses At the head OF their stud
81 the stallion Charley Rny, 2:29. Charley
Ray was sired by Ben Franklin and his dam
Has the Ray mare by Green Island Black
wnwk. He will not be campaigned this
season, but will be kept in the stud. His
record last season showed that he was both
fast and game. He won nine first moneys
four seconds and three thir DIS. During the
campaign he travelled over 1900 miles with
onlv two weeks rest from Juno until DC
tober, starting in every race in which he
was entered. In the string are Sherman
Franklin, 16 hands high, sired by Ben
Franklin. He was never handled for speed
but has some colts that are showing speed
and are large and stylish. His three-year-
old May Franklin is a fast one ard two
year old by him is nicely gate and prom
ises well. A FLY by Charley Ray from the
dam Of KatirLa 2:29t, has never been
handled, but gives promise OF being fat.
Benhaded from the same dam, was second
in his first race last fall in 2:404.
Monarch, siX-year-old chestnut, is one
Of the best ones in the string. lie has
trotted in gao.
There are also at this farm four daughter,
OF Ben Franklin in foal 20 Stanford, 2:26,
Globe, 2:2S, and DR.. Caudius by Wilkes
Spirit. These will be bred to Charley Ray
this year. These same mares have produced
colts aud FLIES by Charley Wilkes, 2:2l4,
and Prince Wilkes 2:29.
The best son of Charly Ray disd last fall
He could trot close to 2:40 and was TIE
purest gated colt ever raised a tho farm.
Messrs. Burbank ~ Williams have a
handsome pair Of black gedings that will
road 10 or - miles an hour and so all day.
In their future breeding Messrs Burbank
& Williams intend to stick closely to the
Morgan strain.
I'm Top Farm at Bennington the Home
Of Wilkes Youngsters.
The Hill Top stock farm at bennington
was started by DR.. II. L. Burgess less than
two years ago. The barn on the farm con
tains IL box stalls and one single stall.
These will be added to as fast as necessary.
About year ago c. w. Leonard OF Wal
than, Mass, II. c. jackson of Boston,
Mass, and George +. Leonard of Benning-
ton became Interested in the project and
have placed most of the stock on it that is
now there.
Among the horses thore is the stallion
Sableson, formerly Col. Wilkes. 1t was
found by his owner. G. F. Leonard, when
he came to register him, that there was al
ready horse of the same name in the
registry book, ecessitating a change. His
grand dam Sable was the dam of Sable
Wilkes 2;1S Sabeson, as @ two year odd,
will be entered in RACES of his class during
the coming season.
The thrse-y eer-oid stallion Bismarck at
4,
stands 10 hands high, weighs 1925 pounds,
is chestnut color and has four white feet
He looks much like his sire, Victor Wilkes
He has just been broken and shows a good
gait.
Tho bay mare Joan, six years old, is OF
the Lambert stock aud her pedigree as re-
corded in the register book runs back to
old Justin Morcal. She stands II. , hands
high, weighs 1000 pounds and ia marked
with a white star in the forehead. She
can trot in 235 and will be- used for breed
ing purposes.
The brood mare Gypsy, formerly owned
by Col. Wilmington of Boston, is large,
finely formed mare, open gated and good
reader. She is with foal by Victor Wilkes
Jessie Wilkes is a yearling, by kinsman
Wilkes owned in Waltham. Her dam was
a Lambert mare. and it is expected she vii
develop speed. Another promising yearling
is Martha Eghert, sired by Col. Egbert
Gypsy Wilkes, another yearling, was sired
by Aristdes. Lady Pharos, is handsome
black mare two years old. The ge!ding,
Tractor. sired by lriceps, can pace in 2:3O.
Lady Huntington, another yeering, was
sired by Harold Thorne, her dam being
Lady Hope.
Mollie by Arlstos 2:27, the dam of Lady
ll076, by Alexander 2;22, dam Kitty 2:30.
The union ought to be good. Crombe ha 8.
shown q quarter in 36 seconds, 2;24 clip
over ice.