Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-16
HORSE GOSSIP.
Interesting notes OF the Equine Family,
More Particularly Those Among the
Nermnpt nuns.


The Morgan Uorso company of Dundee,
H., has sold to John V. Hecker of Now y ork
city three head Of Morgan stock, two flies
and u stallion, all coming three years oil,
says the American Breeder These animals
were delivered by MIR. Benjamin Hubbard,
a native Of Vermont. who was for several
years connected with the horse railroad at
Stoneham, aud later with the Two Minute
Stock Farm, Nashville, Tenn. We received
u pleasant cail from Mr.. Hubbard and found
him lust as firm friend of the Morgans as
ever Mr.. Hibbord informs US that Il State
Morgan Horse association has beel formed
in Illinois. and they propose to form Ma
tionai association tho coming year. This
association will SEQ that the Morgan stock Of
| Illinois is represented at the worlds fair in
Chicago.
The Morgan Horse Stock company of
Dundee has now 50 head of horse stock ali
enrolled in tho Morgan register, with but q
single exception. 1he purchase of this
stock hy Mr. hecker shows that there is
still domaad for the purest OF Morgan
stock. The price is not made public, but is
enough to afford n good profit fer raising.
Mr.. uubnrd has probably returned to Hit
nos ere this Mr.. Hibbard at one time had
charge o. Billy Root, and says that horse
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gons that he shNll have unlimited faith in
them to his dying DAY.
The report that the troiting dog Doc is
dead is u mistake. lie is the lvelioSt dog
corpse that was ever harnessed to cart
and will doubtless break the canine record
next season.
New England horscmen think that one OF
the best two-year-ods out this season will
bo the inbred Morgan colt, Tom Gills, that
| lost yoar won the stake for yearlings very
hnudily at Providence, r. l., taking II rec
ord of 2;311. Tom Gillig is bred in the way
that good many people think trotter 8
blood lines should run, being by Gillig
2:234; grandsire Aristos, 2:279 great grand
sire Daniel Lambert, q fast trotter: great
great grand sire Ethan Allen, 2:2ji.
L. D. Reyes of Rutland hes sold his year
ling dllv, Lady Patrick to parties in South
port, Coan., for $500. She is by Falls, by
| Eiecuoneer; dam, Belle Girl, By Franklin.
FL Nahdi, the famous stallion, and best
bred son OF Oaward, died recently. The
horse which was owned by II. a. Meyer OF
| Syracuse, was very valuable, an offer of
SO coo Tor him being refused only a short
time ago. FL Mahdi was eight years old.
Ee was bred by William Dunn of Cincin-
matt, Ohio, who afterwards sold hin to
| Vincent Cromwell OF Lexington, Ky. 1t
! was while attending horse sale at this
| place that Mr.. Meyer noted the horse s
qualities, and purchased him for $l2, 600.
George f. Leonard of Bennington has just
! added TO the stock of horses at the Hilltop
| farm, ii brown livO-year- stallion by Col
| " likes, bought by him at the Corbett sale in
! New ork. Col. Wilkes is of brown color
weighs about 1000 pounds and stands 10. 2
! hands high. He was sired by Loo Wilkes,
record 2:299, and who made exhibition
| half mile in ITO. Leo was sired by Guy
| " likes. The dam of Col. Wilkes was Jane
E., who was also the dam of Puritan, who
as three year old has record of 2:2Y4.
| Her sire was the well known Miliman' 5
| Bellfounder, who has IS in the 2:30 list.
he colt has been broken to drive double
or single is handsome and stylish, with n
good gait, and as yearling trotted a quar-
ter mile in Al J. His former owner re-
marked to Mr.. Leonard at the sale that the
colt showed more speed with the five wee!, S
training that he had, than any other colt
be ever owned, and that Individually he
could not be improved upon. He will be
kept especially for breeding purposes, and
will be good addition to the horse stock in
Vermont. Mr.. Leonard also has at the
farm a three-year- Victor Wilkes stall
lion colt that he recently purchased In Fair
Haven. He stands lJ3 hands high, is
chestnut in color and weighs about 1000
pounds. Like all of the Victor Wilkes stock
he is fast and is one OF the most stylish
horses in bennington.
The Spirit of tho Hub says there is
good demand for fast roadsters and the sup
ply is nowhere near equal to tue demand.
Almost everyone who has n 2:30 trottei
thinks that the animal will some day max;
a record breaker, aud, therefore, puts
prohibition price on him. The man who
sells horse whenever opportunity offers
may make some mistakes and let good one
go at less than their value, but be will max,
more money in the long run than the breed
er who hangs on to everything he raises fol
fear he will let one 60 that amounts &c
something.
DR.. Fred Smith of Fordway stock farm
is breaking four-year-old FLY for Mrs
James Smith Of Pittsford sired hy Pharos
1887, he by Pba!a5,
= Two Minute Clip.
Mr.. W. II. Clark of this city has wagerec
500 with Mr.. w. K. Chambers of Ninoosk
that Peter Cooper, owned by F.. s. Adsit o
Burlington. can pace a quarter of milo oil
the ice in 30 seconds. The date when the
horse will do or attempt to do, this remark
able feat is not yet fixed. Peter is wonder
fully speedy but whether he can go quar-
ter ut 4 two minute ciiD i5 q question and on