Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-09
HORSE GOSSIP.
The Rutland Driving Park Offers $4,000
in Purses

in Purses
The Rutland Driving Park association
has just sent out programmes OF their sum
mer race meeting to horse owners all over
the country. The meeting is TO be held
July !, end 6 and the association hangs
out $4,000 ia stakes and purses.
There are three stake roces-The Bard
well House stakes, for foals OF 1891, two
year Odds and under. Fifteen dollars on
trance; iustaIimentf of So, IS and 81, with
$50 added mile heats, two in three; the
Bates House stakes, for foals of 1890, eligi-
bic to the 2:i0 class April IS, 1893, three
year o!ds and under Twenty dollars en-
trance; installments or 50, s. and SS with
$,5 added; mile heats, two in three: the
Berwick House stakes, for toals OF 1889,
eligible to the $40 class April 10, 1898,
fouryear odds and under Twenty five
dollars en- trance; installments of So, SIS and
Sl2, with 500 aided; mile heats, best thrre
in five. Entries to these stakes close April
Is.
For the class races for trotters and PAGERS
$4,000 is offered in purses. Tuesday, July
4, will come the 300 class for trotters,
purse $500, aud the free-for all for
trotters aud PAGERS, purse $500. Wednes-
day, July 5, there Will be the 2:37 class for
1882 class, for trotters and PAGERS, purse
$500. On Thursday, July &, will come the
22S class for trotters, purse $780, and the
242 class for trotters purse $500. Entries
to the class races close juno IL. The en-
trance fee is 5 per cent Of the purse, and B
per cent additional goes to the winner 10
each class race.
Improvements at winooski Driving Park
Races There in May Expected.
The Winooski Park association, of which
NJ. f. Kelly is president and b. A. Austin
secretary, intend to hold race meetin. in
May, for which there will DO good purses
offered and number Of stake races ar
ranged for. MIR. Kelly, who 10 the proprietor
Of the track and buildings, has made extern
sive changes and improvements In the main
barn and is putting things about the hotel
and grounds in good order. The main barn
has been turned entirely around and now
faces and opens onto the track grounds. A
number Of large trees have been put GU,
along the roads by Mr.. Kelly and he will
make more improvements the coming
| spring. 1t is his intention to better thi
| property in this section considerably
Mr.. Kelly has quite fancy for good horses
| He owns a full brother to the late Roy b.
| -,Sfd, tnal Is a handsome as wen as prom
Using colt and has several other horses tina
are we'll bred, In addition to his large farm
and dairy Of about rs head, which is con
Quoted jointly by him and Mr.. A. w
| Cookie.
Trainer Austin expects to continue at tn
track the coming seaaon and is doing quit
q business at the hotel since the sleighin
commenced, many large parties for supper
and dances being among his patrons. He
handling w. &. Chambers PAGER, Caters
and has few others to care for.
A Good kaoo the Ice at st. Alb an
| Bay.
At tine ice meeting at st. Adams Bay
Tuesday the 14th, Silver King capture
first place against a good field OF compst
tors. The summary:
| Silver King, $. g., e. ii. Thomas. . |
Y: Lamb b. M, w. II. Corey. |
Little Fred, b. s., l.. +. DeLise....
Lady Rich, b. m, Eddie Rich..... 4
DANDY =, ~, II. II. Sweeney. .
Cricket, b. m, James Stevens.
Iommie 5, &. s., o. Alexander ... .
Bellevue Maid, b. m, X. X. War
Time, a;i3, .2:36jG,, a;ii, :s.se. s;:ao..
At the finish of the green race, the judge
announced matched race between Poin