Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-02-09
HORSE GOSSIP.
Ben Franklin a Popular si1o-U hat Kind
oil Colts to II aiae.

for fast horses is increasing, according to
the Republican. On Saturday January 2S
last at q trial speeding in Summerville, T..
Il. kirk's pacer, purchased from Wood
Bros. at Psssumpsio, went a quarter OF a
| mile in 40 1-2 seconds, and the pacing colt
owned by II. +. Brewster exceled this by
making the same distance in 30 3D. seconds.
Mr. Kirk hss purchased T.. ID. S;eele's half
interest In the trotting stallion Raymond
tho consideration being &i00 AS Mr.. KIRK
has just sold q seven months old colt by
! Raymond for $3.50, he rightiully expact,
great things of the stock
The St. Adams Messenger gives this ad-
vice: "lf the farmer is raising horses for
bis own use only, lie has perfect right, it
is his duty, to raise those that suit his iudi-
vidual taste and requirements; but iC he
expects TO sell horses Off the farm, 1t is bis
duty, and viii certainly lie to his greater
profit, to raise horses that suit the taste and
requirements Of tia customers" "
A writer in the American Breeder says;
GA friend in Tennessee sent me a few notes
OF trottins matters in tho garden spot of
our country, and among othors the follow
ing: W. D. Mayo OF Glen Mayo Farm,
Nashville will be out for tho money again
this year. with good stsbls in charge Of
his former trainer Warren. By the way,
Ben Franklin (3.2Dl is looming up az the
most popular sire in Tennessee, at least il il
said that more now performers won't into
the list this year to his credit than to any
other horse in tbi, State.h
Star Ethan, the fiue Morgan stallion, own
cd by NJ. c. Dorm8n of Swantor, closed the
past season VITA four OF his get ia the 230
list, being tho only stallion in Franklin
county to have attained that place. His
last coi-s are young Lambert, Aliea, Split
Lar and Little Dan.
L. d. Fuller of st. A,bans he's recently
sold and shipped TO Washington, d. C.,
fine pair Of horses for one OF the senator's
from Minnesota, and another equally val
uabie pair to the sheriff of Hartford, Conn,
says ths Messenger.
| Ths New Breeders Association Turses
! forth!s Near's Meeting Announced.
TITO executive committee OF ths New
! England Breeders association met on The
25th ult., and arranged the stnkes for
TINT association for the coming yoar, says
the Horsemau. he stakes are for year
! lings, mile dash; two-year- that have
never started, no restrictions as TO where
| bred; two-year- oids wherever bred, no re-
strictions on account OF records previously
! made; three year-ods eligible to tho 2:3j
class; four year-olds eligible to the 2:25
class. Colts not bred in Now England must
he owned by nominator March /. These
stakes are ali for $1,000, guaranteed
Entrance 2 per cent. There are
three $1,000 pursts, one for trotters
eligbls to the three minute class, one for
stations eligible to the 2;40 class, and one
for PAGERS Gig ible to the 2:35 class. There
are also purses OF $1,000 each for 2:30 and
2:35 CLASSES; also $30j0 for 2;20 stations;
$1,000 tor 2:l5 trottsrs; $500 for 2:12
PAGERS; $4,000 for free fora trotting. En-
trance in all purses per cent, with 8 per
cent additional from winners. Tho purses
are open to the world, the stakes to all mem
bers and &c restriction to the locality where
colts were bred provided they are owned
by members on the first day of next
! March.
1t is with a feeling of satisfaction that the
average trotting horseman view. the APP
proach Of the coming season. Never in
the history of the harness turf has the
outlook been promising as it is for
| the year just commenced. The programme
| submitted by tho associations show a gen
eral increase in the amount of money offer
ed, and indicate that more cash will be
| hung up for the trotters and PAGERS than
has ever been the case. The good effects of
the disastrous collapse OF certain associa-
tions last year is ssen in the safeguards pro-
vided for money to be deposited with the
association for 1893, and nearly every
prominent candidate tor entries has selected
as trustee a reputable banking insti-
tuition which will handle and re-
tain all moneys received by the association
and distribute them to the winners, thus
protecting nomiuators against the misap
| propriations which were charged against
some assoc iatons in 1892. The innovations
in the methods Of stake payments adopted
| by some mar Ggers in their new programmes
also indicate commondable desire to ac-
commodate and protect the horsemen the
gradual coming of dash races, whereby
a horse can win more money with less
effort and wear and tear, is also a sub
ject for congratulation to owners, and
the impending downfall of the tln-cup rec
ord system which has SO long hampered an d
dsgraced the trotting turf will be hailed
with delight by all connected in any way
with harness racing. Altogether the pros
poets for the dawning season are brighter
than they have ever been, and the Horse
man compliments tho over increasing fra
ternlty Of breeders and racing men on the
| improved circumstances under which the
sulkies will once more come together in The
nearing summer.
The Prices for Fine Vermont Horses are
| Still Good,
From Rutland, Vt, F. Bowman writes
the American Horse Breeder as follows, and
his works indicate that the bottom has not
dropped out Of the horse business so far as
prices go:
Several good pairs have been sold in this
county of late. Joe Reed sold black pair
for $3.50 to New York parties a we'll
known horseman from Benson was saying
a few days since that four good PAGERS had
been sod from that town this winter OF
late in the fall. This doesn't look much as
though the bottom had dropped out of tie
horse business.
There seems to be an increased demand
for good matched pairs and single drivers.
l have recently sold two good pairs to 80
to New York city, one pair for 5000 and
one for 800. | have orders now for sew
eral more OF the same kind. l think that
when spring opens the horse market will
be better than it has been for many years.
Paris Lincoln OF Castlstou, Vt, has
sold his pacing stallion Highland l. C2:23N
to tie folio wing gentlemen OF Granville