Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-09-14
THE EQUINE RACE.


Tho Boat Show of Horses Ever Seen at
Howard Park.
The exhibition of horses surpasse, those
of all former state fairs. Upward of $50
animals are entered in the premium Glasses
and races. Seldom are 80 large number
of noted stallions seen together in Vermont
OF these the most widely known ara; Al
cauder, 2:2O, by Alcantara; Glug, by
Aristos; Homestead 10y the great Nutwood;
Nero by Winooski; Almont Wilkes by AL
mont; Ormond, 2;27 by Happy Medium;
Lord Shelburne three years old, by Home
stead, dam Sister, 2;25}.
Nero, Alexander and Homestead show
good families Gillig was not shown for
| any premium as he was brought here more
to give him little track work. Gilligg h ad
very successful stud season, and it is
quite likely that two more of his get will
enter the 2:30 list before snow flies, ioinn z
Sue Gilig and Rupert Gilig, his present
representatives, in the charmed circle.
MIR. J. s. Persons exhibit of Welsh
ponies takes the fancy of the ladies and
children. he shows King Uther, a nobby
matched pair of browns, sleek and fat,
which LOOK every inch a horse, "a mare and
remarkably we'll marked foal by King
Uther and three other ponies. Premiums
were awarded as follows:
Stnllions-Stsrdard, five years or over,
Alexander, first; Homestead, second, AL
mont Wilkes, third; four years old, Mar
zeo, first; three years old, Ford Shell.
burne, Col Lee b Cannon. first; d n
Skinner Watsfield, second, two years old,
Ivan Speedwel, Speedwell Farm, frst; EN-
bszzler, w. +. Allen, Ninooski, second
one year old, Lord Howe, j w Porter,
Ticonderoga, first; non standard, five year,
old or over, Athens, J A Teppsn, Pancon
frat; Clay burgh, j l. Whalley, Charlotte,
second; Sandstone, James Lathrop, Lin
coin, third; four years old Duck G. j Mon
geon, Burlington, first; Lord Dun
ton, j A Tappeu, Pantou, second
three years old, Cyclone, John Ashley, rs
sex Junction, first; two years old, King Gil
lig, w Peck. West Cornwall, first; sal
lion, John Brown, Burlington, second
Perfection, Speedwell farm, second
one year old, stallion, John
Whtcomb, Wllliston, first; stand
ard--geld.ngs and FLIES, four year,
old, Nancy Harkaway, A Happen, Pan
ton, first; three years old, Daisy NJ A
Monroe, Middlebury; colt, l. c Clark, Bur
lngton, second; two years old, Sheba, /
| Browuell, Burlington, first; Fugitive
LeGrand b Cannon, Burlington, second
oue year OH, COLI, Ia Allen
Winooski, first; colt, II w Drake,
Burlington, second; colts OF Allies under 81!
months old, Listers colt, l. q b Cannon
burlington, first; Rea's colt L F Browneli
Burlington, second: non standard-broo,
mares aud geldlngs and fi!lies-brood marc
and foal, Shelburne Mare, John Peterson
Shelburne, first; mare, G a Hossinger, sec
ond; SNARE Speedwe Farm, third; geld
ings and Allies four years old, A Tappen
Panton, first; A Ne'sr, Shelburne, second
three years old, j A Tappen, Pauton. first
+ Freeman, Richmond. second; tw,
years old, y Tappen, Pauton, first
Speedwsl farm, Lyndon Centre, second
J L LavelIe, Burlington, third; one yea
Old, W Nj Villas, Burlington; Chester John
son, Jericho, second; matched horses, !
hands or over, r Wetherbee Cornwall
L J Gale, secoad, Barre; Z NJ w heclsr, barre
third; single horses, j ) Wilkins, Alburg
first; c ID Williams, Washington, second
NJ A Monroe, Mlddlebury, third.
Iu ponies j S Pierson of Burlington tool
oil premiums in all classes, except that
pony owned by Capt Guy Howard Of Bur
ling ton was given one second premium.