Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-05-10


S.2i class trottcrs and PAGERS. purse sou.
30 Clnse, trottcrs and PAGERS, purse $50.
SECOND nay. WEDNESDAY,.
e.9o clnsa, trottcrs and PAGERS, purse 500,
H.lp GLASS, trottcrs, purse S2hu
$50 class, trotters. purse Sl1u
THIRD DAY. rHrRspAY.
$50 class trottcrs. purse S2nl.
q? class. pacing. purse $50.
AL trUtting and pacing il to I've in harness.
,ulie heats, best three in I'VE. The races Will
BE conducted under the rules of the National
Irottine association. OF which the track j. a
The entrance Zee is per cent of the purse.
The purse will be divided as follows; S]l, 50.
{ 10 and 10 per cent. Hay, straw and stablng
VIII he furnished free.
NJ. G. Berry is the secretary of the asso-
ration to whom all entries and comnuni-
cations should he sent.
The North Bennington Driving associa-
ton will hold a two days meeting about the
10th of June.
Indications point to an increasing interest
in horse racing III Vermont More race
meetings. it is thought. VIII no hold and,
without doubt more horses are to be trained
FOR speed in the state this season than for
several years past Among the horses al
ready in training ale the following;
~ Orr oWN QUEEN CITY.
Bmington's well known and genial train
or, k. T.. Weller. has numbers of highly
bred horses in his stable. Que of them is
the stallion Homestead by Nutwood, the
greatest of living sires, with over 100 of his
get in the 2:3O list. Homestead's breeding
is way up, to Use a horse phrase, and when
lie is exhibited at fairs and trotting meet
ings, prominent hor,emen in giving the
people his name and pedigree, nearly al
ways add that he is ''the best bred horse in
Vermont He had distemper last year
and was not in condition at all during the
season. but now Mr. Weller has him
in the very pink of condition and
il is safe to say that he will surprise some
of the "knowiug ones before fall. Mr.
Weller also has Peter Cooper, a PAGER. with
n record Of 2:22f Peter Cooper is one of
Burlington 5 pet horses. He also had dis
temper last season and was himself only in
one or two races. Cooper is in excellent
training and barring accidents if Mr. Weller
does not ride in tho van this summer the
clip will have to be several seconds below
Peters mark. Mr., Weller also has in his
stable Mollie three years by Clonmore
2:214: Jessie PAGER -four years by Giroy
2:2S4; Ruth -four years 10y Barneby Rugg
Eleanor l.. five years by Garnet Wilkes
Jack seven years by Gilroy. Lady Clon-
more three years by Clonmore: Derby
six years by Steeles Waikiki; EN-
ma J. three years by Alexander, 2:20;
fine span of black horses by
Gilroy, owned by j. J. Enright,
and other horses as vet unnamed.
b. A. Austin, the Wmooski park driver,
has Edison Allen, 9:li4; Nellie F, 2:23t;
Rolla c., 2:3lt, and other good ones. F..
F Brownell, who Nuperintends Howard
Park grounds and owns the great stallion
Alexander. has some young colts by Alcan-
der in training which are likely to be fav-
orably heard from in the races for their
classes this season. O'IIalloran is probably
the best yearling of his age and can doubt
lessly now show faster clip than any year
ling ever foaled in the State at the same age.
Frank Ramsden, who once drove Winooski
Maid 2;3l4, is handling \. S Webb 5
horses. These include the stallion Williston
and MOllie, PAL, two years old and the
winner Of the race for her class over the
ice here last winter. Seth Munson has Col.
Crombie, 2;34t, by Alexander, 2:20, aud
Katie NJ, by Orwell 2:24 Laura F.
and Uncle Mike, three year old by Gilroy.
IN CHARLOTTE
G. r Holmes. tho Charlotte trainer. has
several fine colts in training. His beautiful
farm, known to horsemen as Appetree
Stock Farm, is situated on the shores of
Lake Champlain and comprises some 200
ceres of splendid land On the farm is a
fair half-mile track, and in winter a course
Is laid out on the ice on the
lake. His string includes Nero, by
Winooski. sire, among others, of Maggie
H, 2:30t; Prince Nero, two years, 9:39:
and Mimy the celebrated gentleman's
driver owned by Col Lawrence Kip Of
New York, who. with Mimy and her
mate, has won seven first prizes
at two New York horse shows. Mr.
Holmes is Jogging Nero ana may race him
this season. Nero hes plenty Of speed
Maud, 10y Raven, son OF Wedgewood. is an
ight years Old mare, which Mr. Holmes is
working slowly preparatory to giving her
short racing season The prdes of the
farm are Nancy Drake and Oseola, both
-year-olds They were sired bv
Nero II would be hard TO find
two handsomer or better colts at this age
Each is almost faultlcSsIy gated and can
step along fast. Oseola has been given the
most work, having contested as a yearlng
in one or two races They will be fitted up
and showed 10 pole at the coming June meet
ing Of the Burlington Driving association Mr.
Holmes owns Oseoa and Mr. II. W Drake
Of Burlington owns Nancy Drake Another
noticcably promising young,ter ON the farm
Is Noarling geldinE by Alexander,
owned by Or, b. Walter Carpenter
Of Burlington. 4 stallion Of the same age.
sired by Nero, will also bear watching by
horsenIen. MIR. Holmes is keeping some j
blooded brood mares, including Lady Cur
tis. an intensely Inbred Lambert mare.
Lady Curtis was sired by Ben Franklin;
snd her dam 10y Albert Lambert; second
dam by Addison Lambert Ben Franklin
and Addison Lambert being full brothers.
! FLY by Nero was foalcd by the brood
mare Mable Saturday last Mables dam
vas by Gilroy. Lady Curtis and Mable
and her foa! are owned by Mr. Drake OF
Burlington.
Is NORTH BENNINGTON.
At North bennington H. c, White has in
training the Oh, 5. Sidney Nenur, by sgd
nsy, Belle Hoxio, by Nelson, 2;09 Ruth
Wilkes, by Aristidos, 2;9Ut also Lady
Venur, by Commoner, dam by Robert Nc