Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
HORSE NOTES.
arge Purse offered New England -o,h.'
Fact. and Figures,

The New England Breeders ASsNc;a-
ton has been requested ny the Horse
Review Of Ch,CaSO To accept the S-ycor'
old division ~ the Reviews Combination
Futurity purse oi sSj.H., the S-H eIr~old
division OF which is SSnCcn None - The
Reviews stakes have been trO,t,d in N,
east. and as unusually larsc nam
ber of New England colts are entered
in this event it would appear that -
rich 4 stake would b. drawing card
one hundred and fourteen S-yeHr-olds
are eligible TO this stake, among ;hen
being the produce os such well known
eastern sires as Alexander, Alcyoncr
Allandorf, Arion, AUTOGRAPH, Baron
Wilkes. Constantine. pelmarch, pi'HC;
Electricity. Emperor Wilkes, FNvcr't'
Wilkes, Hummer. ]. ] Audubon. Nick y
Rumor Stamboul, stranger. The noted
sircS OF the south and west are also rep
resented.
Tho kentucky Breeders association an
bound to hold their place II tho Hvod ~
the trottiuS associations oi the country
The Kentucky Fu,usity for tools al l>ss
will have total value 81 ls,''" an m
crease OF s4.Gcc over tho sum given iht
past three years, Action to this CNec'
was taken ~ the annual meeting ~ th'
society held at Lexington. At the S1nr'
time II was decided 10 double ,hH Na,U,
of the Pennsylvania parse and make Il
$1,000.
The recent suowStorm d;d ccrS'trr1A!'
damage at the GraVcSend, Brshlor
Beach, and ShSepSheai RNy race tracks
Much OF the fencing at tho ,hreN tracks
was destroyed. and at GraNe>rui the COY
cred walk extending from the King :
Highway entrance TO the grand stand
was demolished.
The CHAMPION pacing twc-year-cA nix
Extasy 2lul.. hY R1rOu WILKES IN, UAu
Ethelwyn (l6m II lUPcJUHGs SlSl oS
Harold has not only proven that she Is y
PAGER of the highest class, out Is ASH
now shOwtnS that she 5 somewhat a. i
trottsr as we'll After giving her ms
worlds record for the age Mr. Marvin
took her to Ashland Park S,ock Farm,
Caid Cs9i.l. is the fastest American
stallion ever purchased by the EGrNpHHnS
In fact. il is the third tastes, rcVord ever
taken by a trOtting stallion in \ race III
was sired by HishwpOd tS,slel, ana aS !
two-year-o,d took 4 record ~ -. y N'N'
later no reduced this u ANA, and as i
four-year-o,d put the mark AZ I'll lh;S
season, as hNe-Ne1r-Nst' ne tHHk ms
present rSs'ord. The Europeans have goo
bled up at fancy figures .Irse numbers
of our hest Stock horses and brood mares
and an indication Of how busy these for
,.isners have been in thc Blue Grass reg
ION was furnished lately when CNl. ThSy'
or Of Massachusetts sol0 stallion 10 -
to Kentucky.
The Canadian bred pacing marc Lotus
who this season took record ~ Slis al
the lateral gait is Il sister TO Rahe'te
who reduced her record this year iron
2l2 to 2lA. Curiosity enough Lotus
was formerly 4 Ir0ttor and as such tooh
a three yeard-old record Of s,lS last year
while Rabettc has trottins rscori NJ
. sE. taken in lS9S. Both mares are e>
Sir john son of Clear Grit Ivy ms
thoroughbred horse imported l-SNEiGlsI
dam Nettte Ross. by WINFIELD SrNt,
The season OF s,eishtng is sai1 to hav'
had an excellent crect upon the hOrS'
market Those who deal Noih in horses
and sletghs report that business has cet'
stimulated greatly by the early wiAIe'
season. The demand for business ans
draught horses is Also better than at th'
same period for several years mSrAlns
an increase on the part of the senera
business public who have use for this
class Of animals when business is boom
ing.
The two great stations Brown Hal anS