Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-21
HORSE GOSSIP.
Notes About Records of the Present Sea-
son--Drivers aud FLYERS

sOh-DfiNers
John r. Gentry, 2:Ooia, is credited with
having gone a mile in 2:07A this season
The fastest race of the season was de-
cided at Windsor tOnt) meeting. 1t was
i'm the 2:1J pace In which Milton s., by
Red Wing, won Il heat in 2:0Sl9. His two
other heats were In 209h and 2:09h
He won the second heat of this event in
1908, making the average for the race
2;09i.
The New York speedway H. at last OPEN
cd. After 1--WE long years of patient wait
ing the horscmen OF Gotham are at last
rewarded
Cleveland will have its grand circuit
meeting the 18th to 18th. There are nine
purses OF 5000 each for the 1925, 2:20, 2:1S,
2:l4 and 2.lO trotting class, and the 2:19,
2:li. 2:lO and 2:0J pacing classes, with an
average fee of > per cent and > from the
winners. Clcvcland's card by days Is
arranged as follows On Monday, the
opening day. the sport consists of the 2:l6
and 2:20 trotting classes and the 2:l4 pace.
The 2l6 and 2:10 pacing and the 2:Cj trot-
ting class are on the second days card.
On the third day arc the 212 and 2:1S
! trottihg classes and the 2:2i pace. The
2.23 and 2:l0 trotting classes and the 2;0S
pace fill the bill for the fourth day, while
/ the last day is we'll cared for by the 2l9
/ and 2a5 pacing classes and the 2:l4 trnt
Trotting and pacing are growing in pub
lie favor in Honolulu. At recent meet
ing of the Hawaiian Jockey club the Cali
fornian driver. Doc" Durfce, drove the
well known western PAGER, w. Wood, win-
ninS in 2.lI, which is the record for tho
island. Irish Lags, another American
horse, won 4 race in 2:l7 10.
The grand circuit meeting of 1898 be-
gins at Detroit Tuesday. July 10. The
most important event of the opening day
is the Merchants and Manufacturers
stake of $4,000. for trotters eligible to the
1su@
form shown by some Of the horses named
have left this II very open event.
The statement is going the rounds of the
turf press that Equtys third milo, i'm
2:l2h, at Hartford was the fastest mile
ever trottcd by Il horse in his maiden race.
As "a matter of fact, says the American
Horse Breeder. The Abott stepped a mile
IN 2:llia in his first race last year. which
was the Merchants and Manufacturers
stake at Detroit.
The claim Is made that 1900 dccrepit
horses are annually shipped from Eng
land to the continent of Europe to be
used for human food. In consequence ot
this foreign demand for worn-out horses
the price has gone up greatly. Formerly
the old cripples were fed to hounds or sold
to geological gardens. The French AMI
Italian cooks disguise horse flesh with
sauces. The horse Is clearly animal and
his flesh should be wholesome. The fact
mat Strlcl attention Is given 10 DOnc ana
muscle In producing him makes him less
desirable for tho table than the OK
Tho wagon with which Flora Temple
made the champion record for those days.
of 2:24ia in 1875. was recently sold at an
auction Of the horses and carriages of the
late ex-Mayor Pratt of Worcester. This
wagon was built by the late Peter Dubois
of New York city. 1t was purchased by
f.. S. Pierce, a wine-dealer of Worcester,
and the next morning he hitched his two
PAGERS. Major Wonder. 2:09a,, and Uncle
Tom, 2:li2,. to it. and gave them Il mile
over the Agricultural park track. Wor-
cester, in 2:3jL. The wagon is said to be
as good as new. although Il years of age.
II reminds one of the deacon's onc-hoss
shay.
1t is likely that Il. T.. Geers will he in
condition tC drive the Village farm horses
at Detroit next week The accident al
Hartford will probably cause Gccrs Ia
think twice before agreeing to take the
seat behind an outclasscd horse In "A race
Advantage has been taken of his good
nature. The strain of driving the Ham,in
hCrses Is great enough without wearing
himself out in an effort to get other horses
to the front. 1t Is a miracle that both
Gccrs and Bowen were not killed in tho
violent collision at Charter Oak park