Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-09-28
VICTOR STocK FARM.

VICTOR SrocK FARM.
Among the many horses that attract at
tention on the fair grounds are those from
the Victor stock farm at Vassalhnrr, l. r.
Winans. proprietor. At the bead of the stud
is Beausire by Rvsdvcks ilamhletonan.
dam BY Hiram Woodruff. He is 10 wears
old. bay. l6 hands high, and can show a
2.40 gait.
Melborpc King is chestnut stallion ;
years old, - hands inches high He is by
Membrno King. dam Helen Mrfireyor.
Beaumonto is a hav stallion. 3 year. old,
stands Is hands inches. He is by Bcausire,
dam Marplot by Almont.
Zenith is n sorrel stallion. 3 years old. l6
hands inches high, by Enheritor, dam, the
old mare Tennessee.
Mr.. Winans has ycarling stallion. AL
mont Ilsmhetonisn by Reausire, dam Mar
plot by Almont.
lie has also Emma D. bv Peqnawket. got
by Gideon by Rysdyk's fIanbl,tonisn En-
ma ID. has record of > 10. and was the win
ner in straight heats of the two mile race At
the State Fair OF last season. Time 2ai
5.26. She is entered for the two mile race
this year.
Mr.. W. also owns the hay mare Fondling
l6 hands high. s years old. record 10.
And the gray selding Fondling. wears
old Is hands inches high, by Belmont dam
Pilot. Jr.
Zephyr is n hay mare. 3 wears old; nv
Winthrop Morrill,. She was the winner of
the years old colt stakes at Portland. dis.
tancing the field in the first heat in IS.
Bethensa. a bay flIv. wears old bv Bean
sire; her dam was by General Mott. She
trots in the years old race.
The blond mare Marpot, hy Almont dam
Helen McGregor, with foal are entered for
the Society premium.
Mr.. Winsns took possession of the Virtor
Farm last spring. Before coming to Maine
he was tor seven years with Mr. Edwin
Thorne. Mr.. Winans is quiet, gentleman
" appearing man of about 80 years of age
swell knowa driver, and good judge OF the
noble animal.
NELSON FARM Srock.
Ii is doing no injustice TO other breeders to
say that among the finest of all the fine
horses on the fair grounds are these exhibited
bv Mr.. G.. II. Nelson Of Watervile. This
gentleman has a stock farm of 100 acres
one mile from the foot of Silver street in the
town of Wsterville. Ga this farm he has
forty one horses.
AT the head of the stud is Onward This
horse WAS got by Otis Morrill,. hr by Winthrop
Morrill,, dam. Gretchen, by Gideon he hy
Rysdyk's usmhletonian. (Gretchen's dam
by Harris Hamhl.tonian) lie is Is 3-4 hands
high; weighs 100 pounds and is bay with
black points.
MIR. Nelson is the owner Of the brood mare
Gretchen. the dam of Knox Girl, Onward
Burleiyh, Susie Owen. Daisy Rolf. and Mel
son. All of the above named horses except
Burleigh are owned at the Nelson farm at
the present time. Mr.. Nelson owns the hroad
mares Kitty Wink, with three colts: Lady
Tompkins and three colts. Knox Girl and two
colts. The brood mare Lsdv Rolf. nv Tenn
Rolfe, dam wedgewood: the wearing colt
GRAY Rolf. dam Woodstock Bells; and also
owns ten other colts nv Onward
The brood mare Kitty Wink owned nv Mr.
Nelson. was once owned nv Mr. Vanderbilt
that gentleman paying sll.oao for her. She
has trotted trial mile in ~ His broad
mare Empress is nv Honest Allen. and she
has two colts by Onward.
We should not forget TO mention the year.
ling colt Dora NJ. owned by Mr.. Nelson.
She was led on the track behind q carriage
Monday, and showed gait tha, excited both
surprise and admiration. Predictions were
fully uttered that she will, with good hand.
ling and barring accidents make tr.tter.
No horse Of Mr.. Nelson's fiue stud. or, in
fact, any horse on the grounds attracts anv
more attention than Young Rolf Young
Rolf is \ bay stallion. 10 hands u inches in
height He WINS sired hv Tom Rolf trerord
2.sl3) he by Pngh's Aras,ns. he bv Aras,us
Thoroughbred J The dam of Tom Rolf was
the famous pacing mare Pucahontas (recnr,s
70 WAGON. 2.l73. she bv Irons Casimus. b..
By Shakespeare. The dam of Young Rolf
wss judith by Draco (record asA. her dam