The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-09-09
Somerset Exhibits.

The Bangor Commercial gives the
following among the entries at the
New England and Eastern State
Fair at Bangor last week by Som
erset parties.
Lawrence & Gerald, of Fairfield,
make one of the most meritorious
exhibits of horse flesh at the fair.
1t consists, of course, of Dir. Frank
lin and his progeny in the main,
and the get of that horse is all in
adjacent stalls, though only part
of it is owned by Lawrence x Ger
aid. Dick Lightheart is IA magnifi-
cent great two-year-old, standing 10
hands 21l inches high, and weighs
$50 pounds. His dam was by Gen
Withers, and his I'd dam was by
Morrill, Champion (sire of the dam
of Lawrence), his sire being DR..
Franklin Dick Lightheart won LIST
premium both here and at Lewis
ton as II yearlng, last year, Compel
ing with 81 colts. He is certainly
an extraordinarily fine. looking colt,
owned by L. S. Foster & Son, of
Canaan.
A black mare, Cadmiller, two
years old, is full sister to Lawrence,
and she was second to Dick Light
heart in the competition for blue
ribbons at the fairs last fall, and she
has deteriorated none in the last
year, and is a very taking FLY.
She is owned by Lawrence II Ger
aid.
Bessie Franklin, dam of Black
Hawk, and Col. Dyer, dam by Nor
rill Champion, are two extra good
three-year-olds, and either one,
their owners say, can t OF a mile in
$50. Col. Dyer is very large, stands
10 3-4 hands, and was broken and
is now driven by a boy of eleven
years. He is owned by Jewett &
Lawrence, of Canaan. Bessie
Franklin is owned by +. Mitchell of
Canaan.
Postmaster Emery, of Fairfield
has asthree-yearo Franklin colt,
a bay and speedy, called Postmas
ter.
Ticonic and Canaan are two-year
old colts and good ones, both by
DR.. Franklin. Ticonic is entered in
the two year old race here, There
is also a weanling b1 DR.. Franklin,
which completes one of the most
attractive exhibits ever made in
Maine.
A. w. Bracket, of Pttstield, is
always known to possess a good
horse, and whatever he may have
to show is generally accepted by
the public as first class. 1t is well
known, he is the owner of that ex-
ell.brcd horse, Harbin
ger, which was sired by the lament
ed Almont, dam by Rysdyk's Ham
bletonian, I'd dam by American
Star
One of the horses in which East
ern Maine has an interest, and
which will be prominent at the New
England Fair, is Won Moltke, OWL
ed by Geo. A Noble, of Pttsfeld. |
Won is now sixteen years of age; is
a blood bay in color, with black
points; stands fifteen hands, two
inches high, and weighs 1850
pounds. He is by the Morrill, horse,
he is by Old Drew. His dam was
u Witherell, by a Winthrop Messen-
ger. Won was raised in the town
of Newburg, and was sold when he
was three years of age to Mr.. A. w.
Bracket, of Pittstield. Mr.. Brack-
EFT sold him to d. Walton, Of New
York, it is said, for $1,000. Mr..
Walton sold Won to George w.
Rogers, of Salem Mass, for the
sum of $4,000. Walton after
wards bought him back and sold
him to DIR. S. II. Tewksbury, of
Portland, and he is now owned by
Mr.. Noble. This noted horse has
three representatives in the 2 80
list, Cunard (2.3O), Flora CO.'S l.2),
and Boston Girl (2.25 10y. He al
SO has many other fine representa-.
tives, some of which will be seen at
the fair this week. Among these
will be Twilight, the handsome four
year-old mare owned by Mr.. G. j.
Shaw, of Hartland. Mr.. Noble al.
20 has some very promising colts by
Won, and they may he seen at the
lhir. Won xoltke has been . valu-
ah1e hosoo Ahe HAstern Maine. His
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