The Portland daily press., 1886-08-03
HOOP PRINTS.
Notes of Interest About Horses and
Horsemen.

The Maine Horse Breeders Monthly names
two more Maine-bred PAGERS that have drop
ped into the 2.3O list. The brown mare Nina,
which has obtained record low down in the
tWenties, and promises to be one of the pac-
Ing srars, was sfred-ey- y-zss,sssfrs- -Vrncvr ny q.
w. Kimball of Rumford Point. Eclair was
got by Gen. Knox, dam by the Merrowhorse,
son of Witherell. The dam of Nina, we are
told, was by Tom Patchen this, however,
we do not regard as certain, although it may
be true. The other Maine-bred PAGER is
called George Jones, and was bred in Biug-
ham, Me-, and got by horse called Quick
silver, and he by Hiram Drew. George
Jones first started as trotter in race at
Brockton, Mass, and obtained trotting rec
ord of 2.361. AS PAGER he got record Of
2.2S4 at Saugus, Mass, this season.
The three essentials of race horse are
speed, endurance and good behavior; bat
trotter at the commencement of his racing
career should not be condemned if he dis
plays lack of either of these qualities, for
all can be strengthed and improved by Judi
cious training and careful handling in races
The race is the thing that brings out trot-
ter's latent powers. 1t should be remember
ed that speed comes first, and then power to
carry it comes afterWard. Of course there
is class of brushy horses whose only birth
right is speed for a quarter or half mile.
There are certain visible signs about them
and their breeding which will warn the intel
lgent trainer that it would be labor in vain
to try and make such one a. race horse, but
if he is in doubt let him start out in one of
the small circuits, and he will, in few
weeks, slearn of what material the horse is
made.
Mr.. G. j. Shaw of Hartland has decided to
sell the stallion Gideon, the sire of Ezra L.,
2.214, Bay, 2.27, and Boston Girl, 2.254 and
grandsire of Independence, 2.21a, and Mel
son, 2.263.
Gen. Withers reports the sales at Fairlawn
from January to the first of July to amount
to S33,000 Gen. Withers' son, VIM. T.With-
ers, Jr., is now general outdoor manager Of
the farm.
1t is said by an old and well-known horse
man that when Mystic Park was first thrown
open to the public twenty years ago last June
that there was a very large crowd in atten-
dance, and that long lines OF carriages were
arranged above and below the grand stand
on both sides of the track, and such enthusi-
asm was expressed in the races that the en-
trance fees alone aggregated $500 more
than the whole amount offered in purses.
Jim Golden has added Bijou and Maine
Sweetheart to his string They were form
erly under the charge Of f. E. Wallingford.
Bijou trotted at Presumpscott Park at the
summer meeting this year.
Mr.. Benj Phillips is to take charge of C.
H. Nelson's trotting stations at Waterville,
and discipline them for the track for the
coming state fairs.
MI. Yates Of Waterville drove his c6estnat--
PAGER Yates on the track there the other day.
1t was the first time he has ever paced but be
covered a mile in 2.56 easily and repeated in
a second less.
John May says that Pilot Knox met with
an accident in Boston the other day. He
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cooling him off when he stepped upon nail
which went up by the side OF the frog. He
is laid up for the present.
A peep into the Sunnyside stables at Wat
eryille reveals field of good ones says the
Fairfield Journal Mr.. Nelson has lust COM
menced working Nelson a little at the track
just for fun; The colt will not be pressed
Tor fast mile but will be in condition to
show good quarter or a half at Bangor and
Lewiston this fall. Dictator is also acting
son in the stud showed his owner half mile
in LII the other day.. Aubine is coming fine
ly and Saturday put in half mile in 1.133.
OF Crawford Maid and Dora NJ, Mr.. Nelson
says ''they both please me-" Juno and lots
of young stuff have been neglected of late
for want of time but will be put to the track
soon. Tell 'em" says Nelson, that barring
accidents | expect to please the boys and
girls again this season as in the past"
A gentleman offered Mr.. Nelson S400 for
one-half of Gretchen's six weeks old colt by
Dictator Chief The offer was refused.
Mr.. Mcfarland has retired from the super
intendency of Sunnyside as the driving was
too much for him in his present condition.
Mr.. Nye's mare Maud r., went to the
track Saturday and trotted against heavy
wind full mile in 2.274. 1t was under all
circumstances a wonderful performance
Fairfield Journal.
G. j. Shaw of Hartland has just sold the
15-month-old colt Gid Withers to Capt.
Robert Crockett of RCcklaad for $500 cash
down. This colt was by Gideon out of a
Withers mare. He is a wonderful colt and
ought to help the sale of old Gideon the 14th
of next month.