The Portland daily press., 1886-06-21
HooF PRINTS.
No,es Of the Track. Road and Stable.

No,es Of the Track. Road and Stable.
The brown mare Nina, sired by Eclair, by
General Knox. first dam by Tom Patchen, by
George M. Patchen, record 2'Z5s' won as she
pleased in straight heats IN the z'oo pacing
race on the 4th inst. at PROVIDENCE X. l.,
best time 2.254. Also at same place the "a
inst, the brown mare Nettie Iorfey' by
Common. son of General Knox, first dam
Patchen Maid. by George M, Patehen. second
dam bv Abdallah. acquired record Oh Zslt
in the third heat of the 2.33 trottlng class,
The handsome six-year-old stallion, General
Weaver. owned by Gardner FLOYD q son. oI
this city, is her half brother, Doth h"Sins " 'ne
same dam and granddam. Carrie II VINO
made record of 9.32t the 18th inst.' is Dy
son of Tom Patchen. by George M. Patchen'
the grandsire of over 80 in the 2.3O class,
among which are Hopeful, PA, sam 1 uiuS'
2.20f, Jack Spratt, 2,26t, and Ferds' z'zo4.
In the business Of breeding tne trV''oi,
money is to be made or it is to be lost, anu
which it will be depends wholly upon tlle M
telligence and industry of him who emDarAs
in it, In some men there is what seems W
be natural adaptation or fitness Tor the Dusi-
ness which others never can acquire. When
we get down to the bottom Of this adaptation,
however, it viii be found to be only real
love for the horse. The hearts of such men
are in their business, and if they keep abreast
with the experiences and thoughts OF the
day, they will grow in intelligence with their
years.
In breeding. as in any other pursuits, the
best is the cheapest. The notion that any
kind of mare will do as long as she VIII
breed is becoming obsolete. 1t is now known
that to breed a cheap mare, the chances are
in ratio to her poor qualities that the toal
will beget the same qualities A cheap mare
will beget cheap foals, and cheap and worth
less stock is not to be depended upon to ele-
yate the type of any class of horses. Our
leading breeders recognize the fact, and do
not hesitate to pay the highest prices for
their matrons. AS a consequence their foals
sell for high prices because they are worth
them.
Andrew Norton, of N. Pennington, has
fine mare four years old this spring, very
good style; also FLY, one year old, chest
nut roam, sire, Kinds Knox.
The owner of Gov. Morrill,, in East Hebron,
it is said has lately refused an offer OF $4,000
for the animal.
The Bangor Whig says; "Geo. W. Spratt,
Esq, a well-known livery man, of this city,
has chestnut horse Colonel well known
to many of our citizens. which he purchased
twenty-one years ago. The animal is now
twenty-nine years Of age, and is perfectly
sound and smooth, and looks good Tor many
wears longer. He was never sick q day,
never refused to eat single feed whenitwas
placed before him, and never ran away or
did any damage. When he was twenty-five
years old he had earned $1,000 above all eX-
penses, and his owner thought that was
enough for one horse and since then he has
kept the animal wholly for his own use. rms
is certainly remarkable horse and very few
can be found with similar record"
Editorially the Chicago Horseman says a
good word for the rapid progress with which
horses in the last twenty years nave reduced
the record. 1t also gives the California horses
good notice: Twenty years ago.. to use
common expression, Flora Temple in harness
and Dexter under saddle were the only trot-
ters with records better than 2.20 The rapid
march of speed development is abundantly
shown by the number of performers which
have beaten 220 during the season OF 1885.
They are twenty-five (22), or nearly one-sixth
of the whole number of horses entering into
such classification. The fastest new conner
is the bay stallion, Anteeo, 2.164; and the
greatest score by heats also belongs to Cal
ifornia trotter, Arab, 2174, by ArthurtOn,
who has beaten 2.20 fifteen times. The most
noteworthy Eastern performer is Joe Davis,
Slaf' sIcdi'. with nine heats In the teens 10 MS
At the two days meeting at the Wateryille
Driving Park June "a and %, there will be
500 distributed in purses as follows: 500 to
minute class; $125 to 2.3S class; S1OOi. TO
four-year-olds; 500 to 2.45 class; $3.50 for
hor hot hoy Dpafan
three-year-olds. 1t is also announced that
there will be meeting August "a. Is, 26.
The Elliot Bros, of Bowdoin, two intelli-
gent and active young men who bid fair to
make their mark in horse-breedlng, have re-
Gently purchased the finely bred young stall
lion, Indicator, of Mr.. Wilson of Bowdoin-
ham, in addition to their already large stock.
Indicator was foaled in 1888, at Victor Stock
Farm; is dark bay, stands 1873, and weighs
1OOO.pounds; sired by Beausire by Hamble-
tonian, dam by Volunteer; is fine gated and
has good disposition.
Hercules, Mr.. A. w. Brackets Pittsield,
Harbinger twO-year-old trotter, is slowly re-
covering from his recent six weeks sickness,
a severe attack of pink-eye. Mr.. Braekett
esteems the colt very highly and has great
expectations concerning his future. Her
cuies stands 153 hands and weighed, just
previous to his sickness, $50 pounds.
At last Hopeful, sin the sere and yellow
leaf iof twenty years old, equal TO three
time ownership in this city, and will proba-
bly, lay his bones in New Jersey soil, as he
has Just been sold by Mr.. Emerson Brooks to
DR.. Jackson of Mattewain, N. j., for S41O
Here is lesson for those who are possessor,
of geldings. The time to sell them is when
they are at the zenith of their turf career.
Hopeful was in his prime when twelve years
old, viz, at Chicago, Oct 10, 1873. He beat
Rarus and Great Eastern Saddle; time 2174,
2.17, 2.17; but Rarus drew ,swagon,'%i. me
mi xvo in harnnQS
wards Hopeful hitched to the same wagon,
made three heats in 2.163, 2.17, 2.17, which
stands unbeaten until this day; There was
some great excitement about him and John
w. Conley offered the late A. W. Hammond
$4,000 for the little gray gelding, but the
price was $4,000. He was never worth either
sum, as Rarusyeould always beat him even
hitch. After Mr.. Richmond died Dan Mace
conveyed an offer of $1,000 to Mrs. Richmond
for Hopeful and advised her to accept it, but
she replied, "Oh, can't, as Mr.. Richmond
always thought so much of him.. "Wen,
said Dan, 'if you want to keep him as me-
mento, all right" And so he ate his head OF
and was sold to Mr.. Emerson Brooks in 1854
for $500 or thereabouts. Hopeful is the
only horse that ever scored 2.14a as his best
record [Horseman.
Augustus Lock of Saco has purchased for
a handsome sum the little brown stallion
Thorn Patchen. The horse was recently pur-
chased by Boston parties Of Benjamin F.
Hamilton, of Biddeford, of whom Mr.. Locke
got him.
Horses are not fully matured until years
of age, nor do they arrive at their full
strength until years old. Immature animals
are often overtaxed and their future useful
ness injured.
Wilton, 2.9O, by George Wilkes, trotted
mile recently in 2.24.
Jay-eye-ses was given mile in 219l re-
Gently, over Mr.. Cases private track at Ra-
cine.
Maud S. trotted a mile few days ago
without toe-weights and acted as if she could
have trotted very fast mile.
There will be a race at the West Camden
Driving Park, July 3D. Prizes of S270 will
be offered. There win be three races duripg
the day, one free for all PAGERS and trotters,
one for $50 class, and another for three min
ute class. We are not able to announce what
horses will be entered for trotting. Fine
sport for those interested in the turf is an
ticipated.