Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-31
Among the Horses.

Mr.. G. Fl. Nelson of Waterville has
issued the following challenge TO all trot-
ting horse breeders in New England:
.sAfter Nelson has closed the service
season of 1888. will stand ready TO back
him against any Wilkes stallion in New
England for from $1,000 to 5000 4 side,
in :, race of mile heats. best three to five
in harness. | shall stipulate, however.
that the other stallion shall stand for
sixty mares during the season. the same
number that Nelson's book calls for. In
regard to Nelson's colts. viii match two
foals of 1888 by him for from $1,000 to
5000 side against any two colts of the
same age by any Wilkes stallion i'll New
England, the race to be trotted in 1890.
play or pay. | will also trot two
Nelson colts of 1889 in 1891 under the
conditions above stated. | make these
offers in self-defence and not TO create
any controversy
Last Sunday night, u Grey Dan mare
belonging TO Mr.. +. FL. Greeley of Bar
Harbor, foaled a nice horse colt, by Die
tator Chief. , - II, by Dictator, sire of
Jav-Eve-See. 2.l0. and Phallas, 2.13 81,
the fastest living stallion record. \
Hambietonian Knox mare has also foaled
fillv. by Nelson. 2.2l ii, and public
trial half mile in l-5. With such breeding
these youngsters ought and doubtless will
be heard from in due time.-B1naor Com
mercidl. March 20.
Bro. Thompson, of the Maine Horse
Breeders Monthly. who has been visiting
some of the Lewiston stables. says that
Glenarm. (2.23 81. is looking finely and
is in perfect condition. He also says much
salk has been made this winter about Il
race next fall between Nelson (2.2l III.
Dictator Chief (2.253-4). Glenarm and
Baby Dean. How would such field of
horses come under the wire at the finish?
On Monday of last week Mr.. h, F.
Heseltine of Skowhegan. Went to New
York in charge of IA carload of horses
recently purchased in Somerset county by
G.. W. Bishop, the we'll known New York
horse buyer. This lot averaged smaller
| and lighter than horses formerly purchased
| by Mr. Bishop. say about 900 or $50 lbs.
| They are understood to be intended for
livery purposes.
| 1t is said that double-team trotting.
which used to be so popular some years
ago, is to he revived again at the great
trotting exhibitions the coming fall.
OF the great racing stations forty have
made records better than 2.20; twenty-five
have beaten 2.l9: seventeen have records
| better than Z. Is and All: nine have beaten
2.11, and only six have trotted inside of
PIG. This wonderful half dozen are
Maxey Cobb, 2.l33-4: Phallas. 2.13 81
Patron, 2.l4l-i: Guy Wines, 2.1514 ;
Smuggler, 2.l5 II. and jerome Turner,
2.l5 II. OF the above six, all are now
| living with the exception of Maxey Cobb.
Their breeding is as follows MaXey Cobb,
Guy Wilkes and Phallas are descended
| from Rysdyk's Hambletonian; Patron and
jerome Turner from Mambrno Chief
while Smuggler seems to be an accident
having originally been PAGER, changed
to trotter, but representing no trotting
! blood.
The horse Comrade, owned by Charles
b. Gilman of Waterville, which died of
stoppage Tuesday night last, was one of
the best three-year-olds in the State. He
was by Gideon, ll3, by Rysdyk's Handle
tonian; dam Bessie, by Norton's IIambe-
tonian. We think his two-year-old record
was 80, made on the Fairfield track last
summer. but are not positive as to this.
He trotted Il half ut Myst Park last fall
at the rate Of 2.3S, and was matched for
81 900 to trot with any colt of his age in
the country. This offer had been open
since last fail, but had never been taken.
His dam is one of the best brood mares in
the State.