The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-26
ITEMS FOR HORSEMEN.
Views Of a Fairfield Correspondent
on Horse Breeding.
Horse Breeding in Maine Said to be
on the Increase.
Interesting Facts About the creat
Horse Dexter.
FAIRFIELD, May 16.

Of Broadway, the seven year old stallion,
property Of A. F. Gerald. Without going in
to details suffice it to say he is bred standard
three geherat ions back on both sides and has
to his honor Electioneer and Volunteer as
grandparents. This horse has never been
handled for speed but is fast demonstrating
to his patrons that they have made no mis-
take in breeding to him. His first get, Long
way, now two years old, stands 1873
and weighs 1000 pounds. This colt Is enter
ed in the colt stakes and | am going to lay
him up for winner. Three other Broad
way colts are entered-all gifted with speed
and game. Look out for Somerset County.
One other stallion here scarcely need men,
ton for he has had his good clothes on and
appeared in public as first class actor too
many times not to be well and faSorably
known. Lawrence record is 2.291. He can
we'll afford to rest on his laurels until the
strength Of years shall enable him to carry
his present gait, mile in 200
Maud r., the property of Mr.. Nye, is being
logged daily. She is looking strong and
healthy and those who have had the pleasure
of seeing her trot a 2.25 clip, with an even
rapid stride believe in her capabilities to go
the present season in 2 20 or better. MI
Nye is also working Shylock. This colt has
improved greatly with his wintering and can
now trOt last
The writer has the misfortune to be de-
irayiDg the expenses Of two stations. One
four years old got by Harbinger, dam by
Gen. Knox, stands 1872, weighs 1000 pounds,
trotted a full mile as a three-year-old after
serving thirty mares, in 2.47: have also
Gen. LightfoOt, her dam by Green Mountain
boy. This colt stands 1853 and weighs 1850
pounds He can tr0t 2.40 clip easy and for
style, action and strength Of limb has no
superior in the State. They are both in ser
vice.
Quite number of good colts are owned in
this vicinity, representing all the royal blood
lines from Kentucky to the wilds Of Maine,
but there seems to be a scarcity Of gentle
hard to find around here, for sale, horse
that would fill the bill. In may judgment a
great mistake is being made by many Of our
farmers In trying to breed speed regardless
Of size, style, etc. III you neglect these es-
sentials and fall short minute in speed. as
you probably.will, how are yon going torecon-
ellie your purse? In riding through the
country and coming in contact with farmers
/ have been amused and instructed in look
Ing OftI LltlT DIOSptCtltC WCdlbu
1t seems strange that sane man will persist
in breeding from an old toothless nag with
q broken constitution whose blood Is so slow
that it hardly makes revolution in "a hours.
l actually saw last week an old sorrel mare,
ears at right angles, abdomen hugging spinal
cord, knock kneed and pulled. ancestry ditto,
which was told by the proprietor, with an
air of pride and satisfaction, was booked to
one of the best stations in the State. What
will the harvest be? We are slow to com
H.. g. -. fo hat he
colt is as closely related to its mother as to
its sire. What should you think Of man
who would breed to a sire with the attri-
butes of the. sorrel dam | have described
above? Yet reverse your glass and you have
your man, mare, sire and ass all complete
for throughout all nature there runs that un-
changable law, like begets like" Let us
use common sense and expect to reap just
what we sow, and not let our prejudices run
away with our judgment not fiatter ourselves
because the ''oId mare" has been faithful In
taking us to and from the mill, cemetery,
church and town meeting that she will be a
producer of speed.
1. P. lash, NJ. ID.
The little trotting beauty. Katie B., record
2.30, by Lord Nelson, son Of Lander's Knox,
by Gen. Knox, has been sold by Mr.. Luther
Hutchinson of Weld to a Rhode Island gen.
tleman, for about $1,000. This record was
obtained at Lewiston during the State Fair,
candidate for the free-for-all Of 'SS.
One Of the finest and most promising colts
in the vicinity Of Belfast Is to be seen at the
stable of Mr.. William II. Blodgett Of Morrill,.
sired by Black Diamond, who Is the father
of many fine colts in this section. He Is two
years old next June, stands 154 hands high.
color, black, and will weigh upwards OF $50
pounds. He has fine style and action, and
Is very promising animal in every respect.
DIR. f. b. Lancaster Of Norridgewock likes
good horse, generally has one or more Of
them and is giving attention to the rearing
of some fine colts. He has two colts by Die
tator Chief, stallion and FLY and one by
Daniel Boone that are very promising.
Mr.. Albert Murray, of Skowhegan recent
ly imported a finely formed young Clydesdale
Stallion, from Prince Edwards Island, four
years old. that weighed 100 lbs. The horse
has since been sold to parties in eastern
Maine for $780, He win be known as BAR
rister, Jr.," and is full brother to Mr.. Muir
rays fine stallion, Frank Barrister.
Mr.. j. O. Lander's Justly celebrated tr0t-
ter, "Gray Terror" of Piscataquis county,
has wintered well and come out in fine shape.
This fine stallion is well known In eastern
Maine and also in Boston as one of the great
promising trotters of this great horse raising
State. Grey Terror" has trotted in private
in 2.34. He Is half brother to "Plumed
Knight" formerly owned by Mr.. Lander,
but now the property of a Mr. Davis Of Cam
bridge, Mass. Plumed knight trotted in 2.S5
and has a record over Mystic Park, of2.363 in
the fourth heat. These two fine animals
were sired by the celebrated Mike Logan. :"
owned by Mr.. p. NJ Jeffords. formerly Of
Foxcroft, but now Of Atkinson, Ill. Mike
Logan" was raised in F0xcroft by. the late
Daniel Wyman, and was purchased by MI.
Jetfords who soon after took him to Illinois,
where he has raised some good colts, many
of his get showing up in fine shape. There
are a good many horsemen who are looking
for great things from these very promising
animals.
Z. T. Monroe purchased, recently, says the
Piscataquis Observer, pair Of bay mares
which looked so much alike and so near Of a
size as to cause much speculation as to the
probable difference in their weight Upon
being carefully weighed each tipped the
beam at exeetly 1850 pounds. This Is some
what remarkable, as they were raised by diff
ferent parties, in different parts Of the coun.
ty. There is but slight difference in their
ages, both being three years old. They are
after Mr.. Monroe's well-known stallion.
Fred Lothian. One was raised by George
Plummer, Of Dover, the other by John Ben.
nett, Of Sangerville.
Sheriff Poole Of Piscataquis county ha:
sold his fine mare to X. G. Palmer of East
Dover for $500. She was after the Lanphel
horse Victor" which is a Knox and Drew
stallion. The mare was good one and will
undoubtedly bring good fice In the Boston
market where she will be offered for sale.
Oxford county can now boast of three stall
lions whose speed and pedigree is such as Il
enable them to command $50 for service
These three are Baby Dean, by Daniel Boone,
owned by Robinson Dean, Buckiield: West.
land, by Colonel West, owned by Barrett
Bros, West Sumner, and Hebron, owned by
M. l.. Horne, Norway.
Mr.. w. J. Wheeler, of South Paris, has
completed arrangements with horseman OF
Fryeburg, to take his three-year-old stallion
Ned ", and stand him at Fryeburg for the
benefit of the breeders of that section. Ned
V. has size, speed and good breeding, his
sire being Thomas Carlyle, by Gen. Withers,
son OF Almont, and his dam being line
large mare by Gen. Lyons, by Diamond, son
Of old Drew, and his I'd dam by Gideon. Gen
Lyons was recently mentioned In the Guilt
vator, as being very successful sire OF gen.
tlemen's roadsters.
throughout the United States horsemen
| are evidently giving more attention to the
| breeding Of fine animals for the turf as we'll
-. - driving horses and tho