The Portland daily press., 1888-05-10
ITEMS FOR HoRSEMEN.
Some Good Horses Owned In Somer-
set County.

county, have been engaged in breeding
horses for seventeen years and during this
time some fine horses have been bred by
them, among them Fairfield Knox, sold
when two years old to go to the Provinces
for $3.50, and Lady Gilbreth, record 2.35.
The Messrs. Cilley bred this mare three
times to Gen. Withers, all three colts having
been sod to Ben Hilton of North Arson for
total of $1,450 One of these, Maine AL
mont, foaled in 1880, trotted in New York
last fall in 2.23a These gentlemen now
have at their stables four or five choice
breeding mares, besides several young colts
of great promise. What they consider their
best brood mare is Gladiola, 13 years old, by
c. M. Clay, Jr., dam by Curtis Hamhle-
tonian, (by Rysdyk's Hambletonian), who
had five in the 2.30 list, and he died at nine
years of age. This mare was purchased of
w. T. Withers of Kentucky. Her third
dam was by Old Grey Eagle, a famous run
ming horse. This fine mare has brought
four good colts, one of which is three
weeks old foal, filley, by Nelson, at her side
which Mr.. Cilley says sit would take $500 to
buy, today"
The next pest mare is Empress, a 1000 h.
II year old, Standard bred mare by Sterling
461, dam by Honest Allen, 1859, known as the
Rogers mare of Peabody, Mass, that was
driven from Vermont to Boston, sixty miles
in five hours, with two men in the wagon,
and stop of one hour out for dinner Two
Dictator Chief colts out of Empress are now
owned by the Messrs Cilley, one of which
is two weeks old, and has a perfect pacing
gait. One OF her colts is also owned by j. q.
Whittpn of RnStOn which pat n rnpnrd of
2.35 last year.
Another good brood mare is Kate, IA years
old, by Daniel Lambert One of her colts
was sold to c. b. Wellington of Albion, now
three years old. and it is said $1,000 would
not buy him.
Among the younger ones at these stables
are: Florence, beautiful year old filly by
Gen. Withers, out of Gladiola, bay, $50 lbs.
in foal to Nelson; August Rose, bay filly 4
years old, weighing 1000 lbs. by Gideon, dam
by Messenger Hunter, in foai to Wilkes
Ada, years old, by Dictator Chief, out of
EMPRESS, and Florence, very stylish colt
by Gen. Withers.
Ben Hilton of North Anson, now owns a
colt out of Empress, by Hambletonian Knox,
by Gideon, years old, and which will easily
take his place in the 230 list this fall.
Not far from the stables of j. A. & Z. A.
Cilley is the stable of Mr.. Amos f. Gerald
where may be seen the standard bred stall
lion Broadway, 3773 by Robert Smith, by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian; dam by Volunteer
Maid, record 2.27, by Volunteer, sire of st.
Julian, record 2.114, and Gloster. record
217. This finely bred horse is 7 years old,
and his oldest colts in Maine, now coming
two years old are very promising,
and maturing well. Among these colts the
best known is Longway. dam by Gen. Lee,
(bar 230), who won the State of Maine colt
stakes for one year-olds in 1887, obtaining
the fastest record for colt of his age ever
made upon half mile track in New Eng
land. Young as he is Longway now stands
1873, and weighs 1000 lbs. and can trot fast
having the true trotting gait. Other good
colts of Breadway's get owned by Mr.. Gerald
are Kingpin, 2 years old, Combat and Fac
tion, each one year old, all standard bred
SIX OF Broadways colts are entered in the
Maine State Colt Stakes to be trotted at
Lewiston in September next. Mr..
Gerald says a great future is open to our
State as the breeding ground of the best
class of gents road horses in all the eastern
states.
Black Pilot and Daniel Boone, are two
standard thoroughbred stations that are to
be ranked among the best in the State Black
Pilot has won record of 2.30, and has sired
three colts in the 2.30 class, one with q rec
ord of 2.193.
Daniel Boone produced only seven colts in
his first season in the stud. Two of these
got records better than 2.30. one 2.26 one
22Sa, and one that could pace close to 2.20.
He has as many in the 2.30 class as any stall
lion in Maine, and several more that will
soon be able to enter it. Daniel Boone is Is
hands high and weighed 1880 pounds when
Mr.. Archer bought him. Among his colts in
this State are 2S stations, IS of which stand
151 to 164 hands high and all show speed.
Bates Brothers of Monmouth, have two
fine colts. One, two year old tilly by Win
throp Morrill, that stands 15i hands high,
weighs $50 pounds and can trot in $50 easily
The other is yearling by Dorchester and
stands 10 hands high and weighs $50 pounds
This colt has the build, gait and disposition
to make a fast one. The dam of these colts
is a fine roader and is now in foal to Cush-
noe, by Victor, by Gen. Knox.
1t has been decided to trot Mr.. MaxwelPs
Kite this season, and he will probably be en-
tered in the Lewiston June races.
Mr.. Fred Maxwell's Ethan Allen mare OF
this city is now with foal by Portland Pilot.
This mare is the mother of Barney l.. and
Doctor E.