The Portland daily press., 1888-09-18
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Notes Concerning Some Horses
Shown at the State Fair.

At the late State Fair in Lewiston, no
horse among the four-year-olds attracted
more attention than the beautiful Maine
Prince, owned by Fl. P. S. Goold of this city,
and II. d. Emery of Harrison. Scribner,
one of Names most famous jockeys, drives
Maine Prince. and although he has never
started him for speed he gave him mile in
500 the second time he was hitched to sui
ky, after heavy season in the stud, max
ing the half mile at 2.56 gait, and
the last quarter in a .4S gait. The ninth
time, after leaving the stud, that he was
hitched to sulky, he showed mile, without
urging, in 2.5l, one quarter in 40 clip. He
weighs 1000 pounds. and stands 15a hands
high. Maine Prince is beautiful bay, with
black points and handsome name and tail.
He mas scarcely white hair on him. He is
Que of the choicest trottIng bred stations in
New England. combining. as he does, the
blood of Rysdyk's Hambletonian, through
Harold and Gideon, with that Of Mambrino
Chief and Pilor, Jr., through the great Al
mont, and with Names greatest stallion,
Gen. Knox. He is made up entirely of the
blood that has given us nearly every trotter
or producer Of speed to date, with fine cut
head, denoting intelligence to high degree.
eyes full and well set apart, short strong
back, shoulders strong and oblique, hind
quarters of great length and power, gait
opea, clean and frictionless, and stride
that will enable him to make his mark well
down in the 80 list, as soon as an opportuni-
ty is given him. His sire was Prescott, 1452
by Harold, sire of Maud s., 2.0S2, and nine
teen others in the 2.30 list. Dam, Queen by
Gen. Withers. 1857, by Almont, sire of thirty.
eight in the 2.3O list, by Alexander Abdallah
sire Of Goldsmith Maid, 2.14, by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian. Second dam, Dotty Dimple
by Gideon, 145. sire of Ezra L., 2.214, by Rvs.
dyk's Hambletonian. Third dam by Gen.
Knox, sire of twelve in the 2.3O list, and
fourteen sons who have 2.3O performers by
Vermont Hero.
Prescott, 1852, is by Harold, sire of Maud
S., 2.0Sz. Dam Primrose, dam Of Princess,
sire Of Trinkett. 2.14, and IS others in the
230 list, by Alexander's Abdallah, sire OF
Goldsmith Maid, 214. by Rysdyk's Hamble.
tonian. Second dam, Black Rose, dam OF
Darkness, 2.57, and other fast ones, by Tom
Teemer. Third dam by Cannon's Whip
The amount of attention attracted by Mr..
| Goold's colt speaks well for the horse
The colts sired by Maine Prince are remark.
able for their size and beauty, and certainly
prove the value Of this horse as sire of fine
| gentleman's driving and trotting horses.
Some fine colts were seen at the Fair
| Probably the entries were the finest ever
| seen at a race in Maine.
dered by substituting Mr.. A. F. Gerald O
| Fairfield, on the board of trustees in place Of
Mr.. b. +. Hilton of North Anson.
Mr.. G. II. Nelson of Waterville, had 1.
/ stations on exhibition. This Is a bette
showing than any other breeder in New
England can make.
Mr.. G. H. Nelson will trot his famous mar,
| Aubine at the meeting of the New England
Breeders Association to be held at Mystic.
The Seer, DIR. A. M. Garcelon's three.
year-old, was given a mile in 2.33. HI
| trotted the first quarter in SO seconds, a 90
gait, and the half in 1.12l, 2.25 gait. III
will be trotted at Boston at the New Eng
land Breeders meeting.
The race for colts one year old for tn
| purse of the Maine colt stakes, was won b.
| Palm, by Messenger Wilkes. Palm trette;
the half in 1.254, the best previous time ii
Maine for colt one year old being 49,
The fair was a success financially as wei
as otherwise.
Fred w. Mitchell of Freeport, has lost
valuable horse by his falling on the roadsid
and breading his neck.
A racing horse belonging to Charles Z
Berry and Allie Weatherbee, tell over tn
embankment beyond Russell Bennett
house and was killed. The Up-Riyer New
understands they intend to collect damage
from the town, claiming the road wa
not properly fenced.
A horse valued at $500, belonging to MI
Seth Wyman of Mattawamkeag, was hitche,
to a carload of coal at the station, last week
when he caught his foot in the track and tn,
car ran over him, breaking his leg, says tn
Oldtown Herald.