Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-22

aF- > @ Fogg Of Rezdasll, the We
knosn farmer who slvsy. mas a good team
De y Of oxen or horses, on hi. sns farm. Ia
Ia1s purchased span Of splendid ror
horses OF Mr. Ksegan of thi. city. from ri
last lot imported from the Island.
Another good Maine col. goes to Ne,
iork and helps Increase the reputation 0
our State as hrs; class bresdisz field
rms Is the two-year-old breeding col. Red
n'na' which has just passed through Mr.
Nelson's hands from Brown Z Hilton o
Nofta Ansot for private gentleman in tha
e'ty- The price paid vas 81 500.
Win one excsptioa, the stallion Onward 5,
george Wilkes, q rs ~ h.. PUT large
number into the 2 30 LIST this season than az,
other sire. This exception +. the .tall.o.
Eleeiioneer. The number 70 oaxard',
credit is ten
r. +. H. Briggs Of Auburn. breei.
ers OF trosting stock, are much pleased WIKI
taeiF recent purchase, Atso-y ear-old stallion.
taii brother 10 Messenger wilkes. He /.
speedy and of finer finish than his olie,
brother was at the same age A txo-years-
oid' fall brother to their Eleetioneer stallion.
KockefelioE, owned in distant state re-
Gently got record Of 234. Twelve Of the
get Of Eiectioneer have entere the 2. 30 liz,
the past year, the largest number aided BY
any one sire.
We received call the other evening from
MF.John Il Gran, Of this city .ownero Of Ca.h-
noe, who tell. US that this noble horse 4. in
splendid condition. His colt. are proving good
ones wherever foand and new ones are com
ing to the front almost every week. We
shall have more to say about them later.
The month has come round again and We
have another report from Mr. W. E. PEREZ
vals colt. lie Was wei lhed, at eight months
OLD, Dee. H. and his total weight va. then
$50 lbs. lie had gained daring the past
month So lbs, and his gain during the past
three months was 265 lbs. lie now stand,
"a - hands
Well. good colts are verywhere-that's
fact, sure. just as Mr. Pereiyal brought in
his last report, We received a note from Mr.
Reed Morrill, Of East Vassalboro. who saw.
that Mr.. Percival hasn't 20 the only good
colt in Maine, which is another fact, aud
Mr. PerciYal's challenge was designed to
bring out kno~ledge Of just wher. these
colts are, and how large they are When
better one of the same age is found than that
OF Mr.. Percivafs then Mr. Percival takes
of his hat. Mr. Morrill, says be ha, a bet
ter one and that he will meet Mr.. 2. any
lay to prove it. just for fun" as he
writes US, 'Or for money His colt is de-
arabic bay, 1--WE months oil, which beats the
Percival colt in height by an inch. and in
Percivars figures on Nov II As for style
aud FORM writes, MIR. Morrill,, my colt
can't be beat in New England. have also
a fun brother to the one described above,
one year older, that weighs 1000 pounds
which can not he beat by anything Mr. Per
clyal has" Mr.. Perciyal is not in the horse
breeding business but has one remarkably
fHe colt for which he has 1cen offered a
high price. He wants to see the good colts
brought out and his little challenge made
half in jest must not be taken too seriously
ents write about their colts, however, We
would Ike to have them give Gu h particulars
If breeding ~ to sire and dam etc. as they