Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-30

two wears old to go to the Provinces for
$3.50. and Lady Gilbreth, (2.33). The
Messrs Cilley bred this mare three times
to Gen. Withers. All three colts |
having been sold to Ben Hilton of North
Arson for total of 81 $50. One of these.
Maine Almont. foaled in 1880, trotted in
New York last fall in 2-23 IL. The
MessrS. Cilley 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. - years old, by {. NJ. Clay.
Jr.. dam by Curtis Hambletonian, (by
Rysdyk's Hambletonian). who had five in
the 2.3G 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 running
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 lit would take $500
to buy, to-day" The next best mare is
bred mare by Sterling, 46l, dam by Hon
est Allen, 1863. known as the Rogers mare
of Peabody, Mass, who was driven from
Vermont to Boston, sixty miles in five
hours, with two men in the wagon, and a
stop of one hour out for dinner. Ben
Hilton of North Arson, now owns
colt out of Empress. by Hambletonian
Knox, (Wellingtons), by Gideon, years
old. and which will easily take his place
in the $50 list this fall Two Dictator
Chief colts out of Empress are now owned
| by the Messrs. Cilley. one of which is two
weeks old, and has perfect pacing gait.
One of her colts is also owned by J. o.
Written of Boston, which got a record of
2.35 last year. Another good brood mare
is Kate, IA years old, by Daniel Lambert.
| One of her colts was sold to {. b. yelling
ton of Albion, now three years old, and it is
said $1,000 would not buy him. Among
the younger ones at Messrs. Cilley's stables
are l, Florence, "A beautiful year old
| tilly by Gen. Withers, out of Gladiola, bay,
$50 lbs, in foal to Nelson;2 ,, August Rose,
bay filly years old, weighing 1000 lbs.
| by Gideon, dam by Messenger Hunter, in
foal to Wilkes; 3, Ada. years
old, by Dictator Chief, out of
Empress 4, Florence, a very stylish
colt by Gen. Withers. This completes a
band of choice mares, filies and colts of
which the Messrs. Cilley have just reason
to be proud.
A little way off is the stable of Mr.. Amos
| F. Gerald, one of the square, genial horse
men, who is general favorite with all
breeders, no matter if they are rivals.
Here is the standard bred stallion Broad
way, 1913, by Robert Smith, by Rysdyk's
Hambletonian; dam Volunteer Maid,
| (2.27) by Volunteer, sire of st. Julian,
2.ll IA, and Gloster, Ply. This finely
bred horse is 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
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 a half mile track in New Eng
land. Young as he is Longway now
stands l5-3, and weighs 1000 lbs. and can
trot fast having the true trotting gait
Other good colts of Broadway's get owned
by Mr.. Gerald are kingpin, years old,
Combat and Faction, each one year Old
all standard bred. Six of Broatway's
colts are entered in the Maine State Colt
Stakes to be trotted ut Lewiston in Sep
TENDER next. Much of Mr.. Gerald's time
is now given to other business, but he still
loves good horse and says great future
is open to our state as the breeding ground
of the best class of gents road horses in
all the eastern states.