Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-17
TRACK AND STABLE.
Cushnoc's Season.

The Lewiston Journal was not far out o
the way few weeks since when it calies
this justly celebrated horse strictly hom,
bred horse" and 1.-THE pride of the Kenne
oec' The last term applies with specia
force so far as this section Of the Kennebe,
valley is concerned, for all who know th,
horse take just pride in his achievement
and have confidence in his modest, sensible
level-headed owners, Mes srs. J. IL. i H.
Grant of this city. Cushnoc is now min,
years old, having been foaled April 25. 1879
and is by Victor, (2,2S), dam by Young
Morrill, by Ola Morrill,. Victor WAS one oi
the best and fastest sons of Gen. Knox, ant
had he not died when quite young would
have put more than two in the $50 list
| Cushnoe has heen in service this season, and
twenty-five mares have been bred TO HIM
lie has also started in six races. The first
was in the 2.S4 class at Capital Driving Park
this city, Aug. l6, where he trotted in 1851.
AT the Eastern State Fair, Bangor, he was
entered in the 2,35 class and won the third
heat in splendid fashion in 2.Sot; but he
was not accustomed to the track and was not
steady. The third race in which he entered
was the 2 81 class at the State Fair at Lew
iston, Sept. Is. Here the track was heavy,
but he won the race in three straight heats /;
time, 2.37t /, 1854 and 2.363. At the Ken
nebec county fair at Readteld he was EN-
tered in the 2.30 class. to trot with Elmo or
any other horse in his class to lower his
record, which he could easily have
done. When the day came Cushnoc
was ready, and was in good trim
but no competitor appeared against him.
The small sum of S25 was offered. Cush-
noe trotted with ease in 2 % l-2, never once
and that too over heavy track that had
been badly cut up by heavy driving over it.
The weather was windy and cold with signs
of snow in the clouds.
Cushnoc was at Fairfield at the Centennial
races, having been entered in the 2.3o class,
but no horse appeared against him. He
trotted however in 2.3l l-2, the last half in
Ill. His sixth race for the season was at
the Capital Driving Park Oct. 10, at the
Grange Fair, where he was entered to beat
his record. No horses appearing against him
he trotted over a heavy track in 2.2S l-2
the last half in LIZ. Cushnoc is able to
trot in 2.25 with good chance and good
track, and can show the last quarter of a
fast mile in 33 seconds, a PIP gait. Mr..
Grant would have sent him to the New Eng
land Breeders Association races at Mystic
this fall, but the weather was so bad and
wet it would be running too much of risk
with so valuable a horse. In all the above
races Cushnoc has been driven by Fred S.
Tilton, who has always handled him in good
shape, and given Mr.. Grant excellent salts
faction. Cushnoc is noble horse and his
owner has just reason to be proud of him.
No stallion in the State is able to show bet
ter stock for the chance he has had, and
the class of mares to which he has been
bred. He is the pride of central Kennebec
and one of the best grandsons of the grand
old Gen. Knox whom he SO much resembles.
For the races of the York County Horse
Breeders opening day at Saco, yesterday
there were a total of fifty-fve entries, in the
several classes. In the free -for-all race
which comes tomorrow, the horses entered
ar Iapk Spratt An
Maud r. and Matte b.
Our agent, Mr.. j. NJ. Cross, informs us
that Mr. w. f. Ward, Stanley Hill, China,
has sold to Thermon L. Doe his four month s
old colt, by Dictator Chief; dam by DIR.
Franklin. The price paid was two hundred
and fifty dollar Mr.. Ward has a two year
old by Dorchester, same dam which is hard
to beat. Mr.. w. thinks it pays to breed
good stock
When last weighed at five months old, the
fine colt of Mr.. w. Z. Percival of this city, 4,
who was awarded first premium on him at
the late Central Maine Fair, weighed 600
pounds, it having made a gain of so pounds,
i'll the four weeks previous. At that time
the colt stood Is hands high, and girthed five
feet, one inch. On the colts dam, Mr.. Per-
cival was awarded second prize
One of the Journals agents and correspond
ents writes ''While in Winslow recently,
called on Mr.. Albert Hodges, one of your
subscribers, who owns one of the nice larms
in that vicinity. During the past few years
Mr.. II. has been engaged in horse breeding.
He exhibited and sold at the State Fair at
Lewiston fine four year old filly by Nor
rill's Knox, which for style and action, is
hard to beat. She was purchased by a Bos-
ton gentleman, who paid round price for
her. Mr.. ii. has several other fine horses a,
the present time"