Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-23

1hsiAn1s stAtes In lis contributions u
tne 80 circle. New Hamp.hire's contrib
ton to the list ia sir home bred trosters. tw,
bred outside the state. and one PAGER. Main.
has furnished seven home bred 23o horse,
and one PAGER, besides Messenger wiIke,
(z.zs4), bred 10 Kentucky; The Seer @. 2.
az three year oldJ, bred in California, and
Maud Knox, who made .294 at Salem. Ore.
gon thi, year. II il safe to say tina. thi. last
named horse was not bred in Maine. She i,
by Winthrop Knox, one of the horses taken
to Oregon several years ago by Col. Thos
5. Lang.
Clydesisle horses are growing in favor In
America According TO the report Of the
American CiydesdaIe Associate n, 1.-The
Clydesdale ia the best type Of an attractive
and sersiceable dranght horse;' and i, is
said to be a matter for eongratulAtion that
thsre are more Clydesiaie horses born each
year in American than Of all other draught
breeds Of horses combined"
The black stallion Matchmaker, formerly
owned by +. G. Hastings, Damariseotta,
Me, and sold by him to Bangor parties re-
Gently, passed into the hands of VI. A. Ken
needy. East Jefferson, Ne. Matchmaker
was foaled IN 1871, by Winthrop Morrill,,
dam by Gen. Knox. He has record of
2.3I Ia
The California mare, Lilly Stanley, com
nenced the campaign of 1883 with the rec
ord Of 20 IL. but in her las, race she trotted
in 2 II IL. In this race she trotted against
Woodruff (the horse that beat Guy Wilkes
and Stamb' ul). Her time ia the fastest mile
ever trotted in California BY a mare bred in
that State
At the late races at Beacon Park, Gen.
stark, owned by Mr. George Fowler Of Port
land, dropped his record to 2.27 IA, and
Elmo to 2 ~ ~ both winning heat. Con
sidering the la,eness Of the season and the
heavy conditions of the tracks, these records
are remarkable
II. +. Haley of Winterport is now training
a very promising 4-year-old Knox colt for
Mr.. J. w. Nickerson OF Searsport.
One Of the Journals agents, Mr.. F. s.
Berry, while in the town of Woolwich saw a
very fine colt at the farm Of John c. Preble,
one of our subscribers. This was the colt
Dictator Knox. by Dorchester. by Dictator.
Dictator Knox is two years old, stands l5-2.
and weighs 975 los.
WOODBURY. Farm. Ky, has sold s72 900
worth of horses during the season just closed.
One Of our exchanges gives the following
rule TO break colts and calves from chewing
harness, whips, etc, AS so many of them are
in the habit of doing, which it says generally
proves effective 1t is to soak some old straps
with a strong tea nude of cayenne pepper,
and hang them within easy reach of the
youngsters.
The value Of the horses sent abroad from
England last year was $3.50. 1888. OF the
horses which were exported. 1919 in num-
Der, 2 4j6 went to British North America,
/ 739 went to Belgium ,3lS to the United
States, 1924 to Holland, and ,073 to France.
During the same period England imported
. 267 horses of the value of fl54,52S.
William f. Spaulding of Bucktield has
h.,sr o,fared slon for bis we.rI;ng colt nv
Franklin Prince. but will keep him, and
says he would not part with him if the offer
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Readers who have followed the wonderful
growth of the Clydesdale colt owned by Mr.
w Il pa-civ,l If this CITY AS il has been
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recorded IN our eoiuHnus iro" "io"'u ."
month will like To know its weight at last