Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-10
A Maine Horse in California.

The editor of Wallace's Monthly says
that the most profita Bile of all horses fol-
the farmer to breeder in fact for any
one else is the ''ideal carriage horse
And what constitutes the ideal carriage
horse? Good size, fashionable color, good
style, and the ability to go fast. This is al
| there is to it. For the first the standard
should be ] 900 to l 100 lbs; the second
bay or black; the third, 10 hands at least
up-headed, good name and tail, fine action
and genteel appearance; the fourth
power to 60 a three minute gait with ease
over a good road, but also to go slower
when desired, and to walk at a fast. strong
ready step.
A day or two ago we published list OF
entries in the several New England
Breeders stakes, so far As the horses
owned by Maine parties were concerned
One not mentioned, but IA Maine horse
nominated for stake No. 3, toal OF 1888, i
the five year old mare IIarebell. now
owned by Gen. W. 5. Tilton of Newton
vile, Mass, formerly of this city. Hare
bell, was bred by A. W. Bracket of Pitts
field, by IIarbinger, (2.10). by Almont
dam, Isabel by Happy Medium, (2.32 l-2)
Harebell got a record Of 30 Il, as a two
year old, at State Fair, Lewiston, 1885.
The first get of the great stallion Guy
Wilkes-now owned in San Francisco by
Mr.. William Corbitt--to come east, is 4
yearling colt out of Sable Haywood, by
Pascora Haywood, just purchased by Mr.
Earl II. Potter of Providence, r. /. The
price paid was $1,000, a larger price than
has ever been paid for yearling colt in
the world, and vet WaIlace's Monthly
says that at this price it is a every cheaI
colt"
All the horses with splendid pedigrees-
pedigrees which are only two or three re-
moves from Rysdyk's IIambletonian OF
some other famous sire, and which show
half-blood to some horse with low record
are not trotters, nor the getters of trot-
tiers. Who can tell why not {:
Improper feeding is the cause of nine
out of ten cases of sickness among horses
- Hailace's Monthly.
4 horse in which a good many Maine
turfmen were formerly interested was the
Stallion Winthrop. This horse was bred
by +. J. Greene of Newport, and wa,
foaled in 1864. He was by old Drew
dam by old Eaton. Second dam by
Stones Messenger. Mr.. Greene sold him
to his son. Judge W. f. Greene now OF
Oakland, Cal. who took him to that State
in 1870. In the last number of Wallace
monthly Judge Greene gives some
| what extended sketch of this horse which
has left many fine mares in the vicinity OF
was the sire of Coette (2.l9) and MANY
other fast and fine colts. Winthrop dice
in 1878 from an injury to his knee. II,
was one of the best horses that ever left
Maine.
Our correspondent was mistaken in hi,
item which appeared in Fridays issue
saying it was the horse Red Wilkes which
died at Mr.. Nelson's stables on Thursday
Mr.. Nelson would be very happy no doub
to own son of the renowned Georg,
Wilkes. but that is almost impossible. Tn,
horse which he did lose was WIKI Clay
bred by Judge NJ. c. Olford of Lexington
| Ky, by Red Wilkes, foaled in 1884. ant
| brought to Maine by Mr.. Nelson two year
ago. The stallion Onward which wa
very sick is improving.